Albany Times Union (Sunday)

New this week: Hanks, ‘Bruiser’ and ‘Snowfall’

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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainm­ent journalist­s of what’s arriving on TV and streaming services this week.

Movies

■ Adult dramas have been having a hard time in theaters in recent months, but one notable exception has been “A Man Called Otto.” The film stars Tom Hanks as a despondent and ornery widower whose suicide plans keep getting foiled by the needs of his neighbors. After having made nearly $100 million in ticket sales worldwide, “A Man Called Otto” arrives on video on demand Tuesday.

■ Since its prize-winning debut at the Cannes Film Festival last May, Polish filmmaking legend Jerzy Skolimowsk­i’s “EO” has been moving audiences like few other recent films. Skolimowsk­i made “EO,” nominated for best internatio­nal film at the Academy Awards, from the perspectiv­e of a circus donkey on a spiritual journey as it experience­s cruelty and kindness while traveling through Poland and Italy. “EO” begins streaming Tuesday on the Criterion Channel and is also available for digital rental.

■ Director Miles Warren makes a compelling directoria­l debut in “Bruiser,” a tender coming-of-age tale streaming Friday on Hulu. “Till” actor Jayln Hall stars as 14-year-old Darious. Set during his summer between seventh and eighth grade, the quiet Darious, back from boarding school, is adjusting to life with his working parents (Shinelle Azoroh, Shamier Anderson) and friends who he’s drifted apart from. With Trevante Rhodes, of “Moonlight.”

Television

■ FX’s series “Snowfall,” about the crack cocaine boom in the 1980s in Los Angeles kicks off its sixth and final season on Thursday. The final episodes are high-stakes for all the characters including Damson Idris as Franklin Saint, who rose to drug kingpin status and declared war on everyone around him.

■ It’s been 13 years since we last saw the cater waiters of “Party Down” suffer through another event thrown by the rich and sometimes famous of Los Angeles. Original cast members including Adam Scott, Ken Marino, Ryan Hansen and Megan Mullally reprise their characters in a third season debuting Friday on Starz. Original player Lizzie Caplan was unavailabl­e for season three.

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