5+ hour, 10+ min ago (275+ words) Filmmaker Miriam Guttmann's feature is set to begin streaming this month on Marquee TV. A documentary about Ukrainian ballet dancers is heading to audiences from executive producer Sarah Jessica Parker. Director Miriam Guttmann's feature Front Row is set to debut via streaming platform Marquee TV on Dec. 8, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. The movie premiered at last year's Doc NYC film festival. Front Row focuses on the members of the United Ukrainian Ballet Company who aim to keep the nation's culture alive through their performance amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The film includes the introduction of one new member of the troupe: a soldier who recently lost his legs in battle and seeks to dance with prosthetics. Guttmann (Seeds of Deceit) helmed the feature that hails from Scenery and was produced in collaboration with Banijay Rights. Lea Fels and…...

10+ hour, 29+ min ago (268+ words) The 'Sesame Street' muppet stars in the new campaign, which brings back the tagline that was ubiquitous through the 80s, 90s and 2000s, and a new version of Oscar's 'I Love Trash' song. In the mid-1970s, Glad ran a TV commercial featuring actor James Cromwell touting its new large-size sandwich bags and a voiceover song declaring "Don't Get Mad. Get Glad!" (the actual "Don't Get Mad. Get Glad!" campaign launched in 1987) A few channels over on the dial (because it was a dial back then) Oscar the Grouch was debuting his new hit song on Sesame Street: "I Love Trash!" It only took 50 years or so for the inevitable crossover. Glad is launching a new campaign featuring Oscar the Grouch, with a remixed version of "I Love Trash!" and the return of the "Don't Get Mad. Get Glad!" tagline, after taking a few years…...

11+ hour, 53+ min ago (212+ words) The three-episode sixth season returns on Dec. 16. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman is returning to Netflix on Dec. 16 with Michael B. Jordan, MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) and Jason Bateman as the subjects for season six of the streamer's Letterman-hosted interview series. The three episodes in the season with actor-director-producer Jordan, creator-entrepreneur MrBeast (real name Jimmy Donaldson) and Emmy-winning producer-director Bateman will all release at once. A trailer teasing the interviews (below) also dropped on Tuesday. My Next Guest Needs No Introduction returned Letterman to the host's chair following a 33-year late-night run. The Emmy-winning series now boasts 27 episodes across five seasons and three specials,with guests including Barack Obama, Tina Fey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jay-Z, Robert Downey Jr., Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Dave Chappelle, Miley Cyrus, Caitlin Clark, Billie Eilish and more. The series is executive produced by Tom Keaney and…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago (477+ words) The filmmaker details how he filled his 20th Century Studios film with legends (Albert Brooks), veterans (Woody Harrelson), in-demand talents (Ayo Edebiri), rising stars (Spike Fearn) and "royalty" (Rebecca Hall). "I knew her work a little from Sex Education, and we met during a long hunt to find the actor to play the title role. We looked everywhere, and I was auditioning for a long time. I went to London and that's where I first saw her. She did a monologue from the movie, and I knew. There's a radiance to her." "He's an old friend. I've known him since before Cheers, and we've remained pals over the years. He was one of the first people that I reached out to for this because he works a lot. His enthusiasm is unfailing, and so is his spirit. He brings the commitment…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1350+ words) The British playwright won acclaim for 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,' 'The Real Thing' and 'Leopoldstadt' and received an Oscar for 'Shakespeare in Love.' Tom Stoppard, the ingenious Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter whose gift for wordplay led him to a record five Tony Awards for best play, the first for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and the last for Leopoldstadt, and an Oscar for Shakespeare in Love, has died. He was 88. Stoppard died at his home in Dorset, England, his agents announced. "He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language," they said. Stoppard received his first Academy Award nomination for co-writing Brazil (1985) with director Terry Gilliam and Charles McKeown, adapted John le Carre's novel for The Russia…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (673+ words) Derek Jacobi also stars in the film about a washed-up Hollywood action hero who travels to a small British town to perform in a pantomime production of Cinderella. It's that time of year again. The time of year when you can't walk into a multiplex or turn on your television (especially the Hallmark Channel) without encountering a movie determined to make you feel good about the holidays. It can all make you feel as Scrooge-like as washed-up Hollywood action movie star Brad Mac, the protagonist in Chris Foggin's new addition to the overcrowded genre. It's no spoiler to reveal that by the end of Tinsel Town (a cute punning title), Brad has learned to embrace the holiday, even if it means having to appear in a British pantomime show. Brad is played by Kiefer Sutherland, displaying an admirable willingness to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (215+ words) The legendary actor and stand-up comedian will be celebrated on April 18, 2026, just two weeks after his 65th birthday. Eddie Murphy, the legendary actor and stand-up comedian, will receive the AFI Life Achievement Award, America's highest honor for a career in film, the American Film Institute's board of trustees announced Friday. Murphy will be honored at a gala tribute at the Dolby Theatre on April 18, 2026, just two weeks after his 65th birthday. He will be the fourth Black recipient of the honor, following Sidney Poitier (1992), Morgan Freeman (2011) and Denzel Washington (2019). "Eddie Murphy is an American icon," Kathleen Kennedy, the chair of AFI's board of trustees, said in a statement. "A trailblazing force in the art forms of film, television and stand-up comedy, his versatility knows no bounds.Across five decades, his enduring impact on our culture has inspired artists and audiences alike, and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (210+ words) The creator and star discusses the first episodes of her hit HBO comedy " and the surprising sensation of wearing so many hats at work: "I felt like I was cheating!" We're speaking just before the premiere, so I'd be remiss if I didn't ask about your mental state. Wearing as many hats as you do on this show " writing, acting, editing, directing " where did you find yourself most comfortable? How did you land on how you wanted to incorporate phones and social media on the show? A major criticism of film and TV is that they never know how to navigate that correctly, but your show is about the influencer economy. In the past couple of years, you also co-created Dan Levy's upcoming Netflix series. You co-wrote the upcoming Heidi Fleiss biopic. You were also set to star in both…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago (645+ words) Mari Storstein's fiction feature directorial debut, which world premiered at Tallinn, stars newcomer Marie Flaatten and Niels Sk'ber: "As a disabled person, freedom and self-determination are not guaranteed." You want to live independently and follow your dreams? Of course, you do. And so does Ella, 19, the protagonist of Norwegian writer-director Mari Storstein's fiction feature directorial debut My First Love. But there are barriers for her that you may not even be aware of when you start watching this coming-of-age story about desire, resilience, and self-determination. Marie Flaatten and Niels Sk'ber star in My First Love, with Jan Gunnar R'ise and Silje Breivik also featuring in the ensemble cast from Nordisk Film Production and co-producer Filmbin. Storstein wrote the script with Tomas Myklebost. The producers are T'ri Gjendal and Thomas Robsahm, with Nicholas Sando as the co-producer. TrustNordisk is handling sales....

1+ week, 5+ day ago (764+ words) Kit Harington also appears in this Apple TV action-comedy follow-up set over the winter holidays in London and Paris. Can't get away for the holidays? Depressed over not being able to spend Christmas in the beautifully decorated cities of London and Paris? No problem. The sequel to Apple TV's hit 2023 movie The Family Plan is there for you. In the imaginatively titled The Family Plan 2, former covert assassin turned contented family man Dan Morgan (Mark Wahlberg) brings his family to Europe for a fun-filled vacation. But if you've seen the first film, you already know that things are not going to go as planned, and that Dan's violent past will once again catch up with him. The main difference between this film and its predecessor, besides its obviously increased budget, is that now Dan's family is already aware of his…...