What to stream this weekend: 'The Bachelorette,' Idris Elba, The Weeknd, Sarah Snook and 'Jack Ryan'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from Lucinda Williams, the kickoff of the 20th season of the reality dating show โThe Bacheloretteโ starring a 27-year-old therapist from Georgia who was featured on the last season of โThe Bachelor,โ and Idris Elba is stuck on the worst flight ever in the new series โHijackโ for Apple TV+.
New this week: 'Cry Macho,' McCreery and 'The Morning Show'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include new music from Lindsey Buckingham and Scott McCreery, as well as the return of Clint Eastwood, who has gone back to his Western roots with โCry Macho,โ starring as a former rodeo star hired to bring a young man in Mexico back to his father in the U.S. Fans of TV's โThe Morning Showโ will also get to see Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell and Billy Crudup kick off Season 2.
New this week: 'No Sudden Move' and 'The Tomorrow War'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include documentaries about celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck and another on a landmark 1969 Harlem concert series known as โBlack Woodstockโ that featured Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone.
Here are 3 ways to save in the Summer Sale Wars
The popular Amazon Prime day has led to stores like Target and Walmart creating their own days of deals and specials, leading to an all-out sales war. There are a few things to know before the sales kick off later this week. We are going to help you prepare so you can save the most money and how to earn an extra $10 Amazon Prime credit.
How prime members can save money with every Amazon order
HOUSTON โ If youโre an Amazon Prime member, you know two-day shipping rarely means youโll get your order in two days anymore. Sure, itโs just $1, but Kyle James of the Rather Be Shopping says you can accumulate those rewards rather quickly. Reload Amazon Gift Card to get $10When you reload $100 or more on to an Amazon gift card balance, youโll get a free $10 bonus. It only works the first time you reload a gift card. If you know youโll be spending $100 on Amazon anyway, this one is a no-brainer.
New this week: 'MLK/FBI,' Why Donโt We and 'Prodigal Son'
โ Another acclaimed film from the virtual festival circuit, Sam Pollardโs โMLK/FBI,โ debuts on-demand and in theaters Friday. โ AP Music Editor Mesfin FekaduTELEVISIONโ Catherine Zeta-Jones is joining Foxโs โProdigal Son,โ about a skilled criminal profiler (Tom Payne) and his serial-killer dad (Michael Sheen). The sophomore season of โProdigal Sonโ starts at 9 p.m. EST on a new night, Tuesday. โ A real-life killer who terrorized Californians in the mid-1980s is the subject of Netflixโs limited, four-part documentary series, โNight Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer,โ debuting Wednesday. It was updated on Jan. 16, 2021, to correct the name of an actor who stars in the television series โProdigal Son.โ It is Michael Sheen, not Martin Sheen.
Prime Day is here: Hereโs a sneak peek at this yearโs Amazon deals
Published: October 9, 2020, 9:52 am Updated: October 13, 2020, 10:13 amPrime Day is here. The 48-hour sale event kicks off Tuesday, Tuesday, October 13 at 2 a.m. CT.Beginning Sunday, October 11, Amazon Prime members can get early access by shopping with Alexa on an Echo device by asking โAlexa, what are my Prime Day deals?โThe two-day sale offers Prime members exclusive access to more than one million deals across every category from toys, sports and outdoors, beauty, major appliances, electronics, Amazon devices and more. Hereโs a sneak peek at Prime Day deals:Amazon DevicesSave 60% on our most popular smart speaker, Echo Dot (3rd Gen), just $18.99Save up to $80 on Echo Show devices. Get the Echo Show 5 for $44.99, Echo Show 8 for $64.99, and Echo Show (2nd Gen) for $149.99Take Alexa on the road with $30 off Echo Auto, now with Auto Mode in the Alexa App and Start My Commute features, just $19.99Fire TV Edition Smart TVs start at just $79.99. Get the Fire HD 10 for $79.99 and Fire 7 Kids Edition tablet for $59.99Save $75 on eero Mesh WiFi system ensuring you have whole home WiFi coverage, just $174.00Save $20 on Ring Stick Up Cam, just $79.99.
Amazon to kick off holiday shopping with October Prime Day
NEW YORK โ Amazon is aiming to kickstart the holiday shopping season early this year. It's the first time Prime Day is being held in the fall, and Amazon is positioning it as a way to get people to start their holiday shopping. In past years, Walmart, Best Buy and Target have offered their own online discounts during Prime Day. Amazon started the sales event in 2015 as its answer to Singlesโ Day, a shopping holiday in China popularized by Chinese ecommerce company Alibaba. Prime Day has become one of Amazon's biggest shopping days, since it offers some of its deepest discounts of the year.
Walmart to launch new membership in effort to compete with Amazon Prime
NEW YORK Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime. Walmart has a long way to go to catch up with Amazon Prime. Janey Whiteside, Walmart's chief customer officer, said it wasn't launching Walmart+ to compete with any other shopping membership. At its stores, members can unlock an app to scan items as they shop and pay without having to stop at a cashier. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based company said Walmart+ will launch Sept. 15.
Where to stream 6 iconic Chadwick Boseman movies
Published: August 29, 2020, 10:03 am Updated: August 29, 2020, 10:10 amBest known for his role as TโChalla, king of the fictional African country of Wakanda in the Marvel superhero movie โBlack Panther,โ actor Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday at age 43 following a four-year-battle with colon cancer, specialized in playing iconic Black figures like baseball player Jackie Robinson, singer James Brown and Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall. Here are six 6 movies starring Chadwick Boseman you can stream:โ42โ (2013)Available to stream on Amazon PrimeโGet on Upโ (2014)Available to stream on Amazon Prime, Google Play and YouTubeโMarshallโ (2017)Available to stream on Google Play, YouTube, and Amazon PrimeโBlack Pantherโ (2018)Available to stream on Disney+, Amazon Prime and Google Playโ21 Bridgesโ (2019)Available to purchase on Amazon Prime, Vudu and Google Play. โDa 5 Bloodsโ (2020)Available to stream on NetflixRELATED: โCrushing blow.โ Grief flows on social media after untimely death of actor Chadwick Boseman
These movies, shows and documentaries about race should be required viewing
Netflixโ13thโDirected by Ava DuVernay (sheโll come up again in this list), the documentary shows you how America changed after the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery, but also kickstarted the prison boom in America. โMoonlightโThis Oscar-winning picture tells the story of a young black gay man living in Miami. chronicles the Central Park Five, a group of young black teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of a crime they didnโt commit. The documentary tells the story of the days of protests, unrest and riots that followed. Itโs a great film that shows how two different groups of people can react to fatal police shootings.
7 concert films you should watch if youโre really missing live music
Some experts believe it could be more than a year until live concerts return to our daily lives, which is heartbreaking for people who love seeing live music. So until then, the next best thing to do is watch a concert movie from one of your favorite artists. Look no further than Beyoncรฉ's โHomecoming,โ her live concert that was filmed in 2018 when she headlined Coachella, the Southern California music festival. From the costumes, dancing and marching band music arrangements, Beyoncรฉ transformed Coachella into โBeychella,โ and weโre lucky enough that the entire show is documented. Not only is Timberlakeโs music incredible catchy, but the production value that went into this show, especially the choreography, makes it worth visiting.
30 movies over 3 hours long to stream while social distancing
Available to rent for $2.99 on Amazon PrimeโThe Sound of Musicโ - Uncut (1965): 3 hr. Available to rent for $3.99 on Amazon PrimeโThe Good, the Bad, and the Uglyโ (1969): 3 hr. Available to purchase for $17.99 on Amazon PrimeโThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towersโ - Extended (2002): 3 hr. Available to purchase for $17.99 on Amazon PrimeโThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Kingโ - Extended (2003): 4 hr. Available to rent for $2.99 on Amazon PrimeโThe Irishmanโ (2019): 3 hr.
Whatโs new on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ and more in 2020
You might be using the same streaming services this year, but luckily, there are tons of new movies, TV shows, documentaries and so much more available on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ and Amazon Prime. โFerris Buellerโs Day OffโThis obviously isnโt a Netflix original movie, but sometimes Netflix puts on a good throwback movie that is too good not to mention. โThe Goop Labโ is actress Gwyneth Paltrow and her lifestyle brand, Goop, all teamed up with Netflix to bring us six episodes of Goop-related content. You probably havenโt seen it since the โ90s, but thatโs the best thing about Disney+. What TV shows and movies are you most excited to see this year?