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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New On Netflix, Disney+, And More: 7 Streaming Shows And Movies To Watch This Week (May 19-25)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The end of May is a bit of a different animal on streaming platforms. It seems like every week in recent memory, we've seen the beginning of some sort of high-profile dramatic series on one streaming platform or another. And while some of those shows are still ongoing, most notably Peacock's Poker Face, there's a bit less 'new' in that regard this week. That's not to say there isn't some absolutely great stuff you won't want to miss. It's just a fairly eclectic list, and while it's unlikely you'll be interested in everything debuting this week, there's almost certain to be at least one thing to check out. Travel shows aren't everybody's cup of tea, but rarely have we seen one that's hosted by somebody as engaging as the great Stanley Tucci. The NatGeo documentary series, also available with a Disney+ subscription, Tucci in Italy, a follow-up to his previous Searching For Italy series, sees the actor explore the nation via its food. Get ready to be very hungry. Brett Favre was once one of the biggest stars in the world of professional football, but as the title suggests, The Fall of Brett Favre will be looking at a different side of the athlete, including alleged off-the-field misdeeds, including a reported mishandling of government money for his own benefit. The first season of Nine Perfect Strangers only got middle-of-the-road reviews, but it clearly did something right as it's back for a second season. A new star-studded cast and a new location form around Nicole Kidman as a guru with some unorthodox methods to help people heal. Late May is prime summer movie season, and while that usually means having to go to a theater, one new film that seems just perfect for this time of year will only be available with an Apple TV+ subscription. Fountain of Youth stars John Krasinski and Natalie Portman as siblings searching for the fabled source of eternal youth. Guy Ritchie directed what feels like the closest thing to National Treasure 3 we're likely to get. It's a good idea in general for horror fans to have a Netflix subscription, and that's especially the case this week. R.L. Stine's Fear Street books have been turned into films three times previously, and each time with solid results. Now, get ready for the fourth installment, Prom Queen. A generation grew up with Pee-wee Herman, but the actor and comedian's untimely death robbed fans of years of fun. A new two-part documentary series, Pee-wee as Himself, available with a Max subscription, will take fans inside the head of Pee-Wee Herman, quite literally, as it will include significant interviews with Paul Reubens made before he passed away. Pamela Anderson was one of the hottest stars of the 1990s, but she came roaring back to the screens last year in The Last Showgirl. Anderson won numerous awards for her portrayal of an aging showgirl, showing just what a great actress she's always been. You can now check out her performance with a Hulu subscription. Next week sees May come to an end and June get started. If nothing else, this will mean a flood of library content hitting most streaming services, so check back here so we can help you make sense of it all.
Express Tribune
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Stanley Tucci explores Italian cuisine in Nat Geo's new series
Stanley Tucci is back with a new five-part series, Tucci in Italy, premiering May 18 on National Geographic and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. The series takes viewers on a culinary journey through Italy, showcasing the country's rich and diverse food culture, one dish at a time. Tucci, an Oscar-nominated actor and passionate home cook, guides audiences through Italy's varied regional cuisines, emphasizing the historical and cultural influences behind each dish. Unlike his previous show, Searching for Italy, this series offers a slower, more in-depth exploration of food and stories, blending National Geographic's signature approach with Tucci's warm storytelling style. The series highlights how Italy's geography and history shape its food. For instance, dishes from Trentino-Alto Adige reflect Austrian influences, while in Calvisano, Tucci indulges in farm-raised sturgeon caviar. Throughout the series, Tucci introduces viewers to lesser-known Italian specialties, such as Florence's traditional lampredotto, a street food made from cow's stomach. Tucci credits his childhood experiences in Florence and his mother's cooking for his love of Italian food. He aims to elevate the understanding of Italian cuisine beyond the typical pasta and pizza, showing its complexity and regional diversity. As an executive producer and host, Tucci focuses the series on the food and the people behind it rather than himself, aiming to inspire viewers to appreciate Italy's culinary heritage and culture.
UPI
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Stanley Tucci hopes new Italian food show offers viewers escapism, inspiration
Stanley Tucci's "Tucci in Italy" premieres Sunday on NatGeo. It will be available to stream on Hulu and Disney+ Monday File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo May 18 (UPI) -- Six-time Emmy-winner Stanley Tucci says his cooking and travel shows have opened up his world and changed his life. His latest docu-series, Tucci in Italy, premieres on National Geographic Sunday, and Hulu and Disney+ on Monday. It follows his previous hit, Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, which ran for two seasons on CNN. "it's brought me to places that I never thought I would go to meet people I never thought I'd meet, given me access to places that I wouldn't normally have access to," Tucci, 64, told UPi in a recent Zoom interview. "I'm just learning more and more about the things I'm interested in -- two things -- which are food and Italy." Tucci said Mother Nature dictates when and where the series is filmed as much as his own work schedule and personal life do. Season 1 of Tucci in Italy was shot intermittently over the course of six or seven months. "It has to be carved out very carefully because it takes a lot to plan it and you have to be aware of the seasons," he explained. "If you're going to tell a story about, let's say the Palio [festival] in Tuscany, you have to know when is that happening and what access do you have? How long can you actually stay there? You can't just keep flying over," he added. "You have to plan it out, so you do one or two episodes all at once and then you take a little break because, obviously, you just can't keep shooting that much. It's so tiring and then you have to come home and see your family and stuff like that." Tucci spotlights Italy's culture and beauty by trekking around the country, taking in the sights and tasting amazing food everywhere from Michelin-star restaurants to local holes in the wall. "I want them to enjoy it," Tucci said of the show's viewers. "I want it to be, I suppose, in some ways, a form of escapism, and, yet, at the same time, I want them to understand how complex Italy is, and how diverse it is, and that it isn't just that all the places are sunny and everybody's happy and half the people are Mafiosi," he quipped. Tucci also hopes the series inspires audiences to seek out locally grown, seasonal food and support local eateries to the extent that their means can afford in the locations where they live. "That's what Italy is very good at," he noted. "Contemporary, western societies are becoming less farm-to-table in a lot of ways. Sometimes, the people are fighting to reverse that and, in some places, that's being achieved, but globalization has taken a lot of that away," Tucci said. "So, I think we tried to tell stories that express that, that show the importance of that without being precious." Tucci understands that not everyone has the access to or money for organic fruits, vegetables and meat. "Let's face it. In America, how many people can actually afford organic produce? That's the problem," he said. "We have places where there are just food deserts. People have to drive forever just to go to a grocery store and then is that grocery store really going to have organic food?" The show also emphasizes the social aspects of going out to dine in one's neighborhood or town. "That's very much a part of Italian culture," the actor said. "That's why there are so many restaurants. People love to go to restaurants. A local trattoria is like the hub of the community and it's a really, really important place." Tucci admitted that when he's not working, he loves to stay at home and cook for his wife Felicity Blunt and their kids. "But, after a couple of weeks, I'm like, 'OK, now let's go out,'" he laughed. The show's debut arrives just weeks after Tucci's Vatican-set political thriller, Conclave, saw a resurgence in popularity due to the real-life election of Pope Leo XIV. "It's a movie that came from a beautiful novel by Robert Harris, but it's a movie," Tucci said, emphasizing that the work of fiction should not be seen as an historic record, even if it does shed some light on a mysterious process. "Robert, obviously, did his research and we had a religious adviser on set all the time, so I think it's as true as it can be." Meryl Streep, Ryan Reynolds attend New York screening of Stanley Tucci's 'Final Portrait' Writer and director Stanley Tucci | License Photo
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
Stanley Tucci on exploring Italy's culinary traditions in 'Tucci in Italy'
ABC News' Janai Norman sat down with Stanley Tucci to discuss his new National Geographic series, "Tucci in Italy," and his exploration of the country's landscapes, history, culture, and food. May 16, 2025
USA Today
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
NatGeo's new series has Stanley Tucci exploring Italy, one dish at a time
NatGeo's new series has Stanley Tucci exploring Italy, one dish at a time Show Caption Hide Caption Stanley Tucci dispels myth about traveling to and eating in Italy Stanley Tucci chats with USA TODAY's Ralphie Aversa about his National Geographic series, "Tucci in Italy" and and the country's cuisine. FLORENCE, Italy – Dinner with Stanley Tucci is how a great meal should be: delicious, leisurely, and memorable. Tucci hosted journalists last June at a restaurant on a cobblestone street. Dapper, elegant, and sophisticated without being a dandy, precious, or condescending, he's spreading the joy of Italian food. He highlights dishes and chefs in his new five-part series, NatGeo's "Tucci in Italy," premiering May 18 (8 ET/PT), and streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu. Besides being an Oscar-nominated actor and an author of books about food, Tucci is an accomplished home cook. He stresses he's not a chef, just an amateur cook. Still, Tucci cares deeply about food, and half of his six Emmy Awards were for his similar 2021-22 CNN show, "Searching for Italy." "We're elevating it visually," Tucci says, differentiating the culinary travelogue series. "And we're taking more time with the stories. There's more history, more culture. It's National Geographic, but you're not going to find me climbing up anything. You find me climbing into bed at night." The key to the show is Italy itself. As Tucci traverses the country, viewers learn why food varies even from town to town. In Trentino-Alto Adige, nestled in the Alps, Austria influences the dishes. In Calvisano, Tucci tucks into caviar from farm-raised sturgeon; this may be the happiest he's ever been on screen. Few people have a better time eating than Tucci. And where better to experience this than Italy, as he introduces food beyond spaghetti and meatballs? "A lot of what's interesting about Italian cuisine is that it's very quick," he says. "There are some recipes where things are sort of slowly cooked, but for the most part, when you're making an Italian meal, the majority of it is going to be over an open fire or on the stove. And I think that might have to do with needing to do things quickly before somebody else came in and invaded." Food, naturally, reveals countries' histories and geography. "It's a way of connecting not only to your family, but it's a way of connecting to other cultures," Tucci says. "But it also is a way of defining your identity." As delicious and varied as Italy's food is, Tucci notes most dishes are relatively simple, cooked with just a few fresh, exquisite ingredients. As he visits different locales, Tucci explains how cuisines evolved. "We think of Florence as a very sort of wealthy city now, which it is, but if you look at the cuisine of Florence, it's really poor food," he says. There, Tucci tries a local specialty, lampredotto, the fourth stomach of a cow, sold as street food. A fan of offal, he likes it. It's a far cry from the street food where he grew up, just north of Manhattan. Now, Tucci lives in London with his wife, Felicity Blunt, and their children. He credits his mom with being a fantastic cook. When he was a kid, his family spent a year in Florence, where his appreciation of Italy grew. Tucci's credits include starring in and directing on Broadway, co-writing and starring in "The Big Night," and many films "(The Devil Wears Prada," "Conclave"); he's also voiced characters on TV ("BoJack Horseman" and "Central Park"). But hosting a series and being an executive producer is daunting. "I was very uncomfortable when I first started doing this series five years ago, because I didn't want to be myself," he says. "That's sort of the whole point of being an actor." Tucci insisted that the show's focus remains on food and the people creating it ‒ not on him. The CNN series, welcomed during the pandemic, sparked a fan base. "I wanted to do it because it made it made so many people happy," Tucci says. "And it made people love food, and it made people want to come to Italy. It made people bring their kids to Italy and made people eat, have their kids try different foods, and that's just cool." Tucci reflects on the finished series in a separate interview. "The hardest part is making sure that you've gotten the story truthfully, that you're not making that person tell their story in a way that suits you or your show," he says. Let's face it, it's not as if Italian food needs an ambassador. Still, most folks don't realize the depth of the cuisine. Tucci hopes that viewers will "see how complex and diverse Italy is and that it isn't just pasta, pizza, and red sauce," he says. "And that they see how the food has been so distinctly influenced by so many different factors, by invasion, religion, topography, climate, politics, all of it, and that when they go to Italy, they revel in that."
