TV picks for March 12: Pete Maravich, Jane Goodall, 'Evil Talks: Chilling Confessions'

March 9, 2018 at 10:27PM
Gombe, Tanzania - David Greybeard was the first chimp to lose his fear of Jane, eventually coming to her camp to steal bananas and allowing Jane to touch and groom him. As the film JANE depicts, Jane and the other Gombe researchers later discontinued feeding and touching the wild chimps. The feature documentary JANE will be released in select theaters October 2017. (National Geographic Creative/ Hugo van Lawick)
Documentary footage of Jane Goodall’s work with chimps is included in “Jane.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Queen Jane approximately

Brett Morgen is listed as the director of "Jane," the award-winning documentary about conservation icon Jane Goodall, but it's the 1960s archival footage shot by Dutch filmmaker Hugo van Lawick that stands out. His reverence for Goodall — as stunning as any model from that decade — translated to real life, as well; the two were married shortly after he started filming her. Goodall, now 83, is still a formidable presence. See for yourself when she speaks at the University of Minnesota on March 23 or at the Home of Life's Spring Gala the following night at International Market Square.

7 p.m., National Geographic and National Geographic Wild

Local whodunit

Derek Woodford, special agent for the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension in Minnesota, is among those interviewed for a new episode of "Evil Talks: Chilling Confessions," which looks at the deaths of Sauk Rapids' Michael Pies and James Kelly O'Mara in 2011.

8 p.m., Investigation Discovery

Holding court

"Pistol" Pete Maravich could perform like he was channeling the entire Harlem Globetrotters at once, a talent that made him college basketball's all-time leading scorer and a wizard to behold. But as the revealing new documentary "Maravich" shows, his personal life wasn't as hummable as "Sweet Georgia Brown."

8 p.m., SEC Network

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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