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Whatâs on TV This Week: âMr. Soul!â and the Golden Globes
A documentary on the pioneering variety show âSoul!â is on PBS. And the Golden Globes air on NBC from both coasts.
A scene from the documentary “Mr. Soul!”Credit.Shoes in the Bed Productions
Feb. 22, 2021
Between network, cable and streaming, the modern television landscape is a vast one. Here are some of the shows, specials and movies coming to TV this week, Feb. 22-28. Details and times are subject to change.
Monday
INDEPENDENT LENS: âMR. SOUL!â (2020)
10 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). A documentary about the variety show âSoul!â which aired on PBS from 1968 to â73. âSoul!â was created and hosted by theater producer Ellis Haizlip, and produced by a Black, women-led crew. In a New York Times interview, Felipe Luciano, who worked on the production team, explained, ââSoul!â gave viewers the first genuine sense of the expansiveness of Bla
Synopsis: In an effort to get out of her performance contract at The Rhinestone, Jake Farris (Dolly Parton) makes a bet with her manager that she can turn any man he picks into a country star. When her manager picks New York cabbie Nick Martinelli (Sylvester Stallone), it s clear she ll have her hands full if she wants to win the bet.
Janet Maslin of The New York Times felt Parton s acting was superb, yet wrote that the film as a whole was far from outstanding. As Mr. Stallone wends his way through barnyards and country cabins, the material retains some comic potential. But as the inevitable romance springs up between the two stars, their lack of rapport becomes all too noticeable, she wrote.