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Netflix and toymaker Mattel have signed a long-term deal to bring more Barbie programming to the streamer.

The first project under the multi-year content partnership is an interactive special called Barbie: Epic Road Trip, which debuts Oct. 25. The deal will have Mattel Television produce series and specials based on the iconic doll line exclusively for Netflix, in addition to non-exclusive titles that will run on a variety of outlets worldwide.

Epic Road Trip will follow Barbie “Malibu” Roberts, Barbie “Brooklyn” Roberts, Ken and Skipper as they take a cross-country road trip to find homes for shelter animals — but a potentially life-altering opportunity also awaits them in New York. Viewers will be able to shape the story via interactive elements, with more than 100 decisions and 500 possible story combinations.

“Barbie: Epic Road Trip further strengthens Barbie’s ability to inspire, empower and entertain kids on a global level,...

Strictly Come Dancing’s Tony Adams has said he had a tense talk with professional partner Katya Jones before last week’s show.

During Saturday (15 October) night’s show, the dancing duo received their best scores so far from judges for their American Smooth.

However, appearing on It Takes Two on Tuesday (18 October), Adams admitted he had been “full of fear” after dress rehearsals.

“I was full of fear beforehand and I had a team talk,” he told host Rylan Clark.

“[Jones] came into my dressing room after our dress rehearsal and told me a few home truths about me holding back.

“I think she admits maybe it could have gone either way. I could have thrown my toys out of the pram and gone home,” he continued.

“But I fought back the fear and just, kind of, went for it.”

Adams and Jones received a total score of 26 from the...

(Spoiler Alert: This article reveals the team that was sent home on Tuesday, Oct. 18)

Tuesday night’s “Dancing With the Stars” continued the theme of “Star Stories” with a prom-centric evening, while Jessie James Decker and Alan Bersten were crowned King and Queen after surviving a “last pair standing” dance marathon.

Former “Bachelorette” star Gabby Windey and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy earned the first perfect score of the season for their Tango to “Good Girls Go Bad” by Cobra Starship ft. Leighton Meester.

Not long after, Wayne Brady’s spirited and soulful hip-hip samba with partner Witney Carson to “It Takes Two” not only scored the night’s second 40, but also earned an incredibly rare standing ovation from judge Len Goodman.

Joseph Baena and partner Daniella Karagach were sent home on Tuesday night. (Disney+)

Heidi D’Amelio and Joseph Baena both ended up in the bottom two after factoring in all the judges’ scores,...

The only big film festival in my own backyard is back and it runs from November 12th through the 22nd. While it caters more to heavy run fest material and arthouse film, they do have some of the more interesting films playing this year:

Ryan Ward's excellent Son of the Sunshine which is one of my favorite films of the year. (review)

The weird, lengthy comedy The Revenant (review)

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

and much more. Program after the break!

In Competition

Children of Invention

Two first-generation Chinese kids in suburban Boston find themselves on their own after their desperate mother is unwittingly involved in a pyramid scheme and arrested. Older brother Raymond takes a page from her marketing seminars to start creating a life for himself and his sister - casting a strange, pint-sized reflection on the American Dream.

Footprints...