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trays Wilson at his creative peak in the 1960s as he struggles with his inner demons and abusive fa- ther, Murry (Bill Camp, “Molly’s Game,” 2017), who, until that point, had been the band’s man- ager. Cusack plays Wilson in the 1980s, after a mental breakdown has left him a shell of his former self and in the 24-hour care of his therapist, Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti, “Billions”). Witness the dark side of the fun-loving Beach Boys in the biographical drama. “NOS4A2” Season 1 The vampire genre gets a new spin in “NOS4A2,” which begins streaming Tuesday, Nov. 26. Based on the novel of the same name by Joe Hill, the series fol- lows Vic McQueen (Ashleigh Cummings, “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”) as she uses her new- ly discovered supernatural pow- ers to fight the immortal Charlie Manx (Zachary Quinto, “Star Trek Beyond,” 2016). To maintain his immortality, Manx feeds on the souls of children before sending them to another realm. A scene from “Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas” 2013) and John Cusack (“Cell,” By Jessica Gosse 2016) star as Wilson in two dif- TV Media ferent eras of his life. Dano por- “Astronaut” (2019) Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss (“Book Club,” 2018) stars as lonely widower Angus in this heartwarming film, which you can stream starting Tuesday, Nov. 26. Angus has spent his life looking at the stars, so when billionaire Marcus Brown (Colm Feore, “The Um- brella Academy”) announces a contest for a two-week journey to space on the first commercial space plane, he sees it as his last chance to live his dream. Despite being too old and hav- ing health problems, Angus enters the competition with the help of his grandson, and wins. Watch as Angus prepares for the journey of a lifetime, proving you’re never too old to shoot for the stars and make your dreams come true. “Meeting Gorbachev” (2019) Get an up-close-and-personal look at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as he dis- cusses his dramatic life in this fascinating documentary, which joins the streamer on Wednes- day, Nov. 27. Director Werner Herzog (“On Death Row”) gets an inside look at the life and career of the final president of the Soviet Union in this docu- mentary. The special consists mainly of Herzog’s in-depth “Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas” (2010) The classic characters of the Ice Age franchise return in this Christmas short coming to Hulu on Sunday, Nov. 24. When Sid accidentally destroys Manny’s precious Christmas heirloom, he ends up on Santa’s naughty list. In a desperate effort to make things right and get himself on the nice list, he teams up with Eddie, Crash and Peaches on a mission to the North Pole. Fea- turing the voices of Ray Romano (“Everybody Loves Raymond”), John Leguizamo (“Bloodline”), Queen Latifah (“Star”), Sean William Scott (“Lethal Weapon”) and Josh Peck (“Drake & Josh”), this animated Christmas special is fun for the whole family. Zachary Quinto stars in “NOS4A2” interview with Gorbachev, but also features current Russian President Valdimir Putin, as well as footage of meetings with U.S. President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. With information on the Cold War, summit meetings with Reagan, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the fall of the U.S.S.R., history buffs won’t want to miss this documentary. “Love & Mercy” (2014) “Mike Wallace is Here” (2019) On Monday, Nov. 25, this dra- matic depiction of the life of The Beach Boys’ founding member, Brian Wilson, joins the lineup. Paul Dano (“12 Years a Slave,” On Thursday, Nov. 28, the inter- rogator gets interrogated in this documentary that looks at the life and career of Mike Wallace, the iconic original host of “60 22 | Screentime Paul Dano in “Love & Mercy” November 27, 2019 | East Oregonian and Hermiston Herald Minutes.” Wallace hosted “60 Minutes” for 40 years, starting in 1968, and took investigative journalism to a new level. He was known for his tendency to ask uncomfortable or dif- ficult questions, a style that could sometimes seem like an interrogation. While his harsh and occasionally controversial methods garnered some severe criticism, Wallace started a journalistic revolution of sorts. Using exclusively a compilation of archive footage, viewers are shown how Wallace built the industry of investigative TV jour- nalism, interviewing everyone from celebrities and world lead- ers to controversial figures and activists.
