‘Tina,’ ‘Bunny’ and ‘City on a Hill’ to premiere
Here’s a collection written by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
■ Most of last week’s Oscar nominees are already streaming or available on-demand. Florian Zeller’s “The Father,” though, is among the most recent arrivals; it becomes available on premium on-demand Friday. (It’s also playing in theaters.) Based on Zeller’s own much-traveled play, “The Father” largely takes the perspective of its main character, 80-year-old Anthony (Anthony Hopkins), who’s in the grip of dementia. Zeller’s directorial debut was nominated for best picture, best actor (Hopkins) and best supporting actress (Olivia Colman, who plays Anthony’s daughter), as well as nods for production design, editing and adapted screenplay.
■ In Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin’s revealing documentary “Tina,” Tina Turner surveys her tumultuous and extraordinary life. The film, which debuts Saturday on HBO and HBO Max, includes intimate interviews with the 81-yearold “Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll,” along with previously unseen footage, audiotapes and personal photos. Turner’s life has been much chronicled — including the 1986 autobiography “I, Tina” and its 1993 big-screen adaptation “What’s Love Got to Do With It.” But time has only made Turner’s swings between success, trauma and survival all the more powerful.
■ Another Oscar nominee achieved a rare distinction. The piercing Romanian documentary “Collective” was nominated for best documentary and best international film — something only one previous film (“Honeyland,” in 2020) — has ever managed to do. Alexander Nanau’s film, which arrives today on Hulu, was one of the very best of 2020. It trails the unlikely investigative journalists that doggedly reported on the fallout of a horrifying and deadly fire in a Bucharest nightclub. The film is also available on-demand and for digital rental.