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Everything Everywhere All At Once is not only A24's top-grossing film and a serious contender for Academy Award accolades, but also a master class in creativity on behalf of everyone who worked on it. The movie features a confluence of triumphs such as a one-of-a-kind leading role for Michelle Yeoh and a stunning return to the big screen for Ke Huy Quan, and that's without mentioning the actual story. It's an intergenerational tale of family trauma bursting with existential questions and bold swings that, in different hands, could have been "too much" in too many places to count. Just as impressive, Everything Everywhere All At Once is only the second feature film by the writing-directing duo Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), upping both the humor and heart first demonstrated in 2016's Swiss Army Man.

Of course, the verse-jumping, skill-swapping story of Everything Everywhere All At Once is lifted...

Exclusive: Christine Lin has joined the cast of Surfside Girls from Apple TV+ in a recurring role.

Deadline exclusively revealed the live-action kids and family series received a formal 10-episode order from the streamer in December.

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Based on the best-selling Top Shelf Productions (Idw Publishing) graphic novel series by author Kim Dwinell, Surfside Girls follows two best friends, Jade (Miya Cech) and Sam (YaYa Gosselin), who are psyched to spend their summer riding the waves and catching the rays. That is, until they meet a ghost.

The girls dive headfirst into a mystery about a pirate ship and the cursed treasure that allegedly lies beneath Surfside’s beloved Danger Point bluff. After meeting a pirate ghost named Remi, Sam wants to help him break the curse, while Jade is determined to find a scientific explanation for the existence of ghosts. To solve the mystery, Sam...

Exclusive: Apple TV+ has given a formal 10-episode series order to Surfside Girls, a live-action kids and family series based on the best-selling Top Shelf Productions (Idw Publishing) graphic novel series by author Kim Dwinell. Miya Cech (Rim of the World) and FBI: Most Wanted‘s YaYa Gosselin headline the project, from WGA Award winner May Chan (Avatar: the Last Airbender), Endeavor Content and Idw Entertainment.

Gosselin has been a series regular on CBS’ FBI: Most Wanted since Season 2 having recurred on the show the first season. As she takes on the lead series regular role in Surfside Girls, she will transition back to guest starring/recurring status on FBI: Most Wanted where she will continue in her role as Tali Lacroix.

Surfside Girls is an adventure series about two best friends, Jade (Cech) and Sam (Gosselin), who are psyched to spend their summer riding the waves and catching the rays.

Matt Aselton's "Gigantic" was named best narrative feature, a prize worth $25,000, at the AFI Dallas International Film Festival, which concluded Thursday.

Peter Callahan's "Against the Current" received a special jury prize.

Paul Saltzman's "Prom Night in Mississippi" was the winner of the best documentary feature prize, also worth $25,000, while Gustav Hofer and Luca Ragazzi's "Suddenly Last Winter" took the special jury prize.

Joe Berlinger's "Crude" won the $10,000 cash prize for the Current Energy Filmmaker Award, while David Lowery took home the Texas Filmmaker Award and $20,000 in cash, goods and services for his film "St. Nick."

Kazik Radwanski's "Princess Margaret Blvd." was named best short, with honorable mentions handed out to Todd Luoto's "Oil Change" and Denis Villeneuve's "Next Floor." The award for best student short went to Khary Jones' "Hug." Stephen Neary's "Chicken Cowboy" was hailed as best animated short.

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