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Alessandra Stanley is an American journalist. In 2003 she became the television critic for The New York Times. She was previously co-chief of the paper's Moscow bureau. She was also Rome bureau chief.

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The TV Watch: The Fine Art of Quitting While She’s Ahead

Oprah Winfrey delivered an oh-no moment on Friday, choking up as she told her audience that after a quarter-century on “the yellow brick road of blessings that led me to you,” she would shut down “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in September 2011. Oprah ...

From ALESSANDRA STANLEY, The New York Times,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Michael Jackson,  Barbara Walters,  Phil Donahue,  Jerry Springer

The TV Watch: Palin Onstage, Still Moving Off Message

There were no questions about the Bush doctrine, but Sarah Palin’s appearance Monday on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” to promote her memoir looked less like a celebratory comeback than a redo of the presidential campaign. Sarah Palin appeared on “The Oprah ...

From ALESSANDRA STANLEY, The New York Times,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  John McCain,  George W. Bush,  Katie Couric,  Charles Gibson

Television Review | 'The Prisoner': Rethinking of a Number Between 1 and 10

There was no single archvillain in “The Prisoner,” which was one of the many distinctions of that legendary late-60s spy series. "The Prisoner," as played by Jim Caviezel; the mini-series starts Sunday on AMC. The latest on the arts, coverage of ...

From ALESSANDRA STANLEY, The New York Times,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: AMC,  Jim Caviezel,  Ian McKellen,  Patrick McGoohan,  Calvin Klein

Television: Same Street, Different World

IT is almost too perfect that the first African-American president of the United States was elected in time for the 40th anniversary of “Sesame Street.” The world is finally beginning to look the way that PBS show always made it out to be. The latest ...

From ALESSANDRA STANLEY, The New York Times,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michelle Obama,  PBS,  White House,  Nickelodeon Network,  Ralph Nader

Star-Struck Filmmakers in Political Territory

The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. In politics, the only thing worse than no access is too much access. Two well-meaning documentaries on the anniversary of ...

From ALESSANDRA STANLEY, The New York Times,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barry Levinson,  Barack Obama,  HBO,  Anne Hathaway,  U.S. Republican Party

Television Review | 'Masterpiece Contemporary: Endgame': South Africa’s Invisible Agent of Change

South Africa will host the 2010 World Cup, a feat that 25 years ago would have seemed about as likely as a capitalist Russia or a black president of the United States. "Endgame," with Chiwetel Ejiofor, is being broadcast on Sunday on PBS. The latest ...

From ALESSANDRA STANLEY, The New York Times,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Nelson Mandela,  William Hurt,  Chiwetel Ejiofor,  PBS,  African National Congress

Television Review | 'Occupation': Knocked Around by the Winds of War

War movies focus on friendship because it’s the one steadfast reward of combat and perhaps the only consolation. The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. Warren ...

From ALESSANDRA STANLEY, The New York Times,  15 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Warren Brown,  BBC America,  James Nesbitt,  Peter Bowker,  Lubna Azabal

Television Review | '30 Rock': Still Biting the Hand That Feeds

The parent company is in ruthless cost-cutting mode on “30 Rock” this season, thanks to what the Republican-supporting, Wall Street-loving boss, Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin), smoothly refers to as “Comrade Obama’s recession.” NBC pages no longer ...

From ALESSANDRA STANLEY, The New York Times,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Tina Fey,  Bill Cosby,  U.S. Republican Party,  Alec Baldwin,  Barack Obama

Television Review | 'Frontline: Obama’s War': Situation Report: The Dilemma of Afghanistan

“Obama’s War” is a “Frontline” documentary on PBS about Afghanistan that might more accurately be called “McChrystal’s Battle.” The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the ...

From ALESSANDRA STANLEY, The New York Times,  12 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Taliban,  PBS,  Stanley A. McChrystal,  David Petraeus

The TV Watch: A Serious Admission, With Comic Delivery

David Letterman was funny as he described his blackmail ordeal; he just wasn’t kidding. David Letterman detailed his blackmail ordeal on his Late Show. The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and ...

From ALESSANDRA STANLEY, The New York Times,  2 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Worldwide Pants,  David Letterman,  Stephanie Birkitt,  Sarah Palin,  Roman Polanski

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