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June 09, 2019

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4 • June 9 - 15, 2019 • Brainerd Dispatch By Jacqueline Spendlove TV Media NEW ON NETFLIX: "Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scors- ese" This documentary directed by Martin Scorsese, as the title affirms, follows legendary musician Bob Dylan on his Rolling Thunder Revue tour in the fall of 1975. Dylan was a huge name by this point, selling out major concert venues, and the purpose of the tour was to give him the opportunity to "play for the people," booking smaller venues and cities not usually on the big music circuits. Among his fellow performers were Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Roger McGuinn, Rob- bie Robertson and Roberta Flack, and the tour was loudly praised by critics. Netflix describes the flick as "part documentary, part concert film, part fever dream," and you can watch it as of Wednesday, June 12. "Murder Mystery" Adam Sandler ("Happy Gilm- ore," 1996) and Jennifer Aniston ("Friends") have teamed up again for this mystery-comedy film premiering Friday, June 14. They play New York City detective Nick and his wife, Au- drey, a hairdresser with a penchant for mystery novels. After meeting a mysterious stranger on a flight to Eu- rope, the couple gets invited to stay on the lavish yacht of elderly billion- aire Malcolm Quince (Terence Stamp, "Superman," 1978). When Quince is found murdered, the two immedi- ately become the prime suspects and soon find themselves on the run in a foreign land, with the real killer still at large. Luke Evans ("Dracula Untold," 2014), Gemma Arterton ("Quantum of Solace," 2008), Adeel Akhtar ("The Big Sick," 2017) and Dany Boon ("Joyeux Noel," 2005) also star. NEW ON AMAZON PRIME: "Absentia" (Season 2) The sophomore season of this gripping drama recently wrapped on AXN, and you can stream it in full on Friday, June 14. Stana Katic ("Castle") returns as Emily Byrne, an FBI agent who went missing while pursuing a notorious Boston serial killer. She was declared dead in absentia, only to turn up six years later in a cabin in the woods with no memory of the time she's been missing. Season 1 followed Emily as she struggled to rebuild her life, with her husband remarried and her son being raised by him and his new wife. Worse, Emily soon finds herself on the run after learning she's impli- cated in a string of murders. The new season finds her trying to rebuild her relationship with her son, while still haunted by her past and trying to find out more about it. "Too Old to Die Young" Danish director and screenwriter Nicolas Winding Refn is known for the "Pusher" trilogy, "Drive" (2011) and "Valhalla Rising" (2009), among others, and he wrote and directs this 10-episode crime drama. The gritty series stars Miles Teller ("Whiplash," 2014) as Martin, a corrupt Los An- geles cop who gets drawn into the seedy criminal underworld populated by all manner of violent characters, from the Yakuza to the Russian mafia to Mexican cartel assassins to bloodthirsty teenage gangs. Acting as his assassin buddy's getaway driver, Martin takes on some hits himself, but only if he deems his target low enough to be worthy of bumping off. He works under the guidance of the vengeful Viggo (John Hawkes, "Deadwood"), who takes it upon himself to kill people he feels have done wrong (and in this setting, there are a lot of them). All told, it's 16 hours of Refn's trademark slow pace, and you can get immersed in it start- ing Friday, June 14. NEW ON CBS ALL ACCESSS: "Strange Angel" (Season 2) This historical drama centers on Jack Parsons, a brilliant rocket engineer who started out as a janitor in a chemical factor in the '30s before going on to become a major figure in the U.S. space program. That was by day — by night he was heavily involved in the world of the occult, participating in sex magic rituals un- der the leadership of occultist Aleister Crowley. The series is based on Par- sons' biography, "Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteson Parsons." Jack Reynor ("Glassland," 2014) plays Parsons in the series, whose career begins to take off in Season 2 with the country fully engaged in World War II. Mean- while, he and his wife, Susan (Bella Heathcote "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," 2016), grow ever more heavily involved in their new religion, inviting the cult into their home and forming a closer relationship with Crowley. The series returns Thursday, June 13. NEW ON HULU: "12 Monkeys" (Season 4) The fourth and final season of this Syfy series is available to stream starting Saturday, June 15. Loosely based on the 1995 movie of the same name starring Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis, the TV series stars Aaron Stanford ("Nikita") as a scavenger who's recruited by a team of scien- tists in the year 2043 to travel back in time to 2015 to stop the release of a virus. The virus was set loose by an organization known as the Army of the 12 Monkeys and caused a plague that killed billions and eventually decimated the human race. The series jaunts back and forth between the two timelines, with Cole and brilliant virologist Dr. Cassie Railley (Amanda Schull, "Suits") working to find the identity of the mysterious leader of the Army of the 12 Monkeys. The series is wrapped for good now, but that just means you can settle in and binge it in full. "Vice" (2018) This biographical drama racked up the most nominations of any film at this year's Golden Globe Awards (winning one) and went on to receive a slew of other nods and accolades, including eight Oscar nominations and one win. It stars Christian Bale ("The Dark Knight," 2008) as Dick Cheney, vice-president to George W. Bush, and follows his path to the powerful post. Amy Adams ("Arrival," 2016) plays his wife, Lynne Vincent Cheney, and Sam Rockwell ("Moon," 2009) plays George Dubbya. Steve Carell ("The Office"), Tyler Perry ("The Paynes"), Lily Rabe ("Ameri- can Horror Story"), Shea Whigham ("Boardwalk Empire") and Alison Pill ("Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," 2010) also star. The movie streams Monday, June 10. 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