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.
Doc films about Demi Lovato, Tom Petty headline SXSW 2021
This combination photo shows Demi Lovato performing at the o2 in east London, on June 25, 2018, left, and Tom Petty performing during the Vegoose music festival in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2006. Documentaries about Lovato and Petty are among the films set to premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival this year. (AP Photo)Documentaries about Demi Lovato, Tom Petty, Selma Blair and Charli XCX are among the films set to premiere at next month's South by Southwest Film Festival. They held a makeshift virtual festival later that spring in collaboration with Amazon Prime Video, although some opted out. The Sundance Film Festival on Monday said that its virtual festival reached an audience about 2.7 times larger than its typical in-person gathering.
New this week: 'Enola Holmes,' Public Enemy and Bonnaroo
Hereโs a collection curated by The Associated Pressโ entertainment journalists of whatโs arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIESโ โEnola Holmesโ: Itโs somewhat fitting that โStranger Thingsโ breakout Millie Bobby Brown gets her first starring role in a Netflix film, โEnola Holmes,โ coming to the streamer Wednesday. โ The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was supposed to take place in June in Tennessee but was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. This week, though, the festival is launching Virtual ROO-ALITY, a three-night live broadcast featuring new performances as well as content from the Bonnaroo archive. The two-hour film will be available at 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday at pbs.org/frontline and on YouTube at 9 p.m. EDT.
Charli XCX Announces She's 'Been Making and Starring' in Netflix Docuseries -- Watch
Charli XCX just let the cat out of the bag. "So here it goes over the past year, I've been making and starring in a TV show about my favourite band (who I put together) - Nasty Cherry." Nasty Cherry is made up of Gabbriette Bechtel, Chloe Chaidez, Georgia Somary and Debbie Knox-Hewson, whom Charli calls "unashamedly real and also badass." I'm With the Band: Nasty Cherry arrives on Nov. 15 on Netflix. RELATED CONTENT: Charli XCX on Why Shes Nervous to Drop Her New Album (Exclusive) Embed Code RestartCharli XCX Gets Backlash From Taylor Swift Fans After She Offers Candid Thoughts on Opening for Her on TourNetflix Christmas Movies and TV Shows Debuting in 2019 -- See All of ThemKerry Washington Is a Mother in Crisis in 'American Son' -- Watch!
Charli XCX Gets Backlash From Taylor Swift Fans After She Offers Candid Thoughts on Opening for Her
Charli XCX is facing the ire of the Swifties! Another user chimed in by mentioning a few of Charli's other hits, writing, "Charli XCX should be in fact embarrassed people only know Boom Clap & Fancy. "I'm actually so disappointed regarding the recent comment made by Charli XCX," yet another fan wrote. The five year olds outsold pic.twitter.com/NjkHhRYPod Georges (@georgesluver) August 6, 2019Im actually so disappointed regarding the recent comment made by Charli XCX. RELATED CONTENT:BTS Members and Charli XCX Drop a 'Dream Glow' CollaborationTaylor Swift Drops More Clues About Her Upcoming AlbumAmanda Seyfried Is Down To Do a Duet With Taylor Swift After 'Mean' Cover (Exclusive)