New this week: David Bowie, 'Fatal Attraction' and Smokey
This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Smokey Robinson and The National, a live action take on the classic Peter Pan story with Jude Law as Captain Hook and the David Bowie documentary “Moonage Daydream,” which is described as a one-of-a-kind trip into the mind of the celebrated rock star
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.
NEW MOVIES TO STREAM
— Filmmaker David Lowery (“The Green Knight,” “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”) brought a lyrical magic and a quiet sweetness to his remake of “Pete’s Dragon” and now is trying his hand at a live action take on the Peter Pan story. He follows in footsteps of people like Steven Spielberg (“Hook,” 1991), Joe Wright (“Pan,” 2015) and Benh Zeitlin (“Wendy,” 2020), some of whom struggled more than others in their attempt to capture the high flying adventure of the J.M. Barrie tale that we can’t seem to quit. The cast includes Jude Law as Captain Hook, Yara Shahidi as Tinker Bell, Jim Gaffigan as Mr. Smee and Alan Tudyk as George Darling. “Peter Pan & Wendy” arrives on Disney+ on Friday, April 28.
— Forget what you think you know about the music documentary. Brett Morgen, who did wonders with the Kurt Cobain story in “Montage of Heck,” rewrites the cliché script for his David Bowie doc “Moonage Daydream,” debuting on HBO and HBO Max on Saturday, April 29. He eschews the typical talking head format and a traditional narrator for something more experiential, allowing the viewer to immerse themselves in the music and the David Bowie experience. As A.O. Scott wrote in the New York Times, “it’s less a biography than a séance.”
