The 5 Best Movies To Buy Or Stream This Week: ‘The Vast Of Night,’ ‘Jaws’ 4K & More

Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Foxx and more stars took the time to honour essential workers amid the coronavirus pandemic in Harry Connick Jr.’s CBS special, “United We Sing: A Grammy Tribute to the Unsung Heroes”, on Sunday.

Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Foxx and more stars took the time to honor essential workers amid the coronavirus pandemic in Harry Connick Jr.'s CBS special,, on Sunday. Connick began the show by acknowledging that it was filmed prior to the movement for racial justice across America and around the world in the wake of the May 25 death of George Floyd. «Just so you know, this special was filmed a few weeks ago and since that time our world has changed,» Connick said during the

J. Kim Murphy editorAfter last weekend’s influx of movies from big-name directors like Spike Lee and Judd Apatow, the landscape for movies looks to be comparatively calmer this weekend.

Father's Day is here, and what with your busy schedule — as well as the global pandemic and social distancing protocols — you might still be looking for ways to celebrate your dad on his special day. Well, there's no better way to spend time and reconnect than with a movie day!As we know, despite many states starting to reopen to varying degrees, social distancing and avoiding large-scale events are still important for protecting yourself and the ones you love from the coronavirus.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage, and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Among millennial men, actors like Adam Driver and Robert Pattinson get the most notice for assembling impressive, eclectic résumés. But Jesse Plemons stealthily ranks among these giants, even if his contributions receive less publicity and media attention.

One of the funniest moments in Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” – released 45 years ago this week, and out in a new anniversary 4K edition from Universal Home Video – is also one of the simplest. Its three protagonists – resort town police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), grizzled shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw), and oceanographer Matthew Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) – have set out on Quint’s boat to hunt down the shark at the story’s center.

Oprah Winfrey continued to have an open conversation with black artists and activists on Wednesday aimed at determining how America can help eradicate systemic inequality and racism. Winfrey's two-night conversation, called "Where Do We Go From Here?", featuring director Ava DuVernay, former U.S.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Selma, Ava DuVernay‘s directorial debut, is available to stream for free for the entire month of June on multiple platforms.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Oprah Winfrey is set to host a two-night town hall to discuss systemic racism in America and the current state of a country which has seen mass protests since the death of George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minnesota. Titled “OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?,” the town hall will be simulcast on OWN and all of its parent company Discovery’s 18 other networks.

As protests continue throughout the world in response to the tragic death of George Floyd, Oprah Winfrey wants to promote a conversation about racism in America.

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This June, HBO prepares to say goodbye to a collection of films. The end of the month will see the disappearance of Martin Scorsese's 2010 mystery-thrillerShutter Island, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo.

A number of comedians will come together for a good cause on Friday night for the streaming event "Laughter in Lockdown." The program, which is presented by NY Laughs in partnership with The Actors Fund, will benefit comedians and other comedy professionals that are struggling financially during the coronavirus pandemic.

Globally, more than 5.8 million cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, more than 2.4 million have recovered from the disease while over 359,000 people have lost their lives battling the deadly virus.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.