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The great actor plays a man of uncertain identity in whimsical and sharply written comedy.

In October 2021, when “Rust” star and producer Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins with a pistol containing live ammunition that should not have been on a movie set, a lot of actors nowhere near that incident in New Mexico thought a lot of things.

In the first edition of our new TV newsletter: Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain’s drama strikes a chord. Plus: our picks of the week, and Harry & Meghan arrives on Netflix

Chastain as Tammy Wynette and Michael Shannon as George Jones are TV dynamite as the country music stars making love, war and cracking harmonies together

Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain play the country music couple in a show just as big, brash and unsubtle as its protagonists

This week’s new entertainment releases include Will Smith’s comeback campaign in the Antoine Fuqua movie “Emancipation,” a documentary about Broadway star Idina Menzel, the video game “Dragon Quest Treasures” and a TV series exploring the tumultuous relationship between country music stars Tammy Wynette and George Jones

I must admit that as much as I love the classic recordings of country music king and queen George Jones and Tammy Wynette — a whole damn lot — my first thought on learning that they would be the subjects of a double biopic was to wonder whether its creator…

Showtime melodrama about the tempestuous musical duo is helped by their strong acting and musical performances.

Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain spent months learning the songs that George Jones and Tammy Wynette made famous