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18 ENTERTAINMENT EXTRA Royal Center Locker Plant 1 x 9" By Michelle Rose TV Media P unxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter, but Food Network is seemingly feeling a little more optimistic. "Spring Baking Championship" kicks off a new season (its eighth) on Monday, Feb. 28, on Food Network and discovery+. The spring install- ment of the popular Baking Championship competition series, "Spring Baking Championship" has been a hit with viewers since it debuted in 2015. This year, it's even getting its own spinoff: "Spring Baking Championship: Easter," which also premieres Feb. 28. But first, let's talk "Spring Baking Championship." The seasonal competition has cycled through a few hosts so far, including Ali Khan, who returned to host last year's edi- tion. This time, Molly Yeh of "Girl Meets Farm" fame is the host, and she's joined by returning judges Kardea Brown, Nancy Fuller and Duff Goldman. Across 10 episodes, Yeh and the judges challenge America's top bakers to embrace a "spring forward"- thinking mindset while creat- ing show-stopping, seasonal- themed desserts. In the two-hour, super-sized premiere, the 12 bakers will face the first elimination after they're challenged to make fruit tarts that showcase their per- sonalities, as well as floral bonanza cakes. Of course, there will be plenty of other treats and twists featured in the weeks to come, with Food Network already teasing a Mardi Gras theme, a double elimination and even a surprise return. If two hours of "Spring Baking Championship" isn't enough, stay on the channel (or streamer) because "Spring Baking Championship: Easter" also begins its six-episode run on Feb. 28. Hosted by Sunny Anderson, the spinoff focuses squarely on Easter treats and themed show- pieces and features judges Jordan Andino ("Raid the Fridge") and Stephanie Boswell ("Christmas Cookie Challenge"). Right from the start, the eight bakers will be vying to impress the judges with their fantasy chocolate Easter dessert (and later with a giant cake version of them- selves reimagined as the Easter Bunny). While one contestant will be sent home by the end of the Feb. 28 premiere, the remaining competitors will be one step closer to being crowned Easter champion and the winner of a Golden Egg filled with "bunny money." Don't miss the Season 8 pre- miere of "Spring Baking Championship" and the first episode of its newest "Easter" spinoff when they air Monday, Feb. 28, on Food Network and discovery+. First day of 'Spring': 'Baking Championship' ushers in new season Judges Jordan Andino and Stephanie Boswell with host Sunny Anderson from "Spring Baking Championship: Easter" Belfast Buddy (Hill) is a nine-year old boy growing up in Belfast in the late 1960s. He lives with his mother (Balfe), older brother (McAskie), grandmother (Dench) and grand- father (Hinds), while his father (Dornan) works in England. Al- though Buddy's childhood is taint- ed by the ethnic-nationalist war raging around them, he still experi- ences the joy, laughter and music offered by a people trying to keep the darkness of war at bay from their everyday lives. Director: Kenneth Branagh. Stars: Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Colin Morgan, Lara McDonnell, Gerard Horan. 2021. 98 mins. Drama. Run & Gun Ray (Milliken) is done with a life of crime and decides to settle down and raise a family in the suburbs. All of that ends when bad guys use his past to black- mail Ray into delivering a myste- rious package for them. After a double-cross leaves him badly wounded, Ray is left to his own devices and on the run from as- sassins who are determined to get possession of the package. Director: Christopher Borrelli. Stars: Ben Milliken, Brad William Henke, Janel Parrish, Angela Sarafyan, Mark Dacascos, Celes- tino Cornielle, Richard Kind, Ali- son Thornton, Hudson Yang, An- gel Rosario Jr. 2022. 96 mins. Ac- tion. Jamie Dornan and Jude Hill as seen in "Belfast" video releases Cass Plaza 2 x 2" U Know Pizza 2 x 2.5"

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