Here鈥檚 a collection curated by The Associated Press鈥� entertainment journalists of what鈥檚 arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
鈥� Don DeLillo's 1985 novel 鈥淲hite Noise鈥� has long been said to be 鈥渦nfilmable." But Noah Baumbach's energetic movie, streaming Friday on Netflix, makes a . In Baumbach's Adam Driver stars as Jack Gladney, a college professor with a teeming suburban family (Greta Gerwig co-stars as his wife, Babette). When an 鈥渁irborne toxic event鈥� consumes their town and sends residents fleeing, a new fear of death pierces Jack's middle-class existence. I praised the film's "giddy gloom" and wholehearted embrace of the book鈥檚 dizzying, dense intensity. Be sure to stay for the LCD Soundsystem-soundtracked supermarket dance finale.
鈥� For some, New Year's Eve was made for movie nights. And to ring in the new year, Turner Classic Movies is programming a festive run of the beloved, martini-swilling detectives Nick and Nora Charles. Beginning at 8 p.m. EST on Saturday, TCM will run a minimarathon of 1936's 鈥淎fter the Thin Man鈥� and 1939's 鈥淎nother Thin Man.鈥� As the sophisticated husband-and-wife murder-solving team, William Powell and Myrna Loy remain delightfully fizzy company to cheers with.
鈥� AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
MUSIC
鈥� It's the number one movie in the land so it makes sense it should be something you're also listening to. The 22-track soundtrack for 鈥淎vatar: The Way of Water鈥� includes the original song written and performed by The Weeknd, and "The Songcord," performed by star Zo毛 Saldana. The soundtrack is by Grammy Award-winning composer Simon Franglen, who worked with composer James Horner on the original 鈥淎vatar鈥� film and picked up where Horner left off following his 2015 death. For super-fans, there's also a new release 鈥� 鈥淎vatar: The Way of Water (Original Score)鈥� 鈥� that includes 11 additional score cues from the film not available on the soundtrack.
鈥� 21 Savage is the final performer for the 2022 season of Streaming live on Thursday night and hosted by hip-hop star 2 Chainz, the new weekly concert series has featured some of the hottest musical acts, like A$AP Rocky, Anitta, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Wayne and Kane Brown. 21 Savage's concert is expected to include cuts from 鈥淗er Loss,鈥� his collaborative album with Drake.
鈥� Some Broadway royalty 鈥� including Christopher Jackson, Mandy Gonzalez and 鈥� are part of the third annual national alongside Grammy-winning singer Ren茅e Fleming. The special also features Natalie Grant, Matt Doyle, Brett Young and more with the American Pops Orchestra as well as a newly commissioned performance by New York City Ballet principal dancer Tiler Peck and soloist Roman Mejia. The special premieres Saturday on PBS, PBS.org, and the PBS Video App.
TELEVISION
鈥� CBS will air the 45th annual which this year recognized actor George Clooney, the band U2, singers Gladys Knight and Amy Grant and composer Tania Le贸n. The Kennedy Center Honors is a lifetime achievement award given to performers for their impact on American culture through the arts. The event was and presenter Julia Roberts wore a custom dress featuring prints of various photos of her good pal Clooney. The Kennedy Center Honors show broadcasts Wednesday night.
鈥� The long-running, feel-good British series premiered its annual Christmas-themed episode this past Sunday on PBS. 鈥淐all the Midwife鈥� follows a group of midwives and nuns in east London. Although it takes place in the 1950鈥檚 and 1960鈥檚, the series tackles important subjects including infertility, racism, and unwanted pregnancies. 鈥淐all the Midwife鈥� is based on a memoir by Jennifer Worth and is narrated by Vanessa Redgrave. Season 12 debuts in March on PBS.
鈥� Alicia Rancilio
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