Late Laughs for the week of Feb. 19 - Feb. 25
Late Night With Seth Meyers
CNN has reported that a lawyer for former vice-president Mike Pence found a dozen classified documents last week at Pence's Indiana home. OK, so they're just in every home? That's the only thing that makes sense anymore. When you buy a new house and you move in, there's just classified documents sitting on the counter next to that half roll of paper towels and box of baking soda.
The Company You Keep, on ABC
Milo Ventimiglia stars as Charlie, a con man who reluctantly (and unknowingly) falls for undercover CIA officer Emma (Catherine Haena Kim) in this new spy drama. Based on the Korean series "My Fellow Citizens," the show also stars Sarah Wayne Callies.
'Garage' closed: CNBC drops Jay Leno car series
Jay Leno, host of “Jay Leno’s Garage”
‘Garage’ closed: Jay Leno and NBCUniversal have enjoyed a 30-year partnership, with the former “Tonight Show” host appearing on at least one of NBC’s channels or platforms since he took over the late-night show from Johnny Carson in 1992.
Star Trek Beyond, on CBS
An added treat for "Star Trek" fans after this week's premiere of "Star Trek: Picard." The third film in the rebooted universe finds Kirk (Chris Pine) and the rest of the Enterprise crew battling an alien race while stranded on a hostile planet.
New Releases for the week of Feb. 19 - 25
The Price We Pay
Grace (Zumbado) is negotiating with the owner of a pawn shop when she is overtaken by robbers Alex (Hirsch), Cody (Dorff) and Alex's brother, Shane (Zagarino). After shooting and killing the pawn shop owner to secure the cash, Grace is forced at gunpoint to flee with the trio as a witness to their murderous rampage. When Grace’s car breaks down at a remote farmhouse, the group is forced to take shelter despite the ominous warnings of young farmhand Danny (Sanders), who insists they should leave before his grandfather, the Doctor (Wells), returns, bringing with him bloodshed and misery.
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura. Stars: Emile Hirsch, Stephen Dorff, Gigi Zumbado, Vernon Wells, Tyler Sanders, Tanner Zagarino, Erika Ervin, Sabina Mach, Jesse Kinser, Heath Hensley. 2022. 86 mins. Horror.
The Inspection
Recently released from prison, New Yorker Ellis French (Pope) sets his sights on joining the Marines following the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001. Left with few options, and estranged from his mother, Inez (Union), French enlists in boot camp on Parris Island in South Carolina. Unable to hide his sexual orientation, French becomes the target of extreme hazing from not only his fellow recruit Laurence Harvey (Lombardi), but also his training instructor Leland Laws (Woodbine).
Director: Elegance Bratton. Stars: Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine, Raúl Castillo, McCaul Lombardi, Nicholas Logan, Eman Esfandi, Aaron Dominguez, Aubrey Joseph, Andrew Kai. 2022. 95 mins. Drama.
Running the Bases
After winning nine championships, small-town coach Luke Brooks (Varvel) is recruited to coach baseball at a much larger and prestigious Texas 6A High School. He moves his wife, Jessica (Orsillo), and his family to Texas to coach the Parkwood Lions and realize his late brother's dream. Regardless of Luke’s initial success in Texas, his tenure is quickly soured when school superintendent Michael Jamison (Terry) takes issue with Luke’s faith-based method of coaching his son.
Directors: Marty Roberts, Jimmy Womble. Stars: Brett Varvel, Gigi Orsillo, Cameron Arnett, Todd Terry, Michael Ochotorena, Eric Hanson, Justin Sterner, Isabelle Almoyan, Garry Nation, Amber Sweet Sterner. 2022. 127 mins. Drama.
The Greatest #AtHome Videos, on CBS
And the Cedy award goes to… Host Cedric the Entertainer highlights some of the most hilarious viral videos in awards show history — and some cringe-worthy moments, too — in this special installment that coincides with Hollywood's awards season.
Q: Is the Swedish Chef Muppet based on a real person?
It depends on who you ask. If you ask Lars Kuprik Backman — and if he remembers enough English to answer — he'll say yes.
Backman is a real-life chef from Sweden and he claims that, in the '70s, he had the eyebrows and moustache to fit the part. He also claims that an early-'70s TV appearance would have looked and sounded an awful lot like the nonsense-spouting Muppet in question.
CSI: Vegas, on CBS
Season 2 continues with a new episode of this re-vamped procedural drama. Set in Sin City, the series follows an elite team of forensic investigators as they follow the evidence and solve each case. Marg Helgenberger and Paula Newsome star.
‘Magnum’ makes a move: Popular Hawaiian ‘P.I.’ series heads to NBC
Jay Hernandez stars in “Magnum, P.I.”
The Masked Singer, on Fox
Season 9 begins, and viewers can expect more themed nights, new costumes and intricately disguised celebrities. Nick Cannon returns as host, along with panelists Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Robin Thicke.
