Late Laughs for the week of May 26 - June 01, 2013
The Tonight Show: Jay Leno
President Obama is in Mexico. He'll be on hand to celebrate Mexico's economic successes over the last few years. See, that's how it works now. If President Obama wants to celebrate an economic success, he actually has to leave the country!
New Releases for the week of May 26 - June 01
Dark Skies
The peaceful lives of Lacy and Daniel Barrett and their two sons, Sam and Jesse, are suddenly disrupted when disturbing happenings start taking place in their quiet suburban home. One night, Lacy wakes to find the back door wide open. She finds the fridge door has also been opened and the contents scattered across the kitchen floor. She and Daniel dismiss the event -- blaming the break-in on an animal -- but when Lacy wakes to find canned food stacked all over the floors and counters, she becomes increasingly concerned that the perpetrator of these bizarre break-ins is not an animal at all. Soon after, the Barretts begin to experience blackouts and weird trance-like states that can't be explained. Worried for her family's safety, Lacy begins a search for answers and is shocked to find cases of similar occurrences. As the strange events begin to escalate in frequency and violence, Lacy discovers that a dark force is out to get her family.
Director: Scott Stewart. Stars: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons. 2013. 97 min. Horror.
Lore
Shortly after the end of the Second World War, an SS officer and his wife (also a strong believer and supporter of the Nazi regime) disappear from their home in Germany when they are threatened by an imminent arrest by Allied troops. They leave behind their five children, who, with no other options, must find a way to their grandmother's home in the Husum Bay near Hamburg. Led by the eldest daughter, Lore, the destitute kids set off on a 500-mile journey north, where they encounter a variety of people with different beliefs — some more helpful than others. When they meet a young Jewish concentration camp survivor, Lore and her siblings are forced to come to terms with the truth of what their parents stood for, and must learn to trust the very people they had been taught to hate.
Director: Cate Shortland. Stars: Saskia Rosendahl, Nele Trebs, Kai-Peter Malina, Ursina Lardi, Hans-Jochen Wagner, Eva-Maria Hagen, André Frid, Mika Seidel. 2012. 109 min. Drama.
Bet on Your Baby, on ABC
Parents try to prove how well they know their little tykes as they play to win money for their child's future education. Melissa Peterman hosts as toddlers between the ages of two and three and a half years old play.
Q: Everyone talks about Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin, but what is Tracy Morgan doing now that "30 Rock" is over? He was always my favorite.
That remains to be seen, actually -- Morgan hasn't announced a new major project yet, either on TV or film.
He's doing voice roles in a couple of films currently in production, but neither really counts as his next big step -- indeed, one is in "Rio 2," a sequel to the animated comedy he did in his spare time while working on "30 Rock."
Bones, on Fox
The Jeffersonian team's latest case introduces them to the world of illegal animal trafficking. Meanwhile, Brennan is convinced she would be an excellent candidate for the presidency.
Back in the saddle: A&E's hit show 'Longmire' returns for Season 2
Robert Taylor stars in "Longmire"
There's a storm brewing, and it's headed to Absaroka County.
"Longmire," the western-themed crime-drama, makes its triumphant return as its sophomore season kicks off Monday, May 27, on A&E.
Save Me, on NBC
Anne Heche returns to television as Beth Harper, a woman who believes a near-death experience has given her the ability to talk to God. While her husband Tom is skeptical, her teenage daughter Emily is mortified.
Q: What was Lucille Ball's last role? Didn't she do another series later on in her career?
Lucille Ball, who will be best known forever as the titular star of the fittingly named, golden-age sitcom "I Love Lucy," starred in a few other shows afterwards. Her last role was in one of those, the also appropriately titled "Life With Lucy."
That one, unfortunately, was not a hit like "I Love Lucy," and only lasted one 13-episode season before being yanked from the ABC airwaves a few months after it debuted in 1986. Ball died three years later, at age 77.
Home-cooked 'Masters': Gordon Ramsay's 'Masterchef' returns
(from left): Chef Graham Elliot, Chef Gordon Ramsay and Joe Bastianich as seen in "Masterchef"
Sometimes, with a lot of hard work and maybe just a little bit of luck, dreams really can come true.
Criminal Minds, on CBS
Tragedy strikes when the UnSub known as The Replicator targets a member of the BAU team in this special two-hour edition. Hotchner's estranged brother may be linked to a string of deaths tied to ecstasy overdoses. Mark Hamill guest stars.
