In Alice Englert’s debut feature as director, drama-comedy “Bad Behaviour,” which plays in World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival, the Australian-Kiwi actor-turned-filmmaker explores spirituality, passive aggression and mother-daughter dynamics, as well as paying homage to stunt performers. Englert, who is the daughter of director Jane Campion, has appeared in 20 films and…

Mexico City and London-based The Lift and Hidden Content, with offices in Mexico City and the U.S., have inked a multi-year development deal ahead of the Sundance premiere of their co-production, Sebastian Silva’s “Rotting in the Sun.” New pact encompasses both film and TV content aimed at discovering and fostering both new and established Latin…

The Indian government has slammed a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dismissing it as “propaganda,” but the corporation is sticking to its guns. The first episode of the two-part documentary “India: The Modi Question” aired on BBC Two on Jan. 17. The episode description on the BBC website says: “Narendra Modi’s premiership has…

Barcelona-based sales agent Filmax has acquired international rights to Venezuelan director Patricia Ortega’s comedy “Mamacruz,” which competes in World Cinema Dramatic at the Sundance Festival, which kicks off Jan. 19. The film is produced in Spain by Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo at La Claqueta and José Alba at Pecado Films, in co-production with Venezuela’s Mandrágora Films….

The CW, long known for TV series like “Gossip Girl” or “Arrow” that skew toward younger audiences, is taking a swing for older crowds. The broadcast network, recently put under the majority control of large TV-station owner Nexstar Media, has struck a multi-year rights deal with LIV Golf, the upstart league financed by Saudi Arabia….

Cecilia Vega, who has been with ABC News for more than a decade, will jump to a new correspondent role on CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” leaving behind an influential role covering the White House for the Disney-backed news operation. Her move marks a rare effort to expand the hub of on-air personnel devoted to “60…

Paramount Pictures has released the official trailer for “Scream 6,” which features Ghostface on the prowl in New York City and brings back Hayden Panettiere’s character from “Scream 4.” In the trailer, Ghostface terrorizes a bodega and the New York subway as his old survivors and new franchise faces team up to kill him. The…

Ira Sachs doesn’t seem like the type of person who would direct a sexually-charged drama. He’s soft-spoken, bespectacled, a tad egghead-ish (he references a dizzying array of European films and filmmakers in a way that would confuse even the most hardened Criterion Channel watcher). And yet Sachs has done just that with “Passages,” the story…

Kirby is officially back. Hayden Panettiere returns to the “Scream” universe for the sixth film, making it the first time that audiences have seen her character, Kirby Reed, since she was left for dead in 2011’s “Scream 4.” However, she may have been back sooner — if the producers could have tracked her down. “We’re…

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have already proven that their second shot at romance has worked. The two married in July, about 20 years after they first set the world on fire as Bennifer from 2002 to 2004. Now, Lopez says she and her hubby may reunite on the big screen. They infamously co-starred in…