Hollywood’s notorious fixer is the subject of the latest installment of ‘New York Times Presents,’ Netflix doc explores mystery of the disappearance of flight MH370, Miley Cyrus drops ‘Endless Summer Vacation’ album
The It List is Yahoo’s weekly look at the best of pop culture, including movies, music, TV, streaming, games, books, podcasts and more. Here are our picks for March 6-12, including the best deals we could find for each. (Yahoo Entertainment may receive a percentage of purchases made through links on this page.)
Stream It: Follow the story of infamous Hollywood fixer Anthony Pellicano in The New York Times Presents: Sin Eaters
He was known as the person the famous could turn to in a crisis. But Pellicano’s methods became a legal problem. He was convicted of crimes related to the harassment and intimidation of his victims, such as tapping Sylvester Stallone’s phone and leaving a dead fish as a threat to an entertainment reporter, all to further the goals of his high-profile clients, which reportedly include Chris Rock and Courtney Love. The newspaper that brought us the doc Framing Britney Spears, which mobilized support for the “Toxic” singer, received most of Pellicano’s FBI case files in return. The footage includes “audio recordings of Hollywood stars and rulers that have never been broadcast publicly” as well as previously confidential documents that paint a picture of Pellicano’s case and “how the rich and powerful in Hollywood gained an advantage over the legal system.” and had few consequences when Pellicano was exposed,” says Hulu. – Raechal Shewfelt
The New York Times Presents: Sin Eaters Air Friday March 10 at 10pm on FX and Hello.
STREAM IT: Exonerate the missing Malaysia Airlines flight case in Netflix’s new docuseries
Nine years ago, on March 8, 2014, 227 passengers joined 12 crew members aboard Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Early in the journey, the plane stopped communicating with air traffic control and an hour later disappeared entirely from all radars, never to reappear. Years later, wreckage from the plane was found in the Indian Ocean, but the mystery of why the plane disappeared – and what caused it to crash – continues to this day. Nearly a decade later, Netflix’s new three-part docuseries attempts to uncover what may have happened to Flight 370 through interviews with aviation experts, investigators and re-enactments. — Ethan age
MH370: The plane that disappeared Premieres Wednesday, March 8 on Netflix.
Stream it: Peacock’s new true-crime documentary asks Who Killed Robert Wone?
The unsolved murder of Washington DC attorney Robert Wone continues to baffle investigators and true crime fans alike. Enter Peacock’s new documentary Who Killed Robert Wone?, which revisits the facts of the 2006 case. Wone, 32, was stabbed to death in a guest room while staying with friends. Police suspected the three men inside but blamed an unknown intruder for the murder. Believe it or not, the story only gets wilder from there. This exclusive clip from the film shows one of the investigators recounting what he saw when he first arrived at the crime scene. — EA
Who Killed Robert Wone? Premieres Tuesday, March 7th on peacock.
WATCH IT: Harry Potter meets Mozart in The Magic Flute
Never thought we’d say this, but you know what we can’t get enough of in Hollywood? Mozart films. The Magic Flute is a good start. This musical fantasy adventure follows a teenager (shadow and bone‘s Jack Wolfe) at the prestigious Mozart All Boys Music School, who met his hostile principal (F. Murray Abraham, the amadeus Oscar winner who is familiar with the interface between film and classical music) when he discovers a mystical approach to the Mozart opera of the same name. Watch an exclusive clip from the film above. —Kevin Polowy
The Magic Flute opens in theaters Friday March 10; get tickets fandango.
HEAR IT: Miley Cyrus is getting her flowers
She’s just Miley! The artist formerly known as Hannah Montana has given up her pixie hip-hop Bangerz Era, Psych-Rock Dead Petz collaboration with the Flaming Lips, introspective singer-songwriter work younger now and Rocker Chick record plastic hearts… and now the reinvented pop princess is king of the charts with “Flowers.” This post-divorce empowering anthem has peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks and has charted at number one in 30 countries, and sets up Cyrus’ eighth studio album perfectly. Endless summer vacation. Set to be everyone’s party soundtrack of 2023 and Cyrus’ biggest yet well into Fall/Winter, the album features duets with Sia and Brandi Carlile and production/songwriting from the likes of Kid Harpoon, Greg Kurstin, Mike Will Made It and Justin Tranter. — Lyndsey Parker
Endless summer vacation by Miley Cyrus is available for download/streaming on Friday March 10th .
WATCH IT: Raise your glass – and a fork – to the 20th anniversary of top chef
The latest iteration of the long-running culinary competition pits top chef Winners from all over the world against each other. This time, not only are they rushing through the grocery store complaining about the choice of ingredients, but they’re also cooking up incredible-looking food in London. Host Padma Lakshmi as well as judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons will be present to test them all. Too bad we can’t try them from home! What fans may In addition to their own cooking routine, there is a new limited series of hot sauces celebrating the big 2-0 milestone. The sauce was developed in collaboration with hot sauce experts Heatonist with guidance from top chef Season 12 winner, Mei Lin, and comes in three flavors: Herb, Peppercorn, and Garlic. Already hungry? —RS
The new season of top chef Premieres Thursday, March 9th at 9pm on Bravo.
PLAY IT: Fly with a new RC controlled avatar Toy Banshee by Zing
Why fly an ordinary drone when you can send one of Pandora’s famous Banshees into the air? Zing’s air sports experts have crafted radio-controlled replicas of Jake Sully’s favorite mode of transportation, as seen in James Cameron’s avatar And Avatar: The Way of Water. Both the Classic ($49.99) and Deluxe ($59.99) Banshees come with a wireless controller and rechargeable battery, and the Deluxe creature also includes built-in sound effects and two different flight modes. Unobtanium not included. — EA
zings avatar RC Classic Banshee and RC Deluxe Banshee are available now at Amazon And Walmart.
HEAR IT: Lana Del Rey is on a roll
Lana has to be the hardest working woman in indie pop, having released a whopping nine studio albums since 2010 – three in the last two years alone! your ninth and last, Did you know there is a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard?follows in 2021 Chemtrails over the country club And Blue railings, and includes collabs with producer Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers, Jon Batiste, Father John Misty, SYML, Riopy and Tommy Genesis. — LP
Did you know there is a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard? by Lana Del Rey will be available for download/streaming on Friday March 10th .
PLAY: Win Mandalorian-themed Xbox Merch, you must
When they’re not busy navigating the many perils of this galaxy far, far away, just know that Mando and Grogu are happy to kick back with one gloriole campaign or two. So it’s no surprise that Xbox is teaming up with Disney+ for a new series of Mandalorian-Themed merch to coincide with the launch of the his war of stars third season of the series. Between March 1st and May 11th, visit the official Xbox website and enter prize draws to win a Limited Edition Series S & X Bundle featuring the images of our favorite lone wolf and cub, plus a baby controller Win a Yoda design. You can also enter to win a replica of Grogu’s stroller that doubles as a full gaming station. That’s how we like to play. — EA
Visit the official Xbox website learn more about it The Mandalorian merchandise and sweepstakes.