Anthony Bourdain attends the Turner Network 2016 Upfronts in New York on May 18, 2016. A documentary about Bourdain, "Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain," will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, June 11, 2021. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
By Lindsey Bahr, AP Film Writer
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A documentary about the late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain is coming to theaters this summer.
Directed by Academy Award winner Morgan Neville, Focus Features said Friday that "Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain" will hit theaters on July 16.
Bourdain shot to fame after the publication of his frank, behind-the-scenes account of restaurant life in "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly" in 2000 and became a beloved culinary travel guide with his CNN series "Parts Unknown." He died in June 2018 at age 61.
Neville is best known for his Oscar-winning film "20 Feet from Stardom," about the lives of backup singers, and the Mr. Rogers documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor."
After its theatrical run, "Roadrunner" will be available on CNN and HBO Max. It'll have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.
This image released by Hallmark Media shows Hunter King, left, and Tyler Hynes in a scene from "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story. (Joshua Haines/Hallmark Media via AP)
Two new Christmas TV movies have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have no problem decoding.
"Christmas in the Spotlight" debuts Saturday on Lifetime. It stars Jessica Lord as the world's biggest pop star and Laith Wallschleger as a pro football player, who meet and fall in love — not unlike Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
"It's clearly inspired by Taylor and Travis, but I don't know them and I don't know what is going on behind the scenes. I only know what's been put out there," said Eirene Tran Donohue, a longtime, devoted fan who jumped at the opportunity to write a script even loosely based on her favorite musician.
She was inspired by the couple's support of each other's accomplishments, particularly Kelce's ease with dating the star despite the glare of the spotlight, adding, "I love the way that he celebrates her."
Tran Donohue wants fellow Swift fans to know she wrote the script with them in mind.
"There are so many Easter eggs," she said of little details added that a Swift fan would pick up on. "I put in as many as I could."
Then, on Nov. 30, Hallmark will air "Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story." Instead of a nod to Swift, it's an ode to family traditions and bonding, like rooting for a sports team. Hallmark's headquarters is also in Kansas City, so it makes sense why the company chose the Chiefs to be highlighted.
In this story, written by Julie Sherman Wolfe, sparks fly when a new employee for the Chiefs organization (Tyler Hynes) meets a woman — played by Hunter King — whose family's dedication to the team goes back generations.
Sherman Wolfe, a San Francisco 49ers fan, said she got the call a week after Super Bowl LVIII, when the Chiefs... Read More
