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Melissa Joan Hart will star in and executive produce a new Lifetime thriller, “Killing the Competition,” TheWrap can reveal exclusively.

The juicy thriller, which debuts Saturday, March 1, at 8 p.m. Et, stars Hart as Elizabeth Fenwick, a loving mother in her 40s who becomes enraged after her daughter is cut from her alma mater’s dance team. Hart also serves as an EP on the movie via her company Hartbreak Films.

Inspired by actual events, “Killing the Competition” follows Elizabeth, who was once her high school’s star dancer and prom queen, as she and her husband, Steve (Eddie Mills), help craft a similar path for their daughter, Grace (Lily Brooks O’Briant).

When Grace doesn’t make the team, however, Elizabeth becomes obsessed with the star of the dance team, Hannah (Valerie Loo), and her mother Nicole (Anzu Lawson), and eventually becomes involved in a shocking kidnapping plot.

“Killing the...

Exclusive: Johanna Brinckman, Ini Ishola, and Marta Méndez Cross have been selected as Broken English Productions’ Women Director’s Initiative competition.

Each winning new filmmaker receives a $30k grant to produce a short film and additional resources to bring their projects to fruition. Additionally, they will count on the participation of Jaina Lee Ortiz, Lindsey Morgan and Mauricio Mendoza (Final Vow) as actors in their projects which will premiere at a special screening sponsored by Soho House.

The initiative was created by Jolene Rodriguez, CEO of Broken English Productions, to support and empower new women directors in the film industry through mentorship and support to help bring their creative visions to life.

“I’m stoked for the world to see what these lovely women create. They’re incredibly talented, and I’m beyond proud of them,” Rodriguez shared in a statement to Deadline. “Thank you to Women in Film,...

After another week of love in the afternoon, here’s how to continue showing love to your favorite soap stars from Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, and more the weekend of December 6-8, 2024.

Where To Watch

Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Mystery, and Lifetime will be full of festive soap stars, while you can catch a Gh favorite on AMC.

Friday, December 6, 2024

Trivia at St. Nick’s, starring Brant Daugherty – Hallmark Channel

Trivia at St. Nick’s premieres tonight and stars Brant Daugherty alongside his former Pretty Little Liars co-star Tammin Sursok as opposing university faculty members who embark on a Christmas scavenger hunt.

A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe, starring Victor Webster – Hallmark Channel

This 2022 Christmas flick follows a CEO of a cookie company getting a taste of small town life when she meets a local baker, played by Victor Webster.

Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs.

From its humble beginnings on The Tracey Ullman show to its landmark status on Fox, The Simpsons has managed to dominate primetime television for nearly 40 years. While some fans believe that this show has passed its Golden Age and is now heading toward a state of steady decline, the numbers show that it's still one of the most successful TV shows of all time. So, even though the dysfunctional yellow family may seem other-worldly, it seems that audiences all around the world relate deeply to their struggles.

In May 2020, almost every episode of The Simpsons was added to Disney+, including the highly-regarded The Simpsons Movie. Alongside this content, Disney created a handful of original short films, breathing new life into these archetypal characters. Thus, it seems that fans can now enjoy a blend of The Simpsons and other characters from their favorite Disney franchises.

Lisa Has a Jam Session With...

As “The Simpsons” prepares to launch its Season 36 this fall on Fox, that won’t be the only place to catch new episodes of the long-running animated series. The executive producers behind “The Simpsons” revealed on Saturday at the D23 convention in Anaheim that four new episodes will exclusively air this upcoming season on Disney+.

The new episodes include a new Christmas-themed two-parter, “O Come All Ye Faithful,” premiering on Dec. 17 — timed to the 35th anniversary of the very first “Simpsons” episode, the similarly holiday-themed “Simpsons Roasting Over An Open Fire” in 1989.

The other two episodes, titled “The Past and the Furious” and “Yellow Planet” will also air in the “months ahead,” Disney+ said. And in October, a new exclusive “The Simpsons” short that is Halloween-themed will also premiere on Disney+.

Disney+ has run several exclusive “The Simpsons” shorts on the streamer, including “The Force Awakens from Its Nap,” “The Good,...

Get ready for a new Simpsons and Star Wars crossover on Disney+ this Mother's Day! The new short film will combine Springfield humor with intergalactic Star Wars fantasy. The Simpsons continues to stay relevant with crossovers and unique takes on popular culture.

The Simpsons is preparing for a new crossover with the Star Wars universe. The new intergalactic escapade of the Springfield residents will premiere on Disney+ for Mother's Day.

Per Disney, the upcoming short film will mix The Simpsons' brand of humor with Star Wars' space fantasy. Marge Simpson will find herself joining the esteemed ranks of Disney+ mothers for what starts as a holiday outing but quickly transforms into a galactic adventure.

The Simpsons has developed a notable tradition of creating shorts for Disney+ since their merger, combining their iconic brand of satire with elements from various Disney-owned franchises. This isn't the first time the animated family has...

The Simpsons and Disney+ are teaming back up for a new Star Wars crossover. A new promotional short from The Simpsons with Star Wars characters will launch on May 10 on Disney+.

The short is dubbed "May the 12th Be With You." In the short, per an official description, "Its Mothers Day and Marge Simpson joins the moms of Disney+ on a special holiday outing that turns into an epic galactic adventure filled with heroes, villains and a surprising old friend." The key art for "May the 12th Be With You" featuring Marge Simpson and Chewbacca can be viewed below.

Related 'This Is Never Gonna Last': The Simpsons Star Recalls Very First Day Recording Voices The Simpsons star Yeardley Smith opens up about her first day recording for the series and her fears that it wouldn't last.

There have been several short films created for Disney+ by The Simpsons, and some...

Today, Disney+ announced that May the 12th Be With You, a new promotional short from The Simpsons, will launch on May 10, exclusively on Disney+.

In the upcoming short, it’s Mother’s Day, and Marge Simpson joins the moms of Disney+ on a special holiday outing that turns into an epic galactic adventure filled with heroes, villains, and a surprising old friend.

May the 12th Be With You is the latest in a collection of shorts from The Simpsons created exclusively for Disney+. All of the shorts and more can be found in The Simpsons collection on the streaming service.

The collection includes the shorts Maggie Simpson in Rogue Not Quite One (2024 Webby Winner), The Simpsons meet the Bocellis in Feliz Navidad, Welcome to the Club, When Billie Met Lisa (Emmy® nominated), Maggie Simpson in The Force Awakens from Its Nap (Emmy nominated), The Good, The Bart, and The Loki,...

Exclusive: UTA has signed stand-up comedian, actor, and creator Frankie Quiñones (This Fool) for representation in all areas.

Quiñones is perhaps best known for starring as Luis, former gang member turned Hugs Not Thugs program participant, on Hulu’s critically acclaimed series This Fool, having been nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the Independent Spirit Awards last year.

He also has a recurring role on FX’s acclaimed vampire comedy series What We Do in the Shadows, as well as Fired on Mars and Victor & Valentino on Max. Additional acting credits include Mr. Mayor (NBC), Feliz Navidad (Lifetime), The Dress Up Gang (TBS), Papi Chulo (Blue Fox Entertainment), and AMC’s spin-off miniseries The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, to name a few.

Most recently, Quiñones wrapped a pilot for his own sketch show at Hulu titled Get Frankie, with more details forthcoming. Launched...

This episode of the Horror TV Shows We Miss video series was Written and Narrated by Niki Minter, Edited by Lance Vlcek, Produced by John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Horror for Christmas? Yes, I’m here to holly your jolly, deck your halls, and sacrifice your children to Krampus. What a merry holiday season indeed! Since our October vid focused on Halloween Specials, I figured the Spooky Christmas crossovers deserved some attention as well.

As a kid, my family did have Christmas watching traditions like most. We did Scrooged, A Christmas Story, Frosty, Charlie Brown, Garfield, Home Alone, Gremlins (Ahhhh it’s controversial), Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands…and my mom may have snuck in Black Christmas. She was and is a fan of Holiday-based Horror. Her favorite being My Bloody Valentine. All of this is totally normal. So, as you can probably guess, the tradition has continued.

Update 5.2 will enhance content discovery for Samsung TV Plus users, and create a new kids experience that will make finding age-appropriate content a snap.

Samsung TV Plus may be the best free streaming service you’re not watching. The streamer is available on all Samsung smart TVs made between 2016 and 2023, Galaxy devices, Smart Monitors, Family Hub refrigerators and the web, so you don’t have to own a single Samsung device in order to give it a try for yourself.

Viewership of Samsung TV Plus has risen 60% year-over-year. The streamer is releasing version 5.2, a massive update. New features include hubs for kids’ content, music, and much more. Learn More Tba samsung.com Has Samsung TV Plus Grown in the Past Year?

Samsung TV Plus has mostly stayed out of the headlines in the past year, though it did agree to distribution deals with Fox Weather as well as DraftKings to...

NBC is celebrating the holidays with an evening of a music legend’s hits and some favorites perfect for the festive season. The network has announced Barry Manilow’s A Very Barry Christmas will premiere on Monday, December 11 at 10/9c. (It will be available to stream the next day on Peacock.) The special will be filmed at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, where he performs his hit show, “Manilow: Las Vegas – The Hits Come Home!” The evening, with a Vegas-size backdrop and the legend’s renowned 24-piece band, will feature the best of Barry Manilow‘s greatest hits, including “Copacabana,” “Mandy,” “I Write the Songs,” and “Looks Like We Made It,” as well as several holiday favorites such as “Jingle Bells,” “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer,” “Feliz Navidad,” and “White Christmas.” Santa himself may appear. “I love doing our Christmas show! We get to sing my pop hits and favorite Christmas songs,...

Barry Manilow will star in his own Christmas special this holiday season on NBC.

“Barry Manilow’s A Very Barry Christmas,” which will premiere Monday, Dec. 11 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on NBC, will take fans along as the music legend performs his greatest hits, including “Copacabana,” “Mandy,” “I Write Songs” and “”Looks Like We Made It.”

Filmed at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, where Manilow performs his Las Vegas show, the special will also feature classic holiday songs, from “Jingle Bells” and “Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer” to “Feliz Navidad” and “White Christmas.” The Christmas special will stream on Peacock beginning Dec. 12, day after its NBC broadcast.

“I love doing our Christmas show!” Manilow said in a statement. “We get to sing my pop hits and my favorite Christmas songs. It’s a feel-good hour full of music.”

Releasing 13 No. 1 hits during his seven-decade career, the performer,...

Last month, Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro put out a call to the public, asking people to send ideas for music by Latin artists to submit to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. It’s part of a years-long effort on Castro’s part to get more Latin art preserved within the Library of Congress and to increase Latino representation across media and pop culture.

The National Recording Registry is made up of works considered “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” or that “inform or reflect life in the United States.

The long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons is undoubtedly among the most popular offerings on Disney+. Disney's streaming service also includes some new Simpsons content, alongside its vast catalog of past episodes. The Disney+ shorts have become a wonderful tradition in recent years, and following the 2023 release of Rogue Not Quite One, viewers are discussing some of their favorite short films from the cartoon family.

Related: 10 Smartest Simpsons Jokes, Ranked

These shorts have impressed The Simpsons fans, who debate which Simpsons short is the greatest of them all. From MCU crossovers to Star Wars parodies, Disney+ has a wide selection of entertaining Simpsons shorts.

Te Deseo Lo Mejor

Many musicians voice themselves in The Simpsons, and Bad Bunny is the latest artist to meet the family in Te Deseo Lo Mejor. The singer originally released the short on his YouTube channel before it came to Disney+. This enjoyable venture sees Marge...

A long time ago in a Springfield far, far away…

This week, in celebration of Star Wars Day, Disney debuted the new short film “Maggie Simpson in ‘Rogue Not Quite One'”.

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In the short, “Homer loses track of Maggie who hops in Grogu’s hovering pram for a hyperspace-hopping adventure across the galaxy. Facing a squadron of Imperial Tie fighters, Maggie brings the battle to Springfield.”

A preview of the short shows Maggie piloting her own fighter against the horde of enemies.

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The short is the latest in a collection created for Disney+, which has included “The Simpsons meet the Bocellis in ‘Feliz Navidad'”, “Welcome to the Club”, “When Billie Met Lisa”, “The Good, The Bart, and The...

Disney+ has announced a new short from The Simpsons just in time for Star Wars’ “May The Fourth Be With You” celebration called Maggie Simpson in ‘Rogue Not Quite One.’ Launching May 4 in celebration of Star Wars Day, the upcoming short features the littlest Simpson Maggie taking an adventurous hyperspace ride across the galaxy in Grogu’s hovering pram after Homer loses track of her. She’ll encounter a squadron of Tie fighters that follow her back to Springfield for a battle around town. According to the streamer, it celebrates “all things Star Wars.” Below is a full image of Maggie in Grogu’s hover pram (from The Mandalorian). Disney+ This new program is part of a series of exclusive shorts from The Simpsons created for Disney+. Other previously released shorts include Feliz Navidad, Welcome to the Club, When Billie Met Lisa (which was nominated for an Emmy), Maggie Simpson...

The 134Th Tournament Of Roses Parade — Pictured: “The 134th Tournament of Roses Parade” Key Art — (Photo by: NBC) NBC will continue the tradition of ringing in the New Year with a live broadcast of the 134th Rose Parade Presented by Honda. The parade will also be livestreamed on Peacock. “Access Hollywood” and “Access Daily with Mario & Kit” co-host Mario Lopez and “American Auto” star Ana Gasteyer will take the reins for this year’s telecast from Pasadena, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 2 from 11:30-1 p.m. Et (8:30-10 a.m. Pt). Most NBC affiliates will also carry the optional coverage of the parade from 11-11:30 a.m. Et (8-8:30 a.m. Pt). NBC is celebrating its 96th year broadcasting the Rose Parade, beginning on radio in 1927 and then televising the annual event beginning in 1954. Headlining the annual event this year is former Arizona congresswoman and gun violence prevention advocate Gabby Giffords,...

Like searching for the perfect Christmas tree, the hunt for the ideal holiday movie can feel oddly defeating, especially if the point of a viewers' quest is to find some diversity in seasonal entertainment. Fortunately, among the snow-blinding mountains of Caucasian movies, there are some diverse stories to add a little variety, including this year's Feliz naviDAD starring the ebullient Mario Lopez.

As with any movie genre, it's important for viewers to see themselves on screen and be able to relate to the characters and their situations. No matter how trite their Yuletide tropes, even the corniest holiday movies deserve to be appreciated by everyone, especially with the right representation of different beliefs and traditions. Here are the Latinx-led holiday movies sure to put even the most skeptical viewers in the festive spirit!

Updated on December 19th, 2022 by Kayleena Pierce-Bohen: There has been an explosion of Latinx-led holiday movies in the last few years,...

Christmas is coming early this year for fans of ‘The Simpsons!’ Today, Disney+ Hotstar announced that the new short “The Simpsons meet the Bocellis in ‘Feliz Navidad’” will launch December 15. In the upcoming short from “The Simpsons,” Homer surprises Marge with the ultimate gift: an unforgettable performance from Italian opera superstar Andrea Bocelli and his 25-year-old son Matteo and 10-year-old daughter Virginia.

On December 15, Andrea, Matteo, and Virginia Bocelli will also release the new single “Feliz Navidad” featured in the short and off their new album, “A Family Christmas.”

The festivities continue December 17 as “The Simpsons” celebrates 33 years since its first episode aired in 1989. The first 33 seasons of “The Simpsons” are currently available to stream on Disney+ Hotstar.

Feliz Navi-D’Oh.

‘Tis the season for a Simpsons holiday short as Disney+ announced the animated family’s latest adventure, The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in Feliz Navidad, set to launch Thursday, December 15. Streaming exclusively on the platform, Feliz Navidad sees Homer surprise Marge with the ultimate gift: an unforgettable performance from Italian superstar Andrea Bocelli and his 25-year-old son Matteo and 10-year-old daughter Virginia. All of the Bocellis voice their onscreen counterparts alongside Marge, Homer, Lisa, Bart, and other favorite characters. (Credit: Disney+) Along with their animated appearance, Andrea, Matteo, and Virginia Bocelli will also release the new single “Feliz Navidad” which is featured in the short and off of their new album A Family Christmas. Just two days later on December 17, The Simpsons mark another celebration, this time their 33rd anniversary following the first episode of the show which aired in 1989. And if you can’t get enough of The Simpsons,...

There's just something about the Christmas holiday season that gives many of us a dopamine kick that has us feeling warm and fuzzy inside, and there's research to back it up. It's for this reason that Christmas movies tend to be so popular this time of year - even the corniest ones seem worth watching. But until recently, it was hard to find Christmas movies that resembled what Christmas looks like for Latinx families. While we could enjoy rewatching films like "A Christmas Story" or "It's a Wonderful Life," it would certainly be nice to see a film that at least acknowledges how Latinxs in the States celebrate the holiday and how the major emphasis for us is actually on Noche Buena (Christmas Eve), not Christmas Day. After all, we do make up 19 percent of the US population, according to a 2021 study from the Pew Research Center. Director Gabriela Tagliavini...

Lifetime has added two movies to its upcoming “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” holiday slate, including the Rita Moreno-starring “Santa Bootcamp,” directed by Melissa Joan Hart, and Sarah Drew’s “Reindeer Games Homecoming,” which she will write, star in and executive produce.

Moreno will be joined by Tony Award winner Marissa Jaret Winokur (“Hairspray”), Emily Kinney (“The Walking Dead”) and Justin Gaston in the holiday tentpole movie. Rounding out the cast are deaf actors Deanne Bray and Zyra Singleton. The film will mark a holiday reunion for Hart and Winokur, who previously costarred in the network’s 2018 film “A Very Nutty Christmas.” “Santa Bootcamp” will be Hart’s fourth directorial feature for the network, alongside “The Santa Con,” “Feliz NaviDAD” and “The Watcher in the Woods.”

“Santa Bootcamp” follows event planner Emily Strauss’ (Kinney) journey to finding the perfect Santa and inspiration to stage an impressive Christmas Gala for...

Peter Murrieta has signed a first-look deal with Universal Television, Variety has learned exclusively.

Under the deal, Murrieta will develop original content for broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. He was previously an executive producer on “Mr. Iglesias” at Netflix and recently co-wrote the Lifetime movie “Feliz Navidad” with his wife Aliza, with Mario Lopez starring. He was also the showrunner and executive producer on the Disney Channel series “Wizards of Waverly Place.” His other credits include “Superior Donuts” and “One Day at a Time.”

“We couldn’t be happier to be working with Peter in this new way,” said Jim Donnelly, executive vice president of comedy development at Universal Television. “Besides being a hilarious writer and all-around great guy, he has an amazing track record of championing and supporting fellow LatinX voices and talent. We look forward to all the great projects we get to collaborate with him on.”

Murrieta...

Christmas songs accounted for nine of the ten most popular tracks on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” continued to lead the pack with 26.5 million streams. It was trailed by Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” (22.8 million) and Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” (20.9 million streams).

These tracks jumped into the Top Three immediately after Thanksgiving. On the latest Rs 100, the trio was trailed by Andy Williams’ “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” Dean Martin’s “Let It Snow,...

The East High Wildcats are back (and with a longer title than ever!) to bring us High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Holiday Special.

Now streaming on Disney+, the joyous event finds the cast of HSM:tm:ts performing a series of festive jams — including classics like “Little Saint Nick” and “Feliz Navidad,” as well as “The Perfect Gift,” a new song written by series star Joshua Bassett — from what feels like every corner of the world. So, how did the whole thing come about?

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The latest actor to portray KFC founder Colonel Sanders is none other than Mario Lopez. But rather than a commercial, Lopez will star in a Lifetime movie called “A Recipe For Seduction” that mixes the Colonel’s secret herbs and spices with romance.

And yes, “A Recipe For Seduction” is a definitely real movie that exists, and there’s even a trailer to prove it. The 15-minute bite-sized film will debut on Lifetime on Sunday, December 13 at 12 p.m. Et/Pt.

Lopez plays Colonel Harland Sanders in the film, who has a steamy (and savory?) love affair with a young heiress who must choose between her young chef with a dream of fried chicken glory and a wealthy, duplicitous suitor handpicked by her mother.

“He has a secret recipe that’s going to change the world,” Lopez’s love interest says in the trailer. “We all have our secrets.”

“A...

If you’re looking for something a little different to listen to this holiday season, you’ve come to the right place. TheWrap found some “interesting” options to your standard Sinatra, Buble or Mariah Christmas tunes that’ll either have you singing along… or scratching your head.

“Snoop Dogg Presents Christmas in tha Dogghouse” Let’s just say the word “explicit” is tagged on to the title of every song. Like “My Little Mama Trippin on Xmas,” “Christmas in the Hood” and “A Pimp’s Christmas Song.” Snoop Dogg’s 2008 album may not be right for the kiddies, but his funkadelic rap style blends surprisingly well with holiday cheer.

“Sugar & Booze” “SNL” alum Ana Gasteyer showcases her singing talent in her new holiday album that she says “is a nod to the swing sound of the ’50s and ’60s but with a modern twist. It is festive, with a full-bodied sound,...

Melissa Joan Hart and HartBreak production have done it again.

Feliz NaviDAD was another pleasing film that was just as much about family as it was about its two leads finding love with one another.

In many ways, those make the best Christmas movies, and Feliz NaviDAD was certainly one of the cutest.

Lifetime is on a roll; their Christmas films are maintaining the hopeful, fuzzy, and sweet flair to them while also losing some of the cheese.

While it's nothing wrong with the cheesy factor, and it's what makes most Christmas flicks endearing in the first place, they've struck a nice balance these days by grounding them, making them feel more relatable and real.

It's working out for them.

In this case, there were some raw scenes and dialogue about grief and loss. It wasn't somber, nor did it drag down the film.

However, Feliz NaviDAD weaved grief into...