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Week in entertainment: 'Moana' comes home; 'Skull Island' hits theaters


Plan your week in entertainment with these highlights and pop-culture milestones:

TV

WatchThe Americans, starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as married KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington, D.C., during the Reagan administration, returns for its fifth season on Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX.

DVD/BLU-RAY

View: Two film favorites hit shelves Tuesday: box office smash Moana, the animated South Pacific tale featuring the voices of Dwayne Johnson and newcomer Auli'i Cravalho, and Jackie,  starring Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy in the days following the assassination of JFK.

STREAM

Watch: Amy Schumer directs and stars in Netflix's Amy Schumer: The Leather Special, out on Tuesday.  According to Netflix, the comic "targets binge drinking, her relationship with her boyfriend and navigating the unknown terrain of being a newly famous woman."

THEATER

See: Currently in previews, The Glass Menagerie, starring Sally Field, has its official opening Thursday night. The actress will reprise the role of Amanda Wingfield, who she previously played in 2004 at the Kennedy Center.

FILM

See: Kong: Skull Island opens nationwide Friday. The film, starring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson, follows a group of explorers and soldiers who come across the mythic beast while investigating an uncharted island in the Pacific.