Stream on Demand: ‘The Boys in the Band’ moves from stage to screen – The Spokesman-Review

Whats new for home viewing on Video on Demand and Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO and other streaming services.

Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto and Matt Bomer star in The Boys in the Band (2020, R), a new revival of the groundbreaking 1968 play about the lives of gay friends in the era before Stonewall, AIDS and acceptance. Joe Mantello, who directed the Broadway revival, brings it to the screen with his stage ensemble, and Ryan Murphy produces. (Netflix)

The true crime documentary The Wilderness of Error (TV-MA), based on the book by documentary filmmaker Errol Morris, re-examines the case of a Green Beret physician convicted in 1979 of murdering his family. The first three episodes of the limited series are available, and the final two episodes arrive Saturday. (Hulu)

Documentary director Kristen Johnson films mock death scenes with her elderly father in Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020, PG-13) to help him face death. This unconventional documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. (Netflix)

Monsterland: Season 1 (not rated), based on the stories by Nathan Ballingrud, is a horror anthology featuring people across the country confronting werewolves, fallen angels, mermaids and other fantastical creatures. (Hulu)

The hourlong South Park: The Pandemic Special (2020, TV-MA) streams a day after its cable debut. (HBO Max)

With the fall TV season delayed, why not check out some of last years shows making their streaming debuts: the final season of the Emmy-nominated comedy The Good Place (2019-2020, TV-14) with Kristen Bell and Ted Danson, or the second-act sitcom The Unicorn: Season 1 (2019-2020, TV-PG) with Walton Goggins as a widower ready to start dating again. (Netflix)

Classic pick: William Powell and Myrna Loy sparkle in The Thin Man (1934) as the playfully in-love couple solving a murder between cocktails. (HBO Max)

A woman (Sally Hawkins) suffering from schizophrenia finds unexpected connection with a fellow patient (David Thewlis) in the compassionate comic drama Eternal Beauty (2020, R). Billie Piper and Penelope Wilton co-star in the debut feature directed by actor Craig Roberts. Also new:

Science-fiction thriller 2067 (2020, not rated) with Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ryan Kwanten;

Historical costume drama The Rising Hawk (Ukraine, 2020, not rated) with Tommy Flanagan and Robert Patrick;

Music documentary Herb Alpert Is (2020, not rated).

Lily Collins stars as a young American woman who gets her dream job in Emily in Paris: Season 1 (not rated), a romantic comedy from Sex and the City creator Darren Star.

The three-episode documentary series Whose Vote Counts, Explained (TV-PG), produced by Vox and featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Selena Gomez and John Legend, takes a deep dive into the election process.

Julian Dennison and Sam Neill become unlikely outlaws in the sweetly eccentric comedy Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016, PG-13) from Oscar-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi.

The whimsical family comedy The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012, PG) from stop-motion masters Aardman Animations features the voices of Hugh Grant and Martin Freeman.

Scott Eastwood and Orlando Bloom star in the Afghanistan war drama The Outpost (2020, R).

Song Exploder: Season 1 (not rated) features world-famous musicians discussing the birth of their most famous songs.

More streaming TV: The Parkers: Seasons 1-5 (1999-2004, TV-PG), the spinoff of Moesha starring MoNique, plus plus Van Helsing (TV-MA) and Australian prison drama Wentworth (TV-MA)

True stories: Human Nature (2019, not rated) looks at the issues surrounding genetic engineering since the development of the CRISPR gene-editing tool. Also new:

Carlos Almaraz: Playing With Fire (2019, not rated), a profile of the influential Los Angeles painter;

True crime documentary American Murder: The Family Next Door (not rated) about the disappearance of Shanann Watts and her children.

International passport: Oktoberfest Beer & Blood: Season 1 (Germany, not rated, with subtitles) is a dark drama about the scheming, betrayal and murder behind the birth of the world famous beer festival in Berlin. Also new:

Crime dramas Good Morning, Vernica: Season 1 (Brazil, not rated, with subtitles) and You Cannot Hide: Season 1 (Mexico, not rated, with subtitles);

Romantic time travel drama Familiar Wife: Season 1 (South Korea, not rated, with subtitles);

Family drama Serious Men (India, 2020, not rated, with subtitles);

Comedy Youve Got This (2020) (Mexico, 2020, not rated).

Road to Halloween: Netflix Originals Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020, not rated), a teen horror comedy, and The Binding (Italy, 2020, not rated, with subtitles), about a mother fighting a curse on her child, debut along with the acclaimed theatrical film We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018, not rated), a Gothic horror with Taissa Farmiga and Crispin Glover, based on the Shirley Jackson novel.

Kid stuff: The little ones can get in the Halloween spirit with A Go! Go! Cory Carson Halloween (TV-Y) and The Worst Witch: Season 4 (TV-G).

Standup: Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia (not rated).

Savage X Fenty Show. Vol. 2 (TV-MA) is a fashion show presenting Rihannas latest lingerie line.

Martin Scorsese won his only Academy Award for the Boston crime thriller The Departed (2006, R) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson. Also newly arrived:

Romantic drama Southside With You (2016, PG-13) with Parker Sawyers and Tika Sumpter as young Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson;

Funny Girl (1968) with Barbra Streisand in an Oscar-winning performance.

Streaming TV: Chris ODown and Ray Romano star in Get Shorty: Seasons 1-3 (2017-2019, TV-MA), a crime comedy adapted from the Elmore Leonard novel and subsequent big screen movie.

Available for the month of October only are the award-winning miniseries The Loudest Voice (2019, TV-MA) starring Russell Crowe as Fox News founder Roger Ailes and the Australian murder mystery Mystery Road: Season 1 (2018, not rated) with Aaron Pederson and Judy Davis.

Kid stuff: The little ones can get their Halloween on in Bug Diaries Halloween Special (TV-Y).

Matthew McConaughey and Tye Sheridan star in Mud (2013, PG-13), a Tom Sawyer-meets-rural noir drama.

Gus Van Sants breakthrough film Drugstore Cowboy (1989, R) stars Matt Dillon as the leader of a crew of prescription drug thieves in Portland.

Mel Brooks spoofs the original Star Wars trilogy in Spaceballs (1987, PG).

The NBC quarantine comedy Connecting (not rated), the fourth season of the anthology crime show Fargo (TV-MA), this year starring Chris Rock, and new seasons of Fox animated comedies The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bobs Burgers and Bless the Harts are now rolling out. New episodes arrive a day after their respective network debuts.

Just Mercy (2019, PG-13) stars Michael B. Jordan as civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson fighting to free a wrongly convicted man (Jamie Foxx) on death row. (All HBO platforms)

International passport: Patria: Season 1 (Spain, not rated, with subtitles) follows two families on the opposite side of the independence battle in Spains Basque country. Two episodes available, new episodes each Sunday.

Road to Halloween: Englands Hammer Films resurrected the classic movie monsters with Gothic style and lurid color with The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Horror of Dracula (1958) and The Mummy (1959), all starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.

The two-part drama The Comey Rule (TV-MA) stars Jeff Daniels as former FBI Director James Comey and Brendan Gleeson as President Donald J. Trump. (Showtime Anytime)

Paul Rudd narrates the natural history documentary series Tiny World (TV-G). (Apple TV+)

Angelina Jolie is Maleficent (2014, PG) in this twist on the Sleeping Beauty story with Elle Fanning. Its new on Disney+ along with The Simpsons: Season 31 (2019-2020, TV-PG)

Criterion Channel presents five features Directed by Pedro Costa, including the streaming debut of Vitalina Varela (Portugal, 2019, not rated, with subtitles)

Sean Axmaker is a Seattle film critic and writer. His reviews of streaming movies and television can be found at streamondemandathome.com.

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