The final, cringeworthy season of 㽶ƵֱCurb Your Enthusiasm㽶Ƶֱ and a documentary on Run-D.M.C. are some of the new television, movies, music and games near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press㽶Ƶֱ : Donald Glover starring as a spy in the new TV series 㽶ƵֱMr. & Mrs. Smith㽶Ƶֱ and a documentary about the making of the charity megahit 㽶ƵֱWe Are the World.㽶Ƶֱ
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㽶Ƶֱ Regardless of whether you think the 1985 charity anthem 㽶ƵֱWe Are the World㽶Ƶֱ 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 㽶ƵֱThe Greatest Night In Pop㽶Ƶֱ humanizes 㽶Ƶֱsome of these icons that we㽶Ƶֱve sort of idolized over many generations.㽶Ƶֱ It㽶Ƶֱs on Netflix.
㽶Ƶֱ So last week, but the good news is that the Criterion Channel has a new series starting Thursday about some of the 㽶ƵֱLady Bird㽶Ƶֱ and 㽶ƵֱBarbie㽶Ƶֱ director㽶Ƶֱs favorite films. Gerwig㽶Ƶֱs 㽶Ƶֱadventures in moviegoing㽶Ƶֱ includes David Lean㽶Ƶֱs 㽶ƵֱBrief Encounter,㽶Ƶֱ Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger㽶Ƶֱs 㽶ƵֱThe Red Shoes,㽶Ƶֱ Max Ophüls㽶Ƶֱ 㽶ƵֱThe Earrings of Madame de㽶Ƶֱ㽶Ƶֱ and Claire Denis㽶Ƶֱ 㽶ƵֱBeau travail.㽶Ƶֱ The channel also has a series on 㽶ƵֱInterdimensional Romance㽶Ƶֱ with films like 㽶ƵֱA Matter of Life and Death,㽶Ƶֱ 㽶ƵֱWings of Desire,㽶Ƶֱ 㽶ƵֱEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind㽶Ƶֱ and both versions of 㽶ƵֱSolaris.㽶Ƶֱ
㽶Ƶֱ 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 㽶ƵֱDadaist riff on 㽶ƵֱThe Parent Trap㽶Ƶֱ 㽶Ƶֱ may be the most demented riff on a familiar story yet. The film 㽶Ƶֱ has been called the most gonzo movie of the year. It㽶Ƶֱs lewd, ridiculous and surreal. Hanna-Barbera was an inspiration.㽶Ƶֱ 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
㽶Ƶֱ Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Clash, 㽶Ƶֱ what do these legendary artists have in common? They owe much to Lee 㽶ƵֱScratch㽶Ƶֱ Perry, a pioneer of the dub music scene celebrated as one of reggae㽶Ƶֱs founding fathers. Perry (real name Rainford Hugh Perry) 㽶Ƶֱ but during the pandemic, he worked on new music material, which will be posthumously released in his final album, 㽶ƵֱKing Perry,㽶Ƶֱ out Friday. It features guest performances from Greentea Peng, Shaun Ryder, Tricky, Marta, Rose Waite and Fifi Rong. The final track, appropriately titled 㽶ƵֱGoodbye,㽶Ƶֱ is Perry㽶Ƶֱs final vocal recording 㽶Ƶֱ an ambitious and celebratory song that features Perry repeating his farewell over and over again. It㽶Ƶֱs a fitting coda, and still an experiment, bringing his reggae into synth wave, drum㽶Ƶֱn㽶Ƶֱbass, big beat, and electronica. Even in death, Perry is looking towards the future.
㽶Ƶֱ When you㽶Ƶֱre done streaming 㽶ƵֱThe Greatest Night in Pop㽶Ƶֱ (see above), stay in the musical mid-㽶Ƶֱ80s with 㽶ƵֱKings from Queens: .㽶Ƶֱ This Peacock original documentary offers a close look at the early days of Joseph 㽶ƵֱRev Run㽶Ƶֱ Simmons, Darryl 㽶ƵֱDMC㽶Ƶֱ McDaniels, and Jason 㽶ƵֱJam Master Jay㽶Ƶֱ Mizell㽶Ƶֱs revolutionary group 㽶Ƶֱ 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 㽶Ƶֱ and assisting in turning it into . Let㽶Ƶֱs face it, 㽶ƵֱIt㽶Ƶֱs Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that㽶Ƶֱs right on time,㽶Ƶֱ is both an earworm for the ages 㽶Ƶֱ and some astute musical analysis.
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㽶Ƶֱ The new Amazon Prime Video series is not your 2005 㽶ƵֱMr. & Mrs. Smith.㽶Ƶֱ 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 㽶ƵֱLove is Blind㽶Ƶֱ and 㽶Ƶֱ90 Day Fiancé㽶Ƶֱ for inspiration. All eight episodes will be ready to binge on Friday.
㽶Ƶֱ 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.
㽶Ƶֱ A new Disney+ docuseries called follows the Detroit Youth Choir 㽶Ƶֱ who first made a splash appearing on 㽶ƵֱAmerica㽶Ƶֱs Got Talent㽶Ƶֱ in 2019 㽶Ƶֱ as members audition and prepare to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. All six episodes dropped Wednesday.
㽶Ƶֱ 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 show㽶Ƶֱs immigration story is universally relatable because all immigrants understand that it㽶Ƶֱs difficult to start over and build a new life. 㽶ƵֱThree Little Birds㽶Ƶֱ premiered Thursday.
㽶Ƶֱ Past seasons of National Geographic㽶Ƶֱs 㽶ƵֱGenius㽶Ƶֱ 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 man㽶Ƶֱs 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+.
㽶Ƶֱ Don㽶Ƶֱt worry, 㽶ƵֱDateline㽶Ƶֱ hosts, your jobs are safe. For now. Mike 㽶ƵֱThe Situation㽶Ƶֱ Sorrentino of 㽶ƵֱJersey Shore㽶Ƶֱ has entered the chat. He㽶Ƶֱs 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.) What㽶Ƶֱs more, their statute of limitations has run out so they㽶Ƶֱre free and clear to talk. In 2019, Sorrentino served eight months in prison for lying on his taxes. 㽶ƵֱStatute of Limitations㽶Ƶֱ streams Thursdays on platforms including Tubi, YouTube and The Roku Channel.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
㽶Ƶֱ England㽶Ƶֱs Rocksteady Studios built its reputation on 2009㽶Ƶֱs 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, you㽶Ƶֱre 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 it㽶Ƶֱs 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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