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What's streaming now: 'Barbie,' Taylor Swift in your home, Cody Johnson and the return of 'Reacher'
Read full article: What's streaming now: 'Barbie,' Taylor Swift in your home, Cody Johnson and the return of 'Reacher'This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include a Christmas TV special from country star Cody Johnson, Taylor Swiftโs concert movie โThe Eras Tourโ lands in homes to celebrate her birthday and the second season of โReacherโ starring Alan Ritchson hits of Prime Video.
What are the odds your favorite โHouse of the Dragonโ character will make it out alive?
Read full article: What are the odds your favorite โHouse of the Dragonโ character will make it out alive?As any โGame of Thronesโ fan knows, the God of Death is always knocking on the door. Itโs just a matter of knowing when to say โnot todayโ to keep you alive.
New this week: 'House of the Dragon,' Lakers doc and Lovato
Read full article: New this week: 'House of the Dragon,' Lakers doc and LovatoThis weekโs new entertainment releases include fresh music from Demi Lovato, a documentary about Princess Diana that uses only archival footage and the โGame of Thronesโ prequel finally arrives on HBO.
New this week: Beyoncรฉ, Shark Week, ESPYS and 'The Gray Man'
Read full article: New this week: Beyoncรฉ, Shark Week, ESPYS and 'The Gray Man'This weekโs new entertainment releases include Beyoncรฉโs new album โRenaissance,โ Stephen Curry hosting the ESPYS sports awards and the summer thrill ride known as Shark Week returns to Discovery Channel for its 34th year.
New this week: 'Black Bird,' Lizzo and 'The Rehearsal'
Read full article: New this week: 'Black Bird,' Lizzo and 'The Rehearsal'This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from Lizzo, the crime drama โBlack Birdโ from the mind of novelist Dennis Lehane, and a tearful roadtrip when a single father played by John Cho drives his teenage daughter across the country in โDonโt Make Me Go.โ.
New this week: 'Better Call Saul,' Bonnie Raitt and 'Barry'
Read full article: New this week: 'Better Call Saul,' Bonnie Raitt and 'Barry'This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from Bonnie Raitt, Bob Odenkirk starts the long farewell season of โBetter Call Saulโ and โThe Batman,โ the biggest box-office hit so far this year, lands Monday on HBO Max.
New this week: 'The Garcias,' Jewel music and Barack Obama
Read full article: New this week: 'The Garcias,' Jewel music and Barack ObamaThis weekโs new entertainment releases include Jewelโs first new studio album in seven years, former President Barack Obama narrating a five-part Netflix series about U.S. public lands and the return of โThe Brothers Garciaโ with a new name.
New this week: 'Ice Age,' Kevin James and 'The Gilded Age'
Read full article: New this week: 'Ice Age,' Kevin James and 'The Gilded Age'This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from the legendary group The Temptations, the latest addition to the animated โIce Ageโ franchise and a new series on HBO by โDownton Abbeyโ creator Julian Fellowes called โThe Gilded Ageโ and starring Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski.
New this week: 'Peacemaker,' Elvis Costello and Macbeth film
Read full article: New this week: 'Peacemaker,' Elvis Costello and Macbeth filmThis weekโs new entertainment releases include new albums from Elvis Costello and The Lumineers, and John Cena reprises his โThe Suicide Squadโ role in the DC universe spin-off series โPeacemaker.โ.
And just like that, โAnd Just Like Thatโ is finally starting to get good
Read full article: And just like that, โAnd Just Like Thatโ is finally starting to get goodWeโre six episodes into the reboot of โSex and the Cityโ series called โAnd Just Like That,โ and after a bit of a rough start, the new show is finally starting to feel like the show that viewers fell in love with over 20 years ago.
We need to talk about the first two episodes of โSex and the Cityโ reboot โAnd Just Like Thatโ
Read full article: We need to talk about the first two episodes of โSex and the Cityโ reboot โAnd Just Like ThatโAfter watching the first two episodes of the highly anticipated โSex and the Cityโ reboot โAnd Just Like That,โ we couldnโt help but wonder: Is this the best reboot of a beloved TV show about to happen?
New this week: Will Smith, 'Tick, Tick... Boom!' and Adele
Read full article: New this week: Will Smith, 'Tick, Tick... Boom!' and AdeleThis weekโs new entertainment releases include a much-anticipated album from Adele, a documentary about Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 Super Bowl half-time show and Will Smith playing father and tennis guru to Venus and Serena Williams.
New this week: 'Dune,' 'Invasion' and an Elton John album
Read full article: New this week: 'Dune,' 'Invasion' and an Elton John albumThis weekโs new entertainment releases include an Elton John album of duets and an HBO documentary about the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
New this week: 'Cry Macho,' McCreery and 'The Morning Show'
Read full article: 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.
The internetโs response to an HBO Max intern flub is hilariously heartwarming
Read full article: The internetโs response to an HBO Max intern flub is hilariously heartwarmingDid you receive an odd email from HBO Max last week? Apparently quite a few people did, and the streaming service gave the most honest excuse: They blamed it on the intern.
New this week: 'In the Heights,' 'Loki' and 'Infiniteโ
Read full article: New this week: 'In the Heights,' 'Loki' and 'InfiniteโThis weekโs new entertainment releases include the much-anticipated debut of Lin-Manuel Mirandaโs โIn the Heights,โ a sweaty, vibrant musical about a close-knit Washington Heights neighborhood.
New this week: Godzilla vs Kong, 'Concrete Cowboy' & Mahalia
Read full article: New this week: Godzilla vs Kong, 'Concrete Cowboy' & MahaliaThis combination photo shows poster art for the film "Godzilla vs Kong," premiering on HBO Max on March 31, left, "Concrete Cowboy," premiering April 2 on Netflix and "Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia," premiering April 3 on Lifetime. (HBO Max/Netflix/Lifetime via AP)Hereโs a collection curated by The Associated Pressโ entertainment journalists of whatโs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIESโ Two of cinemaโs most famous giants are headed for an old-fashioned big budget clash in โGodzilla vs. Kong,โ available on HBO Max for 31 days starting Friday. After a pandemic-induced blockbuster drought, Henry told the AP that the film will be a welcome change of pace. Adโ Legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson gets overdue biopic attention in a Lifetime film debuting Saturday.
New this Week: 'Tina,' 'Runaway Bunny' & 'City on a Hill'
Read full article: New this Week: 'Tina,' 'Runaway Bunny' & 'City on a Hill'This combination of photos shows key art for "The Runaway Bunny," premiering March 25 on HBO Max, left, "Tina," a documentary about Tina Turner premiering March 27 on HBO Max, center, and "City on a Hill," a new series premiering March 28 on Showtime. He has grasped, at least for a proud man like Anthony, how oneโs ego keeps fighting a battle it doesnโt know is already lost.โAdโ In Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin's revealing documentary โTina,โ Tina Turner surveys her tumultuous and extraordinary life. The film, which debuts Saturday on HBO and HBO Max, includes intimate interviews with the 81-year-old โQueen of Rock โnโ Roll," along with previously unseen footage, audio tapes and personal photos. The piercing Romanian documentary โCollectiveโ was nominated for both best documentary and best international film โ something only one previous film ( "Honeyland," in 2020) โ has ever managed to do. Adโ AP Film Writer Jake CoyleMUSICโ Carrie Underwoodโs upcoming album features gospel hymns important to the "American Idol" winner.
Netflix once again dominates Golden Globe TV nominations
Read full article: Netflix once again dominates Golden Globe TV nominations(Liam Daniel/Netflix via AP)NEW YORK โ Netflix rode the voracious hunger for TV content during a year of pandemic viewership to a dominant showing at the Golden Globe nominations. The streaming giant scooped up 20 small-screen nods โ nearly three times as many as its closest competitor, HBO, and beating the 17 TV nominations it got last year. Streaming newcomer HBO Max scored two nominations with โThe Flight Attendant,โ a best comedy TV berth and also earned โThe Big Bang Theoryโ veteran Kaley Cuoco her first Globe nod. Little-known Pop TV earned five nominations โ all for the Canadian comedy โSchittโs Creek,โ which swept the comedy Emmy Awards last year. AdโThe Greatโ now faces โThe Flight Attendant,โ โSchittโs Creek,โ โEmily in Parisโ and โTed Lassoโ for bragging rights to best comedy TV series.
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.
Christopher Nolan calls Warnerโs streaming plan โa messโ
Read full article: Christopher Nolan calls Warnerโs streaming plan โa messโChristopher Nolan, one of Warner Bros.โ most important filmmakers, has come out strongly against the companyโs decision to debut its films on HBO Max and in theaters in 2021. The โTenetโ filmmaker told The Associated Press Monday that itโs not a good business decision and criticized how the company handled it. โIโve never seen everybody so upset about one particular decision,โ Nolan said. And itโs not a good business decision," Nolan said. With major markets like Los Angeles and New York closed, domestic ticket sales fizzled, and Warner Bros. and other studios responded by delaying the yearโs remaining major films.
Next year, Warner Bros. movies will be released in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneously
Read full article: Next year, Warner Bros. movies will be released in theaters and on HBO Max simultaneouslyThis image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Timothee Chalamet, left, and Rebecca Ferguson in a scene from the upcoming 2021 film "Dune." Films will debut simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max in the U.S. After one month, they will stop streaming and continue to play only in theaters. The move follows Warner Bros.' decision to put โWonder Woman 1984โ on HBO Max in December, along with a concurrent theatrical run. Warner Bros.' move amounts to an acknowledgement that any full rebound for theaters is still a year or more away. After a rocky rollout, HBO Max said in October that nearly 9 million people were using HBO Max, though 29 million had access to the streaming service as part of their HBO subscriptions.
Zemeckisโ โThe Witchesโ heads to HBO Max for Halloween
Read full article: Zemeckisโ โThe Witchesโ heads to HBO Max for HalloweenThe Robert Zemeckis adaptation of โRoald Dahlโs The Witchesโ has found a new home on HBO Max this month just in time for Halloween. Warner Bros. said Friday that โThe Witchesโ will debut on the subscription streaming service, owned by parent company WarnerMedia, on Oct. 22. Dahlโs 1983 novel about an orphaned boy who discovers a coven of witches that hate children was previously adapted for the big screen in 1990 by director Nicolas Roeg. It starred Angelica Huston, Mai Zetterling and Rowan Atkinson and was a box office flop, despite its critical acclaim. This new version has actor Jahzir Bruno playing the boy who must try to stop the witches from turning the world's children into mice.
HBO Max goes 'all in' on its big genre-driven streaming bet
Read full article: HBO Max goes 'all in' on its big genre-driven streaming betPhoto by Presley Ann/Getty Images for WarnerMedia(CNN) - With spotlights shining on soon-to-debut streaming services from Apple and Disney, WarnerMedia sought Tuesday to offer audiences a reminder: Set aside a few bucks for us. Not surprisingly, Warner Bros. stressed animation and programs like "Sesame Street" as a means of reaching kids a key component of the streaming business. Similarly, HBO Max will pad that portfolio of established fare for young adults via deals to stream "South Park" and "Doctor Who." That's a particularly good way of expressing what is, despite the meticulous planning by all these media companies, a great big gamble. The-CNN-Wire & 2019 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company.
Here are the movies and shows coming to HBO Max
Read full article: Here are the movies and shows coming to HBO MaxTony Goncalves, CEO of Otter Media, speaks onstage at HBO Max WarnerMedia Investor Day Presentation at Warner Bros. Studios on Oct. 29, 2019, in Burbank, California. (CNN) - HBO Max is debuting in May 2020 with a vast library of TV shows and films. HBO Max costs twice as much as Disney+ and Apple TV+, which cost $6.99 and $4.99 per month, respectively. HBO Max costs the same as HBO Now, the company's standalone streaming service that launched in 2015, but offers a much larger library of TV shows and films. So what will HBO Max subscribers get for $15 a month?
'Gossip Girl' is being rebooted
Read full article: 'Gossip Girl' is being rebootedPhoto by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images(CNN) - "Gossip Girl" is ready to dish again. HBO Max, the new streaming service from WarnerMedia due to launch in 2020, has given a direct-to-series order for a "Gossip Girl" reboot. The service has given the show an order of 10 one-hour episodes from the original "Gossip Girl" team, including executive producers Joshua Safran, Stephanie Savage and Josh Schwartz, according to details released by HBO Max. "Gossip Girl," based on the book series by Cecily von Ziegesar, ran for six seasons on the CW from 2007-2012. The "Gossip Girl" reboot comes at a time when networks are looking to beloved teen shows and franchises for opportunities.
WarnerMedia banks on HBO's brand name for new streaming service
Read full article: WarnerMedia banks on HBO's brand name for new streaming serviceBy bringing it in-house, WarnerMedia is banking that "Friends" fans will migrate for a new streaming service. The streaming service will also include brand-new shows, called "Max Originals," and movies. The forthcoming streaming service has been a top priority ever since AT&T took control of WarnerMedia, then known as Time Warner, last summer. Reilly has been green-lighting new shows for the forthcoming streaming service for several months. Netflix tweeted on Tuesday, "We're sorry to see Friends go to Warner's streaming service at the beginning of 2020 (in The US).