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Exclusive: Lydia West, Abbie Cornish and Brooke Satchwell are among high-profile acting talent leading Stan’s tenth anniversary slate, we can reveal.

The Australian streamer is today unveiling its latest TV series, films and acquisitions at a splashy showcase event held at Linseed House at the Grounds of Alexandria in Sydney. In total, it unveiled 14 originals — three scripted series, six features and five docs — along with a host of acquisitions.

On the originals front, Stan’s Chief Content Officer Cailah Scobie and Head of Originals Amanda Duthie are announcing the likes of He Had It Coming, Love Divided By Eleven and Whale Shark Jack, and a horror-comedy series, Gnomes.

He Had it Coming stars Lydia West (It’s a Sin), Natasha Liu Bordizzo (Ahsoka: Star Wars) and Liv Hewson (Yellowjackets). It follows Elise (West), an awkward English scholarship student who forms an unlikely alliance with fashion influencer Barbara (Liu Bordizzo) after...

In what seems like an outrageous deal, the owners of Walter White’s house in Breaking Bad are selling the home. The house, which played the role of the meth dealer’s home for the entire series, is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. However, what makes this entire listing shocking is what they are asking for the home compared to its value.

Here is a look at the house listing and what the owners are asking for the property.

Breaking Bad House For Sale For 12-Times Actual Value

The people who own the house that Bryan Cranston’s Walter White lived in on Breaking Bad have listed the house for sale. The house is a 1,900-square-foot home with four bedrooms, one bathroom, and a swimming pool. Zillow lists the home to be worth an estimated $343,000. However, the owners want much more.

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The couple who owns the home...

Six years after the last installment, the third (and possibly final) installment of the Deadpool film series has finally arrived, and this time, he isn’t alone. Wolverine has also made his return for what may be the best buddy superhero movie to date.

Actor Ryan Johnson has wanted this team-up for years. Hugh Jackman had previously announced his retirement from the character, but 2022 changed all of that with a surprise announcement that, thanks to the MCU, Reynold’s dream could finally come true.

So, was this epic team-up worth the years of waiting? Will this multiverse tracking adventure affect the MCU going forward? Will Deadpool get to eat his microwave chimichangas? Let’s find out.

Warning: The Following Section Contains Spoilers. Reader Discression Is Advised.

The film starts with Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, trying to live a civilian life after feeling like he doesn’t have a purpose. However,...

Exclusive: Stan is saying goodbye to the Chalmers-Davis family.

The Australian streamer has put a fifth and final season of Bump into production, with filming underway in Sydney. The comedy-drama is Stan’s longest-running local scripted series, with the first season having launched back in January 2021.

The show is centered around ambitious teenage girl Oly, who unexpectedly has a baby, and the complications that follow for the Davis and Chalmers families.

The final season will hint at the future for the lead characters, jumping between past and present, as they face the cancer diagnosis of Oly’s mother Angie (Claudia Karvan) and try to celebrate the joy of Oly’s second pregnancy. Stan is providing the audience with a chance to be an extra by providing 30-second videos explaining what they’d like to see happen in the final episodes.

Nathalie Morris (We Were Dangerous), who plays Oly, will return...

There is lots of news dribbling out of Netflix today.

While we don’t have many details, we might as well get the discussion started.

Here’s what we’ve got.

Adam Sandler Revives Happy Gilmore

For fans of Adam Sandler, the movie Happy Gilmore might be one of his greatest achievements.

Golfers rarely get the movie star treatment despite the amount of money that goes to the winners, but this 1996 movie uses adversity to push him toward the big prize.

Today, Netflix announced that they’d be reviving Mr. Gilmore, but little else is known.

Should some of Happy’s old rivals return?

Christopher McDonald played Happy’s rival Shooter McGavin, and he mentioned the project in March.

Whether that means he’ll be along for the ride remains to be seen.

Golf Starring Will Ferrell Greenlit

Timing is everything!

Is this a hint that Netflix is hoping to...

Taika Waititi's upcoming Star Wars movie could either receive critical acclaim or become divisive. Taika Waititi's style is irreverent and satirical, which could bring a fresh perspective to the Star Wars universe. The Star Wars franchise needs a major theatrical win to regain its former dominance at the cinema.

For the past few years, it's seemingly been impossible for Lucasfilm and Disney to get a new Star Wars movie produced and released into theaters. There have been several big-name directors attached to projects set in the galaxy far, far away, but many of these movies have fallen through. One film that's still supposedly happening is a Star Wars movie by Taika Waititi, and it can end up being a pivotal project in the franchise's history.

The director has described the project as uniquely his own, which could go in multiple directions. One potential result is that it receives critical...

While there may be a murder mystery involved in Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, it’s no secret that the casting department absolutely nailed the call sheet for the Knives Out sequel. With chemistry between the actors oozing both on-screen and off, today fans are being treated to a look at several of the castmates' first reactions to watching the film’s trailer. Taking part in the fun are Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Madelyn Cline, Jessica Henwick, and Leslie Odom Jr., several members of the star-studded Ryan Johnson helmed flick.

Continuing in the same vein as last year’s outing, London Film Festival returns for another year and is once again placing precedence on accessibility. The festival will be taking place from the 5th to the 16th of October across a variety of London-based venues, in addition to a selection of UK-wide cinemas that will be screening a portion of this year’s programme. It’s also worth noting that for those who want to enjoy the festival from the comfort of their sofa there’s also the option to watch some of the work on the BFI Player, with features screening there from the 14th to the 23rd of October and short films from the 5th October through to the 23rd.

Each year the festival adapts to the cultural climate, pushing the boundaries of what it constitutes as cinema with the inclusion of series and immersive storytelling featuring alongside...

The Toronto Film Festival is underway, the first purely in-person edition since before the Covid-19 pandemic. There are high profile premieres, including Ryan Johnson’s Knives Out sequel, Glass Onion, a number of films traveling on their awards march from Telluride and/or Venice, as well as smaller acquisition titles that are always in danger of being overlooked amidst the galas. Below are a number of films, most but not all TIFF premieres, that we’re recommending you check out, whether that recommendation is based on pre-screening or just our knowledge […]

The post 14 Films We’re Recommending You See at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

"There are a lot of women who really like the thought of a man cleaning their house." Brainstorm Media has revealed an official US trailer for an Australian indie sex comedy called How to Please a Woman, both written and directed by filmmaker Renée Webster. The film opens later this month in a few American cities, and it also played at the 2022 Bentonville Film Festival. This looks like pure unadulterated fun! When her all-male house-cleaning business gets out of control, a mature woman must embrace her own sexuality, if she is to make a new life for herself. The film is described as "a precarious, often hilarious and revealing journey into the vulnerable world of what women really want and how hard it can be to get it right." Starring Sally Phillips as Gina, with Erik Thomson, Alexander England, Ryan Johnson, Caroline Brazier, Josh Thomson, Hayley McElhinney, and Tasma Walton.

Nat Geo’s “SharkFest” is turning 10 and marking the occasion by enlisting sister Disney brands ABC, ESPN and Hulu to help air its largest programming slate ever across the most platforms it has ever been on, Variety has learned exclusively.

While “SharkFest” aired during a six-week period last year, making the 2021 edition the longest “SharkFest” ever, that lineup was limited to Nat Geo, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo, Disney Xd and Disney+.

This time around, Nat Geo is putting out nearly 30 hours of new content and 60 hours of “enhanced” programming over four weeks beginning July 10, its most-packed “SharkFest” schedule on record. And that increased content load is spread out not just across Nat Geo, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo, Disney Xd and Disney+, but also broadcast network ABC, cabler ESPN and streamer Hulu, making it an historic occasion for the decade-old fin-tastic event.

Additionally, every “SharkFest” premiere will...

Blink Short Film — Spenser Cohen‘s Blink (2022) short film has been released by Screen Gems. The Blink short film stars Sophie Thatcher, Alicia Coppola, and Scot Nery. Crew Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg wrote the screenplay for Blink. Nick Holiday and Ryan Johnson created the music for this short film. Jake York conducted film [...]

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Exclusive: Astrid A Lilly Save The World stars Jana Morrison & Samantha Aucoin will help celebrate noteworthy achievements in gaming as the hosts of the 2022 SXSW Gaming Awards.

Now in its ninth year, the annual SXSW Gaming Awards seeks to celebrate the wide reach of gaming across art, design, music, gameplay and more across a total of 12 categories.

“We’re so excited…no…ecstatic to be your hosts for the 2022 SXSW Gaming Awards!,” said Morrison and Aucoin (“Lilly”). “As gamers and award show season stans, we promise an all-out good time with plenty of fun surprises.”

Also joining the ceremony as presenters are Michael Anthony, Kadeem Hardison, Doug Jones, Ivan Kbakop, Alan Tudyk, Corey Reynolds and Stephanie Sheh. Additional presenters and talent set to appear are Maria Ho, Ryan Johnson, Mercedes-amc Petronas Esports Team, Taybor Pepper, Corsy Strassburger, World Boxing’s Eric “Butterbean” Esch and Wrestle Quest’s Jeff Jarrett.

Leading this year’s nominations,...

Geoffrey Johnson, whose Johnson-Liff Casting was behind the roles for Cats, Les Miserables, and Phantom of the Opera, Broadway’s three longest-running shows, died Friday, Nov. 26. He was 91 and passed from respiratory failure at Henry J. Carter Hospital in New York.

Johnson’s log career saw him appear on Broadway as an actor. He also worked with David Merrick as a stage manager and casting director and served as Noël Coward’s US representative.

Born in New York City on June 23, 1930, and raised in Larchmont NY, he received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an Mfa from the Yale School of Drama.

From there, he worked as an actor, appearing in Saint Joan on Broadway in 1956,

He was also the stage manager of several Broadway shows including Cactus Flower and I Do, I Do.

His work as a stage manager led him to Noël Coward, with whom...

Details about George Lucas‘ unused original treatment for the “Star Wars” sequel trilogy have been as exciting as they’ve been hard to come by. Lucasfilm is understandably keeping the treatment close to the chest, but every time we’ve caught a glimpse of the franchise creator’s plans, it’s been a conversation starter. The latest detail? George Lucas always wanting to kill Luke Skywalker in “Episode 8.”

Read More: Ewan McGregor Is “More Excited” About The ‘Obi-Wan’ Series Than He Was For The Final Two ‘Star Wars’ Prequels

The news comes from a new book written by Lucasfilm’s Pablo Hidalgo, titled “Star Wars: Fascinating Facts: Story, Lore & History From The Greatest Galaxy.” In the book, which hasn’t been released yet but had some pages leak on Twitter, Hidalgo writes: “Years before ‘The Last Jedi‘ began development, the treatment left behind by George Lucas in 2012 also had Episode...

New Delhi, Sep 10 (Ians) The Commonwealth Secretariat has launched a new campaign to tackle the alarming rise in domestic and sexual violence during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi, who is supporting the campaign, said in a video message: "Violence against women and girls is a pandemic that destroys families, communities, and economies.

"For far too long, society has not done nearly enough. For far too long, people have said it is a private matter of blame the victim or said she must have done something to deserve it.

"My name is Shabana Azmi, I'm a film and theatre actress from India. And I say no more. No more shame. No more blame. No more excuses. Join me in taking the pledge 'Commonwealth Says No More'."

The Commonwealth Secretariat and the No More Foundation launched the campaign.

The launch was held at a special virtual event on Wednesday, which...

Rodger Corser and Tina Bursill in ‘Doctor Doctor.’

The Nine Network has ordered a fifth season of Easy Tiger’s medical drama Doctor Doctor, a rare commission with much of the country in virtual lockdown.

Co-head of drama Andy Ryan says the broadcaster is developing a number of drama series for 2021 and 2022.

The renewal follows yesterday’s announcement by Nine Entertainment that it aims to cut costs by $266 million this calendar year as the pandemic flattens advertising revenues.

Nine said it expects to save $28 million in spending on broadcast content this year, primarily local drama and children’s programs, assuming a prolonged production shutdown.

Co-created by Easy Tiger’s Ian Collie and Tony McNamara, Doctor Doctor stars Rodger Corser as errant rural doctor Hugh Knight. Season four, which features regulars including Nicole da Silva, Ryan Johnson, Tina Bursill, Matt Castley and Miranda Tapsell, is on hiatus while Nine News screens...

Timothy Lee on location in ‘Mystery Road.’

After serving as a script editor on three seasons of House Husbands and writing episodes of Rush and Serangoon Road, Timothy Lee’s career has gone up a couple of gears.

Lee, who graduated from Aftrs in 2006, modestly credits his progression in part to the talent drain which has resulted in numerous Aussie writers plying their trade in the Us and the UK.

“That has created opportunities for the next generation of writers,” says Lee, who got his start as a script assistant/researcher on Rescue Special Ops after securing an Australian Writers’ Guild internship with Southern Star, mentored by Sarah Smith.

That led to writing episodes of the Nine Network drama and the fourth season of Network Ten’s cop show Rush. Working on Playmaker Media’s House Husbands, he reflects, “was good for my craft but not so good for my profile.

Tina Bursill and Rodger Corser.

Dustin Clare, Kate Jenkinson and Robyn Nevin are the new additions to the cast of season 4 of the Nine Network’s Doctor Doctor, which started production in Sydney today.

Clare plays Jarred, the manager of a mining company who is the new beau of Dr Penny (Hayley McElhinney).

Jenkinson is Tara, a new medical intern at the Whyhope clinic who is on probation for reasons yet to be revealed. A wild spirit, she could lead Dr Hugh Knight (Rodger Corser) back to his bad boy past.

Nevin is Diana, the American mother of Hugh’s deceased former partner Harriet. Diana comes to Oz as a mother-in-law from hell because she believes Knight is unfit to look after his infant daughter Eliza.

Among the returning cast are Nicole da Silva (Charlie), Ryan Johnson (Matt), Tina Bursill (Meryl), Matt Castley (Ajax), Chloe Bayliss (Hayley), Belinda Bromilow (Betty...

Exclusive: Jordana Brewster, Vivica A. Fox, and Anna Akana are set for supporting roles in the indie film Bailey and Darla, which stars Brittany Snow and Sam Richardson. First-time feature helmer Nico Raineau directed the pic from a screenplay he wrote with Lauren Schacher.

The plot centers on Darla (Snow), a cynical reporter whose sex addiction is getting in the way of her sex column, and her evolving relationship with Bailey, a well-meaning sweetheart who’s been dumped by his fiancé Elizabeth (Akana) and learns he has testicular cancer (again). Together they embark on an impromptu cross country road trip, recreating Darla’s myriad trysts from state to state. She’s looking for a story and he’s looking for a last hurrah; what they find is something neither expected.

Melrose Place alum Daphne Zuniga is set to mark her feature directorial debut with The Protegé, an indie thriller starring Jeanette Sousa[/link] (American Housewife), Breanne Hill (Frontier), Keenan Tracey (Bates Motel), and Philip Boyd (The Have and Have Nots). It follows Amanda Birch (Sousa) who, after three years of estrangement from her family, returns to reconnect with her sister Lauren, the manager of a beloved holistic studio. Upon her return, things only get worse when her sister Lauren mysteriously dies days later. Soon, the entire family is suspected in a murder investigation as it becomes clear that Lauren’s death was no accident. Amanda leads an investigation of her own to find out who’s responsible for her sister’s murder. Nicole Schubert and Blaine Chiappetta penned the screenplay which was produced by Autumn Federici and Anthony Melillo. Marvista Entertainment’s Margret H. Huddleston is executive producer. Zuniga is repped...

Hayley McElhinney and Rodger Corser in ‘Doctor Doctor.’

A fourth season of Easy Tiger Productions’ Doctor Doctor, the third series of Endemol Shine Australia’s Australian Ninja Warrior and the sixth edition of Esa’s Married at First Sight will screen on the Nine Network next year.

Among other shows highlighted at the network’s Upfronts in Sydney were the perennially popular The Block, season 8 of ITV Studio Australia’s The Voice and the second editions of Wtfn Entertainment’s Paramedics and Nine’s This Time Next Year.

Also renewed are ITV’s Talkin’ ’Bout Your Generation, Nine’s 20 to One, Travel Guides and Australian Crime Stories, and Screentime’s Rbt.

Meanwhile ITV Studios Australia’s Love Island Australia will move from 9Go! to Nine as host Sophie Monk introduces 10 singletons who will play the ultimate game of love and lust.

That’s in addition to a raft of new...

Exclusive: Lez Bomb is Jenna Laurenzo’s directorial debut and her follow-up to her short film Girl Night Stand, which went viral online, garnering well over 2M views on Youtube, then was translated into other languages by lesbian fans from around the world and ended up, surprisingly, having a big Chinese following. The multi-generational story about two women coming out stars Cloris Leachman, Bruce Dern, Kevin Pollak and Steve Guttenberg and is exec produced by Bobby Farrelly. Watch an exclusive clip above.

The project started in earnest when Laurenzo was on the festival circuit with Girl Night Stand and Farrelly saw her short and read Lez Bomb and wanted to come aboard. The comedy is about a young woman (Laurenzo) who comes home for Thanksgiving with some life-changing news. Little does she know, the eccentric cast of characters that make up her extended family have their own stirring surprises as well.

A rather significant continuity error has been discovered in The Last Jedi. Much has been made of director Rian Johnson's contribution to a galaxy far, far away, good and bad. The movie has been divisive for sure, mostly due to bold story choices. However, now there's a conversation going on online not due to some story choice that fans can't agree to disagree over, but there's a pretty major continuity error during one of the movie's best scenes that seems pretty much impossible to ignore.

Needless to say, from here on out, this post contains major spoilers for The Last Jedi. The scene in question is just after Supreme Leader Snoke is killed, leaving Kylo Ren and Rey to fight his Praetorian Guards. It's easily the best fight scene in the movie and there's a lot going on, but since the Blu-ray is out now, some fans have been...

Benecio Del Toro's shady thief character DJ has not yet been shown in either of the two Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailers that have debuted over this past year. So getting to hear some of his dialogue has offered new insight into the character. This intel arrives as four new Hasbro Force Link Star Wars figures begin to make their appearance on store shelves across the country. And the dialogue they contain may reveal some new secrets about The Last Jedi.

Yes, we are only two months out from getting to finally see The Last Jedi play in theaters across the world. But that hasn't stopped fans from trying to learn as much about the mysterious plot as possible. So far, only three minutes of the two hour movie have been revealed, with substantially more behind-the-scenes footage tacked onto that. Benecio Del Toro has been shown, albeit briefly in the sizzle reel.

A little bit Northern Exposure and a little bit Doc Martin, The Heart Guy (Doctor Doctor in its native Australia) is another entrant in the “talented Doctor forced to tend to small town rubes” genre. Much as it may seem that we wouldn’t need another run at such a pinpoint premise, it turns out that we may need a few more, because it apparently can’t miss.

The uniqueness to the spin here is that our Australian heart surgeon, Hugh Knight (Rodger Corser), is put on the Impaired Registrants List after his party lifestyle takes an ugly turn, and he has to serve a year as a Gp in a rural area as his punishment. The kicker is that he is assigned to his own hometown, which means he gets to see a lot of his parents and his ex-girlfriend, Charlie (Nicole de Silva), who is now married to his brother,...

Earlier today the first trailer was released for Star Wars: The Last Jedi and that trailer featured a planet location that we've never seen before. The scene it debuted in showed a bunch of ships flying in and kicking up blood red dust. It was an extremely cool visual!

Thanks to director Ryan Johnson, we now know what the name of the planet is and he also offers up some new details on how it plays into the story. The name of the planet is this world is Crait and the director explains:

"It’s way out there. It’s very remote. It’s uncharted. It’s a mineral planet and so there are mines on it."

Johnson goes on to say that there are some “beautiful design elements and I hope some really unique ones that we’re able to bring into it." As for the red dust that the speeders are kicking up,...

Nakkiah Lui..

Shooting has kicked off in Sydney on Porchlight Films' comedy series.Kiki & Kitty.

The absurdist series is the brainchild of writer-actor Nakkiah Lui (Black Comedy), who is working with producers Liz Watts and Sylvia Warmer. .

Produced for ABC iview, the 6 x 10 minute series will be directed by Catriona McKenzie (Shadow Hunters, Satellite Boy, Redfern Now).

The series follows .the trials and tribulations of Kiki, the good black girl in a bad white world, who stumbles across her vagina in the personification of Kitty and realises there is a lot more to life than she thought..

Elaine Crombie (Black Comedy, Redfern Now) stars as Kitty, and comes to the series.from Lui.s recent Malthouse Theatre Company show Blaque Showgirls. Kiki & Kitty also stars Christine Anu, Tessa Rose, Lisa Flanagan, Ryan Johnson and Rob Carlton..

Kiki & Kitty has been commissioned by ABC Indigenous and financed through Screen Australia.s Multiplatform Fund.

Freeform's Beyond is finally upon us!

This fall I had not only the pleasure of interviewing Beyond's "Holden," Berkely Duffield as well as executive producers Tim Kring (Heroes) and Adam Nussdorf (who also created the series), but to attend an exciting event with them in New York City.

The first thing you'll notice when watching the interviews is the terrible lighting.

I considered holding back the videos because of their quality.

But that would have meant denying you what I consider one of the most interesting components from a place like Nycc: chatting with someone in a group setting while they're relaxed and comfortable.

I hope you agree, and despite the lighting, enjoy getting to know Berkely Duffield, Adam Nussdorf and Time in this setting.

Adam Nussdorf had some great insight into what he considers the touchstones of the series, and it's not about traditional "superheroes," which some people...

Doctor Doctor.

After only two weeks on air, Essential Media.s Doctor Doctor has been renewed by the Nine Network for a second season. . The cast of Rodger Corser (Hugh), Nicole da Silva (Charlie) Steve Bisley (Jim), Ryan Johnson (Matt), Tina Bursill (Meryl), Hayley McElhinney (Penny), Shalom Brune-Franklin (Aoife), Matt Castley (Ajax), Chloe Bayliss (Hayley), Charles Wu (Ken) and Belinda Bromilow (Betty) will all be back for season two... . .We are delighted with how Australian audiences have fallen in love with Doctor Doctor, an incredible cast and a story full of heart. We are looking forward to working with Essential Media and Entertainment on series two,. said Nine.s heads of drama, Jo Rooney and Andy Ryan, in a joint statement. . Essential Media.s Ian Collie said he loved how the national audience had taken to Doctor Doctor.

"It.s a show with heart and smarts and [we're] thrilled that Nine...

Ian Collie on the Doctor Doctor set.

The second episode of Essential Media.s Doctor Doctor, broadcast on Wednesday night, avoided the second ep dip, growing the show.s week-on-week to an average audience of.821,000.viewers.and a peak of.1.024 million.across the 5 City Metro, according to Nine.

The show.s producer, Essential Media.s Ian Collie, initially thought the series would bow next year, closer to the start of the ratings season, but the scheduling move made perfect sense once Nine explained it, he told If.

"They love it, which is the main thing. They know their audience and their schedule. Programs like My Kitchen Rules, which is on four or five nights a week from February onwards, tend to dominate the schedule..

If spoke to Collie about the project.s inception, bringing Claudia Karvan on board, and what else is on Essential Media.s slate.

Was Doctor Doctor...

Reality star Toya Wright's two brothers, Ryan "Rudy" Johnson and Josh Johnson, were shot and killed in New Orleans shortly after midnight Sunday, according to social media posts by Wright and news reports.

A press release by New Orleans police doesn't name the victims, but it says that officers responding to a call of double aggravated battery by shooting at the intersection of Pauger and North Miro Streets found two male victims unresponsive. Both men had an unknown number of gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene.

Family members confirmed the victims to be the Johnson brothers to Nola.

Reality star Toya Wright's two brothers, Ryan "Rudy" Johnson and Josh Johnson, were shot and killed in New Orleans shortly after midnight Sunday, according to social media posts by Wright and news reports. A press release by New Orleans police doesn't name the victims, but it says that officers responding to a call of double aggravated battery by shooting at the intersection of Pauger and North Miro Streets found two male victims unresponsive. Both men had an unknown number of gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene. Family members confirmed the victims to be the Johnson brothers to Nola.

St Kilda Film Festival.

The St Kilda Film Festival has revealed its 2016 lineup with films including Perry, Whoever was Using This Bed and Young Labor leading the pack.

The Festival will kick off at the Palais Theatre with about 3,000 industry guests and film-lovers on the red carpet to sample a selection of the best shorts from the 2016 program..

For the second year, the St Kilda Town Hall will be transformed into a cinema to host Australia.s top 100 short films, music videos, archival footage, international programs, youth screenings and an extensive filmmaker development program.

Festival Director Paul Harris said he was delighted to announce a world-class line up of short films created by some of Australia.s most talented filmmakers..

Highlights from Australia.s Top 100 short film program include the world premiere of the Matt Day directed, Perry, starring Toby Schmitz, Ryan Johnson, Adrienne Pickering.

Perry tells the story of...

Roger Corser.

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Filming is set to start on Nine's new drama Doctor Doctor, starring Roger Corser.

The series is now in pre-production by Essential Media & Entertainment, with executive producers Andy Ryan and Jo Rooney from the Nine Network and producers Ian Collie, Claudia Karvan and Tony McNamara from Essential Media & Entertainment..

Filming will commence in April in Sydney and country Nsw.

Doctor Doctor will also star Nicole da Silva, Ryan Johnson, Hayley McElhinney, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Tina Bursill, Chloe Bayliss and Dave Eastgate..

The series follows Hugh Knight (Corser from Underbelly, Rush, Puberty Blues), a rising star in the heart surgery ranks..

He is gifted, charming, infallible, a hedonist who — due to his sheer talent — believes he can live outside the rules..

But his 'work hard, play harder' philosophy is about to come back and bite him. .

In a joint statement, Nine.s Heads of Drama, Jo Rooney and Andy Ryan,...

A chance meeting at the 2013 Logie awards was the catalyst for the launch of a joint venture between Blackfella Films and Werner Film Productions.

Big Chance Films. first production, Ready for This, a teenage drama with mostly Indigenous characters commissioned by ABC3, is now shooting in Sydney.

The ensemble cast includes two newcomers, rapper/singer Majeda Beatty who competed in The X Factor, and Liam Talty, who studied at the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts in Brisbane.

They join Aaron McGrath (The Code, Redfern Now, The Doctor Blake Mysteries), Leonie Whyman (Redfern Now), Madeleine Madden (The Code, Jack Irish: Dead Point, Redfern Now), Christian Byers (Puberty Blues season 2), Christine Anu (Dance Academy, Outland) and Lasarus Ratuere (The Mule, Mabo, Terra Nova).

Set in inner city Sydney, the plot follows five Indigenous kids who come to the city to pursue their dreams. Anu and Ratuere play the couple who run the kids. boarding house.

A chance meeting at the 2013 Logie awards was the catalyst for the launch of a joint venture between Blackfella Films and Werner Film Productions.

Big Chance Films. first production, Ready for This, a teenage drama with mostly Indigenous characters commissioned by ABC3, is now shooting in Sydney.

The ensemble cast includes two newcomers, rapper/singer Majeda Beatty who competed in The X Factor, and Liam Talty, who studied at the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts in Brisbane.

They join Aaron McGrath (The Code, Redfern Now, The Doctor Blake Mysteries), Leonie Whyman (Redfern Now), Madeleine Madden (The Code, Jack Irish: Dead Point, Redfern Now), Christian Byers (Puberty Blues season 2), Christine Anu (Dance Academy, Outland) and Lasarus Ratuere (The Mule, Mabo, Terra Nova).

Set in inner city Sydney, the plot follows five Indigenous kids who come to the city to pursue their dreams. Anu and Ratuere play the couple who run the kids. boarding house.

A chance meeting at the 2013 Logie awards was the catalyst for the launch of a joint venture between Blackfella Films and Werner Film Productions.

Big Chance Films. first production, Ready for This, a teenage drama with mostly Indigenous characters commissioned by ABC3, is now shooting in Sydney.

The ensemble cast includes two newcomers, rapper/singer Majeda Beatty who competed in The X Factor, and Liam Talty, who studied at the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts in Brisbane.

They join Aaron McGrath (The Code, Redfern Now, The Doctor Blake Mysteries), Leonie Whyman (Redfern Now), Madeleine Madden (The Code, Jack Irish: Dead Point, Redfern Now), Christian Byers (Puberty Blues season 2), Christine Anu (Dance Academy, Outland) and Lasarus Ratuere (The Mule, Mabo, Terra Nova).

Set in inner city Sydney, the plot follows five Indigenous kids who come to the city to pursue their dreams. Anu and Ratuere play the couple who run the kids. boarding house.

The 2013 Major League Soccer Season began last weekend, with Los Angeles Galaxy picking up where they left off in December.

A first career hat-trick from Mike Magee was added to by Robbie Keane as the Mls Champions cruised to a 4-0 victory over Chicago Fire. Former Chelsea and Tottenham goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini made a shaky start to his league debut, almost gifting Chicago an easy goal when he failed to clear the ball properly early in the match. After that it was all Galaxy, with Magee netting his first half opener thanks to a slight deflection that took it away from goalkeeper Sean Johnson. His second was a curled effort from the edge of the box; his third a brilliant volley amid chaos following a long throw into the penalty area. Keane scored a late fourth when Omar Gonzalez nodded Michael Stephens’ cross down for him to poke home at the near post.

We finally have some news about the fate of Fairly Legal -- and it's not good. It's being reported that the USA Networks TV series has been cancelled after two seasons on the air.

Fairly Legal revolves around a young female lawyer (Sarah Shahi) who changes her profession to become a mediator at the law firm that her father founded. The cast also includes Michael Trucco, Virginia Williams, Baron Vaughn, and Ryan Johnson.

The first season registered lackluster ratings -- a 0.9 demo rating and 3.55 million total viewers -- so USA decided to revamp the show when they gave it a renewal.

Despite some cast changes and a new showrunner, Fairly Legal did even worse in its second season, garnering a 0.6 rating with 2.74 million viewers.

Shahi has been booked on NBC's struggling Chicago Fire. In...

What is Pauley Perrette saying about her NCIS future? Will a Scandal-ous romance continue to sizzle? Is Fairly Legal‘s fate fairly questionable? Are Covert Affairs all in order? Read on for answers to those questions plus other teases from fall and summer shows.

NCIS | Traditionally, NCIS starts up production in early July, so one would hope that word will break soon about Pauley Perrette, Michael Weatherly and Sean Murray signing on for Season 10. But when we saw Perrette on Tuesday night at the Thirst Gala, she was (charmingly) coy. Asked where things stand with her negotiations, all she...

Check out this exclusive sneak peek clip of "Fairly Legal," airing Friday, May 11 on USA. In this newest episode, titled "Kiss Me, Kate," Judge Nicastro (Gerald McRaney) enlists Kate (Sarah Shahi) and Ben (Ryan Johnson) to help out in a contract dispute.

Who are they helping? None other than rocker Meat Loaf. Mr. Loaf plays an angry union-head who just got his contract revoked. He doesn't like Judge Nicastro's dismissal of his case and gets pretty riled up in the courtroom. But we bet Kate figures out a way to help him.

"Fairly Legal" is hurtling toward its second season finale and things are really heating up for Kate, Ben, Lauren and Justin. What are you hoping to see resolved before the season's end, "Fairly Legal" fans?...

Check out this exclusive sneak peek clip of "Fairly Legal," airing Friday, May 11 on USA. In this newest episode, titled "Kiss Me, Kate," Judge Nicastro (Gerald McRaney) enlists Kate (Sarah Shahi) and Ben (Ryan Johnson) to help out in a contract dispute.

Who are they helping? None other than rocker Meat Loaf. Mr. Loaf plays an angry union-head who just got his contract revoked. He doesn't like Judge Nicastro's dismissal of his case and gets pretty riled up in the courtroom. But we bet Kate figures out a way to help him.

"Fairly Legal" is hurtling toward its second season finale and things are really heating up for Kate, Ben, Lauren and Justin. What are you hoping to see resolved before the season's end, "Fairly Legal" fans?...

Romantic comedy is often a dirty phrase. But Fairly Legal star Sarah Sahahi couldn’t be happier to use the term in describing the upcoming fun that will be had on the show, which is currently two episodes into its 13-episode second season.

“I love it,” she says. “I’m all for anything that tugs on the heartstrings and anything that I can play to keep the show from being a heavy procedural and more in a romantic comedy.” The biggest factor in the shift? The arrival of new partner Ben (Ryan Johnson), who has turned Kate’s already unstable world upside down.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ryan Johnson talk Looper at WonderCon. WonderCon 2012 may be small compared to the San Diego Comic-Con craziness we get to experience on a yearly basis, still that doesn't stop some great releases finding their way into the fest. In TriStar Pictures' Looper, a killer who works for the mob of the future recognizes one of his targets as his future self. The mostly well-known cast includes Bruce Willis, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt and Tracie Thoms. FilmDistrict Presents an Endgame Entertainment and Ram Bergman Productions film. Ram Bergman and James D. Stern Produce.

Law-abiding or not, Sarah Shahi is stepping back into the shoes of her "Fairly Legal" character on Fri., March 16 for the series' second season.

Shahi returns as Kate Reed, a 29-year-old woman who leaves her job as a lawyer for a position as a mediator. In this exclusive clip from "Fairly Legal's" Season 2 premiere, "Satisfaction," Kate has her first meeting with the intelligent, quick-witted trial attorney Ben Grogan (Ryan Johnson).

With Ben and Kate throwing around flirty remarks about "being a schoolteacher" and "not wanting any foreplay," it becomes clear that their relationship may result in a breach of professional boundaries as Season 2 of the legal drama continues.

Tune in to the season premiere "Fairly Legal" on Friday, March 16 at 9 p.m. Et on USA, and follow Shahi's live feed as she answers fan questions during the episode on Fairly Legal Character Chatter.

Law-abiding or not, Sarah Shahi is stepping back into the shoes of her "Fairly Legal" character on Fri., March 16 for the series' second season.

Shahi returns as Kate Reed, a 29-year-old woman who leaves her job as a lawyer for a position as a mediator. In this exclusive clip from "Fairly Legal's" Season 2 premiere, "Satisfaction," Kate has her first meeting with the intelligent, quick-witted trial attorney Ben Grogan (Ryan Johnson).

With Ben and Kate throwing around flirty remarks about "being a schoolteacher" and "not wanting any foreplay," it becomes clear that their relationship may result in a breach of professional boundaries as Season 2 of the legal drama continues.

Tune in to the season premiere "Fairly Legal" on Friday, March 16 at 9 p.m. Et on USA, and follow Shahi's live feed as she answers fan questions during the episode on Fairly Legal Character Chatter.

USA Network is bringing scripted programming back to its Friday slate, setting both the fifth and final season premiere of In Plain Sight and the sophomore opener of Fairly Legal for Friday, March 16.

Fairly Legal, which this season has added Aussie actor Ryan Johnson (Home and Away), sans accent, as a hustling, up-and-coming trial attorney who will present Kate (Sarah Shahi) with new conflict – and potential hot romance! — will unspool its 13 episodes at 9/8c, while In Plain Sight‘s eight-episode swan song, announced in August, will follow at 10/9c.

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A Desperate Housewives and Mad Men star has signed onto a guest appearance for Fairly Legal’s second season. The USA drama has snagged Mark Moses for upcoming episode, where he’ll play a powerful, savvy trial attorney looking to expand his legal empire.

Fairly Legal follows Sarah Shahi as Kate, a legal mediator. USA is looking to take the show to the next level for its second season. The show cast a new series regular last week, adding Ryan Johnson (Ghost Rider) as a rising star trial attorney. The first season of Fairly Legal premiered last January, but a...

USA Network’s Fairly Legal is expanding its ranks for Season 2, starting with the addition of Aussie actor Ryan Johnson as a new series regular.

An alum of such Down Under fare as Home and Away and Out of the Blue, Johnson will play Ben Grogan, a sharp, up-and-coming trial attorney who is not as concerned with “the right and wrong” of a situation as he is maximizing his financial gain. Our sister site Deadline first reported on his casting.

Fairly Legal‘s Sarah Shahi on Rumored Season 2 Fixes: There Are Things We Could Do Better

Sources tell TVLine that...