But the most striking thing about Sudeikis’ (much-deserved) win and acceptance speech is that it seemed so representative of life early in the pandemic, when people were harried and tired, stressed and sick with uncertainty. It was a strange mirror into our past and a testament to how far we’ve come since last year. The problem, then, is with everything else that happened at the Golden Globes ceremony, which also hearkened back to the early days of the pandemic but for all the wrong reasons....

The Oscar winner, who took home an Academy Award for portraying an emotionally stunted queen in “The Favourite,” transforms into the iconic spinster Miss Havisham for the upcoming FX and BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations.” The limited series is currently filming in the UK and stars Colman as Havisham, an elderly woman once jilted at the altar who is revengefully wearing her wedding dress and veil until she dies....

In 1984, Columbia Records president Walter Yetnikoff called Leonard Cohen into his office in New York City and told him, “Look, Leonard, we know you’re great, but we don’t know if you’re any good.” The tireless musician had just presented his label with his seventh studio album, “Variations,” which was a collection of songs like any other except it wasn’t: this was something more special, more spiritual. This was the record on which Cohen placed “Hallelujah,” a song he wrote over 80 draft verses for, with an estimated 250 versions of every single line....

So where “Hard Knocks” has honed a particular rhythm over the two decades it’s been on the air, this season’s expectations are appropriately different. While training camp has always been an exercise in logistics, the “back to work” vibe in this latest season’s first episode has an even more untethered feel than usual. Liev Schreiber’s “Hard Knocks” narration has always had a tinge of nature documentary to it, of describing an elusive species in their natural habitat....

Per HBO’s synopsis, said mysterious entrepreneur is Elizabeth Carmichael, who rose to prominence when she released a fuel-efficient three-wheeled vehicle during the 1970s gas crisis. As she wins over major carmakers and investors, a web of mystery unfolds regarding the car’s technology and Carmichael’s surprising past. A portrait of an extraordinary entrepreneur’s rise and eventual fall, the series explores a one-of-a-kind story of fraud, family and identity. “The Lady and the Dale” is expected to air in 2021....

“We enjoyed our collaboration with Richard, Jason [Bateman], Andrew [Bernstein], and the MRC team, and we wish them well in continuing the world created by the brilliant Stephen King,” HBO said in a statement to Deadline. With HBO canceling the show, production company MRC will now attempt to find “The Outsider” a new home for its second season. Deadline notes “the company has a longstanding relationship with Netflix, where MRC has produced hit series ‘House Of Cards’ and ‘Ozark....

“It’s safe to say we’re working with a couple of writers to find the right tone and take,” Bloys said. “It’s definitely an area that could be very interesting and I think it would be interesting with a new voice. Quality is what’s going to guide us, so if we end up with scripts that we don’t feel are representative or are not at a high enough quality, we’re not going to do something just to do it....

After Aidan (Corbett) was seemingly confirmed to appear in HBO Max revival series “And Just Like That,” audiences were left wondering where the heck Carrie’s ex was, because [spoiler] he certainly didn’t show up in the finale. Aside from pulling out our magnifying glasses to spot a secret cameo in the background, viewers took to social media to stir up fan theories as to where Aidan may be. “I just feel cheated that Aidan wasn’t in #AndJustLikeThat at all?...

But “damn” is a relatively mild entry — in its current usage — that shows not just the full spectrum of how we view explicit language now, but how much it’s changed over many centuries. “It’s really the story of how something goes from being the most offensive thing you can possibly say, this biblical understanding of you literally damning someone to hell, to being now fairly benign,” showrunner Bellamie Blackstone said....

By looking at trends and the latest developments, Streaming Wars Report: Indie Edition offers a snapshot of what’s happening overall and day-to-day in streaming for the indie set. Check out the latest Streaming Wars Report for updates to the bigger players in the industry. Holiday Cheer Do you like scary movies? Come October, it seems as if everyone is a horror fan, cuddling up for another “spooky season” of thrills, chills, and the surprisingly enduring family classic or two, and a recent look at the viewing numbers and audience preference indicates that Halloween-centric films remain big business during autumn....

“It’s obviously been a white whale in the sports world,” Chapman told IndieWire of the Manti episode, “The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist.” The Ways, with directors Ryan Duffy and Tony Vainuku, captured a many-hours-long interview with the former linebacker (and many more hours with his catfisher). “He’s always been a hard ‘No, no, no, no, no, no.’” Until now, now, now, now, now, now. What changed? “I think [it was] the release of Volume 1 and seeing the Mardy Fish episode and how open and vulnerable he was about a difficult topic,” Chapman said of the former pro tennis player who struggled with mental health and anxiety....

The Berlin festival barely squeaked by before shutdowns swept Europe, and after that it was all about cancellations — SXSW, Tribeca, Cannes, Telluride and nearly everything in between. New York and Toronto cobbled together a combination of online and drive-in events. The Venice Film Festival was one of the few to host a physical edition, with masks de rigueur for the red carpet. Meanwhile, many distributors thought “cobbled” was too close to “hobbled” and held back their movies in hopes that more conventional circumstances would soon prevail....

But you can also hear it in how the show uses music. Certain tracks provide a sense of emotion and place that feel universally relatable, but are uniquely the show’s. The series doesn’t have one sound. It is instead a glorious mishmash of rock, punk, country, protest anthems, rap, obscure psychedelia, and also, memorably in Episode 2 of this new season, Tom Petty. However, the overall aesthetic is, according to music supervisor Tiffany Anders, one that “has to sound DIY....

Canadians can buy tickets to watch many of TIFF’s 100-plus films online anywhere in the country during the festival’s September 9-18 run. Those with press and industry passes can stream many titles anywhere in the world, though some of the biggest movies, like “Dune,” “Last Night in Soho,” and “Spencer” won’t be available online for the public or industry passholders. But there’s plenty of discovery titles and highly anticipated ones available online: Phillip Noyce’s “Lakewood,” which stars Naomi Watts as a woman who must race to save her child during an active shooter incident; Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated refugee documentary “Flee” that premiered at Sundance to raves; and “Beba,” a personal documentary and feature debut from Afro-Latina New Yorker Rebeca “Beba” Huntt, which is already being called a potential breakout ahead of its TIFF premiere....

In “I Care a Lot,” Marla Grayson (Oscar nominee Rosamund Pike) is a professional, court-appointed guardian for dozens of elderly wards whose assets she seizes and bilks through dubious but somehow legal means. It’s a well-oiled racket that Marla and her business-partner and lover Fran (Eiza González) use with brutal efficiency on their latest “cherry,” Jennifer Peterson (two-time Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest) — a wealthy retiree with no living heirs or family to call her own....

Name withheld, Los Angeles Georges Polti says there’s 36 dramatic situations. Christopher Booker offers “The Seven Basic Plots.” And Leo Tolstoy has often been quoted as saying all great literature fits into two stories: A man goes on a journey, or a stranger comes to town. (The source actually appears to be John Gardner.) All of which points to a short answer for your question: Your original ideas might not be so original, and therefore are subject to much less legal protection than you might think....

“The way the hosts talk [I] found to be so mesmerizing,” Bayer explained to IndieWire. “The way that they would touch the products. The whole world. How much fun it was, how glamorous the hosts were, and how they could sort of talk about anything for such a long time. I was always really mesmerized as a child. I found it to be really comforting to watch and sort of like an escape....

Much like the rescue that inspired it, “Thirteen Lives” is a complex work of technical mastery. At IndieWire’s Consider This Brunch, director Ron Howard, editor James D. Wilcox, supervising sound editors Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate, and composer Benjamin Wallfisch participated in a panel moderated by IndieWire’s Jim Hemphill. They broke down the work that went into the complex shoot, explaining that getting the details of Thai culture right was as important as all the technical specificity of recreating the rescue....

“Abroad they often say, ‘proud to be Chinese.’ I’m very lucky to be a Chinese person, but I also am very jealous that you all are Party members,” Chan said during the event, video footage from which was released by official broadcaster CCTV. “What the Party says, what it promises, it doesn’t need 100 years to accomplish — it will definitely accomplish it in just a few decades. I want to be a Party member!...

After 10 seasons on the air and 17 years off it, there haven’t been a ton of questions left unanswered about “Friends.” But it wouldn’t be much of a reunion special without a few unconfirmed truths coming to light. “Friends: The Reunion” blends candid conversations between the six core cast members — Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer — with a sit-down panel interview conducted by James Corden and loads of clips from the 10 seasons of “Friends....