Thursday 31 October 2019

Roku Blog Feed: “How to live stream Canelo vs. Kovalev on Roku devices” plus 1 more

Roku Blog Feed: “How to live stream Canelo vs. Kovalev on Roku devices” plus 1 more

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How to live stream Canelo vs. Kovalev on Roku devices

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 03:02 PM PDT

The highly anticipated Canelo vs. Kovalev boxing match is set to take place on Nov. 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Will one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, Saul "Canelo" Alveraz (52-1-2), become a four-division world champion, or will the WBO light heavyweight king Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev (34-3-1) "krush" his dream? With Canelo moving up two weight classes to challenge the Russian power-punching champ, this is a must-see fight.

Here's how to live stream Canelo vs. Kovalev

  • Add DAZN to your Roku device
  • Sign up for a subscription (monthly or annual plan)
  • The main card starts at 9pm ET
  • Canelo vs. Kovalev main event: midnight ET (approximate)

Can't wait for fight night? Check out DAZN's pre-fight entertainment:

  • 40 Days: Canelo vs. Kovalev, DAZN's all-access series highlighting the fighters' grueling preparation for their career-defining fight
  • Interviews with Canelo, Kovalev, DJ Khaled, and more

Happy Streaming!

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23 must-stream TV show premieres in November

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 08:16 AM PDT

TV lovers, you'll have a lot to be thankful for in November. This month marks the launch of not only Apple TV+ original programming, but Disney+ content as well. Add that to the returning shows and new premieres, and you will have a plethora of new streaming options. Below is our list of November's must-see tv shows.

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November 1

Dickinson – The fascinating true story of aspiring writer Emily Dickinson is brought to life with modern sense and sensibility. Embarrassed by her own parents and shunned from society, Dickinson will stop at nothing to rebel against her strict background and make her voice heard through the magic of poetry. | Apple TV+

Atypical (Season 3) – Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, decides it’s time to find a girlfriend, a journey that sets Sam’s mom on her own life-changing path as her son seeks more independence. | Netflix

For All Mankind – The series explores what would have happened if the global space race had never ended. | Apple TV+

Queer Eye: We're in Japan! – The team of Queer Eye take their gorgeous, uplifting make-over skills to the Land of the Rising Sun. | Netflix

The Morning Show – An inside look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual. | Apple TV+

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (Season 2) – An up-and-coming CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into a dangerous field assignment as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit. | Prime Video

See – Far in a dystopian future, the human race has lost the sense of sight, and society has had to find new ways to interact, build, hunt, and to survive. All of that is challenged when a set of twins is born with sight. | Apple TV+

November 4

His Dark Material – Two children embark on a magical adventure through parallel universes. | HBO on The Roku Channel

November 5

The End of the F***ing World (Season 2) – James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a road trip in search of her real father. | Netflix

November 8

Green Eggs and Ham – An animated series based on the popular Dr. Seuss story “Green Eggs and Ham.” | Netflix

November 10

Rick and Morty (Season 4) – An animated series on adult-swim about the infinite adventures of Rick, a genius alcoholic and careless scientist, with his grandson Morty, a 14 year-old anxious boy who is not so smart. Together, they explore the infinite universes; causing mayhem and running into trouble. | Adult Swim

Shameless (Season 10) – A scrappy, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies. | Showtime

November 12

Forky Asks a Question – Forky asks important questions about how the world works, such as: What is love? What is time? And of course, the deepest question of all, What is cheese? | Disney+

 High School Musical: The Musical – The Series – The students from the school where the High School Musical films were shot stage a musical production based in the franchise. | Disney+

The Mandalorian – The travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic. | Disney+

Marvel’s Hero Project – This 20-episode series shares the remarkable, positive change several young heroes are making in their own communities across the country. These inspiring kids have dedicated their lives to selfless acts of bravery and kindness, and now, Marvel celebrates them as the true Super Heroes they are by welcoming them into Marvel’s Hero Project. | Disney+

The World According to Jeff Goldblum – Documentary series in which Goldblum pulls back the curtain on a seemingly familiar object to reveal a world of astonishing connections, fascinating science, and a whole lot of big ideas. | Disney+

November 14

The Stranded – When a tsunami strands dozens of teens on an island at their private school, they soon realize no rescuers are coming and they must save themselves. | Netflix

November 15

The Man in the High Castle (Season 4) – In a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes. | Prime Video

November 17

The Crown (Season 3) – Follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and the events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century. | Netflix

November 21

No Activity (Season 3) – Set against the world of a major drug cartel bust, the series follows two low-level cops who have spent far too much time in a car together; two criminals who are largely kept in the dark; two dispatch workers who haven’t really clicked; and two Mexican tunnelers who are in way too small a space considering they’ve only just met. | CBS All Access

November 22

The Feed – A man’s invention of a brain implant that allows people to share thoughts and emotions gets into the wrong hands. | Prime Video

November 28

Servant – A young and troubled couple replace their newborn baby with a creepy lifelike doll after the latter dies from health complications. | Apple TV+

Looking for more to hit TV that doesn’t break the bank? Make sure you check out Featured Free!

Happy Streaming!

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Wednesday 30 October 2019

Hallmark Movies Now is now streaming on The Roku Channel

Hallmark Movies Now is now streaming on The Roku Channel

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Hallmark Movies Now is now streaming on The Roku Channel

Posted: 29 Oct 2019 10:14 AM PDT

Hey everyone! Just in time for sweater weather, we're warming up Premium Subscriptions on the Roku Channel with a piping hot serving of Hallmark Movies Now. Starting today, you'll be able to kick off the holiday season and cozy up with original movies, series, and specials from Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. The service's offerings also include fan favorites from the vast Hallmark Hall of Fame library. "In My Dreams" anyone?

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Hallmark Movies Now via Premium Subscriptions on The Roku Channel features a 7-day free trial* to new users. Once you've started your free trial, you'll have access to nearly 1,000 hours of Hallmark-branded original content, with two new titles added to the service per week throughout the holiday season.

Premium Subscriptions on The Roku Channel makes it easier for you to access your favorite entertainment and offers one click sign-up, easy subscription management and a single monthly bill. Don't forget to explore the rest of The Roku Channel, which features more than 40 Premium Subscriptions services thousands of free, ad-supported movies and TV episodes, and more than 35 free live and linear streaming services.

Happy Streaming!

Cancel before free trial ends or subscription renews at full price until canceled. Visit https://go.roku.com/therokuchanneltc for full terms.

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Saturday 26 October 2019

Fall TV episodes in Featured Free

Fall TV episodes in Featured Free

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Fall TV episodes in Featured Free

Posted: 25 Oct 2019 10:45 AM PDT

TV’s best season of the year is well underway, and you can stream network TV’s top hits for free via Featured Free! Featured Free offers an handpicked selection of free movies, in-season episodes, and classic favorites from a variety of channels, and it’s available exclusively on the home screen of Roku devices. From Emmy award winners like Modern Family to highly anticipated new series like Batwoman, there’s something for everyone in Featured Free. Read below to see what’s currently streaming!

Modern Family | Season 11 | ABC – Three different but related families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways.

The Voice | Season 17 | NBC – Four famous musicians search for the best voices in America and will mentor these singers to become artists. America will decide which singer will be worthy of the grand prize.

Riverdale | Season 4 | The CW – While navigating the troubled waters of romance, school and family, Archie and his gang become entangled in dark Riverdale mysteries.

Grey’s Anatomy | Season 16 | ABC – A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.

The Masked Singer | Season 2 | FOX –  The show features celebrities facing off against one another with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity.

Superstore | Season 5 | NBC – America Ferrera and Ben Feldman star in the hilarious workplace comedy “Superstore,” about a unique family of employees at a supersized megastore.

Black-ish | Season 6 | ABC – A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.

Batwoman | Season 1 | The CW – Kate Kane seeks justice for Gotham City as Batwoman.

Prodigal Son | Season 1 | FOX – Malcolm Bright, one of the best criminal psychologists around, uses his twisted genius to help the NYPD solve crimes.

This Is Us | Season 4 | NBC – A heartwarming and emotional story about a unique set of triplets, their struggles, and their wonderful parents.

Looking for more free entertainment? Check out these free movies on The Roku Channel.

Happy Streaming!

*Titles and availability are subject to change.

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Thursday 24 October 2019

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Wednesday 23 October 2019

Roku Blog Feed: “How to stream NBA games on Roku devices (2019-2020)” plus 1 more

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How to stream NBA games on Roku devices (2019-2020)

Posted: 23 Oct 2019 09:46 AM PDT

If you’re looking to find out how to stream NBA basketball on your Roku devices, you’ve come to the right place! The 2019-2020 season is set to be as exciting as ever as many of the league’s top teams have new faces. Kawhi and Paul George are in LA, Anthony Davis joins Lebron as a dynamic duo on the Lakers, and a pair of former MVPs, Harden and Westbrook, team up in Houston.

This season feels more wide open than it has been in a while! For a full NBA broadcast schedule, click here.

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NBA League Pass

If you’re a fan of a team that isn’t local, NBA League Pass via the NBA App is your best option to catch your favorite squad’s games. Monthly subscriptions start at $17.99 for a single team and cap out at $249.99 for an all-team season pass, commercial free. This year, you can also purchase single games for $5.99. Blackout restrictions apply.

How to stream NBA games on NBA TV:

NBA TV broadcasts several live NBA games per week, as well as around-the-clock hoops coverage and analysis.

How to stream NBA games on TNT:

  • Use your subscription from a participating cable or satellite provider to authenticate the Watch TNT channel.
  • TNT is available on AT&T TV NOW, fuboTV, Sling TV, Hulu with Live TV, PlayStation Vue, and YouTube TV (you can also use your subscription to these services to authenticate Watch TNT).

How to stream NBA games on ESPN:

  • Use your subscription from a participating cable or satellite provider to authenticate the ESPN channel.
  • ESPN is available on AT&T TV NOW, Sling TV, Hulu with Live TV, PlayStation Vue, and YouTube TV.

How to stream NBA games on ABC:

How to stream NBA games on regional channels: (NBC Sports and FOX)

The majority of your local NBA team's games are accessible on your regional sports network (usually NBC Sports or FOX Sports and subject to blackout restrictions).

Happy streaming!

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New on Netflix: November 2019

Posted: 23 Oct 2019 07:09 AM PDT

Every month we share all the movies and TV shows coming and going from Netflix. Subscribe to our blog and follow us on FacebookTwitterYouTube and Instagram for more entertainment recommendations!

Here's what I'm looking forward to on Netflix in November: American Son (11/1), The End Of The F***ing World (11/5), The Crown: Season 3 (11/17), and The Irishman (11/25).

In addition to this list of every single new title each month, we also keep an inventory of the best comedy movies on Netflix, the best horror movies on Netflix, and the best kids movies on Netflix. Check ’em out:

Here’s whats new on Netflix for November 2019:

PODCASTS

  • I Hate Talking About Myself with Christina Milian
  • I’m Obsessed With This dives into Between Two Ferns
  • There’s Something About Dolemite

Available 11/1/19

  • American Son — NETFLIX TELEVISION EVENT
  • Atypical: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Drive — NETFLIX FILM
  • Fire in Paradise — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
  • Hache — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Hello Ninja — NETFLIX FAMILY
  • Holiday in the Wild — NETFLIX FILM
  • The King — NETFLIX FILM
  • The Man Without Gravity — NETFLIX FILM
  • Queer Eye: We’re in Japan! — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • True: Grabbleapple Harvest — NETFLIX FAMILY
  • We Are the Wave — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Apache Warrior
  • Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Go Team Roberts: Season 1
  • Billy on the Street
  • Christmas Break-In
  • Christmas in the Heartlands
  • Christmas Survival
  • Elliot the Littlest Reindeer
  • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
  • Grease
  • Holly Star
  • How to Be a Latin Lover
  • Love Jones
  • Mars: Season 2
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans: Seasons 1-2
  • Paid in Full
  • Rosemary’s Baby
  • Rounders
  • Santa Girl
  • Sling Blade
  • Spitfire: The Plane that Saved the World
  • Step Brothers
  • The Christmas Candle
  • The Deep: Season 3
  • The Game
  • The Matrix
  • The Matrix Reloaded
  • The Matrix Revolutions
  • Up North
  • Wild Child
  • Zombieland

Available 11/4/19

  • A Holiday Engagement
  • Christmas Crush
  • Dear Santa
  • The Devil Next Door — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
  • District 9

Available 11/5/19

  • The End of the F***ing World: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Seth Meyers: Lobby Baby — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Season 4 — NETFLIX FAMILY
  • Tune in for Love — NETFLIX FILM
  • Undercover Brother 2

Available 11/6/19

  • Burning Cane
  • SCAMS — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Shadow

Available 11/7/19

  • The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open

Available 11/8/19

  • Busted!: Season 2  — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Greatest Events of WWII in HD Colour — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Green Eggs and Ham — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Let It Snow — NETFLIX FILM
  • Paradise Beach — NETFLIX FILM
  • Wild District: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Available 10/8/19
  • Deon Cole: Cole Hearted — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants Hack-a-ween — NETFLIX FAMILY

Available 11/9/19

  • Little Things: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available 11/10/19

  • Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Volume 5 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available 11/11/19

  • A Single Man
  • Chief of Staff: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available 11/12/19

  • Harvey Girls Forever!: Season 3 — NETFLIX FAMILY
  • Jeff Garlin: Our Man In Chicago — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available 11/13/19

  • Maradona in Mexico — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Available 11/14/19

  • The Stranded — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available 11/15/19

  • Avlu: Part 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • The Club — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Earthquake Bird — NETFLIX FILM
  • GO!: The Unforgettable Party — NETFLIX FAMILY
  • House Arrest — NETFLIX FILM
  • I’m with the Band: Nasty Cherry — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Klaus — NETFLIX FILM
  • Llama Llama: Season 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY
  • The Toys That Made Us: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available 11/16/19

  • Suffragette

Available 11/17/19

  • The Crown: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available 11/19/19

  • Iliza: Unveiled — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • No hay tiempo para la verguenza — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Available 11/20/19

  • Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
  • Dream/Killer
  • Lorena, la de pies ligeros — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Available 11/21/19

  • The Knight Before Christmas — NETFLIX FILM
  • Mortel — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available 11/22/19

  • Dino Girl Gauko — NETFLIX FAMILY
  • Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • The Dragon Prince: Season 3 — NETFLIX FAMILY
  • High Seas: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Meet the Adebanjos: Seasons 1-3
  • Mon frère — NETFLIX FILM
  • Nailed It! Holiday!: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Narcoworld: Dope Stories — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Nobody’s Looking — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Singapore Social — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 8 — NETFLIX FAMILY

Available 11/23/19

  • End of Watch

Available 11/24/19

  • Shot Caller

Available 11/25/19

  • Dirty John: Season 1

Available 11/26/19

  • Mike Birbiglia: The New One — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Super Monsters Save Christmas — NETFLIX FAMILY
  • True: Winter Wishes — NETFLIX FAMILY

Available 11/27/19

  • Broken — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
  • The Irishman — NETFLIX FILM

Available 11/28/19

  • Holiday Rush — NETFLIX FILM
  • John Crist: I Ain’t Prayin For That — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Merry Happy Whatever — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Mytho — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Available 11/29/19

  • Atlantics — NETFLIX FILM
  • Chip and Potato: Season 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY
  • I Lost My Body — NETFLIX FILM
  • La Reina del Sur: Season 2
  • The Movies That Made Us — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
  • Sugar Rush Christmas — NETFLIX ORIGINAL

Leaving 11/1/19

  • 42
  • 300
  • A Dog’s Life
  • As Good as It Gets
  • Caddyshack
  • Caddyshack 2
  • Chasing Liberty
  • Gran Torino
  • Groundhog Day
  • Little Women
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
  • Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
  • Road House
  • Romeo Is Bleeding
  • Scary Movie 2
  • Scream
  • Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden
  • Sex and the City: The Movie
  • Stardust
  • Stitches
  • Taking Lives
  • The American
  • The Bank Job
  • The Bishop’s Wife
  • The House Bunny
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • The Sixth Sense

Leaving 11/2/19

  • Last Tango in Halifax: Season 1-3

Leaving 11/3/19

  • Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby: Season 1

Leaving 11/5/19

  • Blue Bloods: Season 1-8

Leaving 11/15/19

  • Continuum: Season 1-4

Leaving 11/16/19

  • Mamma Mia!

Leaving 11/22/19

  • Nikita: Season 1-4

Leaving 11/23/19

  • The Red Road: Season 1-2

Leaving 11/25/19

  • Boyhood

Leaving 11/29/19

  • Coco

Leaving 11/30/19

  • Life Unexpected: Season 1-2

Looking for more entertainment recommendations? Check out the best free Roku channels according to our customers.

Happy Streaming!

All titles and dates are subject to change.

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Thursday 17 October 2019

A first-time watcher’s review of Training Day

A first-time watcher’s review of Training Day

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A first-time watcher’s review of Training Day

Posted: 17 Oct 2019 11:16 AM PDT

So, I finally watched Training Day! I promise I haven't been living in an alternate reality or under a rock. Ever been barred from watching a certain movie because you were too young and then, years on, you realize you never came around to actually watching it? Well, Training Day is one such movie for me.

As soon as I heard that The Roku Channel was going to have Training Day for free all through October, I made sure to watch it immediately. As a first-time watcher and, in general, a crime aficionado, the movie had me captivated from the opening scene.

Pre-movie shenanigans: Popcorn & pasta ready! Time for a little premise, shall we? I love Ethan Hawke. That guy is something else. Put him in any movie, and he has this way of owning it to the point that it’s impossible to imagine anyone else in that role. I love him in Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise trilogy and I was absolutely thrilled to watch him in a crime thriller. From Jesse to Jake Hoyt, bring it on!

Denzel Washington is as fine as they come. I have seen plenty of his movies but his role as Alonzo Harris, by far, takes the cake. If you end up hating a character so much that you want him dead, you know the actor has done a damn good job. I was seriously not prepared for what I was about to watch…

So, here’s what I realized watching Training Day for the very first time, 18 years after its release:

*Spoilers ahead* Read at your own risk.

1. Rookie cop meets his mentor. What could go wrong? It's called Training Day for a reason, eh? I was so wrong. All the possible hell that can break loose in a span of 12 hours was laid out right before me and at 12 AM, I was sitting bated breath on every next scene.

2. Alonzo Harris is an unsettling character, one that will stay with you for long after the movie ends.

  • What a guy! Look at him go!
  • I don't get him.
  • Wow, I absolutely hate this guy.
  • Why have I never seen this movie? I LOVE this guy.
  • I hate him! Absolutely hate him.
  • *nods head in admiration* I know what you mean. I can relate.

No wonder Denzel Washington took home the Oscar for this!

3. Jake Hoyt could be anything, but he sure wasn’t someone who would bow down to authority just because. In the first few scenes, in the cafe, you can see he is nervous, jittery and stammering his way into the picture because he absolutely wants IN on the Alonzo Team. But he knew the right from wrong and had the guts to stand his ground, even if he stands alone.

4. Fun fact: Training Day could have been an all-star rappers' parade with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre if only Eminem had taken up the opportunity to play Jake Hoyt. Turns out, Eminem wanted to focus on 8 Mile and others who were offered this role (Tobey Maguire, Matt Damon, Paul Walker, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr., Scott Speedman) didn't quite make the cut. Tobey Maguire gained weight and followed undercover narcotics officers in LA for two months researching for the role when Fuqua's first choice, Hawke, became available. And the rest is just history. Training Day was also Macy Gray's debut. She portrayed Sandman's wife.

5. The movie was written in 1995, but when the LAPD officer Rafael Pérez corruption scandal came into light, wherein he was caught stealing cocaine from an evidence locker, the project was put on he shelf. Ultimately, the movie was released in 2001 and grossed $76.6 million in the US and $104.9 million worldwide.

6. The whole vibe of movie was real. Imperial Courts housing project located in Watts, LA was off-limits initially citing security reasons. However, Antoine Fuqua wanted to portray things as honestly as possible, so the ban was lifted and the residents of Echo Park, Lincoln Heights, Firestone, South Central, Rampart, Inglewood, Crenshaw and Imperial Courts were cast in small roles and as extras.

7. The scene in Smiley's (Cliff Curtis) kitchen is one Oscar-winning slow burn in itself. They ask Hoyt to play cards, show them his gun, talk about his time as a cop and you can tell the director is playing you. You're being set up for something grand – you just don't know it yet. When they show you the eerie ghost town shot out the window, and Alonzo's car is gone, you connect the dots and know why the bathtub request was brought up. He projects himself to be this caring, I-was-just-like-you-once cop but underneath it all, he has become the monster he once was chasing.

8. Training Day has some iconic lines and when teamed with right setting, timing and the actors delivering it, it calls for one quotable movie, scene after scene. Take this one for instance, when Denzel explains to Hawke how the world works, this relatable gem just fits well:

9. Denzel Washington added quite a lot to the movie to make it this grand. He fought to change the original ending where Fuqua lets Alonzo Harris live. He realized after all those downright nasty, smug acts, watching Alonzo skate away to freedom without any consequences would have made the coldest blood boil. Also, this masterpiece of a line was Washington's ad lib:

And with that, I leave you guys with some good news. Warner Bros. recently announced that they are working on a prequel for Training Day. Wonder who gets to play the young Denzel Washington. Perhaps his son, John David Washington? If that were the case, he's got some big Oscar golden shoes to fill. This is a story for another time.

If you’re in the mood for one of the more memorable cop thrillers in the past 20 years, Training Day is streaming for free on The Roku Channel until October 31.

Happy Streaming!

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