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There’s a new baby to celebrate in the Dancing With The Stars family. Professional dancer Alan Bersten just announced on Instagram that he’s become a daddy.

Of course, this is an incredibly exciting chapter of life for Alan and he couldn’t wait to share photos with his social media followers. Read on to get the scoop and see what others had to say.

Alan Bersten Welcomes His Own Bundle Of Joy

A few years ago, baby fever ran rampant through the Dancing With The Stars cast. Dancers including Daniella Karagach, Jenna Johnson, and Witney Carson were all pregnant at the same time, including some dancers that aren’t on the show any longer.

Now, it seems like Alan Bersten is among them — even if his “baby” isn’t actually human.

“I’m officially a daddy!!” the 30-year-old shared on Instagram today. “Everyone please say hi to Jeff!

Bigg Boss Marathi Season 5 continues to enthrall viewers with its gripping drama and poignant moments. Recently, the show added a sentimental touch by celebrating Raksha Bandhan, a festival symbolizing the bond between siblings. With Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh at the helm as the host, this season has been packed with surprises, keeping fans eagerly watching.

A promo released by Colors Marathi showcased the emotional Raksha Bandhan celebrations inside the Bigg Boss house. The promo, shared on Instagram, features Nikki Tamboli, a standout contestant, tying a rakhi to fellow housemate Suraj Chavan. Nikki’s heartfelt gesture came with a promise to protect Suraj both within the Bigg Boss house and beyond, to which Suraj responded with his own vow to protect Nikki in the outside world. This touching moment ended with a warm hug, as Suraj respectfully touched Nikki’s feet.

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On Tuesday August 20 2024, TLC broadcasts My Big Fat Fabulous Life!

Extra Fabulous: Private Dancer Season 12 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “My Big Fat Fabulous Life,” titled “Extra Fabulous: Private Dancer,” promises to be an engaging and emotional installment. Airing on TLC, this episode will feature Whitney, Angie, and the bachelorettes as they dive into a lesson about intimacy. This topic is sure to bring some interesting moments, especially as Jaime finds herself feeling a bit uncomfortable with the discussions.

In this episode, Whitney takes a moment to reflect on her life. She questions her past choices and considers what the future holds for her dating life. This introspection adds a deeper layer to the storyline, as viewers will see Whitney grappling with her decisions and the direction she wants to take moving forward. It’s a relatable theme that many can connect with, as it touches on the challenges of navigating relationships.

Suffering through horrific childhood abuse is something no one should ever face. Even decades afterward, it can cause tremendous pain and mental anguish to the victim. Now, Dancing With The Stars hostess Julianne Hough is bravely sharing her story with the world.

It’s not an easy subject, but her story can resonate with so many listeners all over the world. She wants to spread awareness about the problem and help others who have been in her situation.

Julianne Hough Opens Up About Painful Childhood Trauma

The Jamie Kern Lima Show just put out a new episode entitled, “Julianne Hough: How to Reclaim Your Voice, Journey to Healing and Step Into Your Power!”

In the episode, the 36-year-old details an incredibly traumatic chapter of her life. She admitted she never publicly talked about her childhood sexual abuse in an interview before, so this was a turning point in her healing journey.

On Tuesday August 13 2024, TLC broadcasts My Big Fat Fabulous Life!

Private Dancer Season 12 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “My Big Fat Fabulous Life,” titled “Private Dancer,” promises to be an engaging mix of fun and reflection. Set to air on TLC, this episode features Whitney, Angie, and a group of bachelorettes who embark on a unique lesson in intimacy. The experience is sure to bring plenty of laughs, but it also makes Jaime feel a bit uneasy.

As the bachelorettes dive into this wild lesson, viewers can expect some light-hearted moments along with a few awkward situations. Whitney and her friends are known for their vibrant personalities, and this episode seems to highlight their playful side while also pushing some boundaries. Jaime’s discomfort adds an interesting twist, showcasing how different people react to the same situation.

In addition to the fun, Whitney takes time to reflect on her life.

Consult a young priest and an old priest before playing this week’s film quiz, which features 30 new movie-related questions.

In cinemas now, Russell Crowe stars in his second exorcism movie in as many years, straightforwardly titled The Exorcism. (Read James’ review here!) With a certain TV season finale also involving demonic possession (see Q21!), this week’s film quiz includes some general knowledge movie questions, ramps up the crazy with a second round on demons, devils, and exorcists on screen, then settles back into another round of cinematic teasers.

Once you’ve completed all three rounds, you’ll find a link to a separate post with the correct answers at the bottom of this post. As always, this is all just for fun, but please let us know how you did in the comments (scores out of 30 this week!) and give us any other lovely feedback. And if you don’t like it,...

Bob Hearts Abishola fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 5 Episode 11 episode titled These Giants Are Flexible!

Find out everything you need to know about the These Giants Are Flexible episode of Bob Hearts Abishola, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Bob Hearts Abishola These Giants Are Flexible Season 5 Episode 11 Preview

Prepare for a heartwarming and humorous journey with the upcoming episode titled “These Giants Are Flexible” of “Bob Hearts Abishola,” airing on CBS at 8:30 Pm on April 22, 2024. In this anticipated installment, viewers will be treated to a delightful mix of family bonding, personal connections, and unexpected twists.

As Bob and Abishola accompany Dele to New York for his Juilliard audition, played by Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku respectively, they find themselves embarking on a memorable adventure. However, the trip takes an unexpected turn when...

Tonight on “The Voice,” country powerhouse Keith Urban is enlisted as a mega mentor to help prepare the artists for the Knockouts. Coaches Reba McEntire, Chance the Rapper, Dan + Shay and John Legend pair two artists to perform solo against each other. The winner of each Knockout will move on to the playoffs. Each coach has just one steal in this round.

The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the show’s newest season, which premiered February 26 on NBC (8pm Pt/Et). The show’s innovative format features five stages of competition: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and Live Performance Shows.

See Former ‘American Idol’ judge Keith Urban joins ‘The Voice’ as Season 25 mega mentor

Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 25, Episode 12 to find out what happened Monday, April 8 at 8:00 p.

There’s an immense amount of ground covered in “Carol Doda Topless at the Condor,” ironic for a documentary revolving largely around a pioneer who established a reputation in the 1960s as a frequently uncovered, immensely popular topless dancer at San Francisco’s legendary Condor Night Club. Directors Marlo McKenzie and Jonathan Parker unquestionably make efforts to ensure that the late Carol Doda receives a fair amount of the film’s spotlight, but aren’t shy about weaving in an assortment of additional subjects, both related and seemingly otherwise, mixed with a pile of vintage clips and footage of the era so as to create a portrait of a time as much as the woman after which the film carries its name. In doing so, does it succeed?

Continue reading ‘Carol Doda Topless At The Condor’ Review: A Trailblazing Dancer Gets Her Due at The Playlist.

U.K. post-punks Idles enlisted Chris Martin — both the real one from now and the one from 24 years ago — to help them put together the video for their new song, “Grace.”

The clip is basically the same one Coldplay released all the way back in 2000 for their hit song, “Yellow,” with Martin walking along a dreary, empty beach in the rain. Only in the “Grace” clip is he mouthing along to the Idles song, a feat accomplished with a bit of AI deepfake technology.

The idea for the video came...

Idles stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday for a performance of their new song, “Gift Horse.”

The appearance comes one day after Idles’ electrifying show at The Bowery Ballroom in New York, where vocalist Joe Talbot dedicated “Gift Horse” to his daughter. The Fallon performance was just as high-energy as Idles’ usual live shows, and Talbot even changed the lyrics from “Fuck the king/ He ain’t the king, she’s the king” to “Fuck the king/ J Dilla is the king.” Watch their performance below.

Idles are gearing up to release their fifth studio album, Tangk, on February 16th. “Gift Horse” is the album’s third single, and followed the slow jam “Grace” and the LCD Soundsystem-featuring “Dancer.” The band has mapped out a lengthy 2024 tour throughout the US and Europe; get tickets to all US shows via StubHub and all international shows on viagogo.

Idles stopped by The Tonight Show to perform their recent single, “Gift Horse.” The punk-tinged song, released last month, is an intense rock number that is even more so live.

“Gift Horse” will appear on the U.K. group’s forthcoming fifth LP, Tangk, out Feb. 16 via Partisan Records. The LP was produced by Nigel Godrich, Kenny Beats, and Idles’ Mark Bowen, and follows the band’s 2021 LP Crawler. The band previewed the album with “Dancer,” a collaboration with LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy and Nancy Whang.

Frontman Joe Talbot...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including So You Think You Can Dance, For All Mankind, A Murder at the End of the World, Dancing With the Stars and more!

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Idles have shared “Grace,” the latest single from their forthcoming album, Tangk. Stream it below.

Co-produced by longtime Radiohead collaborator Nigel Godrich, hip-hop producer Kenny Beats, and the band’s own Mark Bowen, “Grace” is a slow-burning track that takes its time building to the crescendo. “No god, no king,” Joe Talbot sings on the chorus. “I said love is the thing.”

“The song came from nowhere and everything. It was a breath and a call to be held,” Talbot said in a statement. “The only words or singing that came from our sessions with Nigel and I needed it, truly. All is love.”

Tangk is out on February 16th and also includes the lead single, “Dancer,” featuring James Murphy. Pre-orders are ongoing.

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In support of the album, Idles are heading out on a 2024 international tour. Get tickets to the North American dates here and overseas dates here.

Remember Tony, the teen from Episode 4 who was involved in a human trafficking ring, and whose father Patrick blamed Gabi for him getting shot? After waking from his coma, Tuesday’s Found saw the high schooler immediately arrested for kidnapping a child as part of the sinister operation.

Things also weren’t going well for Mosely and Associates, whose Pi license was at risk of being revoked after Melissa’s death in last week’s episode. Worried that their good work would be undone, Zeke called his wealthy and well-connected father Darrell Wallace (played by guest star Dwight Hicks) for help.

Idles have extended their previously announced 2024 international tour with new dates across North America, Mexico, the UK, and Ireland.

Following the band’s already scheduled European shows in March, they will kick off a North American run in May and June featuring stops in Los Angeles, Austin, and New Orleans. The following month, they’ll hit the UK for a handful of dates before returning to North America to play shows in Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, and more. After that, Idles will head to Mexico for a trio of concerts and close out the year with dates in the UK and Ireland. See the full itinerary below.

Fans who pre-order Idles’ forthcoming album, Tangk, will receive access to pre-sale tickets ahead of the general on-sale kicking off Friday, December 8th at 9:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster.

Find deals for Idles’ upcoming North American tour dates via StubHub or international shows through viagogo.

Actress-dancer Nora Fatehi will be collaborating with choreographer-director Remo D’Souza once again, for a yet-to-be-titled film. This will mark yet another collaboration between them, as Nora will next be seen in Remo’s next film ‘Be Happy’, where she will star alongside veteran Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

While there are next to no details available on this upcoming venture, the dancing sensation quickly took to the idea after her ‘Hip-Hop India’ colleague gave her the details.

One of the film’s developers said: “There were several discussions for the next step after ‘Be Happy’ and Remo had an idea which Nora instantly took on. We hope it culminates because that will definitely be an exciting project, very different from ‘Be Happy’.”

In Remo’s film‘Street Dancer’, her song ‘Garmi’ became the go-to song for people to groove to. Even to date, ‘Garmi’ is still quite the strong party track,...

Actress-dancer Nora Fatehi will be collaborating with choreographer-director Remo D’Souza once again, for a yet-to-be-titled film. This will mark yet another collaboration between them, as Nora will next be seen in Remo’s next film ‘Be Happy’, where she will star alongside veteran Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

While there are next to no details available on this upcoming venture, the dancing sensation quickly took to the idea after her ‘Hip-Hop India’ colleague gave her the details.

One of the film’s developers said: “There were several discussions for the next step after ‘Be Happy’ and Remo had an idea which Nora instantly took on. We hope it culminates because that will definitely be an exciting project, very different from ‘Be Happy’.”

In Remo’s film‘Street Dancer’, her song ‘Garmi’ became the go-to song for people to groove to. Even to date, ‘Garmi’ is still quite the strong party track,...

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Nicki Minaj freestyles over Drake and Chief Keef’s “All the Parties” on a suprise drop, 21 Savage gets even for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 soundtrack, and Blink-182 revamp an old favorite with their classic lineup. Plus, star-studded tracks from 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Meek Mill, and Charli Xcx and Sam Smith.

Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Chief Keef, “For All the Barbz” (YouTube)

21 Savage,...

Idles have announced their fifth studio album, Tangk. The LP is out February 16th via Partisan Records, and as a preview, they’ve shared “Dancer,” the lead single that features LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Nancy Whang on background vocals. Check it out below.

Idles drew from a wide swath of influences in making Tangk. The record was produced by the band’s guitarist Mark Bowen, as well as Radiohead’s go-to boardsman Nigel Godrich and Denzel Curry/Vince Staples collaborator Kenny Beats. A press release describes the project as more love-oriented than the post-punks’ previous efforts, which often dealt in political commentary.

“Tangk,” singer Joe Talbot said in a statement. “I needed love. So I made it. I gave love out to the world and it feels like magic. This is our album of gratitude and power. All love songs. All is love.”

New track “Dancer” is all about finding love — or,...

Idles have released a new single, “Dancer,” featuring LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Nancy Whang. The song is the first listen from the U.K. group’s forthcoming fifth LP, Tangk, out Feb. 16 via Partisan Records.

The band performed a secret show at London’s Village Underground on Oct. 17 under the name Tangk and previewed two new songs, “Gratitude” and “Dancer,” according to NME. Frontman Joe Talbot told NME how he approached Murphy and Whang while on tour with LCD Soundsystem to ask if they would provide the vocals on “Dancer.

Exclusive: Shadowhunters alumna Katherine McNamara has signed with Independent Artist Group for representation.

McNamara is maybe best known for her starring role as Clary Fray on all three seasons of Freeform’s Shadowhunters, based on the bestselling The Mortal Instruments novels. She most recently starred as the title character of Abby Walker in CW’s Walker: Independence and in Charlie Day’s directorial debut film Fool’s Paradise starring Day, Ken Jeong, Kate Beckinsale and Adrien Brody.

McNamara also starred in the CW’s Arrow as Mia Smoak Queen (aka Blackstar/ Green Arrow). She

was recently seen in Paramount+ miniseries The Stand, opposite James Marsden, Whoopi Goldberg and Alexander Skarsgaard, as well as the independent feature Finding You opposite Vanessa Redgrave. She originated the role of Sonya in the second Maze Runner film The Scorch Trials, and she reprised the role in Maze Runner: The Death Cure alongside Dylan O’Brien and...

August is here, and so is a brand new collection of additions from the ever-expanding Plex. The free streaming service is adding another two dozen titles to its library of over 50,000 TV series and movies, and whether you’re in the mood for a found-footage horror movie like “V/H/S” or an LGBTQ+ rom-com like “Life Partners,” your watchlist likely just got a little longer.

Check out our top picks for the coming month and the full list below!

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The 2012 mystery-thriller set in 1990s Belfast stars Andrea Riseborough as an active member of the Ira who becomes an informant for MI5 in order to protect her son’s welfare. The spy drama also stars Clive Owens, Gillian Anderson, Aidan Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, Brid Brennan, David Wilmot, and more.

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The death of Tina Turner is heartbreaking for anyone who’d ever marveled at the brilliance, basked in the warmth, been enthralled by the titanic talent of the woman born Anna Mae Bullock. Her resilience became an inspiration around the world, and Tina Turner’s musical and cultural legacy is unparalleled — an influence that stretches across generations and genres. The Queen of Rock & Roll title means so much in regards to her; when people struggled to remember and name historical figures like Big Mama Thornton and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Tina...

Tina Turner didn’t just pull off the greatest comeback in music history — she invented the whole concept of the comeback as we know it. She became a solo superstar when she was 44. Things like that simply don’t happen. That’s how old Brandy, Usher, Adam Levine, Lance Bass, and John Legend are right now. At that age, Tina Turner was just beginning.

Turner, who died Wednesday at 83, carried the whole story of American music in her voice, because in so many ways, she was that story, but she was also a lot more.

Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne are used to playing a married couple on screen, but how did they feel about starring as friends in their latest TV series “Platonic”?

Rogen and Byrne recently spoke to Et Canada’s Keshia Chanté about their new Apple TV+ show, in which they star as former BFFs — Will and Sylvia — who end up reconnecting as adults.

Fans will remember that the pair starred in the “Neighbours” movies together as married couple Mac and Kelly Radner.

Byrne said as we questioned whether the actors preferred playing a couple or friends, “It’s just different,” as Rogen added, “It’s just a little different, yeah.”

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“I think there’s less affection in general,” the Canadian actor laughed, adding: “You can walk away… my character just cleanses his hands of the whole situation from time to time.

"Star Wars: Visions Volume 2" is an exciting window into the history and culture of places all across the globe. Filmmakers from Chile and India brought stories of the evils of colonialism. Filmmakers from the United States and Japan united to tell a story about racism. South Korean filmmakers told a story about the dangers of trying to change the future. Filmmakers from Spain made a film about how art can guide us to the light. 

Every installment of this season was a tour de force of meaning and depth, but one stood above the others in its rooting in culture, history, and art. And one installment in particular is worth highlighting. 

The Spy Dancer

Produced by Studio La Cachette from France, "The Spy Dancer" tells the tale of dancers in a cabaret on a planet now controlled by the Empire. The dancers cater to the whims of the Imperials, and it would look,...

FilmsThe 30-minute documentary is directed by senior journalist Priya Raveendran and scripted by R Parvathy Devi.TwitterA 30-minute documentary on the country's first female judge of the Supreme Court, Fathima Beevi, was released on Wednesday, March 8, in Thiruvananthapuram. Titled Neethipathayile Dheera Vanitha (A brave woman on the path of justice), the Malayalam documentary was officially released by state Minister for Film and Culture Saji Cherian to coincide with International Women's Day. Directed by senior journalist Priya Raveendran, the film has been scripted by R Parvathy Devi, with creative contribution coming from Suja Susan George. Dancer Rajasree Warrier is the narrator. The film has been produced by the Kerala State Film Development Corporation (Ksfdc). Speaking to Ians, Priya said that she was enamoured by the achievements of Fathima Beevi for a long time, right from the time she entered journalism. "Now I feel elated and happy that I have finally done...

It’s been called “a super powered sensation.” Critics have said that it’s “an all-American musical for an all-American hero.” And Dancer magazine exclaimed, “Every Avenger brought to life!” It’s the popular, audience and critically-acclaimed stage show Rogers: The Musical. And it’s not real…until now. The Disney+ series, Hawkeye, about the lesser profiled member from The Avengers movies, featured a tongue-in-cheek joke about a broadway musical in the superhero universe that depicts the events in New York in 2012 when the Avengers first assembled.

Deadline now has the details on Rogers: The Musical making its way on stage for real as it is set to be performed this summer at the Hyperion Stage inside California Adventure Park at Disneyland resort. Rogers: The Musical was first shown in the premiere episode of Hawkeye as joke where Clint Barton, played by Jeremy Renner, would take his kids to see the show in New York.

For years, Strictly Come Dancing has been providing TV audiences with Saturday night entertainment and some truly unforgettable performances.

First airing in 2004 with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly as hosts, Strictly seemed like a celebrity reality TV show like any other.

But, the show soon became a huge national and international hit, with everyone from politicians to YouTubers taking on the challenge of learning to ballroom dance.

Along the way, there have been some performances you just can’t forget regardless of whether they’re worthy of a perfect 40 or burnt onto your brain for all the wrong reasons.

From the very best to the very, very worst, here are 12 of Strictly’s most memorable moments.

Ed Balls does “Gangnam Style”

When Ed Balls of “tweeting his own name” fame was announced as a contestant, it was assumed that he would be a joke act eliminated in one of the first weeks.

Just months after being released from a nearly 14-year conservatorship, Britney Spears has made her official return to music — and, boy, are we living. “Hold Me Closer,” a disco-infused, reimagining of some of Elton John’s classics, marks the Princess of Pop’s first new music since her 2016 album, Glory.

“Hold me closer, tiny dancer/Count the headlights on the highway,” sings Spears on the track, which interpolates John’s “The One,” “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” and “Tiny Dancer” into a club-ready bop. “Lay me down in sheets of...

Fox revealed Tuesday that its oddball singing competition “The Masked Singer” is getting an oddball sibling series, “The Masked Dancer.” The funny thing about all this — other than, you know, another very wacky premise — is the idea for “Dancer” started as a joke on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show last January, not long after “The Masked Singer” premiered.

“So ‘The Masked Singer’ launched, obviously, our show — then it went on ‘Ellen,'” Rob Wade, Fox Entertainment’s president of alternative entertainment, told TheWrap during Fox’s day at the Television Critics Association press tour Tuesday. “I watched it and I was like, ‘This is great. This works.’ So we approached them. And that was like a year ago.”

(Click here to see DeGeneres’ first attempt a “The Masked Dancer,” which became a popular segment for “The Ellen Show.”)

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“Satori” will tell the latest chapter of ballet star Sergei Polunin’s story, as the enigmatic Ukrainian dance prodigy moves into choreography and attempts to rebuild his career.

The project reunites Polunin with Oscar-nominated Steven Cantor after the pair’s work on earlier feature documentary “Dancer.” The new film follows Polunin’s inauguration as a choreographer with his “Satori” project.

Polunin, once described as the “bad boy of ballet,” quit the Royal Ballet in London in 2012 after having been its youngest-ever principal dancer.

He has created Project Polunin, which creates works for stage and film, and has acted in movies including Rudolf Nureyev biopic “The White Crow” and Kenneth Branagh’s remake of “Murder on the Orient Express.”

As with “Dancer,” WestEnd Films has boarded worldwide sales on “Satori.” The London-based sales, production and finance outfit will introduce the film, which is in production, to buyers at Afm. “Dancer” sold to 25 territories,...

Chicago – Filmmaking is a collaborative art, the melding of technical skill and creative energy. Proving that collaboration on a very high level is the new film “Rendezvous in Chicago,” written and directed by Michael Glover Smith. This passion project, shot in eight days, brought together a production crew and cast who perfectly meshed to create the “romance-in-the-Windy-City movie the world has been waiting for.” For the rest of the 5-Star review from HollywoodChicago.com, click here.

On Monday, February 11th, 2019, “Rendezvous in Chicago” was screened at the Gene Siskel Film Center on State Street in its hometown. Patrick McDonald of this outlet was the moderator for an audience Q&A afterward. with a cast member (represented by Rashaad Hall) and the production crew, producer Layne Marie Williams, cinematographer Alex Halstead, production designer Haley McCormick, editor Eric Marsh and writer/director Michael Glover Smith. The main feature was preceded by the short film “Dancer,...

Two major Oscar contenders just threw a wrench into the awards season. As reported by our sister site IndieWire, the music-driven films “A Star is Born” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” will compete as dramas at the Golden Globes and not as musicals. We’ve updated our Golden Globes predictions center accordingly, so go update your picks now.

“A Star is Born” revisits a story told in previous films starring Janet Gaynor (1937), Judy Garland (1954) and Barbra Streisand (1976), respectively. The Globes weren’t around in 1937, but they were when the Garland and Streisand versions came out, and both of them competed as musicals.

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The 1954 “Star is Born” won Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress and Best Film Comedy/Musical Actor for Garland and James Mason. And the 1976 version swept all five of its Globe noms, including Best Film Comedy/Musical and lead-acting prizes for Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.

With her first foray into documentaries, “The Handmaid’s Tale” star and executive producer Elisabeth Moss extends her partnership with Hulu. Moss — who won a pair of 2017 Emmys for her work on the series — assumed the Ep role for “Ballet Now,” her first producing credit for a project in which she does not appear. The film stars her friend and fellow Broadway veteran, New York City Ballet Prima Ballerina Tiler Peck, and was directed by Oscar nominee Steven Cantor (“Blood Ties: The Life and Work of Sally Mann”).

“Ballet Now” takes its name from BalletNOW, a three-night series of performances staged at Los Angeles’ The Music Center in July 2015 and 2017. To curate the second edition, Peck assembled around her an international company of dancers skilled in tap, hip-hop, ballet, and clown artistry. For the doc — which screened at last month’s Seattle International Film Festival and Nantucket Film Festival — Cantor...

Lars von Trier is officially being welcomed back to the Cannes Film Festival. Thierry Frémaux has confirmed Trier will return to the festival for the first time since 2011’s “Melancholia” with his serial killer drama “The House That Jack Built.” The film will debut in the Out of Competition section, which means it won’t be eligible for the Palme d’Or. Trier was named a “persona non grata” (aka. unwelcome at the festival) after he made comments referencing Nazism during the “Melancholia” press conference.

“The House That Jack Built” tracks the origin of a serial killer, played by Matt Dillon. The script is set in the 1970s and follows Jack through the five murders that define his development as a killer. Jack’s victims are played by Uma Thurman, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sofie Gråbøl, and Riley Keough.

Trier has a long history with Cannes. He’s competed for the...

Over the past few years, Grant Gustin has stolen our hearts as Barry Allen on The Flash, but it shouldn't be a surprise as to why. While his DC Comics persona is super fast, the 27-year-old actor is super talented; not only can he act, but he's also got a singing and dancing background, and with a sweet smile and lovable personality to match, Grant really is the perfect package. If you're just as obsessed as we are, check out these interesting facts about the star. 1. Theater Is His First Passion Aside from attending the Governor's School for the Arts program in his native Norfolk, Va, during his high school years, Grant studied music theater at Elon University in North Carolina for two years. In 2010, he left school to play Baby John in the Broadway revival tour of West Side Story. 2. He's a Trained Dancer Grant began tap dancing when...

Exclusive: Laurent Lafitte, Raphaël Personnaz, Louis Hofmann also board project.

Ralph Fiennes has joined the cast of The White Crow, his project about Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev.

Fiennes will play Nureyev’s teacher and mentor, Pushkin, who helped launch Nureyev’s career out of St Petersburg, and will also direct the feature.

As previously reported, professional dancer Oleg Ivenko will play the lead role of Nureyev, while fellow dancer Sergei Polunin, Blue Is The Warmest Colour star Adèle Exarchopoulos and Russian actress Chulpan Khamatova are among the cast.

The production has now also attached Elle star Laurent Lafitte, The French Minister star Raphaël Personnaz, Personal Shopper actor Calypso Valois and Land Of Mine star Louis Hofmann ahead of its summer 2017 shoot in St Petersburg and Paris, with locations including the Mariinsky Theatre and the Palais Garnier.

Two-time Oscar-nominee David Hare (The Hours, The Reader) has adapted the screenplay from Julie Kavanagh’s book Rudolf Nureyev, which...

The documentary Dancer follows a boy chasing his ballet dream. Here's our review...

The life of a professional dancer is not an enviable one. Full of passion and athleticism and success in a field where so many fall short, countless narrative films, documentaries and real-world accounts have also shown the career to be uniquely damaging to the body and the mind.

Dancer, a documentary from Oscar nominated Steve Cantor following the so-called ‘bad boy of ballet’ Sergei Polunin from his childhood in Ukraine to his days as the youngest ever principal dancer at the Royal Ballet School in London, his comeback in Moscow and beyond, attempts to dig into what this stress might do to a young mind over time.

On paper, Polunin is a better subject than a filmmaker could wish for, hailed as the best dancer of his generation and having gone through a similarly dramatic fall from...

Dancer Sergei Polunin gets a respectful and useful documentary, but we need a deeper investigation into this amazing dancer, hamstrung by his own demons

This is a sympathetic, serviceable but respectfully unintrusive documentary about the Ukrainian dancer Sergei Polunin, who in 2010, at the staggeringly early age of 20, became the Royal Ballet’s youngest ever principal. Two years later, he walked out, owing to a crisis of faith in himself (not discussed terribly thoroughly here), but soon resumed his stellar and tempestuous career in Moscow. He also made a hugely successful viral dance video in the Us with photographer and film-maker David Lachapelle, to Hozier’s single Take Me to Church.

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Few careers require the same sacrifices as that of a ballet dancer. To reach the top, dancers must start training in their pre-teens, an age at which it is difficult to be making a decision of this magnitude. Then, if they last through the punishing schooling, they enter a rhythm of rehearsals and performances that is demanding and exhausting, for a comparatively modest salary. These issues lie at the heart of Dancer, a documentary about ballet prodigy Sergei Polunin, directed by Steven Cantor.

Trained in Kiev and at the British Royal Ballet School, Sergei Polunin became, at the age of twenty, the youngest ever principal at the Royal Ballet. The dancer subsequently earned a controversial reputation after quitting abruptly two years into his career. Struggling to find work, Polunin had to move to Russia to start from scratch, competing in a ballet reality TV competition. He also became...

Exclusive: Adèle Exarchopoulos and dancers Oleg Ivenko and Sergei Polunin will star in The White Crow; HanWay to handle world sales.

Blue Is The Warmest Colour star Adèle Exarchopoulos, Russian actress Chulpan Khamatova (Good Bye Lenin!) and dancers Sergei Polunin and Oleg Ivenko are to star in Ralph Fiennes’ Rudolf Nureyev drama The White Crow.

After an extensive search the production has settled on Russian dancer Ivenko to play iconic dancer Nureyev in the feature, which Fiennes will look to shoot on location in St Petersburg and Paris, including the iconic Mariinsky Theatre and the Palais Garnier, in summer 2017.

David Hare’s (The Hours) script, based on the biography Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh, charts the iconic dancer’s famed defection from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961, despite Kgb efforts to stop him.

The script’s finale is set at Le Bourget airport in Paris and traces the dramatic day of the...

Exclusive: Adèle Exarchopoulos and dancers Oleg Ivenko and Sergei Polunin will star in The White Crow; HanWay to handle world sales.

Blue Is The Warmest Colour star Adèle Exarchopoulos, Russian actress Chulpan Khamatova (Good Bye Lenin!) and dancers Sergei Polunin and Oleg Ivenko are to star in Ralph Fiennes’ Rudolf Nureyev biopic The White Crow.

After an extensive search the production has settled on Russian dancer Ivenko to play Nureyev in the feature, which Fiennes will look to shoot on location in St Petersburg and Paris, including the iconic Mariinsky Theatre and the Palais Garnier, in summer 2017.

David Hare’s (The Hours) script, based on the biography Rudolf Nureyev: The Life by Julie Kavanagh, charts the iconic dancer’s famed defection from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961, despite Kgb efforts to stop him.

The script’s finale is set at Le Bourget airport in Paris and traces the dramatic day of the defection.

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The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the motion picture nominations for the 28th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The categories are The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures and The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures.

All 2017 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. This year, the Producers Guild will present special honors to Tom Rothman (Milestone Award), James L. Brooks (Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television), Irwin Winkler (David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures), the feature film Loving (Stanley Kramer Award), and Megan Ellison (Visionary Award).

The 2017 Producers Guild Awards Co-Chairs are Donald De Line and Amy Pascal. Sponsors of this year’s event include: Buick, Official Automotive Partner of the Awards, Delta Air Lines, Official Airline Partner of the PGA...

A version of this article originally appeared on ew.com.

La La Land and Moonlight take one step closer to clinching best picture nominations at the Academy Awards as the Producers Guild of America — one of the most influential guilds in the entertainment industry — announces its annual slate of award nominees.

The 7,500-strong union, comprised of producing teams in film, television, and new media, revealed its crop of honorees on Tuesday, firming up best picture frontrunner La La Land‘s bid for further awards season domination after the Damien Chazelle-directed musical became the most decorated film in Golden Globes history Sunday night.

Fox’s superhero adaptation has earned a theatrical nomination from the Producers Guild Of America, which traditionally serves as a strong form guide for Oscar best picture nominees.

The Guild unveiled its ten nominees on Tuesday for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.

While there was no mention of Paramount’s Silence, Focus Features’ Nocturnal Animals and Loving, or Warner Bros’ Sully. CBS Films’ Hell Or High Water made it on to the list, as did Fox’s Hidden Figures.

Nominees includes the expected awards season heavyweights Moonlight, Manchester By The Sea, Arrival, Fences and La La Land, which won seven Golden Globes on Sunday and just earned 11 BAFTA nods.

The animation nominees are: Golden Globe winner Zootopia, Kubo And The Two Strings, The Secret Life Of Pets, Finding Dory and Moana.

All 2017 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 28 at the Guild’s awards show in Beverly Hills.

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Fox’s superhero adaptation has earned a theatrical nomination from the Producers Guild Of America, which traditionally serves as a strong form guide for Oscar best picture nominees.

The Guild unveiled its ten nominees on Tuesday for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.

While there was no mention of Paramount’s Silence or Focus Features’ Nocturnal Animals and Loving, CBS Films’ Hell Or High Water made it on to the list.

Nominees includes the expected awards season heavyweights Moonlight, Manchester By The Sea, Arrival, Fences, Hidden Figures and La La Land, which won seven Golden Globes on Sunday and just earned 11 BAFTA nods.

The animation nominees are: Golden Globe winner Zootopia, Kubo And The Two Strings, The Secret Life Of Pets, Finding Dory and Moana.

All 2017 Producers Guild Award winners will be announced on January 28 at the Guild’s awards show in Beverly Hills.

This year, the...

“American Honey” took the top prize at the 2016 British Independent Film Awards, which was held on Sunday at London’s Old Billingsgate.

“American Honey” was named Best British Independent Film, and also scored three additional awards (including Best Director for Andrea Arnold). Barry Jenkins’ “Moonlight” was the night’s only non-uk winner, picking up honors for Best International Independent Film.

The 19th annual Bifa ceremony, hosted by Jennifer Saunders, also presented Clare Binns with the Special Jury Prize for her “unstinting efforts in bringing independent film to new audiences.”

Naomie Harris was also presented the Variety Award by Danny Boyle, in recognition of the global impact she made this year in helping to focus the international film spotlight on the UK.

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The Costa Rica International Film Festival (Crfic) has announced its complete lineup for its fifth edition. This year, 72 films have been chosen to represent the world’s best in independent cinema, with four world premieres and three Latin American premieres taking place, and over 60 features to be presented for the first time in the region.

“At Crfic we are interested in approaching the idea of artistic diversity; covering a broad spectrum of styles and proposals found in contemporary national and international cinema,” said Marcelo Quesada, Artistic Director for the Festival. “Our identity and our program is built around a free, coherent and risky cinema that moves away from the usual places and bring us closer to different voices and world visions from over 30 countries.”

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Taking place at the capital city of San José, the festival will run from December...