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What's streaming now: Drake, 'Fair Play,' Assassinโs Creed Mirage and William Friedkin's last film
Read full article: What's streaming now: Drake, 'Fair Play,' Assassinโs Creed Mirage and William Friedkin's last filmThis weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include an album by Drake and another by Reba McEntire playing acoustic covers, the corporate thriller โFair Playโ starring Phoebe Dynevor from โBridgerton,โ and โJane the Virginโ scene-stealer Jaime Camil hosts a new game show on CBS called โLoterรญa Loca.โ.
What to stream this week: Olivia Rodrigo, LaKeith Stanfield, NBA 2K14 and โThe Little Mermaidโ
Read full article: What to stream this week: Olivia Rodrigo, LaKeith Stanfield, NBA 2K14 and โThe Little MermaidโThis weekโs new entertainment releases include Olivia Rodrigo's much-anticipated sophomore album, LaKeith Stanfield starring in the eight-part horror fantasy series โThe Changelingโ and Disney's live-action remake of โThe Little Mermaidโ starring Halle Bailey.
Where to stream the best picture Oscar nominees
Read full article: Where to stream the best picture Oscar nominees(Sony Pictures Classics/Warner Bros. Pictures, Netflix, A24, Searchlight Pictures, Focus Features, Amazon Studios, Netflix via AP)Normally, Academy Award nominations mean an Oscar bump in box office. This year, streaming services and digital rental platforms may get a bounce. On March 26, it will become available to rent on premium on-demand platforms and soon after for digital rental. โ โPromising Young Womanโ: Emerald Fennell's pitch-black #MeToo revenge comedy, from Focus Features, is available for $19.99 rental on digital platforms. Fennell, in her directorial debut, was nominated for best director and best screenplay, and star Carey Mulligan is up for best actress.
Oscars surprises, snubs include Glenn Close, โDa 5 Bloodsโ
Read full article: Oscars surprises, snubs include Glenn Close, โDa 5 BloodsโItโs a rare year when most of the Oscar nomination surprises are good ones, but 2020 was also a rare year for moviegoing and awards campaigns. Hereโs our rundown of the snubs and surprises in the 93rd Academy Award nominations. FEMALE DIRECTORS GET THEIR SHOTFor 92 Academy Awards, only 5 women had ever been nominated for best director and never more than one in the same year. This year, the dubious honor goes to Glenn Close for her portrayal of Mamaw in Ron Howardโs adaptation of J.D. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, the film was well received, but seemed like a long shot for the major Oscars categories.
New this week: Sia, Clarice Starling and Kristen Wiig
Read full article: New this week: Sia, Clarice Starling and Kristen WiigHereโs a collection curated by The Associated Pressโ entertainment journalists of whatโs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. One nominee, โJudas and the Black Messiah," arrives on HBO Max (as well as in theaters) on Friday. Adโ Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo's last writing partnership turned out pretty well. Adโ AP Film Writer Jake CoyleMUSICโ Siaโs Golden Globe-nominated directorial debut, โMusic,โ will be accompanied with a 14-track album. Adโ โSilence of the Lambsโ is three decades in the rearview mirror, but only a year has passed as CBSโ โClariceโ picks up the story of FBI Agent Clarice Starling.
Sundance adds Coogler-produced โJudas and the Black Messiahโ
Read full article: Sundance adds Coogler-produced โJudas and the Black MessiahโThe Ryan Coogler-produced Fred Hampton film will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival before heading to HBO Max and theaters, programmers announced Tuesday. (Glen Wilson/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)The Ryan Coogler-produced Fred Hampton film โJudas and the Black Messiahโ will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival before heading to HBO Max and theaters, programmers announced Tuesday. The 2021 Sundance Film Festival, which kicks off Jan. 28, is going largely virtual this year due to the pandemic. โJudas...โ is among the 2021 Warner Bros. films that are debuting simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. Itโll be available for HBO Max subscribers in the U.S. starting Feb. 12.