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NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
BԪַ Regardless of whether you think the 1985 charity anthem BԪַWe Are the WorldBԪַ is great or not, the making of it is fascinating. Director Bao Nguyen got access to never-before-seen footage and new interviews with Lionel Richie, Bruce Springsteen and Cyndi Lauper to help tell the story of how famous musicians, including Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder, got together one night for a marathon recording session. that BԪַThe Greatest Night In PopBԪַ humanizes BԪַsome of these icons that weBԪַve sort of idolized over many generations.BԪַ ItBԪַs on Netflix.
BԪַ So last week, but the good news is that the Criterion Channel has a new series starting Thursday about some of the BԪַLady BirdBԪַ and BԪַBarbieBԪַ directorBԪַs favorite films. GerwigBԪַs BԪַadventures in moviegoingBԪַ includes David LeanBԪַs BԪַBrief Encounter,BԪַ Michael Powell and Emeric PressburgerBԪַs BԪַThe Red Shoes,BԪַ Max OphülsBԪַ BԪַThe Earrings of Madame deBԪַBԪַ and Claire DenisBԪַ BԪַBeau travail.BԪַ The channel also has a series on BԪַInterdimensional RomanceBԪַ with films like BԪַA Matter of Life and Death,BԪַ BԪַWings of Desire,BԪַ BԪַEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindBԪַ and both versions of BԪַSolaris.BԪַ
BԪַ And for those who were curious about but not enough to bite the bullet on a movie ticket, it will be streaming on Max starting Friday. In an article about the movie out of the Toronto Film Festival, that this BԪַDadaist riff on BԪַThe Parent TrapBԪַ BԪַ may be the most demented riff on a familiar story yet. The film BԪַ has been called the most gonzo movie of the year. ItBԪַs lewd, ridiculous and surreal. Hanna-Barbera was an inspiration.BԪַ Josh Sharp and Aaron Jackson star alongside Bowen Yang as God, Megan Thee Stallion, Nathan Lane and Megan Mullally.
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
BԪַ Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Clash, BԪַ what do these legendary artists have in common? They owe much to Lee BԪַScratchBԪַ Perry, a pioneer of the dub music scene celebrated as one of reggaeBԪַs founding fathers. Perry (real name Rainford Hugh Perry) BԪַ but during the pandemic, he worked on new music material, which will be posthumously released in his final album, BԪַKing Perry,BԪַ out Friday. It features guest performances from Greentea Peng, Shaun Ryder, Tricky, Marta, Rose Waite and Fifi Rong. The final track, appropriately titled BԪַGoodbye,BԪַ is PerryBԪַs final vocal recording BԪַ an ambitious and celebratory song that features Perry repeating his farewell over and over again. ItBԪַs a fitting coda, and still an experiment, bringing his reggae into synth wave, drumBԪַnBԪַbass, big beat, and electronica. Even in death, Perry is looking towards the future.
BԪַ When youBԪַre done streaming BԪַThe Greatest Night in PopBԪַ (see above), stay in the musical mid-BԪַ80s with BԪַKings from Queens: .BԪַ This Peacock original documentary offers a close look at the early days of Joseph BԪַRev RunBԪַ Simmons, Darryl BԪַDMCBԪַ McDaniels, and Jason BԪַJam Master JayBԪַ MizellBԪַs revolutionary group BԪַ finding inspiration in the streets, bringing hip-hop to the masses, and, in doing so, validating and legitimizing what will soon become the most popular style of music BԪַ and assisting in turning it into . LetBԪַs face it, BԪַItBԪַs Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme thatBԪַs right on time,BԪַ is both an earworm for the ages BԪַ and some astute musical analysis.
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NEW SHOWS TO STREAM
BԪַ The new Amazon Prime BԪַ series is not your 2005 BԪַMr. & Mrs. Smith.BԪַ Instead, Donald Glover and Maya Erskine star as two stranger spies who meet and are required to marry for their cover. The series was created by Glover and Francesca Sloane, who says she looked to reality TV like BԪַLove is BlindBԪַ and BԪַ90 Day FiancéBԪַ for inspiration. All eight episodes will be ready to binge on Friday.
BԪַ fans are pretty pretty pretty disappointed because the show begins its final season on Sunday on HBO. The irreverent comedy stars Larry David as a fictionalized version of himself who lands in awkward situations at every turn. Recurring favorites Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, Cheryl Hines, and J.B. Smoove will be back.
BԪַ A new Disney+ docuseries called follows the Detroit Youth Choir BԪַ who first made a splash appearing on BԪַAmericaBԪַs Got TalentBԪַ in 2019 BԪַ as members audition and prepare to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. All six episodes dropped Wednesday.
BԪַ U.K. comedian Sir Lenny Henry used his own family history to create a BritBox series that follows three women moving from Jamaica to London in the 1950s. Henry says the showBԪַs immigration story is universally relatable because all immigrants understand that itBԪַs difficult to start over and build a new life. BԪַThree Little BirdsBԪַ premiered Thursday.
BԪַ Past seasons of National GeographicBԪַs BԪַGeniusBԪַ anthology series covered Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso and Aretha Franklin. Season 4 focuses on two civil rights legends, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. delves into each manBԪַs formative years, rise to influence and differing philosophies. The first two episodes dropped Thursday on National Geographic. It will also stream on Hulu and Disney+.
BԪַ DonBԪַt worry, BԪַDatelineBԪַ hosts, your jobs are safe. For now. Mike BԪַThe SituationBԪַ Sorrentino of BԪַJersey ShoreBԪַ has entered the chat. HeBԪַs hosting a new true crime show where everyday people who have committed nonviolent crimes tell their story. (Think: A thief who used a hot air balloon as a getaway vehicle.) WhatBԪַs more, their statute of limitations has run out so theyBԪַre free and clear to talk. In 2019, Sorrentino served eight months in prison for lying on his taxes. BԪַStatute of LimitationsBԪַ streams Thursdays on platforms including Tubi, YouTube and The Roku Channel.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
BԪַ EnglandBԪַs Rocksteady Studios built its reputation on 2009BԪַs dazzling Batman: Arkham Asylum. Alas, the developer is turning to the dark side of the DC Universe with . Rather than soloing as the Caped Crusader, youBԪַre now invited to team up with friends as members of Task Force X: Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang and King Shark. What do they have against Superman, the Flash and their buddies? Well, Brainiac has brainwashed the superheroes and now itBԪַs up to the supervillains to save Metropolis. You can expect guest appearances by the likes of Lex Luthor, the Penguin and the Riddler, and publisher Warner Bros. Games is promising a steady flow of downloadable scoundrels in the future. The brawling begins Friday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
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