He received the shirt as a gift, and it bears a maxim he gleaned from Lars von Trier, with whom he began a three-plus-decade partnership on “Medea” in 1988. “He means don’t act so people can feel and see that you’re acting. That’s the difference,” said the Cologne-born actor, the star of more than 200 movies from directors including Von Trier, Fassbinder, and Werner Herzog. Over the years, Kier’s steely cobalt eyes and sinisterly soothing German accent have enabled him to play low lives, decadents, and villains....

Technically, this isn’t set in stone; it is one studio’s agreements with two circuits. However, it creates a template that others will follow. Going forward, if a title holds an exclusive theatrical window for six weeks or more, it’s at the studio’s pleasure. Exhibitors no longer set the terms. Those two extra weeks are a Cinemark “victory,” but in 2019 only 16 films cleared that $50 million bar. There were 13 other films that made over $100 million, but opened to less than $50 million; these included “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Knives Out,” “Hustlers,” and “1917....

“It’s taken so many turns, but at the heart of this story is this incredible friendship between Andrés and Vivo, and how it launches Vivo on an incredible journey from Cuba to Florida, where he does a lot of growing up,” said Miranda in the production notes. Musically, he was influenced by musical giants such as Celia Cruz, Tito Puente, and, of course, the Buena Vista Social Club. “Vivo” is directed by Kirk DeMicco (“The Croods”), scripted by Quiara Alegria Hudes (“In the Heights”), produced by Lisa Stewart (“Monsters vs....

Directed by Robert Alexander, the 95-minute film explores Cudi’s struggle to adjust to fame after the release of his 2009 debut LP “Man on the Moon: The End of Day.” The genre-bending debut album, featuring songs dealing with depression, anxiety, and loneliness, resonated deeply with young listeners and launched Cudi — whose birth name is Scott Mescudi — as a musical star. Kanye West, Timothée Chalamet, Shia LaBeouf, Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, Lil Yachty, and Pharrell Williams are featured in the documentary....

The 30th-annual Gotham Awards are holding a virtual ceremony tonight at 8 p.m. ET. While the awards ceremony is traditionally held on the first Monday after Thanksgiving, the coronavirus pandemic delayed the 2020 event to January 11, 2021. While top critic groups like the New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Associations have already announced their 2020 winners, the Gothams will be the first prominent awards ceremony of the 2020-2021 Oscar season....

The Ducks are back on ice. “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers,” the 10-episode series centering around a new crop of youth hockey players, premiered on Disney+ on Friday, March 26. The latest installment of the franchise is set in present day Minnesota, where the Mighty Ducks have evolved from the scrappy underdogs of yesteryear to a powerhouse youth hockey team. Emilio Estevez returns as Gordon Bombay in the new series, which focuses on 12-year-old Evan Marrow (Brandy Noon), a young hockey player who fails to make the Ducks team but turns his loss into a new opportunity....

The first look at Daniel Radcliffe as five-time Grammy winner “Weird Al” Yankovic is already giving us a curly-haired mullet, bright tropical print tee, and, of course, a rocking mustache. Radcliffe made headlines when he was cast as the titular comedy musician in the Roku Channel’s “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.” “Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly,” Radcliffe said in a press statement about taking on the role....