What to stream this week: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include Shakira's first album in seven years, Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic โRoad Houseโ and โLaw & Orderโ creator Dick Wolf dips into the true crime world with a new docuseries on Netflix.
Wes Anderson on his new '50s-set film 'Asteroid City,' AI and all those Tik Tok videos
โAsteroid City" is among Andersonโs most charmingly chock-full creations, a much-layered, โ50s-set fusion of science fiction, midcentury theater and about a hundred other influences ranging from Looney Tunes to โBad Day at Black Rock.โ.
New this week: Lukas Graham, 'That 90โs Show' and 'Jung_E'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include an album from Lukas Graham, the Showtime series โYour Honorโ starring Bryan Cranston returns for its second and final season, and โHellboundโ director Yeon Sang-Ho unveils his new sci-fi action pic, the dystopian โJung_E,โ where Earth has become uninhabitable and war is about to break out.
'Godzilla vs. Kong'; A heavyweight bout with a light touch
Two years ago, โGodzilla: King of the Monstersโ sounded alarms about climate change. But donโt fret about finding a message amid the mayhem as the towering radioactive lizard clashes with that instantly-recognizable giant ape in "Godzilla vs. Kong," debuting Wednesday. "Itโs about two big guys bashing each other around," laughed actor Rebecca Hall, who plays a researcher studying King Kong. No matter the scene, the actors always knew who was filling the top spots on call sheets during production โ Godzilla and King Kong. And his take on it was, well, if youโre going to go big, go really big.
Bryan Cranston recovers from COVID-19, donates plasma
LOS ANGELES Actor Bryan Cranston said he contracted and recovered from COVID-19 and has donated his plasma because it contains antibodies. The actor best known for playing Walter White on AMC's "Breaking Bad" made the announcement in a video posted to Instagram on Thursday. Cranston, 64, did not say exactly when he got infected with the new coronavirus, but indicated that it was quite early on in the pandemic. Cranston recorded himself inside UCLA Blood & Platelet Center in Los Angeles making the plasma donation. Cranston urged his followers to wear a mask, wash their hands and practice social distancing.