New this week: ‘House of the Dragon’, Lakers doc and Lovato, #week #House #Dragon #Lakers #doc #Lovato Welcome to OLASMEDIA TV NEWSThis is what we have for you today:
Here’s a roundup curated by the entertainment journalists at The Associated Press about what’s hitting TV, streaming services, and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
— In the nearly 25 years since Princess Diana died, there has never been a shortage of content exploring the enormous impact and intrigue of her short life. But a new documentary from director Ed Perkins, “The Princess,” which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and is available Wednesday on HBO (and HBO Max), turns the lens back on us. The film has no talking heads or voiceover, instead using only archival footage to tell a different kind of story. It is a meditative, transporting experience that is surprisingly effective.
— Two of this summer’s most delicious theatrical releases “Mrs. Harris goes to Paris” and “Mr. Malcolm’s List” are now quietly available to rent on demand and watch from home. The first is a well-founded fantasy decorated with mid-century designers, featuring Lesley Manville as a post-World War II British housekeeper and widow. She dreams of owning a Christian Dior dress and has to travel to Paris to get one (and her middle-aged Sabrina moment). “Mr. Malcolm’s List,” meanwhile, is an ode to Jane Austen – a Regency-era romance full of gossip, intrigue and hilarious jokes starring Freida Pinto, Zawe Ashton and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as the titular Mr. Malcolm.
– On the other streamers, Lili Reinhart, of “Riverdale” fame, directs a “Look Both Ways” Netflix picture about a senior student whose life splits into parallel realities on graduation night. In one, she becomes pregnant and has to move to Texas. In another, she goes to Los Angeles to start her career. “Look Both Ways,” starring “Top Gun: Maverick’s” Danny Ramierz, hits Netflix on Wednesday. And for those seeking fear, Paramount+ debuts on Friday, August 19 with “Orphan: First Kill.” A prequel to Jaume Collet-Serra’s 2009 horror “Orphan,” the film follows Esther as she escapes from an Estonian mental institution and makes her way to America.
— AP film writer Lindsey Bahr
MUSIC
— Demi Lovato’s next album flirts with NSFW. “Holy Fvck” is both a song and the title of the 16-track album, which will be released on Friday, August 19. “I felt like it was a great, eye-catching title track for the rest of the album,” SiriusXM said. “And mainly because there are songs on the album that have some sort of religious undertone, there are songs on the album that have this dichotomy of good and bad, and that song represented both.” The album’s first punk single, ‘Skin of My Teeth’, is about Lovato’s struggle with sobriety. “The reaper knocks on my door / Cause I’m addicted to more,” she sings.
– What have you achieved during the pandemic? The indie rock band the Mountain Goats released three new studio albums with a fourth on the way. That latest album, “Bleed Out,” will be out on Friday, August 19, and has been described as “a cinematic experience inspired by action movies from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s.” The first single, “Training Montage”, comes with a video that is very silly, with the band doing pushups, running down stairs and riding skateboards. Oh, and while you’re waiting for the album, frontman John Darnielle also managed to release the true crime novel “Devil House” earlier this year.
“Don’t panic, Brendon Urie is back. His band Panic! At The Disco is offering the album “Viva Las Vengeance” on Friday, August 19, led by the sweet single “Middle of a Breakup” and the energetic title track. “’Viva Las Vengeance’ is a look back at who I was 17 years ago and who I am today with a love I didn’t have before. I didn’t realize I was making an album and there was something about the tape machine that kept me honest,” says Urie. It’s Panic’s first music since the release of “Pray for the Wicked” in 2018. You can also see the band at this year’s MTV VMAs on August 28.
— AP Entertainment writer Mark Kennedy
TELEVISION
– The high-stakes drama is out of court in “Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers,” a 10-part docuseries debuting Monday on Hulu. The series promises to detail how real estate mogul Jerry Buss’ takeover of the team in 1979 led to its transformation into a multi-billion dollar franchise, including business and family conflicts. There is a Buss connection to the series: Jeanie Buss, his widow and the CEO and controlling owner of the Lakers, is an executive producer. Filmmaker Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) directed, with Shaquille O’Neal, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, among others.
— Tatiana Maslany won a Leading Actress Emmy in 2016 for playing half a dozen characters in ‘Orphan Black’. A nine-episode Disney+ comedy series set in the Marvel universe gives her two sides of a coin to work with. “She-Hulk: Lawyer,” Jennifer Lewis’s career takes a turn after a transfusion from her cousin Bruce Banner, aka the Hulk, makes her a very reluctant superhero and advocate for her peers. Notable Marvel faces in the series debuting Thursday include Mark Ruffalo as Smart Hulk, Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky—the Abomination, and Benedict Wong as Wong.
— It’s been over three years since “Game of Thrones” called it a wrap, but who’s counting? The fans who’ve been waiting for the prequel, “House of the Dragon,” finally arrives on HBO on Sunday, August 21. Set two centuries before ‘Game of Thrones’, the story of the House of Targaryen is based on George RR Martin’s ‘Fire & Blood’. The cast includes Paddy Considine as King Viserys Targaryen, who was chosen by the lords of Westeros to succeed his grandfather, and Matt Smith as Prince Daemon Targaryen, his younger brother with “the true blood of the dragon.” Are there any problems with brewing?
— AP Television Writer Lynn Elber
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