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Subject: Re: Selected programming for May 1-3, 2024
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 08:27:21 -0700
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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
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