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WHAT’S NEW THIS WEEK

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NEW ON DVD

“Alita: Battle Angel”: Rosa Salazar stars as a cyborg who awakens in a new body with no memory in this cyberpunk scifi action film set in a post- apocalypti­c world and based on the 1990s Japanese manga series. Rotten Tomatoes: 61% fresh.

“Hellboy”: Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatur­al and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge. 18% fresh. “Missing Link”: Animated family adventure finds Mr. Link recruiting explorer Sir Lionel Frost to help find his long- lost relatives in the fabled valley of Shangri- La. Voices of Zach Galifianak­is, Hugh Jackman, Zoe Saldana. 89% fresh.

IN THEATERS

“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”: The last light of the studio system’s Golden Age flickers in writer- director Quentin Tarantino 1969- set multinarra­tive tale featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as a has- been TV actor and Brad Pitt as his longtime stunt double.

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY

Chance the Rapper, “The Big Day”: The acclaimed Chicago rap star follows his 2016 mixtape “Coloring Book” with this highly anticipate­d debut album, led by the single “Groceries.” Of Monsters and Men, “Fever Dream”:

Singer Nanna Bryndis Hilmarsdot­tir has said that the Icelandic indie- rock band’s third album is “more poppy and brighter” than 2015’ s “Beneath the Skin.” Violent Femmes, “Hotel Last Resort”:

Bassist Brian Ritchie says of the Milwaukee folk- punk band’s 10th record: “It’s a classic album in the sense that people should actually sit down and listen to the whole thing. It’s not too long. It’s short, it’s punchy, it’s solid ….”

Sugar Ray, “Little Yachty”: The breezy Newport Beach, Calif., pop- rock band’s seventh album and first in 10 years was produced by Michael Lloyd, whose credits include The Monkees, The Osmonds and Frank Sinatra.

WHAT’S ON TV

“Orange Is the New Black” ( Netflix): Thirteen new episodes drop for the seventh and final season of the prison series by Emmy winner Jenji Kohan, starring Taylor Schilling and Laura Prepon. Friday. “Veronica Mars” season four premiere

( Hulu): After Mars Investigat­ions is hired by the family of one of the victims to find their son’s killer, Veronica is drawn into an epic eight- episode mystery that pits the enclave’s wealthy elites against the working class. Friday.

Shark Week ( Discovery): The annual ode to the toothy predator begins with “Expedition Unknown: Megalodon” ( 8 p. m.), an investigat­ion of the 60- ton mega- shark that ruled the ocean for millions of years and then vanished, and “Shark Trip: Eat. Prey. Chum” ( 9 p. m.), a celebrity shark trip hosted by Rob Riggle. Sunday.

 ?? JoJo Whilden ?? Taylor Schilling in season seven of “Orange Is the New Black” on Netflix.
JoJo Whilden Taylor Schilling in season seven of “Orange Is the New Black” on Netflix.
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Of Monsters and Men “Fever Dream.”

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