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Known as “The Squad,” the group of child influencers who surrounded the charismatic social media phenomenon Piper Rockelle formed a sprawling, ever-changing web. Curated by Piper’s momager Tiffany Smith as her daughter’s supporting cast, The Squad was a rotating ensemble of young content creators who collaborated on videos. Beginning in 2018, these viral, money-making videos featured a series of orchestrated relationships that blurred the lines between real-life friendships and calculated crushes alike — and if one tween left The Squad, a dozen more aspiring kidfluencers were always eager to step in and attach themselves to Piper’s rising star. When Gavin Magnus’ mother yanked him out, Walker Bryant was on deck as Piper’s next blond, blue-eyed crush; after Walker, towhead Lev Cameron. Friends came and went, too. But as the docuseries Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencingreveals, the group’s shifting dynamic was the symptom of a disturbing...

Christmas movies are a thing on their own. They tend to be heartwarming dramedies akin to slice-of-life movies that make us emotional but also offer us a sense of warmth and comfort. Centred around the year-end festival, these movies often speak about the spirit of togetherness and are drenched in a cosy, celebratory spirit of the festival. From Frank Capra’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ to Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’, we have seen the festival bringing people together, literally or emotionally. Tyler Taormina’s ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ is the latest, charming addition to this list that uses its big ensemble to offer a time capsule to a a bygone era.

While Christmas is a cause for celebration, it may not be the same for everyone everywhere. Some may cherish getting together and sharing the same space with their families. For some, it can be pitch-perfect like...

I see Christmas Eve in Miller's Point as a combination of two storytelling instincts, the first of which is, unsurprisingly, the Christmas movie. This is one of those not just set around the holiday, but about it, and scenes of family togetherness (both fuzzy and prickly) resonate beyond their moment. The other, however, is the snapshot ensemble movie, in which the moment is everything. We're with these people for one night of their lives, and the point is just to be with them, share this experience, and find meaning wherever we decide to see it.

Christmas Eve in Miller's Point

Director Tyler TaorminaRelease Date November 8, 2024Writers Eric Berger, Tyler TaorminaCast Lev Cameron, Gregg Turkington, Sawyer Spielberg, Michael Cera, Francesca Scorsese, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Ben ShenkmanRuntime 106 MinutesGenres Drama, ComedyMain Genre Comedy

A curious union of generality and specificity that, when mixed well, I found potent. Christmas Eve in Miller's Point...

"This may be their last... Christmas Eve in Miller's Point. So it's time to make this one count." IFC Films has revealed the official trailer for an indie ensemble comedy non-narrative film called Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, a sort of vintage, nostalgic trip back in time to an awkward Christmas Eve. This premiered in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival back in May, and opens in US theaters starting in November this fall. On Christmas Eve, a rambunctious extended family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teens sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own. The cast includes Michael Cera, Elsie Fisher, Maria Dizzia, Gregg Turkington, Matilda Fleming, Lev Cameron, Ben Shenkman, and Sawyer Spielberg. Yes it has a cast of famous youngsters,...

Exclusive: Ethan Cutkosky (Shameless) and Nikki Roumel (Ginny & Georgia) are among cast joining coming-out feature film, Our Family Pride, from filmmakers Glen Evelyn and Dominic Giannetti.

Based on Evelyn’s real-life events, Our Family Pride tells the personal journey of a family that comes together through conflict and difficult times, amid finding out their father, Jaimie (Evelyn), is gay later in life.

Cutkosky will play Tim, a high-school bad boy who flirts with Jaimie’s daughter, and Roumel emerges as her popular best friend, Bri.

As we previously announced Garrett Clayton, Chad Ridgely, William Mark McCullough, Rachel Alig, and Evelyn star in the pic currently shooting in Florida.

YouTuber Lev Cameron (Blue Ridge), Jake Holley (Riley), Sofia Lauren Giannetti (God Will Listen), Gianna Angela (Pickleball Pandemonium), and Michael Nardelli (Revenge) have also newly joined the cast.

Evelyn and Giannetti will be co-directing and producing the project under their GunnerMAX Productions and Giannetti Films respectively,...

Here are five words guaranteed to strike fear in the heart of any reality competition fan: “We’re doing a kids’ version!”

ABC on Sunday debuted Dancing With the Stars: Juniors, an offshoot of its long-running mothership series that features pint-sized celebrities (or the pint-sized sons and daughters of celebrities). But even though the word “junior” typically elicits groans when attached to any show title, the miniature version of DWTS served up even more energy and unbridled joy than the all-adults iteration — and that’s really saying something.

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“Dancing with the Stars: Juniors” made its grand debut on Sunday night, October 7. The new series is spun off from the grown-up “Dancing with the Stars,” which has been on the air since 2005 and whose 27th season is currently underway. So how did “Juniors” compare to the mothership series, and how did these talented tykes compare to their adult counterparts? Find out below in our live blog with all the minute-by-minute developments as they happen.

Perhaps the biggest difference between the old show and the new is that “Juniors” has been taped in advance instead of airing live like the original series. That means fan votes won’t come into play for “Juniors” the way they do on the main series. So the kids had better be alright on the dance floor in order to impress the judges.

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“Dancing with the Stars: Juniors” kicks off its run on ABC on Sunday, October 7 with a two-hour premiere beginning at 8 p.m. in the east and west and 7 p.m. in the central and mountain time zones. This special version of “DWTS” will run for a full 10 weeks just like the main show. However, the rest of the episodes will only be an hour long and all of them will be pre-taped.

Among those talented tykes taking to the dance floor are “black-ish” scene stealer Miles Brown; reality TV star Honey Boo Boo (her real name is Alana Thompson); and Ariana Greenblatt of the Disney TV hit “Stuck In The Middle.”

These pint-sized celebrities are paired with professional dancers who are around their age as well. Among these are relatives of some of the “DWTS” pros who will be acting as mentors on this version, including Lindsay Arnold (her younger...

There was bad news at the end of the “Dancing with the Stars” season 27 two-night premiere: stand-up comedian Nikki Glaser was eliminated. But there was also good news: the cast of “Dancing with the Stars: Juniors” was officially announced. We now know which 12 kid celebs will be performing when the show premieres on Sunday night, October 7. See the full list below along with their pro partners and grown-up mentors.

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Sky Brown (skateboarding prodigy) — with pro partner Jt Church and mentor Alan Bersten

Akash Vukoti (spelling bee champ) — with pro partner Kamri Peterson and mentor Witney Carson

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson (reality TV star) — with pro partner Tristan Ianiero and mentor Artem Chigvintsev

Tripp Johnston (Sarah Palin’s grandson) — with pro partner Hailey Bills and mentor Jenna Johnson

Ariana Greenblatt (Young Gamora in “Avengers: Infinity War”) — with pro partner Artyon Celestine...