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 Monday
is perhaps the most hated day of the week. With a seemingly endless
wait until the weekend, it's hard to really get excited about anything.
But for those of us who make it through the day, there are some
intriguing choices to be had on the tube. Jon Favreau brings his
unique voice to the small screen, Jennifer Connelly and Billy Crudup
fall in (and out) of love, and Barry Levinson directs an intense
hour of television.
8:00pm
Dinner for Five - IFC - Actor/writer/director Jon Favreau's
new show consists of celebrities eating dinner and talking about
the "business." And while we don't envision Calista Flockhart being
invited anytime soon (although with digital technology perhaps a
steak could be superimposed over her mouth), the show has quickly
become an entertaining mix of comedy and intriguing storytelling.
In this new episode filmed at the Saddle Peak Lodge in Malibu, CA,
Favreau welcomes actor/comedian Kevin Pollak (The Usual Suspects),
Sarah Silverman (Fox's Greg The Bunny), Rod Steiger, and
his former Swingers buddy, Ron Livingston. Expect more irreverent
and unscripted rants. (And perhaps Pollak will explain his decision
to star in House Arrest.)
9:00pm
Waking the Dead - Showtime - A haunting and powerful story
about a man who loses the love of his life (Jennifer Connelly),
and then begins to see visions of her image. Is she really alive
or is he going crazy? Billy Crudup is amazing as a man who had his
heart broken, but still lives with the hope he once gained. A film
that will stay with you long after you see it.
10:00pm
Homicide: Life On The Street - Court TV - Homicide
was perhaps the best cop show ever produced, always concerned more
with exploring characters instead of exploiting genre cliches. In
this classic episode, "Three Men and Adena," directed by Barry Levinson,
Bayliss (Kyle Secor) and Pembleton (Andre Braugher) spend ten heated
and emotional hours in the interrogation room with the prime suspect
(Moses Gunn) in a young girl's murder. My college film professor
screened this episode once for our class, and it was the first (and
last) time I actually stayed awake. Kyle Secor's spirited determination
and eventual violent frustration is a pure rush to watch on screen.
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