Old habits die hard
Hollywood’s favorite fixer sees new problems in season 3 of ‘Ray
By Rory MacDonaldGauthier TV MediaHaving car problems? Take it to a mechanic! Leaky pipe underneath your sink? Call a plumber! Television reception coming off a bit fuzzy? Call the cable guy! Things break all the time. For those of us who aren’t fixers, most of our problems can be remedied simply by picking up the phone and making a request. For Hollywood’s rich and famous, they pick up the phone and dial one man whose job it is to fix ... bigger problems. Catch a new episode of the hit crime drama “Ray Donovan,” airing Sunday, July 26, on Showtime.
If Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber, “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” 2009) shows up at your door, it’ll go one of two ways. Either all of your past problems, headaches and sleepless nights will be fixed for a lump sum of cash with no strings attached or you’ll find yourself being put to bed in a cozy spot, roughly six feet under the ground. Stemming from his days as a ruthless Boston thug, violence and the allure of money and material rewards saw him relocate west to become Hollywood’s No. 1 fixer — anything from a hired kill to arranging bribes — for the rich and famous.
Playing the bad guy has become a bit of a routine for Schreiber, who has taken on a plethora of villainous roles throughout his career.
From Victor Creed/Sabretooth in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” to the wrongly framed but eventual murderer Cotton Weary in the “Scream” franchise, he’s been there and done that, but they’re roles Schreiber says ultimately are the best — even though we, as viewers, tend to dislike the darkhearted characters.
“Everyone says villains are thankless parts, but those are really the best roles,” said Schreiber in an interview with “Vanity Fair.” It also helps his case that he has a rather nefarious look about him, but that doesn’t always translate well in real life, as people tend to “think I’m a lot meaner than I am.”
Mean is good for Donovan, though, as he faces some new challenges in season 3, especially with
his personal life in such a state of disarray. He’s focusing a lot more of his time and energy on his career,
and took him on as a client after hearing that Andrew’s son had been kidnapped. This led to him meeting
own. Will he work and operate under the established and reputable billionaire or give in to temptation
signed on to the show for extended guest arcs.
While Donovan may be great at fixing other people’s problems, most of the time the biggest issue for him is the one near and dear to his heart — his family — which always seems to prove too difficult for him to fix. Donovan’s father, Mickey Donovan (Jon Voight, “24”), is a charismatic ex-con who’s on a mission to claim what he deems to be rightfully his and routinely threatens to destroy all that his son has built for himself. Also causing issues is Donovan’s brother, Terry Donovan (Eddie Marsan, “Sherlock Holmes,” 2009), who is currently in jail because of a heist gone wrong led by — you guessed it — his father Mickey.
Starring in “Ray Donovan” as the titular man himself could seem very daunting and challenging to viewers, especially with all the emotional turmoil and what seems to be a constant drain on the psyche. For Schreiber, however, it’s actually the opposite.
“The [scenes] that people typically think are challenging are the scenes that are very dramatic and have some emotional pull on
them,” Schreiber told actor Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Honorable Woman”) in an “Actors on Actors” segment for “Variety.” “Those are the scenes that I generally find the easiest because there’s something to do and you know what you’re doing.
“I think the scenes that are more difficult [for me] are the scenes that you’re not sure or maybe the writers aren’t sure what they want the scene to be about,” he added. “You’re sort of rifling around in the scene with different attitudes and approaches in the hopes of finding something that has some narrative continuity to it.”
For all problems, there’s a solution. Most of the time. Can’t figure it out? Pick up the phone and call someone. If you’re Hollywood’s biggest and brightest, you call Donovan. From paying off local corrupt government officials to using scare tactics to quieting someone forever, Donovan is a stoic character who rarely focuses on himself, but more so on what’s most important to him — family. Tune in to catch a new episode of “Ray Donovan” airing Sunday, July 26, on Showtime.
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4 “I Am __” (New eight-part docuseries on E!)
8 Comic actor Mr. Black
12 __ _ thousand times (Never)
13 “Not __ __ many words.”
14 “The Simpsons” teacher, __ Krabappel
15 Jerry __ (Cincinnati’s former mayor who hosts his own long-running daytime show)
17 Typeface
18 Australian actor Guy who starred in “L.A. Confidential” (1997)
19 On vacation from work
21 Baseball legend Willie
22 “__ Girl” by The Beach Boys
26 Diner dessert
28 The Temptations hit: “Get __”
29 Songbook standard: “Me __ __ Shadow”
32 Ms. Carter of “Wonder Woman”
33 Event on “The Good Wife” on CBS
34 Heavy weight
35 Cloak-and-dagger
37 Pocket bread
40 _ _ _ Titanic
41 __ Jones (Actress who played Buffy on 1966 to 1971 sitcom “Family Affair”)
44 Lucy’s love
47 Jason Bateman comedy series, “__ Development”
49 Plane’s ‘steering wheel’
50 Grate
51 Lettered grocery store
52 National Velvet
author Ms. Bagnold
53 Leave in, to an editor
54 Ending word in a web address
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2 Sulk
3 Lives-saving professional on ‘70s series
“Emergency!”
4 Nickname of the city at 15 Across
5 Belonging to actress
Ms. Jolie, for short
6 ‘Advert’ suffix
7 Bulls, in Barcelona
8 __ Dean Morgan (Actor who plays a rogue policeman on CBS’ futuristic “Extant”)
9 Commotion
10 Wolf Blitzer’s channel
11 “2 Broke Girls” star
Ms. Dennings
16 Org. in “Michael Collins” (1996)
23 “__ Four” (Marvel superhero movie due in theaters Friday, August 7th, 2015)
24 Taro root
wds.
30 FX comedy about a couple dealing with everyday life in suburbia
31 Original matter of the universe, in Cosmology
36 Former crowned heads of Russia
37 Pick apart analytically
38 Bungling
39 Shakespearean style word
42 __ Lily (State flower of Utah)
43 Garden of Eden person
44 John of “Touched by an Angel”
45 Geological time division
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GOLF Web.com Golf Round 2 Utah Championship. From Thanksgiving
10:00 p.m. (29) WFTC Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live)
(0:30)
10:15 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:20)
10:30 p.m. FSN Playing Through (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker L.A. Classic. (1:00)
Saturday, Aug. 1
10:30 a.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Final Practice Pennsylvania 400. From Pocono Raceway-- Pocono, Pa. (1:00)
11:00 a.m. ESPN The Fab Five (2:00)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
11:30 a.m. FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
NBCSN Racer TV (0:30)
Noon ESPN2 30 for 30 (1:30)
FSN MLB Baseball Sea. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Quicken Loans National. From Robert Trent Jones Golf Club-- Gainesville, Va. (Live) (1:30)
NBCSN Wakeboarding (0:30)
12:30 p.m. (7) KCCO The Tim McCarver Show (0:30)
NBCSN Lucas Oil Motorsport Hour (1:00)
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE World of Adventure Sports (1:00)
ESPN Basketball Semifinal The Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
1:30 p.m. ESPN2 Fitness CrossFit Games. From StubHub Center-Carson, Calif. (1:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN IndyCar Chronicles (0:30)
3:30 p.m. (11) KARE Red Bull Signature Series Hart Lines. Detroit, Mich. (1:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Qualifying U.S. Cellular 250. From Iowa Speedway-- Newton, Iowa (1:30)
4:00 p.m. (5) KSTP ESPN Sports Saturday (1:00)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 Poker Big One for One Drop 2014 World Series. From Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino-- Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)
FSN Playing Through (0:30)
GOLF Web.com Golf Round 3 Utah Championship. From Thanksgiving Point Golf Course-- Lehi, Utah (Live) (3:00)
5:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (1:00)
6:00 p.m. ESPN 2015 Special Olympics: World Games Los Angeles (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NHRA Drag Racing Mello Yello Series Qualifying Sonoma Nationals. Sonoma, Calif. (2:00)
6:30 p.m. FSN MLB Baseball Sea. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)
NBCSN Countdown to Green (0:30)
7:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ballroom Dancing Millennium Dancesport Championship. Tampa, Fla. (2:00)
ESPN Arm Wrestling World League. From Cox Pavillion-- Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series U.S. Cellular 250. From Iowa Speedway-- Newton, Iowa (2:30)
8:00 p.m. ESPN Boxing Danny Garcia vs. Paulie Malignaggi Premier Champions. From Barclays Center-Brooklyn, N.Y. (Live) (2:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Sea. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (2:00)
1:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 College Football Live (Live) (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
1:30 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Insiders (Live) (1:00)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Quicken Loans National. From Robert Trent Jones Golf Club-- Gainesville, Va. (Live) (4:00)
2:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (0:30)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
2:30 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
ESPN2 NFL Live (Live) (1:00)
FSN Rooster Tales (0:30)
3:00 p.m. FSN Made for the Outdoors (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
ESPN2 His & Hers (0:30)
FSN Minnesota Traveler (0:30)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series Qualifying
Point Golf Course-- Lehi, Utah (Live) (2:30)
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ESPN2 NFL Insiders (1:00)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
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7:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
FSN MLB Baseball Sea. at Min. From Target Field-- Minneapolis, Minn. (Live) (3:00)
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GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
8:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 2 Quicken Loans National. From Robert Trent Jones Golf Club-- Gainesville, Va. (4:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP World of X Games (1:00)
(7) KCCO PGA Golf Round 3 Quicken Loans National. From Robert Trent Jones Golf Club-- Gainesville, Va. (Live) (3:00)
(11) KARE Dew Tour Best of Chicago Chicago, Ill. (1:30)
FSN Playing Through (0:30)
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2:30 p.m. FSN A Piece of the Game (0:30)
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ESPN Basketball Semifinal The Tournament. (Live) (2:00)
ESPN2 ATP Tennis Semifinal Atlanta Open. From Atlantic Station-- Atlanta, Ga. (Live) (2:00)
FSN Champions Tennis PowerShares Series Champions Cup. Little Rock, Ark. (2:00)
ESPN2 Poker Big One for One Drop 2014 Big One for One Drop. From Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino-- Las Vegas, Nev. (1:00)
GOLF Golf Central (0:30)
8:30 p.m. GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 Quicken Loans National. From Robert Trent Jones Golf Club-- Gainesville, Va. (4:30)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 Baseball Tonight (Live) (1:00)
9:30 p.m. FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
NBCSN Mixed Martial Arts World Series of Fighting. (2:30)
9:45 p.m. (9) KMSP Fox 9 Sports Now (0:15)
10:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00)
ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
ESPN2 E:60 (1:00)
FSN Bull Riding Championship. (1:00)
11:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:00)
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FSN WPT Poker L.A. Classic. (1:00) Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Jul 26, 2015 to Aug 1, 2015
Whethera master of the grill or a master of getting grilled (in final exams, that is), “Chopped” is the place to be. It might be Food Network’s most iconic show, with 23 seasons under its belt, more specials than you can shake a stick of asparagus at and nearly 300 episodes to date.
This summer sees a sequel of sorts to last year’s duo of special “Chopped” tournaments. First up is “Chopped Grill Masters,” which was a big hit for Food Network last summer. The tasty tourna-
ment got underway July 14 and airs Tuesday nights.
Host Ted Allen has led the contestants and judges alike out of “Chopped” kitchen and into the great outdoors, where the grills are fired up and ready to go. Instead of having all the usual cooking gadgets at their disposal, the contestants have good old-fashioned grills and barbecue-themed ingredients with which to make their culinary creations.
In this week’s episode, airing Tuesday, July 28, two of the competitors are engaged — but their love for each other won’t stop their drive to be named Chopped Champion. Of course, with mys-
tery ingredients such as oddly flavored ice cream and a surprise that’s very much alive, their drive to compete will need to be pretty strong, indeed.
Of course, this is a tournament and that means that there can only be one winner. After four episodes with just one winner in each, the four champions will face off Aug. 11 to determine the winner of the $50,000 grand prize and the true champion of “Chopped Grill Masters.”
Two weeks later, on the 25th, a whole new culinary circus pulls into town. The second “Chopped Teen Tournament” will pit youth-
ful cooks against each other in what must be the most exciting summer break of their young lives. These youngins might not have the years of experience that most “Chopped” contestants do, but they definitely have the skills and drive to get ahead. They’ll need it, too, if they want to walk away with the $25,000 up for grabs.
As the summer rolls on, the promise of cold, hard cash may be the best thing around to help the contestants in “Chopped’s” two summer tournaments — “Grill Masters” and “Teen Tournament” — beat the heat. Catch the action Tuesdays on Food Network.
Sunday, July 26
9:30 a.m. (23) WUCW Mad Dogg and Merrill’s Midwestern Grill’n
1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Pati’s Mexican Table
TRAV Bizarre Foods America
1:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Barbecue University With Steven Raichlen
2:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE The Mind of a Chef
3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE A Chef’s Life
4:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
4:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Forward
5:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
6:30 p.m. (2) KTCA New Scandinavian Cooking
Monday, July 27
11:00 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America
Noon TRAV Bizarre Foods America
1:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods America
2:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show
TRAV Food Paradise
3:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods
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The Water Diviner
In post-First World War Australia, Joshua Connor (Crowe), a farmer and water diviner, struggles to cope with the sudden loss of his wife (McKenzie) who, unable to cope with losing all three of their sons in the war, commits suicide while he’s digging a well on his property. Joshua vows to bring his sons’ bodies home to be buried next to their mother and makes his way to Istanbul, Turkey, where he takes a room
in a small hotel run by a widow (Kurylenko) who takes a quick liking to him. Not long into his search for his sons, he’s informed by the British consul that he’s not allowed to go to Gallipoli, where the fighting took place. Determined to recover his sons’ bodies and convinced that one of the three is still alive, Joshua must figure out a way to sneak onto the site and escape without getting caught.
Director:RussellCrowe.Stars:RussellCrowe,OlgaKurylenko,JacquelineMcKenzie,YilmazErdogan,Jai Courtney.2014.111min.Drama.