Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Ian J. Ball" Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Selected programming for May 1-3, 2024 Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 08:27:21 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 270 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:27:22 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="5d774527bf2abc7fab53221b934406f5"; logging-data="1171233"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19jvdqgKtIaAsYQJnMUO8gV" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:sp+pzKBzqHNeEuY2ZBE1ZDkd5Ds= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 10755 On 4/28/24 12:00 AM, Robin Miller wrote: >         Previously released: > > > Miller's Girl      (movie)      (Netflix, April 26) > > A young woman and her writing teacher develop a flirtatious dynamic that > comes to a head after a midterm assignment underscores their power > imbalance. Stars Martin Freeman and Jenna Ortega. 2024 film; 1hr 33m. > > https://www.netflix.com/title/81696530 > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8310486/     [rating 5.2] Oh, yeah, this is the flick that caused the internet pearl-clutchers to go over the moon, because Jenna Ortega is too young to have sex, or 'cos she has sex with an old dude and likes it, or something... > Anyone But You      (movie)       (Netflix, April 23) > > At a lavish destination wedding, two singles whose one date ended badly > pretend to be a couple to pacify her interfering parents and make his ex > jealous. Stars Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, > Hadley Robinson, and Michelle Hurd. 2023 film; 1hr 43m. Not avalable on > ad tier. > > https://www.netflix.com/title/81760229 > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26047818/     [rating 6.2] Damn - another film I would have watched had it not gone to Netflix... :/ >         Wednesday, May 1 > > >     Streaming: > > > Rather      (documentary)         (3:01 am, Netflix) > > For decades, Dan Rather delivered the news with authenticity, integrity > and courage. RATHER chronicles his rise to prominence, sudden and > dramatic public downfall, and redemption and re-emergence as a voice of > reason to a new generation. 1h 35m. > > https://www.netflix.com/title/81772239 > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26545945/ Oh, Jesus Christ, they cannot be serious!! > Behind the Music [reboot]      (season 2 premiere)          (3:01 am, > Paramount+) > > The groundbreaking and prolific music documentary series returns with > four new episodes featuring Trace Adkins, Wolfgang Van Halen, and Bell > Biv DeVoe. Geezus - with that lineup, they needn't have bothered!! >     Broadcast and cable: > > > Chucky      (season 3 finale)         (10 pm, Syfy) Will there be a season #4?... (IOW, how much longer is Siffy going to bother with original series?!) >         Thursday, May 2 > > >     Streaming: > > > The Idea of You        (movie)         (12:01 am, Prime Video) > > Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) directs a May-December romance starring > Anne Hathaway as a 40-year-old divorced single mother who begins a > whirlwind romance with the lead singer of a popular boy band (Nicholas > Galitzine) after a chance encounter with him at Coachella. Reid Scott > and Annie Mumolo also star in Amazon's streaming-only adaptation of > Robinne Lee's 2017 debut novel.    1h 55m. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8i6PB0gGOA > > https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-idea-of-you/     [score 77] > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9466114/ I will probably get to this at some point... > A Man in Full          [new; complete limited series]          (3:01 am, > Netlfix) > > Jeff Daniels heads the cast of David E. Kelley's six-episode adaptation > of the 1998 novel by Tom Wolfe. Daniels plays Charlie Croker, an Atlanta > real estate mogul who is suddenly faced with the prospect of bankruptcy > and the collapse of his empire. The series also stars Diane Lane, > William Jackson Harper, Lucy Liu, Bill Camp, Tom Pelphrey, Sarah Jones, > and Ami Ameen. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9bF4X38O0o > > https://www.netflix.com/title/81506171 > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15845610/ [shrug] > Turtles All the Way Down         (movie)        (3:01 am, Max) > > An adaptation of John Green's YA romance novel stars Isabela Merced and > Felix Mallard. > > IMDb: A teenager with OCD tries to solve a mystery surrounding a > fugitive billionaire. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XBFNmV0Bzc > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7737224/ Hmmmm.... Will probably try to get to this at some point. > Hacks       (season 3 premiere)          (3:01 am, Max) > > Explores a dark mentorship that forms between Deborah Vance, a legendary > Las Vegas comedian, and an entitled, outcast 25-year-old. > > The acclaimed comedy led by Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder returns > after a lengthy hiatus for a third season that will feature Succession's > J. Smith-Cameron in a recurring role and guest appearances from > Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Helen Hunt, George Wallace, and > Dan Bucatinsky. Nine episodes; two are released each week for four > weeks, with the ninth episode released the following week (May 30). > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB6H9OiXyOI > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11815682/     [rating 8.2] I doubt this is my kind of thing... > The Tattooist of Auschwitz        [new; complete limited series] (3:01 > am, Peacock) > > A co-production from Peacock and the UK's Sky, this Holocaust drama is > based on the best-selling novel by Heather Morris chronicling the > real-life romance between Auschwitz-Birkenau prisoners Lali and Gita > Sokolov (Jonah Hauer-King and Anna Próchniak). Harvey Keitel plays Lali > six decades later as he shares his story with writer Morris (Melanie > Lynskey). All six episodes are available to stream today. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWD93s8ZD9g > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9022422/ Might have watched this as a movie... >     Broadcast and cable: > > > Our Mother's Secret Affair     (movie)        (8 pm, LMN) > > When a midnight break-in occurs at the home of Diana Parker and her > daughter Francine, they soon discover that the intruder is none other > than Diana’s biological daughter Kasey, given up for adoption years ago. > But as shattering secrets are laid bare and shocking truths come to > light, an unknown aggressor inside Diana’s circle of trust decides she > is a threat to their happiness and now will do anything to stop this > family reunion… including murder. Diana and her daughters must act to > save each other’s lives, as a cold, remorseless killer closes in from > the shadows. Ashley Leggat, Laura Afelskie, Laura Provenzano, and Andrea > Pavlovic star. > > https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/our-mothers-secret-affair ========== REMAINDER OF ARTICLE TRUNCATED ==========