Masterchef, on Fox CTV
Chefs Gordon Ramsay and Graham Elliot and restaurateur Joe Bastianich give the contestants some hometown help in this new episode. The home cooks will use this motivation to try and win an apple dish challenge to save themselves from elimination.
New Releases for the week of August 24 - 30
Blended
Midway through a terrible blind date, single parents Lauren (Barrymore) and Jim (Sandler) quickly learn that they’re not remotely interested in one another. When they each sign up separately for a family vacation in Africa with their kids, the two are horrified to learn that fate has brought them back together, and they're forced to share a suite for a week at a luxurious family resort. Though they initially can’t stand each other, an attraction begins to form as the families spend more time together, and the kids experience the positive effects of their respective parents’ budding relationship.
Director: Frank Coraci. Stars: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Kevin Nealon, Terry Crews, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Joel McHale, Abdoulaye NGom, Jessica Lowe, Bella Thorne, Emma Fuhrmann. 2014. 117 min. Comedy.
The Normal Heart
In early-1980s New York, Ned Weeks (Ruffalo), an outspoken gay activist, watches as a mysterious disease claims the lives of his friends in his tight-knit community. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is growing, but no one in a position of power is paying any attention. In order to garner more recognition, Weeks helps establish the Gay Men's Health Crisis, a community organization that raises awareness for HIV/AIDS, but soon, his abrasive approach and penchant for loud confrontations leads to disagreements within the organization that may undermine its mutual goal.
Director: Ryan Murphy. Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons, Julia Roberts, Alfred Molina, Joe Mantello, Jonathan Groff, Denis O'Hare, Stephen Spinella, Corey Stoll, Finn Wittrock, BD Wong. 2014. 132 min. Drama.
The Double
Simon (Eisenberg) lives a timid, unassuming life as a clerk in a government agency. He is often overlooked at work, taunted relentlessly by his mother and rejected by the woman of his dreams. Simon is stuck in a rut, that is until his world takes a thrilling turn with the arrival of his new co-worker, James (Eisenberg), who is his exact physical double and opposite. As James slowly begins manipulating Simon’s life and gets everything Simon never had, Simon is pushed to the brink of a mental breakdown.
Director: Richard Ayoade. Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Yasmin Paige, Noah Taylor, James Fox, Cathy Moriarty, Chris O'Dowd, Sally Hawkins. 2013. 93 min. Thriller.
Belle
Inspired by the 1779 painting once attributed to Johann Zoffany, the story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Mbatha-Raw) unfolds in 18th-century England. Born in the West Indies, the illegitimate mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy officer is brought to Kenwood House estate in London to live with her uncle, Lord Mansfield (Wilkinson). Though the attitudes of the time cast her as an outsider, Belle is raised as an aristocrat and, as she grows up, she helps shape a movement to end slavery in England.
Director: Amma Asante. Stars: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Emily Watson, Sam Reid, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Matthew Goode. 2013. 104 min. Drama.
Breathless, on PBS
Jack Davenport stars as brilliant London surgeon Otto Powell in a new episode of "Breathless." Inspector Mulligan (Iain Glen) delivers an alarming message to Elizabeth (Natasha Little), while Otto makes progress with Angela (Catherine Steadman).
Jamie's Fifteen Minute Meals, on CBS
Jamie Oliver whips up a delicious lamb tagine and a crispy chicken Caesar salad in this rebroadcast. The British chef shows viewers it is possible to cook healthy meals using fresh ingredients from scratch in just 15 minutes.
Let's Make a Deal, on CBS/CityTV
Emmy Award-winning host Wayne Brady gears up for another episode. This updated version of the long-running game show features audience members dressed up in crazy costumes as they try to win money and prizes by making zany deals offered by the host.
Welcome to Sweden, on NBC
Bruce Evans' (Greg Poehler) parents pop in for a surprise visit while they're on holidays in this new episode. Things get weird when they meet Emma's (Josephine Bornebusch) parents and extreme culture clashes ensue.
Suits, on Bravo
Don't miss all the legal drama in the season 4 finale. Patrick J. Adams stars as Mike Ross, a brilliant young lawyer who never actually made it through law school, yet has made a name for himself in the legal world under the tutelage of his cutthroat mentor, Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht).
Dance Moms, on Lifetime TV
The ALDC face some major competition when they head to Woodbridge, VA, in this new episode. Jade and new dance mom Loree are invited to spend the week with the Elite Team. Christi doesn't take it well when Chloe is picked to go up against Jade.
Hotel Hell, on Fox/Global
Two sisters give Gordon Ramsay all that he can handle in this new episode. When the acclaimed chef travels to Pipestone, Minn., he's tasked with turning around the historic Calumet Inn, but the sisters give Ramsay headaches with their stubbornness.
New Releases for the week of August 17 - 23
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Peter Parker (Garfield) has been busy keeping the city safe as Spider-Man, all the while juggling his life as a high school student and his relationship with Gwen (Stone). After running into an old friend, Harry Osborn (DeHaan), Peter is disquieted to learn that OsCorp has him under surveillance. As some powerful new villains emerge -- Electro (Foxx) and the Rhino (Giamatti) -- Peter comes to realize that the new threats the city all point back to OsCorp.
Director: Marc Webb. Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Felicity Jones, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field. 2014. 142 min. Action.
Only Lovers Left Alive
The story follows underground musician and vampire Adam (Hiddleston) as he falls into a deep depression, questioning life and its worth, after living for centuries and watching humans follow a destructive path. Fearing for her lover’s life, Eve (Swinton) fleas to Detroit to comfort Adam. When her sister’s arrival disrupts their relationship, the couple's devotion is tested as they are the only lovers left alive.
Director: Jim Jarmusch. Stars: Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Anton Yelchin, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Jeffrey Wright, Slimane Dazi, Carter Logan. 2013. 123 min. Drama.
The Quiet Ones
In Oxford during the 1970s, a college professor, accompanied by a group of students, conducts an experiment on a young woman who has been experiencing strange phenomena. In order to uncover the unspeakable, the inhumane research begins, threatening the woman’s life and releasing a horrific, terrifying force that cannot be stopped.
Director: John Pogue. Stars: Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, Olivia Cooke, Erin Richards, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Laurie Calvert, Max Pirkis, Aldo Maland, Richard Cunningham, Eileen Nicholas. 2014. 98 min. Horror.
The Silent Mountain
Before he is sent to the front lines of the First World War, a young Andreas (Moseley) meets the love of his life, 17-year-old Francesca (Constantini), during a fateful day at his sister’s wedding. Determined to reunite and save his beloved, Andreas fights his way through the mountainous battlegrounds of the Alps in the hopes of escaping and returning to Francesca.
Director: Ernst Gossner. Stars: William Moseley, Eugenia Costantini, Claudia Cardinale, Werner Daehn, Corrado Invernizzi. 2014. 100 min. Adventure.