It all comes down to this: Two hours of killing time. There will be commercials, there will be Ryan Seacrest blabbering on, there will be blinking lights and product placement, and there will be recaps. And finally, the show will reveal the David who is ‘‘YOUR American Idol,’’ as Seacrest puts it.
No. 1: Your brain cells.
Sarah's panties are stolen. I don't think I can add to that.
Gotcha. It's the 2004 movie.
Tonight is the 18th season finale. I don't get to write that very often. Earlier this year, I was prepared to call the time of death on this old series. The writers strain terribly for new plots and unexpected twists, and I often groan at the end of the hour. But I have to admit that Jeremy Sisto (inset, far left, with Jesse L. Martin), Linus Roache, and Anthony Anderson have been good additions this season. They make the going a little less rough.
Concord wants to secede? Sounds like a boss-stoned "Legal."
Relive the cuteness.
More than just some musical, a karaoke fantasia. John Turturro wrote and directed this pulpy dramatic comedy about a lovelorn family in Queens. How does anybody resist a movie where Elaine Stritch gave birth to James Gandolfini, where Barbara Sukowa sings in a gospel choir? The songs are hand-me-down classics that play while the actors sing over them. The fearless cast includes Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Bobby Cannavale, Mary-Louise Parker, Mandy Moore, Aida Turturro, Steve Buscemi, and Christopher Walken.(R; runs through May 28) -Wesley Morris
