Alessandro Michele steps down as Gucci creative director
Alessandro Michele is leaving his role as creative director of the Gucci, the fashion house announced Wednesday, bringing an end to an eight-year tenure that sharply redefined Gucciโs codes with romanticism and gender-fluidity, all the while powering revenues for the Kering parent.
New this week: 'Only Murders in the Building,' 'More Power'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from Imagine Dragons, the reuniting of โHome Improvementโ sitcom buddies Tim Allen and Richard Karn for โMore Powerโ and the return of Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez as unlikely crime-solving New York City neighbors in Huluโs โOnly Murders in the Building.โ.
New this week: 'Deep Water,' Charli XCX and 'WeCrashed'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a Charli XCX album release, an erotic thriller on Hulu starring Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, and a series about the rise and fall of the business WeWork, which promoted the concept of shared workspaces.
'Encanto,' 'House of Gucci' fuel Thanksgiving box office
Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally is, but Disneyโs โEncantoโ and the Lady Gaga-led โHouse of Gucciโ both gave a lift to two genres that have been particularly battered by the pandemic: family movies and adult dramas.
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New this week: 'Justice League,' 'Country Comfort' & scandal
This combination of photos shows promotional art for the Netflix series Country Comfort, debuting on Friday, left, "Zack Snyders Justice League," premiering March 18, center, and Operation Varsity Blues, a documentary about the college admissions scandal, premiering March 17 on Netflix. (Netflix/HBO Max/Netflix via AP)Hereโs a collection curated by The Associated Pressโ entertainment journalists of whatโs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIESโ Four years after โJustice Leagueโ underwhelmed both critics and audiences, filmmaker Zack Snyder has come back to finish what he started. โ Loretta Lynnโs new album is a celebration of women in country music and it features collaborations with Tanya Tucker, Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire and Margo Price. โ Katherine McPhee, of TVโs โAmerican Idolโ and โSmash,โ plays an aspiring country singer, Bailey, whoโs suffered career and personal setbacks in the Netflix series โCountry Comfort,โ debuting Friday.
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EXPLAINER: What is Clubhouse, the buzzy new audio chat app?
The icon for the social media app Clubhouse is seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. You can also download the app and get on a waiting list to be let into Clubhouse. Although Clubhouse hasn't divulged how many people are using its service, its app has been downloaded 5.3 million times, according to analytics firm App Annie. Thousands of Chinese users have flocked to the app in recent months, lured by the unfettered discussions it allowed with people abroad โ particularly about democracy, Taiwan and other sensitive topics. Users still could download it if they had access to an Apple app store abroad.
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New this week: 'Resident Alien,' Arlo Parks & 'Palmer'
This image released by Syfy shows Alan Tudyk as Harry Vanderspeigle in a scene from the new series "Resident Alien," premiering Wednesday on Syfy. โ AP Film Writer Jake CoyleMUSICโ iHeartRadioโs fifth annual ALTer EGO show dedicated to contemporary rock artists starring Billie Eilish, Foo Fighters and Coldplay will air virtually on Thursday night. โ British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks is having a breakthrough, and she can count former first lady Michelle Obama as a fan. โ If a wacky sci-fi series sounds appealing, check out โResident Alien.โ Alan Tudyk plays Harry, masquerading as a small-town doctor โ and a human โ after crash-landing on Earth. Based on the comic book series of the same name, โResident Alienโ debuts 10 p.m. EST Wednesday on SyFy.