THE WITCHES
HBO Max, 3:00 a.m. ET
MOVIE PREMIERE: Yet another 2020 movie that was produced, financed and planned for theatrical release, only to go straight to home viewing during this pandemic, this Robert Zemeckis remake of Roald Dahl’s The Witches stars Anne Hathaway in the leading role played in the 1990 film by Anjelica Huston. It also reunites her with her The Devil Wears Prada cohort Stanley Tucci. So where does this film first surface? Not on HBO – but on the premium streaming service HBO Max. Will this be reason enough for more viewers to subscribe? Even though I’m intrigued, I don’t think so. Not when most people presume that if they just wait a while, it’ll show up somewhere on a service they already subscribe to. Isn’t that right, CBS All Access?