Creative Entertainment Connections

12/10/2025

🎬 🎥 Lights, camera, Sundance! The lineup is set and CEC clients shine again! Premieres include “Carousel” (MICHAEL T. MEADOR, FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR), “The Sh*theads” (KATIE BALLARD, HAIR DEPARTMENT HEAD), and “See You When I See You” (KATIE BALLARD, HAIR DEPARTMENT HEAD). Link for the full lineup below. 🏆

🩺“Carousel,” a divorced doctor’s carefully constructed life in Cleveland is upended when his daughter’s debate aspirations and the unexpected return of a past love force him to confront his own choices and embrace a second chance.

⚠️ “The Sh*theads,” when two unqualified bozos are hired to transfer a rich teen to rehab, their straightforward gig quickly spirals into dangerous mayhem.

🤣😢 “See You When I See You,” a comedy writer battles PTSD after the tragic death of his sister.

https://deadline.com/2025/12/sundance-2026-lineup-movies-1236644375/

The Sundance Film Festival has released the lineup for its 2026 edition, its last in Park City, Utah.

11/07/2025

🎉 FIRST LOOK IS HERE! The teaser for just dropped, and our interest is piqued. 👀 Produced by CEC's Billy Redner & with editorial support by Dan Valverde, ACE, who had the pleasure of collaborating with the editorial team on Best Medicine!

👨‍⚕️ Meet Dr. Martin Best (played by Josh Charles) — a brilliant Boston surgeon now stuck in a quaint East Coast fishing village where no one takes him seriously… and he’s not happy about it.

📅 Series premieres January 2026 on !

10/31/2025

🎃 CEC wishes you a fun, safe, and spooky Halloween! 👻

10/20/2025

🎬📺 CEC WATCHLIST: Apple’s “Palm Royale” season 2 trailer is here! 🌴 Premieres Nov 12. Featuring AMANDA POLLACK, ACE Editor & Associate Producer.

💥 Season 2 sees Maxine Simmons as she continues chasing power and glam in 1970s Palm Beach high society. Who doesn’t want to get that seat at the most exclusive table?

👉 https://deadline.com/2025/10/palm-royale-season-2-trailer-1236587901/

Apple TV's 'Palm Royale' is making a splash in the Season 2 trailer as the ladies get a fresh start, thirsty for power.

10/17/2025

🎬 WATCHLIST ALERT!

🔥 HIS & HERS, a gripping new thriller EDITED BY CEC’s DAN VALVERDE, ACE premieres January 8 on Netflix. 🎉‼️

👀 Secrets. Lies. Heat. And one twisted murder.

Set in the sweltering heat of Atlanta, Tessa Thompson stars as Anna, a reclusive former news anchor drawn back to her hometown by a chilling murder — and into the crosshairs of Detective Jack Harper (Jon Bernthal). 🕵️‍♂️🔪 Based on the bestselling novel by Alice Feeney, this psychological thriller reminds us: there are two sides to every story. His and hers. Someone is always lying. 😶‍🌫️

10/03/2025

🎉🥳 CHEERS TO 20 YEARS! 🥳🎉 Spotlight on CEC!

From lighting up Broadway 🎭 to film 🎥, to repping the folks who make the stars shine 🌟behind-the-lens artists 🎬 we’ve learned that trust, determination, collaboration, hard work, passion, and endurance are what drive results.

With NY grit under our belt, countless long hours, and a continuous drive to succeed, we value our hardworking clients, respect the process, and drive forward (including some clients by our side for 18, 15, 13, and 10 years, all equally dedicated to each other and striving for success). I’m so proud of the unity, teamwork, and resilience that make this journey possible. ✨🎯

Here’s to more years of creativity, collaboration, and chasing the dream together. 🚀💥

10/01/2025

October-Rocktober: A CEC reminder for Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💖🎀 Life is precious, courage is powerful, and together we lift, support, and empower each other 💪✨ As a survivor of 25+ years, I know — early detection matters. This month, we celebrate YOU — family, friends, and colleagues. Think Pink!

09/19/2025

🎬 🎥 Exciting set visit this week with Katie Ballard (Hair/HOD) .hair.design on the “Untitled Macon Blair Project!” Working back-to-back, having just wrapped on Hulu’s “Murdaugh: Death in the Family.” 💪✂️

09/05/2025

🎬 Spotlight on Ashleigh Chavis, Makeup HOD 💄✨

From Sydney Sweeney in the upcoming biopic “Christy” 🥊 to Austin Butler in “The Bikeriders” 🏍️ to Lindsay Lohan in Netflix’s “Our Little Secret” (Personal MU Artist) 🎄, Ashleigh has worked with some of the hottest talent in the biz as of late! 🔥

🎥 Additional credits include: “Eric LaRue,” “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” “Buried in Barstow,” “The Phenom,” “The War With Grandpa,” “George & Tammy,” and “The Chosen.” 📽️

Ready for the next great project! 💪

09/04/2025

💥 FIRST LOOK / WATCHLIST – OCTOBER! 💥 🎬📺 Hulu’s "Murdaugh: Death in the Family!" Wealth. Lies. Power. Murder. 🔫

💄✨ Our CEC team & crew: Addison Foreman (Makeup Dept Head), Katie Ballard (Hair Dept Head), and Ralph Ochoa (Key Hair Stylist) nailed the likeness with hair & makeup. You’ll see for yourself! ✂️

⚖️ A stranger-than-fiction family drama based on Alex Murdaugh’s saga, built from Mandy Matney’s investigative reporting and exclusive insights from years on the case. 🔍

👉 Exclusive first look: https://ew.com/murdaugh-death-in-the-family-patricia-arquette-exclusive-first-look-11798134

Get the first look at 'Murdaugh: Death In the Family,' the Disney+/Hulu true crime series starring Patricia Arquette based on the 'Murdaugh Murders Podcast.'