Screentime December 18–24, 2022

By Jay Bobbin

As it expands once more, the “Yellowstone” franchise is looking to the past ... again.

The new show’s title offers sufficient proof. “1923” starts its run Sunday, Dec. 18, on Paramount+, with Harrison Ford (in his first continuing series part) and Oscar, Primetime Emmy and Tony winner Helen Mirren as Jacob and Cara Dutton, who head another division of the family that also is central to “Yellowstone” and its first prequel show, “1883.” The relatives face such plights as illness and drought as they try to edge into then-modern times. The Taylor Sheridancreated series has a second season of eight episodes, the same length as Season 1, already ordered.

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Being filmed principally in Montana, “1923” is “a wonderful adventure” in Mirren’s view. “I’d never been to Montana before, so that’s been a revelation,” the actress says. “I knew it was impossibly beautiful, but the size and the variety of it is extraordinary. Doing this kind of story in this kind of landscape, where they are intrinsically tied together, is an amazing experience.

The geography of America has always fascinated me, and these (characters) are dealing with all the glories and difficulties inherent in that.”

The large cast of “1923” also includes James Badge Dale (“24”) as John Dutton Sr., plus Timothy Dalton, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Ehle, Darren Mann (“Animal Kingdom”), Brandon Sklenar

(“Mapplethorpe”), Marley Shelton, Brian Geraghty (“Big Sky”) and Jerome Flynn (“Game of Thrones”).

Mirren reports that rather than being detailed about her role at the outset, creator-producer Sheridan gave her “a sense of, ‘Do you want to come on this ride?’ We don’t know where the ride’s going to take us, and I found that really interesting and exciting.”

Mirren first worked with Ford in the 1986 movie “The Mosquito Coast.” She recalls that as “a great time, then we went off and did other things and lived a whole life, really. There’s been a connection that has never been lost, though ... so when we came together again, there was an incredible sense of familiarity and affection and history. That’s

invaluable if you’re playing husband and wife.”

Though Mirren won two of her Emmys for “Prime Suspect” mysteries, she doesn’t consider those as series in the same way “1923” is.

“I’ve never done something like this before,” she maintains. “With ‘Prime Suspect,’ we would do one four-hour story about every two years, so it was more like a miniseries. It wasn’t something ongoing like this is, though how far we’ll go is a mystery to me. I have to say that Taylor is an extraordinary writer; this springs with such complexity, but at the same time, it’s incredibly accessible. It’s not highfalutin’, but very playable, great writing.”

Helen Mirren stars in “1923,” which begins streaming Sunday on Paramount+.

The STREAM Scene

“Movie: Your Christmas Or Mine?”

From Great Britain comes this film comedy that follows young couple James (Asa Butterfield, “Sex Education”) and Hayley (Cora Kirk, “Prey for the Devil”) who wind up spending Christmas with each other’s families when a well-intentioned surprise turns into a big mistake. Alex Jennings, Harriet Walters and Daniel Mays also star for director Jim O’Hanlon (“Trying”). (ORIGINAL)

“Movie: I Love My Dad”

Writer/director James Morosini (“Threesomething”) used actual events from his life as the basis for this comedy film about a father (Patton Oswalt) who creates a social media identity as a waitress to reconnect with his son (Morosini). Rachel Dratch, Claudia Sulewski, Ricky Velez, Amy Landecker and Lil Rel Howery also star (ORIGINAL)

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“Movie: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”

A renowned Mexican journalist and documentarian is pushed to his existential limit when he decides to leave his Los Angeles home and return to his homeland, a journey that fills him with a sense of bewilderment and wonder, in this film comedy from director Alejandro G. Inarritu (“Biutiful,” “The Revenant”). Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani and Ximena Lamadrid star. (ORIGINAL)

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“Kaleidoscope: Season 1” (Netflix — series premiere, Jan. 1, 2023)

Loosely inspired by a real story, this limited original anthology series spans 25 years as it follows a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history. Giancarlo Esposito, Rufus Sewell, Paz Vega, Tati Gabrielle, Peter Mark Kendall, Rosaline Elbay and Jai Courtney are in the solid cast.

“From the Ashes” (Dec. 23)

From National Geographic and director Michael Bonfiglio (“Paris to Pittsburgh,” “George Carlin’s American Dream”) comes this 2017 documentary that shows Americans in communities across the country, from Appalachia to the Powder River Basin, as they comes to grips with the legacy of the coal industry and what its future should be.

Sports Zone

sunday

9:45 a.m. WNYW-5 WUTV29 FIFA World Cup 2022 Final: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 12:30 p.m. GOLF Golf PNC Championship, Final Day. (N) (Live) Å

1:00 p.m. WIVB-4 NFL Football Detroit Lions at New York Jets. The Jets welcome the Lions to the Meadowlands. New York has won three of its past four at home, bumping its Metlife Stadium record to 3-3. (N) (Live) Å

WSEE-35 NFL Football Pittsburgh Steelers at Carolina Panthers. The Panthers ride a three-game home win streak into a collision with the Steelers. (N) (Live) Å

WNYW-5 WUTV-29 NFL Football Dallas Cowboys at Jacksonville Jaguars. The Cowboys visit the Jaguars. Dallas has won four of the seven games versus Jacksonville, splitting two occasions in Florida. (N) (Live) Å

WKBW-7 Pickleball PPA Tour Team Championship: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN Women’s College Basketball Florida State vs Connecticut. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 College Basketball Stanford vs Texas. (N) (Live) Å

SNY College Basketball Army at Stony Brook. (N) (Live)

1:30 p.m. WGRZ-2 WICU-12 Golf PNC Championship, Final Day. (N) (Live) Å

2:30 p.m. FS1 Horse Racing America’s Day at the Races. (N) (Live) Å 3:00 p.m. WKBW-7

Women’s College Basketball Tennessee at Stanford. (N) (Live) Å

3:30 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

4:25 p.m. WIVB-4 WSEE-35 NFL Football Cincinnati Bengals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Elite quarterbacks face off when Tom Brady’s Buccaneers host Joe Burrow and the Bengals. (N) (Live) Å

4:30 p.m. FS1 Women’s College Basketball Providence at St. John’s. (N) (Live) Å

5:00 p.m. MSG NBA Basketball New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers. (N) (Live)

ROOT NHL Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes. (N) (Live)

5:30 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Auburn at USC. (N) (Live) Å

6:30 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Iona at New Mexico. (N) (Live) Å

7:30 p.m. ESPN NHL Hockey New York Rangers at Chicago Blackhawks. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball Arizona vs Baylor. (N) (Live) Å

8:15 p.m. WGRZ-2 WICU12 NFL Football New York Giants at Washington Commanders. The Commanders come off their bye week to play the Giants for a second straight game. (N) (Live) Å

10:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Washington State vs Baylor. (N) (Live) Å

Monday

2:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Myrtle Beach Bowl: Marshall vs Connecticut. The Thundering Herd (8-4) take on the Huskies (6-6) in the

Myrtle Beach Bowl. (N) (Live) Å

8:00 p.m. WKBW-7 ESPN NFL Football Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers. The defending Super Bowl champion Rams and the Packers continue difficult campaigns with a game in Wisconsin. (N) (Live) Å

8:15 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Football Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli: Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers. (N) (Live) Å

Tuesday

3:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Eastern Michigan vs San Jose State. The Spartans (7-4) play the Eagles (8-4) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. (N) (Live) Å

6:30 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Georgetown at Connecticut. (N) (Live) Å

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball Michigan vs North Carolina. (N) (Live) Å

MSG ROOT NHL Hockey New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins. (N) (Live)

7:30 p.m. ESPN College Football RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl: Liberty vs Toledo. The MAC champion Rockets (8-5) face the Flames (8-4) in the Boca Raton Bowl. (N) (Live) Å

TNT NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at New York Knicks. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å

8:30 p.m. FS1 College Basketball Seton Hall at Xavier. (N) (Live) Å

9:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Florida vs Oklahoma. (N) (Live) Å 10:00 p.m. TNT NBA Basketball Memphis Grizzlies at Denver

Curry

BY GEORGE DICKIE

Don’t look now but here come the Golden State Warriors. Indeed, after a slow start that saw them lose seven of their first 10 games, the defending NBA champs have caught fire. And leading the way in an 8-3 November surge has been their twotime MVP point guard, Stephen Curry.

In a 10-game span running Nov. 7-27, the eight-time NBA All-Star racked up some impressive numbers, averaging 31.7 points per game on 55.4 percent shooting, to go with 7.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 6.6 rebounds. And from three-point range, he was absolutely deadly, shooting at a 46.8 percent clip.

But beyond the stat line, there is also leadership. That was evident in a Nov. 27 game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, when Warriors forward Draymond Green got hit with a technical foul late in Golden State’s 137-114 victory for coming onto the court while mimicking an opposing player’s shooting motion. Less than a minute later, Curry intentionally incurred his own “T” for running onto the court waving a towel in a sign of solidarity with his longtime teammate.

For his part, Green appreciated Curry’s gesture, especially given that Curry doesn’t get many technicals. In fact, this was only his third of 2022-23 and it was a $2,000 fine he was happy to take.

Nuggets. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å 10:30 p.m. FS1 College Basketball UC San Diego at San Diego State. (N) (Live) Å

11:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA G League Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

Wednesday

12:00 p.m. SNY Women’s College Basketball Seton Hall at Connecticut. (N) (Live)

5:00 p.m. ESPN2 NBA G League Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

6:30 p.m. FS1 College Basketball St. John’s at Villanova. (N) (Live) Å

7:00 p.m. ESPN College Basketball Michigan vs North Carolina. (N) (Live) Å TNT NHL Hockey New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å

7:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Clemson at Georgia Tech. (N) (Live) Å MSG NBA Basketball Toronto Raptors at New York Knicks. (N) (Live)

8:30 p.m. FS1 Women’s College Basketball Louisville at DePaul. (N) (Live) Å

9:00 p.m. ESPN College Football R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Western Kentucky vs South Alabama. The Jaguars (10-2) ride a five-game win streak into their New Orleans Bowl battle with the Hilltoppers (8-5). South Alabama lost in both of its bowl appearances. (N) (Live) Å

9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Women’s College Basketball Florida vs Oklahoma. (N) (Live) Å TNT NHL Hockey Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars. (N Subject to Blackout) (Live) Å

Thursday

12:00 p.m. SNY College Basketball Virginia Military Institute at Fordham. (N) (Live)

1:00 p.m. ESPN2 NBA G League Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 NBA G League Basketball Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

7:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Harvard at Kansas. (N) (Live) Å MSG NHL Hockey New York Islanders at New York Rangers. (N) (Live) ROOT NHL Hockey Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. (N) (Live)

7:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Baylor vs Air Force. The Bears (66) brace for the Falcons (93) and their prolific ground attack in the Armed Forces Bowl. (N) (Live) Å 8:00 p.m. WNYW-5 NFL Football Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets. (N) (Live) FS1 College Basketball Butler at Creighton. (N) (Live) Å

9:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic: George Washington vs Washington State. Third Quarterfinal. (N) (Live) Å 11:30 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic: Pepperdine vs Hawaii. Fourth Quarterfinal. (N) (Live) Å

Friday

3:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl: Louisiana vs Houston. The Ragin’ Cajuns brace for the Cougars’ potent passing attack in an Independence Bowl clash. (N) (Live) Å

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7:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, First Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 7:30 p.m. MSG NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks. (N) (Live)

10:00 p.m. ESPN NBA Basketball Memphis Grizzlies at Phoenix Suns. (N) (Live) Å

ESPN2 College Basketball Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å 12:30 a.m. ESPN2 College Basketball Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, Second Consolation Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Å

saTurday

1:00 p.m. WIVB-4 WSEE-35 WUTV-29 NFL Football (N) (Live) Å

WNYW-5 NFL Football New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings. (N) (Live) Å

4:00 p.m. WSEE-35 NFL Football Washington Commanders at San Francisco 49ers. (N) (Live) Å

4:25 p.m. WNYW-5

WUTV-29 NFL Football Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys. (N) (Live) Å

8:00 p.m. ESPN College Football EasyPost Hawaii Bowl: Middle Tennessee State vs San Diego State. The Blue Raiders (7-5) play the Aztecs (7-5) in the Hawaii Bowl. (N) (Live) Å

The 1965 movie’s opening One of the most famous introductions in screen histor y zooms in from clouds and valleys high above to show an arm-swaying Maria (Julie Andrews) crooning the Rodgers & Hammerstein title tune on a very scenic mountain. (ABC gives the film its annual holiday-season airing Sunday,

“How do you solve a problem like ... Maria, which the elder nuns in her abbey question tunefully, with the eventual answer being her assignment as governess to the von rapp children.

The children’s name call-out Commanded by their no-nonsense militarycaptain father (Christopher Plummer) as if they were soldiers, the youngsters form a straight line and introduce themselves to Maria in descending age order “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” We’ve always had questions about Rolfe (Daniel ruhitte) calling Liesl (Charmian Carr) “Baby,” given the era and circumstances, but that

doesn’t dent the charm of their playfully romantic duet inside a gazebo.

“My Favorite Things” “Schnitzel with noodles” and other treats have their musical moment as Maria inspires the children to quash their fears during a rainstorm.

“Do-Re-Mi” Wonderful editing enhances the lively song in which Maria takes the youngsters through the musical scale by associating each note with something (“Do, a deer, a female deer ... ”).

“The Lonely Goatherd” Marionettes help Maria and the children perform this lively song for the captain, though their efforts to entertain him appear to be a lost cause.

“Edelweiss” The stern captain finally displays emotion while singing this lovely melody, a symbol of his reconnecting with his children through their love of music.

The Baroness “counseling” Maria Eleanor Parker perfectly plays the captain’s worldly love interest, coolly trying to stake her

claim to him while advising her obvious rival for his heart to go back to the abbey The intermission prelude Maria’s determination that she can’t stay, largely because of her deepening feelings for the captain, sees her – in a heartbreaking image – standing alone in the entryway of the family villa before turning and making her exit.

“Something Good” For the high spirit of much of the rest of the score, the tender emotion of this love song between Maria and Captain von Trapp stands out.

The Salzburg Festival performance Though the captain didn’t want his children in the talent show, it proves to be an ideal cover for what he ultimately must do to keep from accommodating the Nazi Party

“So Long, Farewell” As they musically bid the festival audience a good night, the children leave the stage one by one – with few suspecting it’s a carefully prearranged set-up for what they have to do next.

BY JAY BOBBIN

ESPN College Football Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl: Wake Forest vs Missouri. The Tigers (6-6) look to upend Sam Hartman’s Demon Deacons (7-5) in the Gasparilla Bowl. (N) (Live)

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BY GEORGE DICKIE

OF ‘THE MOSQUITO COAST’ ON APPLE TV+

How did you like filming scenes in the Mexican jungle for Season 2 of “The Mosquito Coast”?

Look, I think because I’m so invested in (her character of Margot) that I didn’t really know where I was. I don’t feel I paid attention, to be really honest. I don’t know, if somebody left me there I’d be lost. I had no idea where they dropped me. I had no idea where I was filming specifically.

You knowing, acting is very intense and I think very cerebral and very internal. So often you get your script that you’ve been preparing for months and then you show up and then you have these amazing directors that really push you, some not so much. But the one I love was Metin (Huseyin) and he really got out the best of my character, I feel. And I don’t know where I was, really. I think they say, “OK, you turn left, you turn right, you go to this location.” (Laughs) Because to me, it’s the dialogue and the performance that I’m really thinking about. I’m not really thinking about much else.

You had some intense scenes with your TV husband, Justin Theroux. How was it working them out with him?

I mean, Justin’s on his path, really. We have such a lovely kind of – we don’t even have

to talk or explain what we’re doing. We just respond off each other so well. We’ve worked together since “Mulholland Drive.” That was a role I did with David Lynch ... . And it’s so funny that there’s this familiarity and he was also pivotal in me getting the role and now we’re married in the jungle. It’s kind of an incredible sort of almost like you know each other so well that to work together is just effortless.

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“NFL Tailgate Takedown” (Food Network — series premiere, Jan. 4, 2023) Are you ready for some tailgating? If so, this series premiere is for you. Hosted by Sunny Anderson and New England Patriots Hall-of-Famer Vince Wilfork, each episode finds teams of tailgating duos cooking each city’s authentic dishes in a battle of hometown pride. From New England lobster rolls and Philly cheesesteaks to Green Bay deepfried cheese curds and Buffalo chicken, a panel of rotating judges will decide the winners who are then escorted to VIP seats on the 50-yard line.

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