Great, right? Until you consider this: Competitive cooking shows dominate the food-TV landscape, with more than 40 series across a spectrum of networks; there are 61 million adults in the U.S. living with a disability. With thousands of episodes, and only a handful of handicapped people, it might suggest that a handicapped, professional chef is something of a unicorn. “It’s a load of bollocks,” said James Coke. When multiple sclerosis forced him to rely on a wheelchair, he focused on creating healthy meals and created a website, The Disabled Chef....

Where to Watch “Elves”: Netlix There’s probably never a world where “Elves” wasn’t going to use a moody cover of a Christmas song over its opening credits. Sure enough, within a few minutes of the show starting, there’s a version of “Carol of the Bells” that’s even more ominous than its natural, Hallmark Channel resting state. Embedded within the idea of calling a show “Elves” (or, its original Danish title “Nisser”) is a sly smile....

“For Emilia to play that in Series One was really tough and degrading, because what that character goes through is horrific,” Coster-Waldau said. “She’s sold to a guy who rapes her, but her way of getting through that is a massive journey, right?” “Cersei, too, was never looked upon as an equal to her brother just because of gender. But then she rises to the top,” the actor continued, noting that most of the women characters on “Thrones” overcame abuse and rose to power....

When Nexstar announced its completed acquisition of (75 percent of) The CW on Monday, it installed board member Dennis Miller, a venture capitalist with executive stints at Sony, Lionsgate, and Turner, as the broadcast network’s new president. Pedowitz, who was chairman and CEO of the youth-skewing broadcast network for the past 11 years is out; he’ll stay in the game via the revival of his former production company. Though The CW never quite soared like so many of its DC superheroes, the decade-plus under Pedowitz had its moments — and its misses....

Launched Tuesday morning, the petition calling for 15,000 signatures reads, “With the recent scandals plaguing Ellen Degeneres [sic], we the people of the world hereby nominate and elect Eric Andre to become the new permanent host of The Ellen Show. Fans have been lining up outside of NBC Studios, Adult Swim, The White House, and for some reason my house too….all chanting: ‘Get Eric Andre to replace Ellen, keep show format the same....

In a statement shared with IndieWire, AMC said Spade “stepped down.” The company’s board “is currently finalizing who it will name as a replacement, with an announcement to follow,” it continued. “We thank Christina for her contributions to the company in her CEO role and her earlier CFO role, and we wish her well in her future endeavors,” AMC Networks Chairman James Dolan said. (Yes, he’s the guy who also owns the New York Knicks, the New York Rangers, and MSG Network....

“My little brother Dwayne… the time has come,” he wrote. “The world awaits the finale of Fast 10. As you know, my children refer to you as Uncle Dwayne in my house. There is not a holiday that goes by that they and you don’t send well wishes… but the time has come. Legacy awaits.” He continued, “I told you years ago that I was going to fulfill my promise to Pablo....

Surprise! As the “Fear Street” trilogy wraps up its run with one final entry — “Fear Street Part 3: 1666,” which hit Netflix in the wee hours of Friday morning — filmmaker Leigh Janiak still has plenty of tricks and twists up her sleeve. While the trilogy has long promised to journey back to 1666 (if only so that we may finally get to meet alleged witch Sarah Fier, whose legacy has loomed large over the previous two films), Janiak’s film isn’t content to simply go back in time, but to also return the action to where it all started, at least cinematically: in 1994....

“It was really motion capture acting in a way, that’s how we would almost categorize it now,” Pence said. “But at the time that was still, ‘What is this really? How do we define this?’ The press says, ‘Oh, you’re the body double. You’re the body double.’ You hear that enough, and it’s easy to get in your own head about it.” The truth is that Pence wasn’t hired as a body double....

“Five Days” is based on a book about doctors’ experiences, but those experiences hinge on questions surrounding euthanasia and the disabled. Presenting disabled people in emergencies as nameless characters stuck in some kind of moral gray area tells us that if you’re disabled, “first do no harm” does not apply. Disabled people aren’t always able to speak for themselves in a hospital setting. We’re often talked down to, infantilized, or see our pain and concerns minimized....

It also provided a case study in balance: Four films grossed over $10 million, a one-unremarkable statistic. However, this weekend was the first instance in more than two years. DreamWorks Animation’s “The Bad Guys” (Universal) topped this weekend, placing #1 at a better-than-expected $24 million. Family films often do well, but this performance came in the face of Paramount’s “Sonic the Hedgehog” sequel and Warner Bros.’ “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore....

The movie stars Anya Taylor-Joy in the title role first played by Charlize Theron in the 2015 film. She’s joined by Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, currently stirring up buzz by playing Young Morpheus in Warner Bros. “The Matrix Resurrections.” Production on “Furiosa” will take place in New South Wales in 2022. The movie is expected to be the biggest film production to ever take place in Australia, outdoing even the grandeur of the one-and-a-half-year shoot of “Fury Road” from 2012 through 2013....

In a new interview with Collider to mark the opening of her horror movie “Antebellum,” Sidibe opened up about her life and career in the 10 years following her Oscar nomination. While Sidibe is grateful to be a working actress a decade after “Precious,” she’s aware Hollywood didn’t open its doors to her in the same way it did for an actress like Kendrick even though they’re nearly the same age and arrived on the scene at the exact time with breakthrough Oscar nominations....

“First of all, if you want to be true to the facts then Cleopatra was Macedonian,” Gadot told BBC Arabic host Sam Asi. “We were looking for a Macedonian actress that could fit Cleopatra. She wasn’t there, and I was very passionate about Cleopatra.” “I have friends from across the globe, whether they’re Muslims or Christian or Catholic or atheist or Buddhist, or Jewish of course,” Gadot continued. “People are people, and with me I want to celebrate the legacy of Cleopatra and honor this amazing historic icon that I admire so much....

Where to Watch ‘Ghosts’: HBO Max (British original) and Paramount+ (American remake) The following is a partial list of similarities between the new CBS comedy “Ghosts” and the original BBC series that premiered in spring 2019. Both series… feature a couple surprised by the inheritance of a once-grand rural estate that has since fallen into a certain amount of disrepair follow that couple’s initial goals to turn the drafty mansion into a quaint bed and breakfast track what happens when an accident leaves one of them — Alison (Charlotte Ritchie) in the original and Samantha (Rose McIver) in the remake — with the ability to see the ghosts of people throughout history who have died on the premises include the ghost of a scoutmaster with an arrow through his neck and a ghost — a disgraced MP in the original, a finance bro in the remake — permanently left without pants recognize that one of the funniest things you can do with this premise is cut between the calm, peaceful interior that everyone else can see and the absolute chaos that ghosts are unleashing among themselves...

Select HFPA members and philanthropists will be in attendance as this year’s nominees are feted, and winners revealed. How the show will be circulated, whether via a live stream or on social media, has not been revealed yet. “Over the past 25 years, the HFPA has donated $50 million to more than 70 entertainment-related charities, film restoration, scholarship programs and humanitarian efforts; incredibly impactful organizations, many of whom were hit hard over the last two years as a result of the pandemic,” the HFPA said in a statement....

While the Gotham Awards don’t always overlap with the Oscars, they often play a key role in elevating films into the overall awards conversation since the ceremony is the first of the season. Past acting winners like Adam Driver (“Marriage Story”), Awkwafina (“The Farewell”), Ethan Hawke (“First Reformed”), and Toni Collette (“Hereditary”) all had Oscar momentum following the Gothams, with Driver nabbing an Oscar nom for Best Actor. Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story” won last year’s Gotham Award for Best Feature on its way to a Best Picture nom at the Oscars....

That’s the most inhuman scandal explored in director Sebastian Meise’s Cannes Un Certain Regard winner: Germany’s Paragraph 175, a provision of a German criminal code that reigned from 1871 to (shockingly) early 1994, criminalizing all homosexual acts between men. The story is told through the eyes and heavy, wearied soul of the fictional Hans Hoffmann, who is repeatedly imprisoned over decades in post-World War II Germany for being gay. He’s played by Franz Rogowski, the muse of German director Christian Petzold (“Undine,” “Transit”) and one of the most striking actors working in European cinema and beyond....

Sure, there are exceptions to the rule. “Black Mirror” became a streaming sensation (albeit after being developed outside of L.A.’s studio system), and “The Twilight Zone” remains the format’s gold standard (released back when appointment TV was still a thing), which is why fresh, earnest attempts to revitalize the episodic anthology can still spark high hopes. Such is the case with “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.” Hosted by the affable Oscar winner, Netflix’s new series is made up of eight episodes telling eight standalone stories from eight different directors....

When that fell apart, Van Sant spent the summer trying to sort out his next move. In early October, he was he was approached by Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele about fast-tracking a new project. With Paris Fashion Week canceled, the label was gearing up for GucciFest, an online showcase of new designs comprised of short films. Van Sant ended up traveling to Rome for rapid-fire 12-day shoot to showcase Gucci’s upcoming collection, “OUVERTURE of Something that Never Ended....