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STREAM IT: Comedy legend Albert Brooks wants no defending

Here is some Broadcast Information for you: Albert Brooks is a residing comedy legend. And now he is getting the HBO documentary remedy courtesy of previous pal, Rob Reiner. Defending My Life encompasses a one-on-one interview with the thoughts behind such hilarious classics as Trendy Romance and Misplaced in America, plus testimonials from the numerous minds he is molded, together with Ben Stiller and Jon Stewart. Anticipate loads of archival clips, rarely-screened footage and maybe Brooks’s clarification for why his final movie as a director — 2005’s Searching for Comedy within the Muslim World — induced such a ruckus. — Ethan Alter

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life premieres Friday, Nov. 10 on HBO and Max.

STREAM IT: Chip and Joanna Gaines are at it once more in Fixer Higher: The Lodge

This time, the Magnolia Community stars are rocking security helmets as they provide new life to a classic constructing of their hometown of Waco, Tex. The six-episode collection paperwork their overhaul of a constructing listed on the Nationwide Registry, that they’re changing right into a boutique inn, Lodge 1928. The 53,000-square-foot venue, that includes 33 rooms, a library, two eating places and a terrace on the rooftop, opened this month. “We need to carry this constructing again to its former glory,” Chip explains early on. It is “the biggest, most intricate measurement mission we have ever finished in our entire profession.” — Raechal Shewfelt

Fixer Higher: The Lodge premieres Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 9 p.m. on the Magnolia Community, Max and Discovery+.

WATCH IT: Uncover the rarely-told origin story behind the Rolling Stones in The Stones and Brian Jones

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are virtually actually the primary two faces that pop to thoughts once you hear the identify “Rolling Stones.” However the late Brian Jones was arguably crucial Rolling Stone and infrequently will get his due. Nick Broomfield’s new documentary, The Stones and Brian Jones, seeks to provide the band’s authentic founder his due 5 a long time after his 1969 passing by way of archival materials and interviews with among the different key gamers from that period of British rock historical past. This unique clip from the movie reveals how Jagger was notably fascinated with Jones, and maybe modeled his personal persona after him. — E.A.

The Stones and Brian Jones premieres Tuesday, Nov. 7 in theaters for one evening solely; go to Fandango for showtimes and ticket data.

HEAR IT: Chris Stapleton retains reaching new heights

Chris Stapleton, probably the most revered and accoladed nation artists of his era (or any era), returns this week together with his first album since 2020, Larger. The winner of eight Grammys, 14 CMA Awards and 10 ACM Awards (together with Artist-Songwriter of the Decade and 2022’s Entertainer of the Yr), Stapleton co-produced his fifth album together with his longtime collaborator, Dave Cobb, in addition to together with his spouse Morgane, who supplies backing vocals, tambourine and synthesizer all through. Stapleton will carry out with Carly Pearce at this week’s CMA Awards, the place there’s a superb likelihood he’ll choose up some extra trophies, like Entertainer of the Yr, Male Vocalist of the Yr and Musical Occasion of the Yr for his Pearce duet, “We Don’t Struggle Anymore.” — Lyndsey Parker

Larger by Chris Stapleton is accessible Friday, Nov. 10 to obtain/stream on Apple Music.

STREAM IT: For All Mankind fast-forwards to the 2000s for its 4th season

Houston, we do not have an issue. Apple TV+’s addictive alternate timeline sci-fi collection returns for its fourth season, this set in a parallel model of the early 2000s the place Earth has a for-real colony on Mars… which presumably signifies that Matt Damon by no means needed to star in The Martian. As at all times, you’ll be able to anticipate the occasions of previous seasons to impression the current in stunning methods… and you can even anticipate some less-than-convincing previous age make-up on solid members who’ve been round for the reason that ’60s-era first season. Here is hoping we get a fifth and remaining season that imagines a 2023 the place Jupiter is the subsequent scorching trip spot. — E.A.

For All Mankind premieres Friday, Nov. 10 on Apple TV+.

STREAM IT: Cox, Brian Cox hosts Prime Video’s actuality collection 007: Street to a Million

Face it: There’s just one James Bond. Effectively, OK, there are technically six or seven James Bonds relying on which canon you comply with. However most of us won’t ever know what it feels prefer to be on her majesty’s secret service. However the brand new Prime Video actuality collection 007: Street to a Million supplies a simulation of that have, sending 9 pairs of aspiring brokers on a challenge-filled mission managed by none aside from Succession’s Brian Cox. Look out Jeff Probst — Logan Roy is coming for you. — E.A.

007: Street to a Million premieres Friday, Nov. 10 on Prime Video.

WATCH IT: Nicolas Cage is Oscar-worthy once more in deeply authentic Dream Situation

Not since 2003’s Adaptation, when Nicolas Cage gave not one however two stellar performances, has he been pretty much as good as he’s in Kristoffer Borgli’s hilariously darkish new satire, Dream Situation. And that’s saying one thing, contemplating Cage has made roughly 2,700 films since 2003. However significantly, Cage is classy as Paul Matthews, a painfully bizarre faculty professor who out of the blue begins exhibiting up in everybody’s goals. It results in prompt fame for Matthews, however quickly turns into the stuff nightmares are fabricated from when dreamtime Paul begins getting violent on folks. Borgli, in the meantime, delivers some biting commentary on movie star and “cancel tradition,” and probably the greatest Charlie Kaufman-esque films… additionally since Adaptation. — Kevin Polowy

Dream Situation opens in choose theaters Friday, Nov. 10 earlier than going huge Wednesday, Nov. 22; go to Fandango for showtimes and ticket data.

STREAM IT: Sunny days are forward with the return of Sesame Road

The basic youngsters’s present — that is cute sufficient to entertain the adults within the room, too — premieres its astounding 54th season. And, sure, it is simply as star-studded this time as it has been prior to now, with award-winning friends together with West Aspect Story actress Ariana DeBose; Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson; singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile; actor and former White Home aide Kal Penn; Loki actor Eugene Cordero; and Schitt’s Creek alum Dan Levy. Their visits to Abbie Cadabby, Grover and all the remainder are sprinkled throughout the 35 episodes, considered one of which drops weekly. Anticipate songs, emotions and cookies. Numerous cookies. — R.S.

Sesame Road premieres Thursday, Nov. 9 on Max.

OWN IT: Oh, geez, Fargo appears improbable on 4K Extremely HD

It’s been 5 years for the reason that final correct Coen Brothers joint (2018’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), with 2021’s un-Coen-like Shakespeare adaptation The Tragedy of Macbeth solely labored on by Joel, and Ethan’s very Coen-esque solo effort Drive Away Dolls getting delayed from this fall to early 2024. Going by way of Coen withdrawal? This could assist: Considered one of their best works ever, the sensible, darkish and twisted thriller Fargo — the movie that gained Frances McDormand her first Oscar as a pregnant Midwestern police chief investigating our bodies piling up — lands on 4K Extremely HD for the primary time this week. Bonus options embrace audio commentary with famed cinematographer Roger Deakins, interviews with the Coens and McDormand, and extra. — Ok.P.

Fargo (Collector’s Version) releases on 4K Extremely HD Tuesday, Nov. 7 on Amazon.

WATCH IT: Bluey goes for an additional run on stay TV

Whereas everybody’s favourite household of Blue Heelers appeared in new episodes earlier this yr for Disney+ audiences, they’re simply now bringing contemporary adventures to stay TV, particularly the Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Ten new installments will air every day, premiering early and enjoying all through the day. Hold an eye ear out for the return of Hamilton mastermind Lin Manuel-Miranda and actress Rose Byrne, who’s Australian similar to Bluey, reprising their characters. And for individuals who need to expertise Bluey in actual life, the Los Angeles CAMP location has recreated Bluey’s residence, from the kitchen stocked with cans of beans to the yard full with the Stumpfest nail salon, for a fully-immersive expertise together with plenty of dance mode dancing, video games, hidden Easter eggs out of your favourite episodes (backyard gnomes, lengthy canine, tennis balls, extra!) and a meet-and-greet finale. — R.S.

Bluey premieres Monday, Nov. 6 at 7:30 a.m. on Disney Channel and Disney Junior; Bluey x CAMP tickets are on sale now by way of February.

READ IT: Indie rock will get scene and heard in zeitgeist-capturing photograph e book

Piper Ferguson has been a fixture of the indie-rock scene since launching her L.A.-area Britpop golf equipment Café Bleu and Bang! within the late ’90s/early 2000s, whereas concurrently establishing herself as probably the most in-demand photographers and video administrators within the in any other case male-dominated different music world. Now she’s opening up her archives in Indie, Seen, a career-spanning assortment of club-gig images, intimate late-night snapshots and early-career portraits of the indie icons who went on to outline the period — together with Beck, Coldplay, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Killers, the Strokes, Modest Mouse, Interpol and the Black Keys. “Piper’s work is in regards to the moments,” legendary former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr writes within the e book’s foreword. “The moments occur and she will make a second, and irrespective of the place or what’s occurring, she at all times manages to slot in like one of many band. That’s unusual, and one of many explanation why you see what you see within the photos.” — L.P.

Indie, Seen: The Indie Rock Pictures of Piper Ferguson is accessible Tuesday, Nov. 7 on Amazon.

STREAM IT: Bollywood famous person Shah Rukh Khan will get his personal RRR-style motion automobile

Final yr’s motion spectacle RRR — which picked up India’s first Oscar for Finest Authentic Music — launched an entire new era of moviegoers to the pleasant excesses of Bollywood blockbusters. Premiering on Netflix after a restricted theatrical run, the brand new thriller Jawan could be very a lot in that very same mildew, casting famous person Shah Rukh Khan in a twin position as a father and son who’re separated by eras however united by the identical purpose: taking the combat to the corrupt powers that be. Full of over-the-top, slow-motion heavy motion sequences and colourful music numbers, it is the newest Bollywood epic to harness the facility of Netflix in pursuit of a world viewers. — E.A.

Jawan is presently streaming on Netflix.

OWN IT: Scrooged stays one of many all-time nice Dickens variations

Halloween is over, which suggests two issues: time to alter these decorations on your own home, and time to begin considering what Christmas films might be on repeat subsequent month. Typically misplaced in our limitless affinity for It’s a Fantastic Life, A Christmas Story and Elf is Scrooged, Richard Donner’s whip-smart twist on Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol starring Invoice Murray as a loutish, self-obsessed tv govt who must be taught a lesson or three. The movie celebrates its thirty fifth anniversary this yr with a remastered model on 4K Extremely HD and extras together with audio commentary by Donner, a set go to with Murray and extra. — Ok.P.

Scrooged releases on 4K Extremely HD Tuesday, Nov. 7 on Amazon.

WATCH IT: Nick Cave’s the Birthday Occasion get their onscreen celebration

Lengthy earlier than Nick Cave turned the elder statesmen of Goth and the post-punk model of Expensive Abby together with his insightful and empathic Pink Hand Recordsdata column, he led short-lived however extremely influential cult band the Birthday Occasion, whose “Launch the Bats” was named by NME as one of many best Goth tracks of all time. Now the documentary Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Occasion “tells the story of the Birthday Occasion’s ascent, apex, and inevitable collapse… an exhilarating story of epic battle, creative genius, and whole dysfunctionality.” The doc, which chronicles the seminal group from breakthrough to breakup, is executive-produced by Cave’s Wings of Need collaborator Wim Wenders and co-produced by Mick Harvey, Cave’s former longtime bandmate within the Boys Subsequent Door, the Birthday Occasion and the Dangerous Seeds. —L.P.

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Occasion premieres Tuesday, Nov. 7 on Prime Video and Vimeo.

GIFT IT: Rejoice 20 years of Elf with tons of latest stocking stuffers.

Buddy the Elf! What’s your favourite toy? Jon Favreau’s basic Christmas film hits the massive 2-0 this yr and Warner Bros. is celebrating with a variety of Elf-themed merch. Clearly, toys are entrance and heart, together with an Etch-a-Sketch from Spin Grasp, numerous Funko merchandise and a speaking narwhal from Operating Press. However there’s actually one thing for all ages, from sweaters and mugs to cheese chopping boards and Christmas ornaments. Like Buddy at all times says, there’s room for everyone on the Good Record… and the best present to match. — E.A.

twentieth anniversary Elf merchandise can be found at WB Store and different main retailers.

READ IT: A Masterpiece in Disarray is the excellent account of David Lynch’s Dune

With respect to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 blockbuster, true Dune-heads know that David Lynch’s 1984 film model is the closest cinematic illustration of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel. Sure, Villeneuve efficiently captured the e book’s epic combination of sweep and spectacle, however solely Lynch tapped into the deep-seated weirdness that is on the coronary heart of Dune… which can also be why the film flopped large time upon launch. Max Each’s expansive oral historical past, A Masterpiece in Disarray, captures the movie’s chaotic manufacturing with commentary from key expertise, together with stars Kyle MacLachlan and Sean Younger. (Not surprisingly, Lynch declined to go on the file.) By way of their tales and the writer’s personal appreciation for the movie’s quirks and eccentricities, Disarray makes the case for why we should not worry 1984’s Dune. In spite of everything, worry is the mind-killer. — E.A.

A Masterpiece in Disarray is accessible now at most main booksellers, together with Amazon.

PLAY IT: Want joins Simply Play’s well-liked Disney Doorables collectibles line

Your want has been granted, Disney Doorables followers. Simply Play’s bestselling line of pint-sized Disney collectibles provides characters from the Mouse Home’s upcoming animated musical Want forward of the movie’s Nov. 22 launch. The Collector’s Pack comes with 9 unique 1.5″ figures together with Star, the character destined to be the scene-stealing… nicely, star of the present. — E.A.

The Disney Doorables Want Collector’s Pack is accessible now Amazon, Goal and Walmart.

READ IT: New e book provides woman teams their due

Precisely 60 years after the Ronettes’ “Be My Child” nabbed the No. 2 place on the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart, authors Laura Flam and Emily Sieu Liebowitz inform the story of all-female ensembles, additionally together with teams just like the Shirelles, the Supremes and the Vandellas. For his or her new e book, However Will You Love Me Tomorrow? An Oral Historical past of the ’60s Woman Teams, they interviewed greater than 100 folks: Darlene Love, Martha Reeves, Mary Wilson and different former members of the teams. They spoke about their time within the highlight and their many contributions to pop music, which they typically do not get credit score for at present. Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Joel are two of the acquainted faces vouching for the ladies’s cultural significance, though the affect of their work speaks for itself. — R.S.

However Will You Love Me Tomorrow? An Oral Historical past of the ’60s Woman Teams is accessible at bookstores, together with Amazon.