Jennifer Lawrence鈥檚 R-rated comedy 鈥淣o Hard Feelings鈥� and the more family friendly animated movie 鈥淭he Monkey King鈥� from director Stephen Chow are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you
Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press鈥� are a Harlan Coben TV adaptation with a young protagonist, Irish singer-songwriter Hozier鈥檚 third studio album and sweet Marcie, the introverted member of the 鈥淧eanuts鈥� gang gets a special,
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
鈥� Parents looking for fresh animated offerings should rejoice that Netflix has a new film from Stephen Chow, the actor and producer known for 鈥淜ung Fu Hustle鈥� and 鈥淪haolin Soccer,鈥� in streaming Friday. Jimmy O. Yang of 鈥淪ilicon Valley鈥� and 鈥淐razy Rich Asians鈥� voices said Monkey King, born from a stone with magical powers and a big ego and who is on a quest for immortality. A young human girl (Jolie Hoang-Rappaport) teams up with him to defeat dragons and demons. Other voice actors include Jo Koy, Bowen Yang, Stephanie Hsu and BD Wong. It鈥檚 loosely based on the 16th century, Wu Cheng鈥檈n Ming dynasty novel 鈥淛ourney to the West.鈥�
Netflix also has a new doc about the widely watched libel trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, coming on Wednesday from director Emma Cooper (鈥淭he Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes鈥�).
鈥� roared onto Prime Video on Tuesday. Very loosely based on a true story (and taken to wild heights), the non-stop action comedy from Elizabeth Banks stars Keri Russell, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Margo Martindale, Kristofer Hivju, O鈥橲hea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich and the late Ray Liotta. AP鈥檚 Mark Kennedy was no fan in his zero star review but said that at an efficient Others were enchanted. 鈥淲hen the movie鈥檚 pitched, you hear the word 鈥楥ocaine,鈥� you鈥檙e like I鈥檓 not sure what to think of this,鈥� producer Phil Lord . 鈥淭hen when you hear the word 鈥楤ear,鈥� you鈥檙e like: I鈥檓 all in.鈥�
鈥� Or if you want to settle in with a raunchy comedy, the Jennifer Lawrence vehicle is now available on video-on-demand. Lawrence plays a woman who answers a Craigslist ad posted by some concerned parents who want someone to 鈥渄ate鈥� their awkward teenage son Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman) before he heads to college. Lawrence鈥檚 pal Gene Stupnitsky (鈥淕ood Boys鈥�) to showcase her comedy prowess, which has so far been mostly relegated to her talk show appearances. that the movie 鈥渨orks better than it ought to鈥� and that it gives Lawrence 鈥減lenty of room to showcase her talent at upending traditional ideas of Hollywood glamour. At every moment, she delights in undercutting her own sexiness; it鈥檚 not every A-lister who鈥檚 willing to film a beach brawl in the nude.鈥�
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NEW MUSIC TO STREAM
鈥� Irish singer-songwriter Hozier鈥檚 third studio album, 鈥淯nreal Unearth,鈥� comes out Friday, Aug. 18. The 16-track collection is loosely based on Dante鈥檚 鈥淣ine Circles of Hell鈥� and features the slinky 鈥淯nknown/Nth,鈥� 鈥淎ll Things End,鈥� 鈥淓at Your Young鈥� and which builds to a thrilling, Phil Spector Wall of Sound-like climax. 鈥淚鈥檓 proud of this record and enjoyed watching it come to life over the past year,鈥� Hozier wrote to fans. Also listen for Brandi Carlile on 鈥淏utchered Tongue.鈥� ( .)
鈥� If oldies are more your style, look no further than a new feature-length documentary about the making of the television special that revitalized Elvis Presley鈥檚 career. When it aired on the night of Dec. 3, 1968, nearly half of the entire TV-watching audience tuned in to see Presley, clad in an iconic black leather suit, deliver some of the greatest performances of his life. The special landed on Paramount+ on Tuesday.
鈥� Take center stage with Broadway icon Idina Menzel, whose 鈥淒rama Queen鈥� shows off her big, rich vocals. 鈥淚 want everyone to move and sing with me and embrace their inner 鈥楧rama Queen,鈥欌�� the Tony Award-winner told fans. The 鈥淟et It Go鈥� singer worked alongside Nile Rodgers on 鈥淧aradise鈥� and goes full disco on first single, a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. 鈥淚鈥檒l meet you on the dance floor or at the stage door or wherever you will have me. This album is for you.鈥�
鈥� Go back in time and groove to the two-part music docuseries premiering on Sunday from MGM+. The series tracks the history of the San Francisco music scene from 1965 to 1975. The series follows the creative explosion in San Francisco that featured the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Steve Miller, Santana, Moby Grape and more. The second part drops Aug. 27.
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NEW SERIES TO STREAM
鈥� A new 鈥淧eanut鈥檚鈥� special on Apple TV+ puts Marcie, the introverted, studious bestie of Peppermint Patty and the gang, in the spotlight with her first special. In the character has lots of ideas to make her friend鈥檚 lives easier, but when those problem-solving abilities get her elected class president, the attention makes Marcie uncomfortable, and she becomes overwhelmed. 鈥淥ne-of-a-Kind Marcie鈥� debuted Friday.
鈥� Best-selling author Harlan Coben has had many of his books adapted for TV, but his latest offering, for Prime Video, centers on a younger protagonist. Jaden Michael (鈥淐olin in Black & White鈥�) stars as Mickey Bolitar 鈥� the teen nephew of famed Coben character Myron Bolitar. (Mickey has been the subject of YA books by Coben.) In this series, we meet Mickey when he is taken in by his aunt in New Jersey after his dad鈥檚 death. He quickly channels his own grief into obsessing over a local disappearance. We also see Mickey interact with colorful school classmates including Abby Corrigan, Adrian Greensmith, Sage Linder and Antonio Cipriano, doing his best Biff from 鈥淏ack to the Future.鈥� The series debuted Friday.
鈥� The star-studded TV fundraiser for cancer research co-founded by Katie Couric called returns on Saturday. Celebs taking part include Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Biel, Don Cheadle, Danai Gurira and Justin Timberlake. It will also feature skits and musical performances from past specials. The fundraiser airs every other year and this time, it will simulcast across 50 media platforms in both the U.S. and Canada, including on the four major U.S. broadcast networks.
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NEW VIDEO GAMES TO PLAY
鈥� The nights are getting longer. School supplies are on sale. But you truly know summer鈥檚 ending when the latest edition of Madden comes out. What鈥檚 new in ? Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is the cover model. Superstar mode, in which you guide one player鈥檚 career from draft pick to All-Pro, is back. Franchise mode has been revamped with upgraded training camp, trading and commissioner tools. And, as always, EA Sports is promising tighter control over throwing, catching, running and tackling, delivered with ever-more-realistic graphics. To get all this, you鈥檒l need to buy the PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S or PC version; less feature-packed editions will still come out for the PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The season begins Friday.
鈥� For college students and their parents, fall brings another brutal ritual: moving. Indies SMG Studio and DEVM Games at least try to make it fun with . In the 2020 original, your Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technicians (you work out the acronym) defied physics to cram mansions鈥� worth of stuff into their rickety vans. The sequel gets wackier, as the Smooth Moves moving team expands the business into entirely new dimensions and brings on new recruits like a sneakerhead 鈥� who literally has a sneaker for a head. And there are more ways to play co-op, either on the same couch or online. Start packing now on PlayStation 5/4, Xbox X/S/One, Nintendo Switch or PC.
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