John Lurie: Last News

John Lurie finished work on a watercolour he titled Bear Surprise. The painting depicts the animal in a meadow standing on its hind legs in front of a couple having sex on a picnic blanket, with the bear saying: “Surprise!” Within weeks the picture was uploaded to a Russian blog with the speech bubble altered to read “Preved”, a portmanteau that translates as “Hello Bear”. This strange image captured the imagination of the Russian-language internet and by May that year The Moscow Times reported it had “gained vast popularity with the speed of an avalanche”.

John Lurie is putting away his watercolors.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “Painting with John” has been canceled at HBO after three seasons. Series creator and host John Lurie made the announcement via Twitter. “I am sorry to say that season 3 of Painting with John will be the last,” he wrote.

Here’s the rewind and context if you’re unsure who John Lurie is (And you’ll only be mildly forgiven if you don’t). A cult musician, actor, director and in recent years, painter, Lurie started his career in the New York scene in the 1970s and ‘80s with the provocative punk/jazz/afrobeat band the Lounge Lizards.

The Bingeworthy boys, Mike DeAngelo, and Playlist Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Perez, are back to talk about all of the TV news and shows that are worth your time. This week finds us discussing the big Paramount investor day presentation news and digging into the depths of HBO Max to uncover a hidden gem of a show called “Painting with John.” READ MORE: ‘Painting With John’: John Lurie Offers A Soulful, Deep, Pained & Absurdist Portrait Of An Artist & A Strange Life [Review] After the news breakdown, John Lurie himself stops by to discuss his career and the second season of “Painting with John,” which begins on HBO Max this Friday, February 18.

When is a painting series not about learning how to paint? Well, it’s when you have John Lurie running the show, as we see in the new trailer for “Painting with John” Season 2.

The 90-year-old “Star Trek” alum has released a spoken word album based on his long life and work on the silver screen.“Bill” is a collection of stories and anecdotes from the Canadian native’s life. The album features such stars as Joe Jonas, Dan Miller, Joe Walsh, Brad Paisley and John Lurie, who all helped Shatner compose the project.The Jonas Brothers member, 32, played a big part in the record’s production.

HBO has renewed Painting With John, the unscripted series created by musician, actor, director and painter John Lurie, for a second season.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Painting with John” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO, Variety has learned.Season one of the unscripted series featured musician, actor, director and painter John Lurie ensconced at his worktable, honing his intricate watercolor techniques and sharing reflections on what he’s learned about life. Combining images of Lurie’s paintings, original music, and irreverent point of view on tapping into viewers’ childlike artist side, his overall ambivalence toward fame, and more, the series serves as a reminder to prioritize a little time every day for creativity, fun and a bit of mischief.

On an economic storytelling level, HBO’s terrific and delightful new documentary series, “Painting With John,” begins with a brilliantly simple and effective little riff. Starring renaissance man John Lurie—a renowned actor known for his work in classic Jim Jarmusch films, a musician, filmmaker, author, poet, and now, mostly a painter— who stars, writes, directs, and produces the entire endeavor, “Painting With John” immediately deconstructs the myth of Bob Ross, the famously soothing and gentile 1970s/‘80s television watercolorist who brought the joy of DIY painting to the masses and into homes across the nation, and of which Lurie’s show most resembles on the surface.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVAmong other things, John Lurie is a reality-television pioneer.A musician who founded jazz group the Lounge Lizards and who moonlighted as an actor in films such as Jim Jarmusch’s “Down By Law,” Lurie’s a polymath. His first television series, “Fishing With John,” premiered on Bravo in 1991 and riffed on the fishing shows found across the local-television landscape in the late 20th century — TV that made fun of itself when that was still weird.

Friday, 11 p.m., HBO Musician/actor/painter John Lurie (right) stars in this new unscripted series in which he shares his reflections on what he’s learned in life — through the lens of his original watercolors.Sunday, 8 p.m., The CW The season premiere finds Kate’s friends and family hoping she may still be found — while a homeless 25-year-old, Ryan Wilder (Javicia Leslie, right), finds Kate’s Batwoman suit and becomes the superhero.Saturday, 8 p.m., Lifetime This original three-hour movie follows the journey of Cheryl “Salt” James (GG Townson) and Sandra “Pepa” Denton (Laila Odom) as they enter the world of rap and hip hop and find international stardom. Thursday, 8:30 p.m., CBS Gina (Annaleigh Ashford) needs to keep herself together to

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVThirty years after his first unscripted TV series aired, John Lurie is getting another.HBO will debut “Painting With John,” a new series directed by, written by and starring Lurie, Jan. 22.