Tag: Fran Kranz

  • Julia: S2.E6 Chartwinkerie

    Julia: S2.E6 Chartwinkerie

    The Julia: Chartwinkerie episode contains so much humor, starting with the word “chartwinkerie.” Paul (David Hyde Pierce) makes it up on the spur of the moment while he and Judith (Fiona Glascott) are having a cooking challenge match. She tosses him a package of Twinkies and he’s forced to make something of them, including a…

  • Julia: S2.E4 Chocolate Mousse

    Julia: S2.E4 Chocolate Mousse

    Julia: Chocolate Mousse brings Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) back to Boston to begin filming the second season of The French Chef. She arrives to find that much has changed in the 4 months she was gone. Now Julia is the one wishing nothing would change. There are spoilers ahead.

  • Julia: S2.E1 Loup en Croûte

    Julia: S2.E1 Loup en Croûte

    Julia: Loup en Croûte begins season two of Julia with Julia Child (Sarah Lancashire) and her husband Paul (David Hyde Pierce) in France. They are staying at the Provence home of Julia’s cookbook partner, Simca (Isabella Rossellini). They’ve been there three months and the two cooks have yet to agree on a single recipe for…

  • Julia, episode 8, “Chocolate Soufflé”

    Julia, episode 8, “Chocolate Soufflé”

    Julia wrapped up season 1 with the “Chocolate Soufflé” episode. But celebrations are in order, because just before the episode aired, HBO Max announced the series will get a second season! Even more Julia Child is coming.

  • Julia, episode 6, “Breads”

    Julia, episode 6, “Breads”

    Episode 6 of Julia, directed by Melanie Mayron, is about both baking French baguettes and cooking sweetbreads. Instead of looking at what’s happening with Julia (Sarah Lancashire) in this episode, I want to talk about the supporting characters around her.

  • Review: Julia, episodes 1-3, in which Sarah Lancashire is a marvel

    Review: Julia, episodes 1-3, in which Sarah Lancashire is a marvel

    Julia on HBO Max dropped the first 3 episodes of the 8 episode series on March 31. Future episodes will air weekly on Thursdays. The way Julia Child became “The French Chef” on public television is explored in these first episodes. It’s her origin story as a celebrity.

  • Dollhouse: Reality Catches Up with Fiction

    Dollhouse: Reality Catches Up with Fiction

    I’m a Dollhouse fan, so this tweet from @HostilePoet_17 caught my eye. THE DOLLHOUSE IS REAL! #dollhouse #Thoughtpocalypse Can I have Topher so? http://t.co/Twcl4KiPoj — Dara (@HostilePoet_17) September 12, 2013 The tweet lead me to this story in TIME Magazine : Memories Can Now Be Created — And Erased — in a Lab.  In TIME,…