American Horror Story: Coven

dvr this FX, Wednesdays, 10 p.m. I’m one of the few people who greatly disliked the first two seasons of American Horror Story. I found them confusing, sadistic and misogynistic, like a supernatural version of Ryan Murphy’s seminal series Nip/Tuck. However, I’m rather excited about the new season, which Murphy promises to be less cruel…

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Tootsie

dvr this Turner Classic Movies, Saturday, July 27, 5 p.m. Dustin Hoffman is an out of work actor who pretends to be a woman to get a role on a soap opera. It works, and suddenly he’s a star – or rather, his uptight, lightly frumpy alter ego is. To make matters worse, he falls…

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Tootsie

dvr this Turner Classic Movies, 5 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 24 For some insane reason, Dustin Hoffman didn’t win an Oscar for playing Michael Dorsey, a struggling actor who impersonates a woman in order to get a role on a soap opera. The woman he impersonates, Dorothy Michaels, is an uptight, middle-aged redhead who becomes a…

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