“Westworld”(available Sunday on HBO Now, HBO Go) HBO’s hugely ambitious and hugely popular sci-fi series kicks off its second season Sunday night. The first season concluded with the dinosaurs taking over the park, so to speak, so hopefully this sophomore set of episodes might offer something more clear-cut than the first season’s sometimes-frustrating puzzle-box narrative. Whatever the case, Evan Rachel Wood and Ed Harris will be firing guns on horseback, so, yeah, I’m there.“War for the Planet of the Apes”(available Saturday on HBO Now, HBO Go)Last year’s spectacular trilogy-capper turned the rebooted “Apes” series into a classic war film, with Caesar seeking revenge against the lunatic general (Woody Harrelson) who came after his family. A little overlong in the end, but the thematic ambition and technical prowess of this franchise has no modern equivalent.“Assault on Precinct 13”(Amazon Prime)John … [Read more...] about New movies and TV streaming on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and HBO Now
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“Mute” (available Friday on Netflix): Duncan Jones, son of David Bowie, made a great film in 2009 (“Moon”), a decent one in 2011 (“Source Code”) and a horrendous one in 2016 (“Warcraft”). Now, he heads over to Netflix, the bottomless well of money, seeking redemption with “Mute,” a sci-fi thriller starring Alexander Skarsgard as a mute bartender looking for his missing girlfriend in futuristic Berlin. The film also stars Paul Rudd and Justin Theroux as a pair of U.S. army surgeons named, respectively, Cactus Bill and Duck. And, yeah, I’m there. “Mute” looks like the quintessential “Let’s just try it and see how it is” Friday night movie that Netflix is quickly establishing as its own genre. It might be good, it might be bad, it’ll probably be a little of both. But whatever the case, it’s on and it’s really easy to watch.“The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale” … [Read more...] about New movies and TV streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Showtime and Amazon Prime
Montgomery County native has pivotal scene in HBO’s new ‘Paterno’
Even though the Abington actor Adam Ratcliffe has only one scene in “Paterno,” the highly anticipated HBO movie starring Al Pacino, it’s a pivotal one that encapsulates much of what the project is about.Premiering on April 7, “Paterno,” directed by Barry Levinson, examines the late PSU coach Joe Paterno’s culpability in the case of Jerry Sandusky, an assistant coach who was convicted in 2012 of 45 counts of child sexual abuse and sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison.When Paterno first became aware of the allegations against Sandusky has been in dispute. Paterno claimed in court that he first knew in 2001. However, a university report said it was in 1998 and a victim said in court testimony that he told Paterno in 1976.In 2001, Paterno reported the details of an eyewitness account of Sandusky’s abuse to his superiors at Penn State but did not contact police or remove Sandusky from his position.Sandusky was arrested in 2011; Paterno was fired … [Read more...] about Montgomery County native has pivotal scene in HBO’s new ‘Paterno’
New HBO doc examines King’s challenging final years
"King in the Wilderness" -- ½ Premieres at 7 p.m. Monday, April 2, on HBO • • •When a figure is as fundamental to our history and national identity as Martin Luther King Jr., is there anything left to learn about him?Actually, it may be precisely because King is such a towering figure in our collective memory that we tend to focus on a few big moments -- Montgomery, Birmingham, Selma and of course "I Have a Dream" -- and let the rest fade into history, leaving us with more myth than man as time goes on. That's the argument behind the new HBO documentary "King in the Wilderness," a fascinating and poignant look at the less-examined final years of the man's life, timed for the 50th anniversary of his death. It premieres at 7 p.m. Monday, April 2, on HBO and will be available On Demand on Tuesday, April 3.It's a compelling argument: Google a list of King's iconic moments, and it'll likely skip the years between 1965 and his 1968 … [Read more...] about New HBO doc examines King’s challenging final years
Graceland opens vault for Elvis documentary to air on HBO
Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Updated 3:58 pm, Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Photo: AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 This image released by HBO shows Elvis Presley, the subject of “Elvis Presley: The Searcher,” a two-part, three-hour documentary that will premiere on April 14 on HBO. (HBO via AP) This image released by HBO shows Elvis Presley, the subject of “Elvis Presley: The Searcher,” a two-part, three-hour documentary that will premiere on April 14 on HBO. (HBO via AP) Photo: AP Graceland opens vault for Elvis documentary to air on HBO 1 / 1 Back to Gallery NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new television documentary about Elvis Presley takes advantage of the vast collection of footage, pictures, documents and music from his estate to give a behind-the-scenes look at the king … [Read more...] about Graceland opens vault for Elvis documentary to air on HBO