The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)

New this week: Rebel Wilson, The Black Keys, ‘Firestarte­r’ SPOTLIGHT

- Photos and text from wire services

MOVIES

— Stephanie Conway is a popular high school senior in 2002, but a cheerleadi­ng accident puts her in a coma for 20 years in the new Netflix comedy “Senior Year,” debuting Friday. After waking up at age 37 in 2022, Stephanie, played by Rebel Wilson, decides to re-enroll and finish out her high school career.

— Netflix is also offering up the period drama, “Operation Mincemeat” on Wednesday, based on a real operation in World War II in which British intelligen­ce officers use a dead body dressed as an officer of the Royal Marines in an attempt to dupe the Axis powers and keep the Allied invasion of Sicily a secret.

— “Firestarte­r,” Stephen King’s creepy tale of a young girl with pyrokineti­c powers, has a new adaptation from director Keith Thomas coming to Peacock (and theaters) on Friday.

MUSIC

— The Black Keys are celebratin­g a key anniversar­y with a new album. “Dropout Boogie,” which is out Friday features collaborat­ions with Reigning Sound’s Greg Cartwright, Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top and Angelo Petraglia from Kings of Leon. It will be released one day before the 20th anniversar­y release of The Black Keys’ first LP, “The Big Come Up.”

— Becky G is following up her hit single “Mamiii” with her third studio album, the 14-cut “Esquemas” out Friday. “Mamii” featuring Karol G debuted in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and in the top 10 on the Billboard Global 200 singles chart.

TELEVISION

— Duke Kahanamoku gets his due in PBS’ “American Masters: Waterman — Duke: Ambassador of Aloha,” debuting Tuesday and narrated by Jason Momoa. Kahanamoku won a total of five Olympic medals in the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Games and was an advocate for his native Hawaii and surfing. The documentar­y, directed by Isaac Halasima, traces Kahanamoku’s rise to fame, encounters with racism, and role in Hawaii’s transition from a kingdom to U.S. state. Archival footage and new interviews, including with top surfers Laird Hamilton and Carissa Moore, help tell the story.

— Devotees of Audrey Niffenegge­r’s novel “The Time Traveler’s Wife” made its 2009 film adaptation a success despite mixed reviews. Perhaps the intricate sci-fi romance is better suited to a series, which HBO is offering with Rose Leslie and Theo James as the challenged lovers. “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” debuting Sunday and adapted from the 2003 book by the ever-reliable Steven Moffatt (“Sherlock,” “Doctor Who”), follows the zig-zagging relationsh­ip of Henry, born with a genetic glitch that causes him to jump across decades, and Claire, whose devotion to him is timeless.

— Another book-to-TV adaptation, Hulu’s “Conversati­ons with Friends,” also arrives Sunday. Based on Sally Rooney’s acclaimed 2017 novel, the 12-episode series stars Alison Oliver and Sasha Lane as Dublin college students Frances and Bobbi, exes who remain close friends and spoken word poetry collaborat­ors. Their friendship is tested when the women meet an older couple, writer Melissa ( Jemima Kirke) and her actor-husband Nick (Joe Alwyn). A flirtation for one pair and an affair for another follows — causing Frances to re-evaluate her life and Bobbi’s role in it.

 ?? Asssociate­d Press ?? “Operation Mincemeat,” a film premiering May 11 on Netflix, left, “Firestarte­r,” a film premiering in theaters and on Peacock on May 13, and “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” a series premiering Sunday on HBO Max.
Asssociate­d Press “Operation Mincemeat,” a film premiering May 11 on Netflix, left, “Firestarte­r,” a film premiering in theaters and on Peacock on May 13, and “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” a series premiering Sunday on HBO Max.

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