This weekend, Olivia Wilde stars in "The Lazarus Effect," a horror movie about med students who figure out a way to resurrect people from the dead, Will Forte is "The Last Man on Earth" in the new FOX comedy premiering this Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET, and Kevin Spacey returns as the ruthless politician Frank Underwood in "House of Cards;" the entire third season arrives on Netflix when the clock strikes midnight Friday morning.
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Also in theaters this weekend:
Also on TV this weekend:
Also in theaters this weekend:
- "Focus" stars Will Smith as a veteran con man whose latest scheme is turned upside down when a femme fatale (Margot Robbie) from his past reemerges.
- Directed by David Cronenberg, "Maps to the Stars" stars Oscar-winner Julianne Moore and Robert Pattinson in a tale about a Hollywood family chasing celebrity, one another, and the relentless ghosts of their pasts.
- "'71" stars Jack O'Connell as a young and disoriented British soldier who is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a riot on the deadly streets of Belfast in 1971.
- Directed by Liv Corfixen (Refn's wife), "My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn" documents Refn during the production and release of his 2013 movie "Only God Forgives."
- In "Everly," Salma Hayak faces down assassins sent by her ex, a mob boss, while holed up in her apartment.
Also on TV this weekend:
- "Unlikely Animal Friends" looks at heartwarming animal odd couples (Nat Geo, 10p ET Fri.)
- "Kobe Bryant's Muse" is an original feature-length documentary that focuses on the Los Angeles Lakers star's career as he faces retirement (SHO, 9p ET Saturday)
- "Shania: Still the One Live From Vegas" is a Shania Twain music special (ABC, 9p ET Sat.).
- "Battle Creek" follows FBI partners patrolling the mean streets of Battle Creek, Michigan. The series was created by Vince Gilligan a dozen years ago. (CBS, 10p ET Sunday).