Christmas-Obsessed Jewish Writer Samantha Herman Talks New Hallmark Film ‘Christmas Island’

Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour concert film will begin streaming on Dec. 13 – the superstar’s birthday – and will include three additional songs not included in the theatrical release.

Taylor Swift has announced the streaming date for her Eras Tour film…and it is being released on a very special date!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Taylor Swift announced Monday morning that her “Eras Tour” film will be released for streaming on her birthday, Dec. 13 — and that, as hoped by fans, it will include songs from the tour not included in the movie’s theatrical release.

Ozzy Osbourne feels he has, at most, ten years to live.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s haunting and anthemic holiday staple will hit arenas all over North America all the way up until Dec. 30 of this year.The Yuletide and pyrotechnics loving group, which comes out of hibernation in November and December to rock, has 88 shows remaining on their 2023 ‘The Ghosts of Christmas Eve Tour’ schedule.That includes a few gigs in New York.First up, they’ll drop into Albany’s MVP Arena on Nov. 29.After that, TSO will headline at Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena on Nov.

The NYPD is “closely monitoring” the situation at the Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge border crossing where a vehicle explosion today has resulted in at least one death and snarled holiday travel plans through the busy Buffalo international airport.

Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we’ll shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking visual effects powerhouse Union VFX, an independent outfit based in London and, more recently, Montréal, which has spent the last 15 years quietly building a reputation for delivering some of the most seamless and invisible visual effects across the film and television spheres. We sit down with three of their heads to talk about how the business has grown, why it’s important to involve VFX teams at early stages and what’s next for the company. 

He's well-known for his role as Jimmy Perez in Shetland but after his shock exit last year, Douglas Henshall has moved on to a new job.The actor appeared in Who is Erin Carter? on Netflix earlier this year and he'll soon be back on the BBC in an adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder is Easy. Douglas is taking on the role of Major Horton and will star alongside David Jonsson as Fitzwilliam and Penelope Wilton as Miss Pinkerton.The series takes place in England, 1954, where on a train to London, Fitzwilliam meets Miss Pinkerton, who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe.The villagers believe the deaths are mere accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise – and when she's later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again.

The Rolling Stones – with a little help from AARP – will play 16 cities across the United States and Canada in a new spring-summer 2024 tour, with stops including L.A.’s SoFi Stadium and New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium outside New York City.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were seen jumping and cheering from the stands as they watched an ice hockey game in Canada, all while their family Christmas plans are up in the air. The royal couple watched the Vancouver Canucks and the San Jose Sharks play during the first period of an NHL ice hockey game in Vancouver, on Monday, 20 November.

EXCLUSIVE: In a matter of hours, the latest feature from MTV Documentary Films will premiere on Paramount+: A Song Film By Kishi Bashi: OMOIYARI.

Michaela Zee Geffen Records and Hybe, the K-pop entertainment company behind BTS and NewJeans, have announced the final six members of the new girl group Katseye. The Katseye finalists, who were unveiled at a live event in L.A. on Friday night, include Daniela Avanzini, Lara Rajagopalan and Megan Skiendiel from the U.S.; Yoonchae Jeong from South Korea; Sophia Laforteza from the Philippines; and Manon Bannerman from Switzerland.

Hallmark has canceled Ride, its Yellowstone-like drama about a bucolic but cash-strapped ranch that’s operated by a widowed parent who loses a beloved family member.

Peter Hook & The Light have announced a huge 2024 world tour that will see the band play the ‘Substance’ albums from Joy Division and New Order in full – find dates and ticket information below.The New Order and Joy Division co-founder will be touring with his band from May next year, spanning New Zealand, Australia, North America, the UK and Ireland.The tour will open at the Opera House in Wellington, New Zealand on May 16, followed by eight more dates across New Zealand and Australia. From August 31, they’ll continue with a North American run that starts at History in Toronto, Canada.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jacob Elordi revealed in a new interview with GQ magazine that he turned down a request to audition for Superman. While the actor did not name the specific superhero movie project, it’s likely he was referring to James Gunn’s 2025 tentpole “Superman: Legacy” as the film went through casting in the spring and summer months. David Corenswet was announced in June as Gunn’s Superman, with Rachel Brosnahan cast as Lois Lane.

Christopher Vourlias Sofia Exarchou’s “Animal” won the Golden Alexander at the 64th Thessaloniki Film Festival on Sunday, marking the first time in 30 years that a Greek film took home the top honors at the country’s longest-running film event. Exarchou’s sophomore feature, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, was praised by Variety’s Jessica Kiang as “a poignant portrait of life amid the sequins and the seediness of a Greek resort.” The film follows a group of entertainers at an all-inclusive island resort preparing for the busy tourist season who are forced to wrestle with the dark reality that the show must go on as the sultry Mediterranean nights turn violent.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company have nabbed The Best Christmas Pageant ever which The Chosen creator/producer/director Dallas Jenkins will direct and adapt from Barbara Robinson’s comedic family book and play. Cameras roll next month in Canada for a 2024 holiday theatrical release.

John le Carré‘s famous spy character George Smiley hasn’t retired quite yet. Nick Harkaway, le Carré’s son, is writing a new Smiley novel that will publish globally in fall 2024.

Alanis Morissette is striking out on her own next summer.The seven-time Grammy winner and “Great North” voice actor just announced her 31-concert ‘The Triple Moon Tour’ with special guests Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Morgan Wade.Midway through the run, they’ll drop into New York and New Jersey for four concerts.First up, Morissette and co. will play Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on July 2.After that, the “Ironic” singer has gigs lined up at Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center on July 3, Bethel, NY’s Bethel Woods Center For The Arts on July 5 and Wantagh, NY’s Jones Beach Theater on July 10.And if you want tickets to hear “You Oughta Know,” “Hand In My Pocket,” “Thank U,” “Head Over Feet,” “You Learn” and so many more classics live, you can pick your tickets up as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Nov.

AGBO announced the winners of their 48-hour filmmaking competition, “No Sleep ‘til Film Fest.”