The Mentalist, on CBS CTV
Rumours 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.
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.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, on Fox
Recap the latest installment of the exciting 13-part miniseries. Based on the work of the legendary Carl Sagan and hosted by world-renowned astrophysicist and author, Neil deGrasse Tyson, this scientific series explores the laws of nature and the nature of space and time.
Blue Bloods, on CBS CTV
Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) and Det. Baez (Marisa Ramirez) are on a new case involving violent knock-outs in this new episode. The family-oriented cop drama is a long-running family favourite, and also stars Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes and Len Cariou.
Community, on NBC Citytv
Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown), Jeff (Joel McHale) and Prof. Hickey (Jonathan Banks) discover a hidden trove of textbooks in this new episode. The find causes some interesting events as the group contemplates how best to use the stash to their advantage.
Survivor: Cagayan: Brawn vs. Brains vs. Beauty, on CBS Global
In a new episode of this reality series, one tribe hopes to bench one of its strongest players by throwing a challenge. Meanwhile, there's a major meltdown at a reward challenge, and it could mean a ticket home for one frustrated contestant.
The Goldbergs, on ABC CTV
Adam Goldberg recalls his childhood in the 80s, when he was a geeky 11-year-old only just beginning to experience the world in this new. The loving-but-eccentric Goldberg family get up to all sorts of strange adventures in this hit family comedy series.
Believe, on NBC CTV Two
Meet Bo (Johnny Sequoyah), a young girl with gifts she can neither understand nor control in this pilot episode. As her protector, Winter (Delroy Lindo), tries to keep her safe, introducing her to the ex-inmate who will become her best friend and, in some ways, saviour.
Resurrection, on ABC Citytv
Watch the series premiere of this mysterious new drama. When their dead loved ones begin to reappear, the people of Arcadia, Mo., are changed forever. Meanwhile, an 8-year-old boy wakes up alone in a Chinese rice paddy with no recollection of how he got there.
New Releases for the week of March 9 - March 15
Inside Llewyn Davis
A young, struggling folk singer in New York City’s Greenwich Village faces insurmountable odds as he tries to navigate the New York City folk scene in February 1961. In the wake of his musical partner’s suicide and the immense failure of his recently released solo album, Llewyn Davis searches for direction with nothing but his guitar to keep him company during the harsh and unforgiving New York winter.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. Stars: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Justin Timberlake, Adam Driver. 2013. 104 min. Drama.
The Book Thief
During the Second World War, young Liesel Meminger is sent to live with a foster family while her mother, a communist, hides from persecution. When it is discovered that Liesel is illiterate, her adoptive father, Hans, teaches her to read, sparking an obsession with reading and books. While the world around her becomes increasingly dangerous and confusing, Liesel finds comfort in stealing and reading books and sharing them with others, including a Jewish man named Max, whom her adoptive parents are hiding in the basement.
Director: Brian Percival. Stars: Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Roger Allam, Heike Makatsch. 2013. 131 min. Drama.
Homefront
Seeking a quieter and less demanding life, former DEA agent and recent widow Phil Broker retires with his nine-year-old daughter to a small town. When an incident at his daughter’s new school leads him to a confrontation with a group of drug traffickers and a dangerous meth kingpin, his newly attained peaceful existence is turned upside down. But whatever the cost, Broker is desperate to keep his daughter safe.
Director: Gary Fleder. Stars: Jason Statham, James Franco, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Izabela Vidovic. 2013. 100 min. Action.
Out of the Furnace
When his younger brother gets tangled up with a notoriously violent crime ring and mysteriously disappears, Russell Baze takes it upon himself to figure out what happened to his brother Rodney. Recently released from prison, Russell risks his freedom and his dream of escaping the poverty–stricken Rust Belt to seek justice for his little brother.
Director: Scott Cooper. Stars: Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Willem Dafoe, Sam Shepard, Forest Whitaker. 2013. 116 min. Thriller.