If you want to go to the movies, “Priscilla” and “What Happens Later” are the premieres of the week. For those staying at home, the Mexican thriller “Hurricane Season” and the life of Sylvester Stallone in “Sly” – both on Netflix – and the three-episode documentary series “JFK: One Day in America” from National Geographic on Disney+ and Hulu, .
“Priscilla”, another way of looking at Elvis
If last year the director Baz Luhrmann surprised us with his biopic about the King of Rock in “Elvis”, now it is Sofia Coppola’s turn with her approach to the figure of Priscilla Ann Beaulieu Wagner, wife of Elvis Presley.
The film that opens in theaters today narrates 14 years in the life of this woman from the moment she met the musician, when she was only 14 years old and he was already a star. They married in 1967, had a daughter -Lisa Marie Presley-, separated in 1972 and divorced a year later.
The film is based on Priscilla’s memoirs, “Elvis and I”, published in 1985 and which intimately recounts the long courtship that begins when he is assigned to a military base in Germany, and the turbulent – and sad for her – marriage. – despite the dream of the family home in Graceland.
Little-known actors Cailee Spaeny (“Mare of Easttown”) and Jacob Elordi (“Euphoria”) play the couple. If last year Austin Butler achieved a nomination for Best Actor for his role in “Elvis”, Spaeny is a clear candidate to achieve it this time, even more so after having been awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at the Venice Festival .
“What Happens Later”, the return of Meg Ryan
One of the queens of romantic comedy returns after years without hearing from her. Two ex-lovers, Willa (Meg Ryan) and Bill (David Duchovny), reunite after years at a regional airport when their flights are canceled due to snow. With the whole night ahead of them, they realize that they are just as attracted and annoyed by each other as before. As they catch up on their lives and compare them to their youthful dreams, they begin to wonder if their reunion is just a coincidence.
“Hurricane Season,” Mexican thriller on Netflix
Dark thriller of Mexican production. A group of teenagers find a body floating in a canal. Behind the brutal crime lies a perverse reality that stirs up all the secrets of the town in which they live. Directed by Elisa Miller, the film “Hurricane Season”, available today on Netflix, is an adaptation of the successful novel of the same name by the writer Fernanda Melchor.
“JFK: One Day in America”, 60 years after Kennedy’s death
To commemorate 60 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, National Geographic’s award-winning series “One Day in America” dedicates three episodes to delving into one of the most tragic moments in the country’s history.
Included are colored material from those days, images of Lee Harvey Oswald in police custody and the moment of his death, and witness testimonies never heard before. Available starting this Sunday, November 5 on Disney+, Hulu and the NatGeo channel.
“Sly”, Stallone in first person
Sylvester Stallone himself narrates his life in this documentary that Netflix releases today, from his love of cinema as an escape from a difficult childhood to his status as a Hollywood megastar.
· Screens: What to see in theaters and streaming the weekend of October 27 to 29