A dish best served cold: 'Revenge' serves up sizzling drama
The cast of “Revenge”
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. At least that's according to the oft-paraphrased idiom from English playwright and poet William Congreve's 1697 tragedy "The Mourning Bride."
Another saying is that revenge is a dish best served cold. That's true enough, unless of course you're talking about ABC's hit drama "Revenge," in which case it's a dish that's sizzling hot.
Q: I seem to remember that the woman who starred in "The Da Vinci Code" was supposed to be the next big thing at the time, but I haven't seen her since. Who was she and what happened to her?
Though she was indeed poised to be "the next big thing" in North America when she did "The Da Vinci Code" in 2006, Audrey Tautou was already a pretty big thing in her native France, and she still is.
She became a household name there after her appearance in the title role of the 2001 film "Amélie," one of the most successful French films in recent years.
The 100, on CW
Check out the series premiere of this new teen drama. Set in the future, many years after our planet suffered a nuclear Armageddon, the show follows a group of 100 young people who are sent back to Earth to test whether or not the planet is ready to be re-inhabited.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine, on Fox
Andy Samberg stars as Det. Jake Peralta in a new episode of this Golden Globe-winning comedy. Capt. Ray Holt (Andre Braugher) leads a team of quirky, eccentric officers at New York's 99th precinct as they hunt down criminals.
Intelligence, on CBS
Josh Holloway stars as Gabriel Vaughn, a skilled intelligence operative enhanced by the super-computer microchip in his brain, in this new episode. Vaughn works for the formidable Lillian Strand (Marg Helgenberger), head of the United States Cyber Command.
Q: I recognize the voice of the narrator in the classic Disney film "Cinderella," but the credits don't say anything about it. Who did it?
She did indeed go uncredited for her narration work in "Cinderella" (1950), but Disney fans still know Betty Lou Gerson.
That's because her name was attached to her even bigger role, the voice of the great cartoon villain Cruella De Vil in "101 Dalmatians" (1961). (She also voiced the much smaller role of Miss Birdwell in the same film.)
It makes sense that the actress is best remembered for her voice work, since she started on the radio.
'When' in Coal Valley: Hallmark's drama is getting bigger
Lori Loughlin in a scene from “When Calls the Heart”
'When' in Coal Valley: The Hallmark Channel's foray into scripted series has been a successful one, and its second scripted show is expanding its already stellar cast.
Bakery benefits: 'Save My Bakery' puts pastries back on the map
Kerry Vincent hosts “Save My Bakery”
New Releases for the week of March 16 - March 22
American Hustle
Brilliant and cunning con man Irving Rosenfeld and his mistress and partner in crime, the seductive Sydney Prosser, are forced into working with offbeat and ambitious FBI agent Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into the alluring, but dangerous, world of the New Jersey Mafia. DiMaso devises an elaborate sting operation to bring down corrupt politicians, but outside factors and Irving’s unpredictable wife threaten to unravel the entire scheme.
Director: David O. Russell. Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K. 2013. 138 min. Drama.
Frozen
When her sister’s secret powers accidentally set off an eternal winter that covers the kingdom in ice and snow, the optimistic and fearless Anna sets off on a great adventure across frozen landscapes to restore the kingdom of Arendelle to its former temperate glory. With the help of a rugged mountain man named Kristoff, his loyal reindeer Sven and an animated snowman named Olaf, Anna faces some of the harshest winter elements the kingdom has ever known as she searches for her troubled sister.
Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee. Stars: Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Alan Tudyk. 2013. 102 min. Family.
Saving Mr. Banks
Based on a true story, author P.L. Travers, writer of the adored Mary Poppins novels, reluctantly agrees to meet with Walt Disney in Los Angeles to discuss bringing her beloved nanny to the silver screen. Worried that her character will be destroyed by Hollywood, Travers is intent on refusing Disney, who in turn is willing to pull out all the stops to persuade her to sign over the rights to her book.
Director: John Lee Hancock. Stars: Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, B.J. Novak, Jason Schwartzman. 2013. 125 min. Biography.
Kill Your Darlings
As a young poet and English major at Columbia University in the early 1940s, Allen Ginsberg finds himself drawn to colleagues and fellow writers such as Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, men who share bold literary ideas that would help shape the beat generation. When a confrontation leaves one man murdered and another behind bars, Ginsberg is forced to choose between his unconventional ideals and conforming to attitudes set in place by the university.
Director: John Krokidas. Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Michael C. Hall, Jack Huston, Ben Foster, Elizabeth Olson, Jennifer Jason Leigh. 2013. 104 min. Drama.
The Mentalist, on CBS
Rumors are swirling that this new episode will be the first to reference Red John (Xander Berkeley) since Jane's (Simon Baker) mortal enemy was vanquished. Jane and most of the former C.B.I team continue to use his skills to solve crimes across the country.
