Home Free, on Fox
Facing another daunting renovation, the participants strive to impress Mike Holmes and his team of experts with their skills and attention to detail. Each week, the couples with the best work move forward, but the others face elimination.
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, on Fox
Contestants find out if older really is wiser as they answer questions from a fifth grade curriculum in this new episode. A lawyer and a Green Beret are among this season’s contestants, with comedian Jeff Foxworthy as host.
Toe Tag Parole: To Live and Die on Yard A, on HBO
Award-winning filmmakers Susan and Alan Raymond take a look at an experimental prison yard in California where those sentenced to life without parole bide their time. There, the inmates seek self-improvement and spiritual growth through education, art and religion.
Late Laughs for the week of August 2 - 8, 2015
Late Night With Seth Meyers: Seth Meyers
A woman was caught Friday trying to sneak through an airport in Colombia while carrying 3.3 pounds of liquid cocaine hidden in her breast implants. Which would explain why her baby kept asking to borrow money.
Johnny Depp's private village in the south of France is on the market for nearly $26 million. He must be living somewhere else because nothing with Johnny Depp in it has made $26 million in years.
New Releases for the week of August 2 - 8
The Divergent Series: Insurgent
Tris Prior (Woodley) is on the run in this sequel to 2014's science fiction hit "Divergent." In this film about a civil war among the various factions controlling a futuristic Chicago, Tris and her friend Four (James) go into hiding as the Erudite forces who betrayed the long-standing social order try to hunt them down. As the Erudite's noose grows tighter, Tris and Four head for Factionless territory, a place where none of the powerful factions hold sway in the dystopian city. The pair find friends among the Factionless, but with more allies needed if they're to succeed in taking on the rebellious Erudite, they travel to the city district controlled by the Candor faction. Still haunted by the death of her family, Tris must discover what it was her parents died protecting if she's to have any hope of surviving -- and of, ultimately, changing the fate of her entire world.
Director: Robert Schwentke. Stars: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney, Mekhi Phifer. 2015. 119 min. Sci-Fi.
Child 44
It is 1953, and Stalin's grip on the Soviet Union is supreme. The myth of a Communist "paradise" is the official doctrine, and any dissent from that official line will not be tolerated. When Leo (Hardy), a secret police officer, starts to raise questions about a number of murdered young boys, he and his wife (Rapace) are exiled to a remote provincial town. There, Leo manages to convince his new boss (Oldman) that the system might not be perfect and that a serial killer is on the loose. Together, they secretly launch an investigation into the mysterious murders and wind up uncovering a massive coverup that puts everything they hold dear at risk.
Director: Daniel Espinosa. Stars: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent Cassel. 2015. 137 min. Thriller.
Madame Bovary
Based on the classic novel by Gustave Flaubert, follow along as a young farmer's daughter named Emma (Wasikowska) looks for fulfilment when she marries a small-town doctor, Charles Bovary (Lloyd-Hughes). The beautiful Emma yearns for romance, quickly finding her new provincial life very tiresome, and engages in adulterous love affairs, all in the hopes of chasing a happiness she has yet to find.
Director: Sophie Barthes. Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Paul Giamatti, Rhys Ifans, Ezra Miller, Laura Carmichael. 2014. 118 min. Drama.
Halt and Catch Fire, on AMC
When a crisis arises in the Clark family, Gordon (Scoot McNairy) is there to help in this season finale. At the same time, Cameron (Mackenzie Davis) comes up with an idea for a new Mutiny, but her plan may not be suitable for everyone.
Mr. D, on CBC
Gerry Dee brings his unique brand of humour to Saturday night with two episodes of this comedy. First, things get off to a rough start thanks to a late-night staff party, and later, Gerry takes financial advice from a student when he wants to buy a house.
Say Yes to the Dress, on TLC
This Friday is bride day as TLC presents an evening of wedding-themed programming, starting with a mini-marathon of brides-to-be searching for their perfect dress. Looking to wow on their wedding day, the brides head to Kleinfeld Bridal for expert help.
Complications, on Bravo
Dr. John Ellison (Jason O'Mara) struggles with the consequences of becoming a vigilante after saving a young boy from a drive-by shooting. Created by "Burn Notice's" Matt Nix, the drama follows Ellison as he often does the wrong thing for the right reasons.
Last Comic Standing, on NBC
The nation’s top comics vie for a coveted spot in the finals in this new episode. New judge Norm MacDonald presides alongside comedy superstars Roseanne Barr and Keenen Ivory Wayans in the competition for a lucrative prize package and development deal.
