History

Final book in World War II trilogy grim, depressing — and a terrific read

The third book in Rick Atkinson’s World War II trilogy is grim, depressing and a terrific read.

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of May 5

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Television review

HBO’s ‘Manhunt’: Three cheers for torture

Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden. 8-10 p.m. Wednesday. HBO.

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of April 28

The week ahead at the movies and on TV

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of April 21

The week ahead at the movies and on TV

Television Commentary

‘Burger Land’ turns focus on Miami’s best Latin burgers

When I visited Paris, my girlfriend spent the whole flight chattering about Coquilles St. Jacques and goat-cheese tarts and escargot. Except to annoy her by interjecting “You mean snails?” every time she mentioned the escargot, I mostly kept quiet. My first meal was going to be at the McDonald’s on the Champs-Elysees, where I wanted to check out a report that Le Big Mac was stuffed with foie gras. (It wasn’t. Damn Internet.) I like gourmet food, but nothing beats eating a cow. At heart, I’m a burger guy.

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of April 14

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Television reviews

Quirky ‘Granite Flats’ a charmer; ‘Kalman’ plumbs Holocaust loss

‘Finding Kalman.’ 5:30-6 p.m. Sunday. WPBT-PBS 2.‘Granite Flats.’ 8-10 p.m. Sunday. BYUtv.

Screen gems: What’s ahead in movies and on TV for the week of April 7

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Television review

NBC’s ‘Hannibal’ an unappetizing fast-food hash

‘Hannibal.’ 10-11 p.m. WTVJ-NBC 6.

Television reviews

TV reviews: ‘Spies of Warsaw,’ ‘Rogue’

Spies of Warsaw. 9-10 p.m. Wednesday. BBC America.Rogue. 9-11 p.m. Wednesday. DirecTV Audience Network.

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Television review

TV review: When hell froze over — the battle of the Chosin Reservoir

Ultimate Warfare — Chosin: One Way Out. 10-11 p.m. Tuesday. Military Channel.

Television Review

HBO’s ‘Phil Spector’ a spectacular travesty

‘Phil Spector.’ 9-10:35 p.m. Sunday. HBO.

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Television

Jake Tapper and his move to CNN

Surprisingly, the question seems to surprise Jake Tapper: Why would the best-known reporter at ABC News jump ship to join CNN, the floundering cable network that a lot of people in the industry — a lot of people — regard as the TV news version of the Titanic?

Television Reviews

Tension builds in ‘The Lake,’ but dies at the Bates Motel

Top Of The Lake. 9-11 p.m. Monday. Sundance Channel.Bates Motel. 10-11 p.m. Monday. A&E.

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Television review

Showtime’s documentary on Cheney: portrait of a soldier still at war

‘The World According to Dick Cheney.’ 9-11 p.m. Friday. Showtime.