Billie Eilish's third studio album 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' and the return of 'Bridgerton' are part of a new wave of TV, movies, music and games coming to a device near you. This is the department.
Also, among the streaming services worth your time, chosen by Associated Press entertainment journalists: Zayn Malik releases new album, video game “Homeworld'' returns for the first time in more than 20 years, and Code -Jefferson's Oscar-winning film “American Fiction'' is now available on Prime Video.
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– Cord Jefferson’s Oscar-winning “American Fiction,” one of the most celebrated directorial debuts in recent years, arrives on Prime Video on Tuesday. Jeffrey Wright plays frustrated novelist Thelonious “Monk” Ellison. In a drunken rage, Ellison writes a satirical book that parodies popular trends, and it becomes a sensation. Sterling K. Brown, John Ortiz, Erica Alexander, Issa Rae, and Leslie Uggams complete the stunning ensemble. In a review, Associated Press film writer Lindsey Bahr wrote that “American Fiction” is “directed without flash or pretense, relying on a sharp script and talented, charismatic actors to draw the audience in until the end.” It's very easy to watch,” he wrote.
– The three new movies coming to Netflix cover a wide gamut. The animated Thelma the Unicorn (released Friday) tells the story of a small pony drawn to pose as a unicorn, voiced by Grammy Award-winning singer and guitarist Brittany Howard. Yance Ford's “Power” (streaming Friday) examines the roots of American policing and its evolution over time. And Madame Web, the much-maligned Marvel movie from Sony's Spider-Man universe, will be available on Netflix on Tuesday. Starring Dakota Johnson, Bahl wrote in his review that the film “feels like a piece of work spliced together by a bunch of people who don't really work together.”
– The odds are in favor of “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbird and the Snake,” which begins streaming on Starz on Tuesday after a successful theatrical run last November. It's a prequel to The Hunger Games itself. This game is his 10th year, and although the reviews are low, he will go through some twists and turns and jump to the center stage of Panem. It also tells the origin story of Coriolanus Snow, the future president played by Donald Sutherland in the first four films. Tom Bryce plays the young and ambitious Snow here, and his performance elevates the film. In my review, I wrote: “Much like the Hunger Games movies starring Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss Everdeen, the new film proves the sacrifices a thrilling young actor can make in a story when he commands the screen. ing.”
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
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— What can listeners expect from Billie Eilish's third studio album, Hit Me Hard and Soft? It's a mystery, but here's why the pop star keeps doing it. There is. Last month, Eilish announced the album by sharing the artwork on Instagram. Irish is shown floating in a body of water after being thrown out the door. In the caption, she wrote that she would not release the single before its release. “I want to give it to you all at once,” she captioned the image. “I couldn't be more proud of this album.” Here's what we know: Eilish once again collaborated with her brother and longtime collaborator Finneas on “Hit Me Hard.” I worked at ・And Soft.
– Zayn Malik, once known as the piped-up heartthrob of British boy band One Direction, had the courage to step out and leave the group that launched his career in R&B pop. He was the first person to start. That was a long time ago. And on Friday, he releases his fourth solo studio album, Room Under the Stairs. This album was written and dreamed up in his home in rural Pennsylvania. This time he teams up with legendary country producer Dave Cobb (known for his work with Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, Brandi Carlile, and more) to create Malik's folkiest work to date. did. This is part R&B, part soul, part acoustic of his Americana, a new and mature Malik for a new era.
— School, the musical name of duo filmmakers Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan, has been performing sound works partnering with the filmography of Dadaist Man Ray for several years. All that work comes to a natural culmination on Friday with the release of his new album Music for Man Ray, celebrating 100 years of Man Ray's film career. (If you're a movie buff reading this, you may have sensed something like this happening when the recently restored Man Ray film Return to Reason premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.) ) Surrealist music for the senses.
— Alternative rock fans, we have a new documentary reality series for you. “Billy Corgan's Carneyland Adventures” is his eight-part unscripted series on The CW, in which the Smashing Pumpkins frontman explores fatherhood, being in a band, wrestling promoters and It depicts him overcoming other unusual activities as the owner of the National Wrestling Alliance. . Streaming Tuesdays on the CW app and cwtv.com.
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
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— Seasons 1 and 2 of “Bridgerton” followed the first two novels in the series by Julia Quinn. Set in Regency-era London, each book tells the love story of a member of the Bridgerton family. However, season 3 will skip ahead to booking number 4 with friends to the courtship of lovers Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan). Netflix will split the season into two parts and premiere the first batch of new episodes on Thursday.
—Sophie Rundle of “Peaky Blinders” plays a police officer in a British town devastated by a flood in “After the Flood.” The six-episode series is both a thriller and a red flag about the effects of climate change. The series will premiere on her BritBox on Monday.
— Josh Brolin stars in Prime Video's “Outer Range,” a Western about neighboring ranchers fighting over land that quickly takes a trippy turn with time travel. Lili Taylor, Tom Pelphrey, Imogen Poots and Sean Sipos also star. All seven episodes of Season 2 will drop on Thursday.
— Andre Holland (“Moonlight”) plays Black Panther founder Huey P. Newton in the new Apple TV+ series “The Big Cigar.” The film tells the true story of Holland being pursued by the FBI in 1974 on suspicion of murder and assault. He fled to Cuba with the help of a film producer named Bert Schneider. The six-episode series will be released on Friday.
— The popular cooking competition series “Ciao House” returns for a second season on Sunday, May 19 on Food Network. In the show, 12 chefs live together in a Tuscan village and compete in a variety of culinary challenges. Contestants form alliances and rivalries. Ultimately, the winner will be able to train under an Italian master chef. “Iron Chef” champions Alex Guarnaschelli and Gabe Bertaccini return as hosts.
— Alicia Rancilio
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— 21 years isn't a lot of time on a cosmic scale, but for fans of the sci-fi epic Homeworld, who've been waiting since the last full-fledged film was released in 2003, it's It was forever. Gearbox Publishing's His Homeworld 3 begins, with the galaxy entering an era of prosperity thanks to the discovery of a network of hyperspace gates. But the good times may be about to pass, as several gates are mysteriously collapsing. Developer His Blackbird Interactive also includes veterans of the original game, and whether you want to fly solo or enjoy free-for-all with friends, his 3D outer space that made this game a hit promises plenty of combat. Liftoff is Monday on PC.
— If you prefer a slightly more realistic mystery, Annapurna Interactive's Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is for you. You are invited to explore an old hotel somewhere in Europe, where you soon find yourself “caught up in a game of fantasy.'' Its aesthetic is classic film noir, with eerie black and white backgrounds punctuated by red accents. Swedish studio Simogo, known for mind-bending works such as Year Walk and Device 6, is promising “a huge amount of hand-crafted puzzles”, so those craving a really big escape room will be able to get their hands on Nintendo on Thursday. Check it out on Switch and PC.
— Lou Kesten
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