Stream Alan Parker Films
Two of the late Alan Parker’s best films are available on the free Hoopla service, and another three on Amazon Prime. You can also watch an early TV hit right here
What 2 Watch
‘Upright’: Quite Alright!
‘Upright,’ an 8-episode miniseries debuting Thursday, Aug. 6, on Sundance Now, is a highly recommended ‘road movie’ from Australia and Tim Minchin
The Muppets Do Improv
‘Muppets Now,’ a six-episode weekly series in which the famous characters do improv, debuts today, July 31, on Disney+
Decades ‘Odd Couple’ Binge
Decades will host an 86-episode weekend binge of ‘The Odd Couple’ starting Saturday, August 1, at 12 pm ET
Zooming In, Hanging On
Two New York City institutions – Broadway Bares and the St. George Theatre — will run free online fundraisers this weekend, featuring celebrity strippers and Frankie Valli respectively
‘The Cuban’ Reviewed
Living legend Louis Gossett Jr. shines in ‘The Cuban,’ premiering July 31 on virtual screens. We also look at other films about reviving the catatonic
Cubers’ Winning Friendship
‘The Speed Cubers,’ a documentary about two Rubik’s Cube champs who develop an unlikely friendship, arrives today, July 29, on Netflix
Jeffrey Epstein Story
‘A Conversation on the Jeffrey Epstein Story,’ a panel discussion about the notorious sex trafficker, will livestream free July 29, at 7:30 pm ET
Pandemic Productions
A trio of titles shot under quarantine conditions:
the doc ‘Pornstar Pandemic: The Guys’; the web series ‘The Building: Under Lockdown’; and Shudder horror flick ‘Host’
The UMP Cruiser is Back!
‘Other Space,’ Paul Feig’s 8-episode 2015 sci-fi comedy, is back on August 1, free on Dust