Here鈥檚 a collection curated by The Associated Press鈥� entertainment journalists of what鈥檚 arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.
MOVIES
鈥� a two-part documentary debuting Monday on Hulu, reconsiders how Shields was sexualized throughout pop culture as a child model and as the 12-year-old star of Louis Malle鈥檚 controversial 1978 film 鈥淧retty Baby.鈥� Director Lana Wilson鈥檚 film, which , revisits plenty of infamous episodes from Shields鈥� life 鈥� her friendship with Michael Jackson, her relationship with Andre Agassi, her odd run-in with Tom Cruise 鈥� as well as new revelations, including that she was sexually assaulted by someone she knew professionally.
鈥� revisits sex and film from a much different perspective. Beginning in April, the streaming service has gathered together some of the defining erotic thrillers of the 鈥�80s and 鈥�90s, including Brian De Palma鈥檚 鈥淒ressed to Kill鈥� (1980), with Angie Dickinson and Michael Caine; Lawrence Kasdan鈥檚 鈥淏ody Heat鈥� (1981), with William Hurt and Kathleen Turner; and the Wachowskis鈥� 鈥淏ound鈥� (1996), with Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon. (鈥淏asic Instinct鈥� arrives in June.) The absence of carnality in today鈥檚 more sexless cinema world has been a subject of ongoing debate. But if you want to step back into a steamier time, the Criterion Channel has you (but not its stars) covered.
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MUSIC
鈥� Michigan rapper NF has a new album out Friday and some tough love for his record label. 鈥淚 could write a record full of radio songs/Do a bunch of features that my label would love,鈥� he raps on the first single. 鈥淪ounds like a nightmare if you ask me/Went from my bedroom to the big leagues.鈥� The 13-track album 鈥滺ope鈥� boasts features with singer-songwriter Julia Michaels and rapper Cordae. It marks the rapper鈥檚 first full-length release since 2019鈥檚 platinum-selling 鈥淭he Search.鈥�
鈥� Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi is ready for his spotlight in 2023. The artist who gave us the pop ballad 鈥淪omeone You Loved鈥� will have a new album 鈥� 鈥淏roken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent鈥� 鈥� out on May 19 and he has been announced for Glastonbury 2023. On Wednesday, Netflix will release a documentary that follows the Grammy nominee returning to his Scottish roots and attempting to reconnect with his old life and the family and friends he left behind. The new music includes the anching love song with lush strings and powerful percussion.
鈥� Linkin Park fans can celebrate the band鈥檚 landmark 鈥淢eteora鈥� album with a 20th anniversary edition dropping Friday. It鈥檚 got a lost gem 鈥� literally, a complete and mixed, yet forgotten, song from the era, appropriately entitled Says bandmember Mike Shinoda: 鈥淔inding this track was like finding a favorite photo you had forgotten you鈥檇 taken, like it was waiting for the right moment to reveal itself.鈥� Another lost track is with the late Chester Bennington in fine force. 鈥淢eteora鈥� landed on March 25, 2003, went No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 before selling 27 million units worldwide.
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TELEVISION
鈥� The popular New Zealand murder series returns for its ninth season Monday on Acorn TV, a streaming service offering British TV shows and other international television. The show stars Neill Rea as Mike Shepherd, a detective who in the pilot episode, is assigned to a murder case in the small, fictional town of Brokenwood. Shepherd, who uses unconventional methods in his work, must team up with local detective, Kristin Simms, played by Fern Sutherland, who is more structured and straight-lace. Shepherd stays on in Brokenwood, enjoying the town鈥檚 idyllic charm, but there are still plenty of mysteries to solve, with Simms鈥� help, of course.
鈥� The new Paramount+ series shows the origin of the girl gang before Frenchy, Rizzo, or Sandy ever donned their own pink jackets. 鈥淩ise of the Pink Ladies鈥� takes place four years prior to the events of the 鈥淕rease鈥� movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. It features original music by Justin Tranter, a producer who has worked with recording artists including Lady Gaga, Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande and The Chicks. The show鈥檚 creator, Annabelle Oakes, says her hope is to create a 鈥淕rease鈥� cinematic universe much like Marvel鈥檚, centered around Rydell High. 鈥淕rease: Rise of the Pink Ladies鈥� debuts Thursday.
鈥� Kathryn Hahn portrays a character inspired by writer Cheryl Strayed in the Hulu series It鈥檚 based on Strayed鈥檚 book of the same name which excerpts an advice column where she went by the pseudonym Dear Sugar. In the series, Hahn plays Clare, a writer who agrees to take on an advice column where she writes beautiful, heartfelt responses to people鈥檚 problems, incorporating her own life experiences, and all the while, Clare鈥檚 real life is messy. Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, who both starred in a film adaptation of Strayed鈥檚 memoir 鈥淲ild,鈥� are executive producers on the series. 鈥淭iny Beautiful Things鈥� premieres Friday.
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VIDEO GAMES
鈥� Golf鈥檚 marquee annual event, The Masters Tournament, begins Thursday but the big news for virtual duffers is Electronic Arts鈥� long-awaited return to the links. It鈥檚 the first entry in the franchise since 2015, and its main selling point is exclusive rights to the Masters and the sport鈥檚 three other majors. Augusta National, St. Andrews, Pebble Beach and 25 other classic courses are rendered in vivid detail, and EA has completely overhauled swing mechanics, ball physics, weather and landscape effects. Granted, there are plenty of video golfers who don鈥檛 want quite that much realism, so there鈥檚 an arcade option for those craving more forgiving, faster-paced action. You can tee off Friday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
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