Here’s a collection curated by the entertainment journalists at The Associated Press of what’s hitting TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
– Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel “White Noise” has long been considered “unfilmable”. spirited argument for its adaptation. At Baumbach “White noise,” Adam Driver plays Jack Gladney, a college professor with a well-stocked suburban family (Greta Gerwig plays his wife, Babette). When an “airborne poison event” engulfs their town and causes residents to flee, a new fear of death permeates Jack’s middle-class existence. In my review I commended the film’s “dizzying somberness” and the book’s wholehearted embrace of its dizzying, dense intensity. Don’t miss the supermarket dance finale accompanied by the LCD sound system.
— For some, New Year’s Eve was made for movie nights. And to ring in the new year, Turner Classic Movies is programming a celebratory series starring beloved, martini-drinking detectives Nick and Nora Charles. Beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, TCM will run a mini-marathon “The Thin Man” from 1934 1936’s “After the Thin Man” and 1939’s “Another Thin Man.” As a shrewd husband-and-wife homicide team, William Powell and Myrna Loy remain delightfully bubbly company to cheer with.
— AP film writer Jake Coyle
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MUSIC
— It’s the number one movie in the country, so it makes sense that it should be something you hear too. The 22-track soundtrack for Avatar: The Way of Water includes the original song “Nothing is lost (You give me strength)” written and performed by The Weeknd, and “The Songcord” performed by star Zoë Saldana. The soundtrack is by Grammy Award-winning composer Simon Franglen, who worked with composer James Horner on the original film Avatar, picking up where Horner left off after his death in 2015. For superfans, there’s also a new release – “Avatar: The Way of Water (Original Score)” – which includes 11 additional score cues from the film not available on the soundtrack.
– 21 Savage is the final cast member for the 2022 season of Amazon Music Live. The new weekly concert series, which will be streamed live Thursday nights and hosted by hip-hop star 2 Chainz, has featured some of music’s hottest acts including A$AP Rocky, Anitta, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Wayne and Kane Brown . 21 Savage’s concert is expected to include excerpts from ‘Her Loss’, his collaborative album with Drake.
– Some Broadway royalty – including Christopher Jackson, Mandy Gonzalez and Joaquina Kalukango — are part of the third annual national PBS Concert “United in Song” alongside Grammy winner Renée Fleming. The special also features Natalie Grant, Matt Doyle, Brett Young and more with the American Pops Orchestra, as well as a newly commissioned performance by New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck and soloist Roman Mejia. The special premieres Saturday on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video App.
TV
– CBS will air the 45th annual Kennedy Center Honors, which this year honored actor George Clooney, the band U2, singers Gladys Knight and Amy Grant and composer Tania León. The Kennedy Center Honors is a lifetime achievement award presented to artists for their impact on American culture through art. The event was Filmed in early December and presenter Julia Roberts wore a tailored dress printed with various photos of her good pal Clooney. The Kennedy Center Honors Show airs Wednesday nights.
— The long-running British feel-good series “Call the Midwife” premiered its annual Christmas episode on PBS last Sunday. Call the Midwife follows a group of midwives and nuns in east London. Although set in the 1950s and 1960s, the series tackles important issues such as infertility, racism and unwanted pregnancies. Call the Midwife is based on the memoir by Jennifer Worth and narrated by Vanessa Redgrave. Season 12 debuts on PBS in March.
– Alicia Rancilio
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