Late Laughs for the week of July 19 - 25, 2020
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
If you thought watching a talk show with no crowd was weird, wait until you see what President Trump did with his rally.
If Trump wants fewer people showing up for tests, he should just hold his next rally at a testing center.
Barber shops are open again. New Yorkers finally get to experience the awkwardness of a haircut without sports to talk about.
New Releases for the week of July 19 - 25
Capone
After being arrested and convicted of tax evasion, infamous mobster and feared bootlegger Al Capone (Hardy) is released from incarceration after serving less than a decade in various prisons for his heinous crimes. Released to live his remaining years with his wife, Mae (Cardellini), in their mansion in Palm Island, Florida, Capone is no longer deemed a threat due to his advanced memory loss from previously untreated neurosyphilis. Believed by the government to be faking his hallucinations and memory loss, he and his family are still monitored while in Florida. While his disease progresses and his health deteriorates, Capone is forced to liquidate his belongings to support himself, all while coming to the realization that in his youth he had hidden $10 million but can no longer remember where it is.
Director: Josh Trank. Stars: Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Al Sapienza, Kathrine Narducci, Noel Fisher, Gino Cafarelli, Mason Guccione, Jack Lowden, Kyle MacLachlan. 2020. 103 mins. Drama.
Marriage Story
When successful theater director Charlie Barber (Driver) and his wife, former film actress Nicole (Johansson), begin to work together on a play in New York City, it exacerbates existing problems in their marriage. Seeking a marriage counsellor for their issues, Charlie and Nicole soon abandon the idea due to embarrassment. When Nicole is offered a starring role in a television pilot in Los Angeles, the relationship between the couple becomes even more tumultuous.
Director: Noah Baumbach. Stars: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Annie Hamilton, Tunde Adebimpe, Jordyn Curet, Justin Claiborne, Merritt Wever, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda. 2019. 137 mins. Comedy.
Resistance
Drawn to the local cabaret and his Charlie Chaplin routine over the family butcher business, aspiring mime artist Marcel Marceau (Eisenberg) navigates life in Strasbourg, France, as Germans occupy the country during World War II. When Marcel’s older brother, Alain (Moati), an active member in the French Resistance, enlists Marcel to help frightened Jewish orphans under the pretext of the Boy and Girl Scouts, he soon discovers that his comedic talents are not only a gift to entertain and distract the children, but they can get the fighters out of a bind as well.
Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz. Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Clémence Poésy, Matthias Schweighöfer, Félix Moati, Vica Kerekes, Géza Röhrig, Ed Harris, Bella Ramsey. 2020. 120 mins. Biography.
'All-Star Best': Food Network celebs share their top food picks
Sunny Anderson in "All-Star Best Thing I Ever Ate"
Name the single, best, tastiest thing you have ever eaten.
Can't think of just one? That's OK, tastes change over the years. Your mood in that moment can also affect your taste perception, which explains why you could eat the same meal twice and have a completely different experience.
Back on the case: TNT promises double dose of 'The Alienist'
Daniel Brühl, Dakota Fanning and Luke Evans in "The Alienist"
Back on the case: It's been a long time coming, but Season 2 of "The Alienist" officially kicks off this Sunday, July 19, on TNT. That's one week sooner than the previously announced start date for this installment, which is officially titled "The Alienist: Angel of Darkness."
Cannonball, on NBC
It's not your normal day of fun in the sun as contestants fight for a $10,000 prize on an extreme obstacle course in this series premiere. Hosted by Rocsi Diaz and "The Miz," the course features waterslides, flyboarding and the world's fastest drop tower.
Rocky, on Showtime
In this inspirational story of seeking the American dream, small-time boxer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) finally gets his chance to prove his worth when he is granted a fight with heavyweight champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers).
Q: Did the boy who played Charlie Bucket in the original "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" ever do anything else?
Peter Ostrum didn't do any other screen work after "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971), and that's fine with him.
Ostrum was 12 years old and doing some small-town theater work, with no grander acting ambitions, when he was spotted by a talent agent scouring the country for an actor to play Charlie. He got the role, turned in a shockingly good performance for someone so inexperienced, and then left the business. He was offered a three-picture deal but turned it down.
A Little Late With Lilly Singh, on NBC
Stay up a little late for an episode of this fun talk show. From her opening monologue to comedy sketches and celebrity interviews, former YouTube sensation Lilly Singh shines as the first female late night host on a major network.
Lovers in a dangerous time: Period drama 'Beecham House' airs on PBS
Tom Bateman and Dakota Blue Richards in "Masterpiece Classic: Beecham House"
Don't, on ABC
Don't forget to tune in for a new episode of this wacky game show hosted by comedian Adam Scott. In order to win big cash prizes and avoid embarrassing punishments, teams of four compete in challenges that require them to avoid doing certain things.
