What to stream this weekend: Conan OโBrien travels, 'Migration' soars and Taylor Swift reigns
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include Taylor Swift's eagerly anticipated album โThe Tortured Poets Department,โ a family of ducks is coaxed into flying south for the winter in the kid-friendly animated movie โMigrationโ and Conan OโBrien makes himself the brunt of jokes in his new travel show โConan OโBrien Must Goโ for Max.
New this week: Will Smith, 'Pinocchio' and 'George & Tammy'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include Will Smithโs comeback campaign in the Antoine Fuqua movie โEmancipation,โ a documentary about Broadway star Idina Menzel, the video game โDragon Quest Treasuresโ and a TV series exploring the tumultuous relationship between country music stars Tammy Wynette and George Jones.
New this week: Lizzo, 'Criminal Minds' and 'The Woman King'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include an live posthumous album from Tom Petty, the criminal profile spinoff series โCriminal Minds: Evolution,โ a documentary about the plucky Mars Rover Opportunity and a TV series that focuses on the backstage melodrama at the Chippendaleโs male strip clubs.
Bono, Cruz to star in animated series on vaccine importance
Bono, Cruz and Oyelowo will lend their voices in an animated series to raise awareness about the importance of vaccine access. The ONE Campaign announced Wednesday that the series Pandemica will launch Thursday. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES โ Bono, Penรฉlope Cruz and David Oyelowo will lend their voices in an animated series to raise awareness about the importance of global vaccine access. The series was created to bring attention to global vaccine access in an effort to end the COVID-19 pandemic. โPandemica is a compelling illustration of the inequality around the world,โ Cruz said.
Disney delays 'Black Widow,' Spielberg's 'West Side Story'
NEW YORK โ The Walt Disney Co. has further postponed its next mega-movies from Marvel, including โBlack Widow,โ while also postponing Steven Spielberg's โWest Side Storyโ a full year in the company's latest recalibration due to the pandemic. The Scarlett Johansson Marvel movie โBlack Widow,โ last set for Nov. 6, heads to May 7 of next year. That was the date set for โWest Side Story,โ but Spielberg's musical will instead debut in December 2021. Given the interconnected nature of Marvel releases, the latest delay of โBlack Widowโ had a domino effect on other films. Since the pandemic began, the company's โMulan,โ โHamiltonโ and โArtemis Fowlโ have gone direct to streaming, with โMulanโ made available for a $30 premium purchase by subscribers.
With quiet humanity, Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' makes noise
NEW YORK โ Whatโs it like to be an international film festival sensation without hardly leaving your home? At the Venice Film Festival, it won the top prize, the Golden Lion. At the Toronto International Film Festival, it was hailed by many critics as the best movie of the year and a leading Oscar contender. Next week, it will play the New York Film Festival. โEvery year or so I feel the urge to hit the road,โ Zhao says.
Kelly Clarkson and More Stars Express Outrage Over Video of a Police Officer Shoving an Elderly Protester
When one officer is heard repeatedly telling his colleagues to "push him back," another officer shoves the man to the ground. The man might have hit his head on the concrete, but this is out of frame in the video. The officers call for medical assistance, though several of them are seen walking past the man lying on the ground. "**Warning** This is highly disturbing, unacceptable, and needs explaining @BPDAlerts An elderly man AND NOBODY HELPS HIM!? Im not going to repost the Buffalo video because its vile but it was SO easy for them to lie in the report.