•• Two cast members reprise their roles as their love stories will be tackled in “Elementary” Season 5. Cast member Betty Gilpin officially returns in “Elementary” Season 5. According to Ecumenical News, the 29-year-old American actress will reprise her role as Fiona Helbron. Gilpin’s character will reappear after the first few episodes of the show. She is described as a genius and introvert software engineer.

Virginia Madsen will reprise her role as Paige. Paige happens to be Captain Thomas Gregson’s (Aidan Quinn) lover. The 55-year-old American actress and producer will reappear in Episode 3. Virginia Madsen first appeared in Season 4 Episode 15, “Up to Heaven and Down to Hell”. It is the episode where it was revealed that Gregson and Paige are already dating for a year now.

“Elementary” Season 5 Episode 1 is scheduled to air on Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10:00 p.m. first and exclusive on CBS Network.

•• Fall is the time when the big Hollywood studios trot out their Oscar-bait movies, which means many good films are on the way to the multiplexes. But the bounty of good entertainment doesn’t end there.

Small venues throughout the state are planning fun, eclectic lineups of foreign, classic and independent films. Also, there are plenty of film festivals coming this way for all kinds of tastes: Spanish-language films, Irish films, LGBT-themed films, short films. And don’t forget the super-popular Met Live in HD opera series.

Sandra Oh, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen and Paul Giamatti star in #Sideways to be featured at a dinner-and-film on Oct. 22 at The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art’s in Connecticut. More info: http://www.thewadsworth.org