• ‘Sharkcano’ documentary sheds light on sharks that live in volcanoes

    ‘Sharkcano’ documentary sheds light on sharks that live in volcanoes

    Forget “Sharknado” — there is a real-life Sharkcano! A new documentary, “Sharkcano,” premiered on National Geographic in July as part of National Geographic’s Sharkfest, and explored sharks that live and hunt around underwater volcanoes in extreme conditions that are not palatable to many other forms of life. “Ocean engineer Brennan Phillips led a team to …
  • Marcia Gay Harden schools the men in Nat Geo historical series ‘Barkskins’

    Marcia Gay Harden schools the men in Nat Geo historical series ‘Barkskins’

    Marcia Gay Harden had some interpretive freedom regarding Mathilde, the strong-willed innkeeper she plays in “Barkskins,” Nat Geo’s new historical drama set in 1690s New France. The Monday-night series, co-starring David Thewlis (“Big Mouth,” “Fargo”), is based on Annie Proulx’s 2016 novel and is set in Wobik, a small settlement in what’s now the Canadian …