12 Mighty Orphans, a Spotlight Narrative entry at Tribeca Fest, is a film that looks and feels like it might have been made in the 1930s Depression era in which it is set. You half expect Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney to show up any minute, like in Boys Town. In the cynical exploitative social media-driven world we live in, this true story of a good and decent man and his ragtag football team of orphans is positively quaint and out of place, but somehow comforting in all it represents of an America long ago.

Despite outward appearances, “Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog” isn’t a canine heart-tugger on the order of the fine “A Dog’s Purpose” or “My Dog Skip” but more of a family-style adventure drama with an important historical bent.

It's time to boogie! Soul Train, a new musical based on Don Cornelius' landmark TV show, will have its world premiere at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater next year. The show will run from September 16 to October 23, 2022 where COVID-19 protocols will be in place in accordance with the City and County of San Francisco’s regulations. The production was originally eyeing a 2021 Broadway bow prior to the COVID-19 pandemic that caused theaters to shutdown.

Actors Luke Evans (“Beauty and the Beast,” “The Alienist”), Jacob Tremblay (“Room,” “Wonder”) and Olga Kurylenko (“The Death of Stalin,” “Quantum of Solace”) are in talks to star in “Bear Season,” a new coming-of-age immigrant drama from director Simon Aboud (“This Beautiful Fantastic”).

Patricia Clarkson is set to portray Lilly Ledbetter, the fair pay pioneer for whom President Obama named a piece of legislation in 2009.

Netflix has closed its big global deal for Aaron Sorkin‘s The Trial Of The Chicago 7 and the price tag comes in at around $56M, we can reveal.