For more than two decades, Kate Hudson has been a Hollywood fixture. She broke through as the magnetic groupie Penny Lane in “Almost Famous,” a performance that earned her an Academy Award nomination.

Also starring Don Cheadle, Taylour Paige and Naomi Ackie, the SXSW-premiering comedy follows a band of Bay Area shoplifters who get swept up in a larger global scheme.

The first look at a four-part, authorized documentary about the life and work of Tim Burton has been unveiled. The ...