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Yasmine Bleeth was once a major star thanks to her role on Baywatch but has since disappeared from the public eye. The 1989 Baywatch TV show, which led to the ill-advised 2017 movie, was an 11-season primetime soap opera about a team of lifeguards who patrol the beaches of California (and Hawaii in seasons 10 and 11). The guards face the expected ocean dangers such as drownings, shark attacks, and dangerous weather, but they also experience conflicts more befitting an HBO crime drama, like serial killers and thieves, all of which they end up being responsible for.

Baywatch is well known for its large ensemble, but a few actors emerged as fan favorites and became synonymous with the series. Some fans are all about David Hasselhoff as Mitch Buchannon, while others prefer Pamela Anderson as C. J. Parker. Still, others have a soft spot for Yasmine Bleeth as Caroline Holden, and those fans, like many,...

The Criterion Collection has grown and evolved a lot over the years. From DVD’s to laserdiscs and now 4K blu-rays, the boutique label of physical media releases is the benchmark of quality to hard-core collectors. But one thing that has remained unaltered is their dedication to bringing a varied library of new and old classics to life with the highest quality of visuals and sound.

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The September 2024 lineup was stacked, with Happiness being among the most anticipated inclusions by fans. I reviewed that release earlier this month, and you can find that review here. Also among the new releases was Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy, consisting of the films Totally F***ed Up, The Doom Generations and Nowhere.

The Criterion Collection’s Release of Gregg Araki’s Teen Apocalypse Trilogy The Doom Generation, part of the Criterion Collection...

"There's gotta be somebody out there somewhere..." Strand Releasing is opening this new 4K restoration of the film Nowhere in select art house theaters - it's showing now, check your local listings. The film also recently screened at Fantastic Fest last month. Nowhere was filmmaker Gregg Araki's sixth feature at the time, showing at the Sitges & London Film Festivals that year after opening in the US. Strand also re-release Araki's The Doom Generation earlier in 2023. Nowhere follows a day in the lives of a group of Los Angeles high school students and the strange lives they lead. Featuring an impressive ensemble cast from the period with Guillermo Diaz, Alan Boyce, Jeremy Jordan, Chiara Mastroianni, Debi Mazar, Christina Applegate, Scott Cain, Heather Graham, Ryan Phillippe, Traci Lords, Shannen Doherty, Rose McGowan, Jaason Simmons, and Jordan Ladd. This is dubbed a "4K Remixed & Remastered version" of the film that critics call "sexy,...

The original Sharknado film will be screened in theaters on its 10th anniversary, giving fans a chance to see it on the big screen. The film has been fully remastered and will include "hundreds of new special effects," promising more kills, thrills, sharks, and tornadoes. The franchise has been successful due to its escapism and fantasy elements, bringing a healthy fear of sharks to life in a different environment.

Sharknado, the franchise-spawning cult classic that finally combined sharks with tornadoes, is coming to the big screen this month. Per THR, it's been revealed that The Asylum will screen the original Sharknado in theaters on Aug. 15 and 16 in honor of the film's 10th anniversary. Sharknado originally premiered on Syfy in the summer of 2023, and due to its popularity, it would later be given special screenings in theaters. The upcoming return will give fans a chance to catch the film on the...

2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the release of the first Sharknado, and so far celebrations have included a screening on legendary movie host Joe Bob Briggs’ Shudder series The Last Drive-In and an all-day Sharknado franchise marathon on Syfy. If that wasn’t enough, The Asylum has now announced that they’ll be giving the movie a two-day theatrical re-release on August 15th and 16th! A new, Barbie-inspired poster has been created to promote this theatrical re-release, and you can check it out at the bottom of this article. The Hollywood Reporter got the exclusive first look at the poster.

Sharknado has been “fully remastered with hundreds of new special effects” for this event. The trailer for the re-release, which you can watch in the embed above, promises this version of the movie will deliver new kills, new thrills, more sharks, and more ‘nado.

Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante from a screenplay by Thunder Levin,...

On Friday, September 16, hundreds of animal and environmental advocates dined, danced, and watched as actor Stephanie Corneliussen presented the Hope Award to James Cromwell (“Succession”).

Sarah Jeffery at the Mercy for Animals Gala

Cromwell is an acclaimed actor and activist whose decades of advocacy in the animal protection, vegan, and environmental movements have inspired people around the world. Mercy For Animals is a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing cruelty to farmed animals and promoting a just, sustainable food system.

Hosted by actor Hayley Marie Norman (“Kenan”), the gala was attended (virtually and in person) by many esteemed guests, including Diane Warren, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Sarah Jeffery, Davey Havok, Tara Strong, Harley Quinn Smith, Brett Dier, Josh Pence, Allison Scagliotti, Kathy Freston, Tia Blanco, Rich Roll, Aubrey K. Miller, Ivanna Sakhno, Vicky-t, Adam Ferello, Natalie Gal, Justina Adorno, Courtney Stodden, Jaason Simmons, Marianna Burelli, Roberto Aguire, Tanya O’Callaghan, James Wilks, Nikki SooHoo,...

Filmmakers Matthew Felker and Brian Corso are developing a “Baywatch” documentary and have lined up some of the show’s cast members to appear, Felker confirmed to TheWrap.

“Baywatch: The Documentary” will dive into the cultural impact of the long-running show that ran from 1989 to 2001 and was also adapted into a 2017 movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron.

Red Button Films and Antisocial Hero are producing, and Felker and Corso are producing alongside Nicole Eggert, Ari Shofet and Drew Arnold.

Also Read: 3 Reasons Why 'Baywatch' Wiped Out at the Box Office

David Hasselhoff, Eggert, David Chokachi, Alexandra Paul, Erika Eleniak, Gena Lee Nolin Hulse, Jason Simmons and Jeremy Jackson are confirmed to participate — the filmmakers have reached out to Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra and Michael Bergin as well. They’d like to begin production this month or next.

“Baywatch” followed Los Angeles County lifeguards who patrolled the beaches...

California Dreaming! Stretches of sandy beaches, sparkling blue oceans and extravagant infinity pools decorated with bikini-clad bombshells and gorgeous men in such good shape, it's crazy.

Or is it? This is California after all! Known for its beautiful people who, despite living laid-back lifestyles, are some of the most dramatic, complicated, and entertaining people on television.

We're going deep inside the most notorious West Coast neighborhoods from the beaches of Santa Monica and Malibu to the hottest spots in Hollywood and Silver Lake to bring you, true TV Fanatics, the most binge-able television series homegrown in California.

Which series on this list are Your favorites, too? Which are you going to binge? Any best of the West Coast I missed?

1. Baywatch How dangerous must our beaches have been before Baywatch came along to protect and serve with seriously suntanned sexiness? David Hasselhoff stars as veteran lifeguard, Mitch Buchannon, who mentors...

They still got it! Some of the original babes of Baywatch reunited over the weekend, and though they weren't donning high-cut red swimsuits, they looked just as gorgeous as ever. The ladies from the hit '90s series, including Kelly Packard, 42, Donna D'Errico, 49, Nancy Valen, 51, and Erika Eleniak, 47, got together for the first ever Baywatch SloMo Marathon in Los Angeles on Saturday ahead of the release of the revamped movie next month. Other alum including Jason Simmons, 47, and Angelica Bridge, 46, also joined the fun.  The Og group even got to meet newcomers Zac Efron and Kelly Rohrbach who star in the upcoming film. The film will also feature newbies Dwayne...

Combining Sharknado, Sharknado 2: The Second One, and Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! – Sharknado: The Collection is a 3-disc boxset filled with shark-infested splatter-fest action! With the set due for release on May 2nd, here’s our review of all three Sharknado movies…

Sharknado

Stars: Ian Ziering, Jaason Simmons, Tara Reid, Cassie Scerbo, John Heard, Alex Arleo, Neil H. Berkow, Heather Jocelyn Blair | Written by Thunder Levin | Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante

When a freak tornado swamps Los Angeles, thousands of man-eating sharks are sucked into the swirling vortex, terrorizing the waterlogged populace and flooding the city with shark-infested seawater. Surfer and bar-owner Fin (Ziering) sets out with his friends Baz (Simmons) and Nova (Scerbo) to rescue his estranged wife April (Reid) and teenage daughter Claudia from the sharks raining down from the skies. With nature’s deadliest killer ruling sea, land, and air, they soon realise that...

Stars: Karrueche Tran, Jason Simmons, Rob Van Dam, Danny Trejo, Jena Sims, Brad Mills, Scott Thomas Reynolds | Written by Jacob Cooney, Bill Hanstock | Directed by Christopher Olen Ray

It seems oh-so-obvious, but would you believe me if I told you that 3-Headed Shark Attack is a sequel to the 2012 film 2-Headed Shark Attack? Well it is. And both films come from Christopher Olen Ray, son of legendary (well at least in my house) B-movie director Fred Olen Ray, and director of the fantastic, and criminally over-looked, action flick Mercenaries. Ray is also one of the best director that purveyors of Syfy channel shlock, The Asylum, currently have on their roster.

Of course your enjoyment of this film depends entirely on whether or not you’re a fan of the un-ironically bad films that The Asylum – and the Syfy channel – have made their stock and trade. For me their films are...

She's back on the beach!"Baywatch" alum Yasmine Bleeth made her first public appearance in over 10 years this month, resurfacing at Venice Beach, of all places.The busty brunette was introduced on the classic show's fourth season as Caroline Holden, the sister of Alexandra Paul's character, Stephanie. She quickly became one of the series' hottest commodities and was even named one of People Magazine's Most Beautiful.But after being let go from the show (according to show producer Douglas Schwartz, it was over drug issues), an arrest and a trip to rehab, the actress all but disappeared. Her last public appearance was back in 2003, at an engagement party for Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman.Now 46, Bleeth resurfaced alongside "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Eileen Davidson and each of their husbands in a Twitter photo the soap star posted last week. The group was at the beach to take...

In SyFy’s Sharknado 2: The Second One, another shark-infested hurricane slams the mainland, this time engulfing the East Coast, and Ian Ziering is at the ready with a massive chainsaw to take on the airborne, sharp-toothed predators. With their home media release of Sharknado 2: The Second One flying onto shelves next week, Cinedigm has provided us with a prize pack for one lucky Daily Dead reader.

“When a Category 7 hurricane pummels New York, the surging floodwaters bring thousands of sharks. To make matters worse, tornadoes soon dot the horizon. As Sharknadoes tear through the city, no vehicle, building, or national monument is safe.”

Prize Details: (1) Winner will receive:

(1) Sharknado 2: The Second One fin used on set and signed by Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, Cassie Scerbo, Jason Simmons and Anthony Ferrante (1) Poster signed by the cast (1) Sharknado 2: The Second One Blu-ray (1) T-Shirt (1) Book: “How To Survive...

With his Australian accent, long locks and ripped physique, Jaason Simmons was one of the sexiest stars to ever wear a red "Baywatch" swimsuit.To celebrate the show's 25th anniversary this week, the 44-year-old actor sat down with toofab's Brian Particelli for a look back at the long-running show about a group of incredibly good-looking lifeguards.Video: Alexandra Paul Reveals "Baywatch" Set Secrets!"Yasmine [Bleeth] and I joined and it was pretty much into the mix right away, at the height of it we had hundreds of paparazzi on the beach and coach loads of tourists. It was sort of like doing a circus," Simmons says of his first days on the set back when he made his debut in 1994. "First day I drove the truck into the tower and swiped the side of the door, because in Australia we drive on the other side of the road," he adds. "Then...

On September 22, 1989, the boob tube finally lived up to its name."Baywatch" landed on NBC on this date 25 years ago, bringing Pamela Anderson's bouncing body to the masses like never before, thanks to slow-mo runs down the beach and one of those famous red swimsuits. While the show only lasted one season in primetime, David Hasselhoff pushed for a syndication deal which extended its run for another 10 seasons -- introducing the world to the hot bodies of David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, Donna D'Errico, David Charvet and many, many more.To celebrate the show's 25th anniversary, toofab tracked down a few of the show's biggest stars to take a look back at its legacy and share some secrets from behind the scenes. Later this week we'll post interviews with Nicole Eggert, Alexandra Paul, Kelly Packard and Jaason Simmons, who all spilled some great set stories.But first, to kick things off,...

You better keep that umbrella handy! Sharknado 2: The Second One has continued the phenomenon of this unlikely franchise, earning huge ratings on Syfy and making it eligible for a 'One Day Only' theatrical release on August 21. The sequel is such a hit with fans that Syfy has a announced Sharknado 3 for July 2015!

Here is the official press release:

Led by Sharknado 2: The Second One, Syfy's Sharknado Week (July 28-August 3), soared 80 percent among Adults 18-49, 74 percent in Adults 25-54 and 73 percent among total viewers (L+Sd), compared to summer to date (May 26-July 27).

The reach for the eight Sharknado franchise (Sharknado and Sharknado 2: The Second One) airings hit 18.2 million total viewers, with the reach for the entire week of shark-infested programming cuming at 25.8 million P2+.

Following Sharknado 2: The Second One's record-setting 3.9 million total viewers premiere on Wednesday, July 30 at 9Pm (Et/Pt), the pop culture...

Sharknado 2: The Second One continued the phenomenon of this unlikely franchise, earning huge ratings on Syfy and making it eligible for a 'One Day Only' theatrical release on August 21. The sequel is such a hit with fans that Syfy has a announced Sharknado 3 for July 2015!

Here is the official press release:

Led by Sharknado 2: The Second One, Syfy's Sharknado Week (July 28-August 3), soared 80 percent among Adults 18-49, 74 percent in Adults 25-54 and 73 percent among total viewers (L+Sd), compared to summer to date (May 26-July 27).

The reach for the eight Sharknado franchise (Sharknado and Sharknado 2: The Second One) airings hit 18.2 million total viewers, with the reach for the entire week of shark-infested programming cuming at 25.8 million P2+.

Following Sharknado 2: The Second One's record-setting 3.9 million total viewers premiere on Wednesday, July 30 at 9Pm (Et/Pt), the pop culture sensation's repeats devoured 1.8 million victims on July 30 at 11Pm,...

Get ready, kids! The "Sumnado of Sharknado" (as Syfy likes to call it) is officially upon us, and right now we have a quick Q&A with Sharknado 2: The Second One director Anthony C. Ferrante to help chum the waters of your anticipation.

Dread Central: Now, over half a year removed from the surprise pop culture quake Sharknado set off, what do you look back upon as being the best/worst aspects of it and the most surprising things to come out of it?

Anthony C. Ferrante: I’m still surprised that mainstream American embraced it. I remember watching the finished movie about three weeks before it aired. The movie is practically wall-to-wall VFX so this was the first time we saw everything completely together without missing slugs. <?i>

There were about three of us in the editing bay, and we were laughing with it and making fun of it.

This might just be the most wonderfully sounding bonkers on the horizon: an unofficial Baywatch film, with quite a plot...

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It's little secret that plans have been in place for some time to bring Baywatch to the big screen. And yet, try as they might, those attempting to get the film made haven't yet got that elusive green light.

Perhaps then they should take a leaf out of the book of Chris Cottom. He's the director of an unofficial Baywatch spin-off film that's heading to our screens. It's called The B-Team, because its makers haven't got the rights to use the Baywatch name, but it does feature some of the original actors from the TV show. Specifically, Jaason Simmons, Alexandra Paul and Jeremy Jackson. There's no confirmation either way on the involvement of David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson. Let's call them both long shots for now.

In The B-Team,...

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Seven actors from Baywatch (including out Jaason Simmons) are sort-of reprising their roles for the sort-of movie version of Baywatch, titled The B team

In the name of science.

John Legend‘s new video for “You and I” looks at female beauty and self-acceptance, and...

Exclusive: Producer and former Baywatch star Alexandra Paul and Meyers Media Group (Mmg) have announced the casting on the spoof spy in the run-up to Cannes.

Mmg represents world rights to The B Team and makes its production debut. The company is working with Joseph Cohen of American Entertainment to arrange financing.

UK filmmaker Chris Cottam will direct the fictitious romp about TV actors from a cancelled show who reunite to take down an arch-criminal.

Years after the show was used by the CIA to gather intelligence during promotional tours at the end of the Cold War, the Agency is blackmailed by a villain and discovers he loved the old show.

The Agency summons the actors to get close to the evil-doer and take him down. The conceit of the film, styled in the vein of Austin Powers and Johnny English, is that the show was Baywatch. The B Team will feature original cast members playing their real-life...

If the idea of actors from a cheesy but beloved TV series pressed into service against a new, real-world threat has you thinking Galaxy Quest, you'e not alone. But The B-Team, which has just announced John Cleese as its villain, plans a different take on the idea.Baywatch veterans Alexandra Paul and Jaason Simmons came up with the idea that their cheesecake and surf melodrama stomping grounds were also used as a cover by the CIA to gather intelligence while the cast were out on international promotional tours at the tail end of the Cold War. When a new villain (Vachon, to be played by Cleese) blackmails the agency and they learn he’s a diehard Baywatcher, the actors are summoned back into action to take him down. Prospects for a Hoff cameo? Not given in Screen International's report, but we give it 30% Hoffness at this moment.Michael Brody turned...

Nicole Eggert was the object of countless crushes as fresh-faced teen Jamie Powell on '80s sitcom Charles in Charge, later earning her red swimsuit as lifeguard Summer Quinn on Baywatch.

However, for her latest role, the blond beauty will be heard but not seen: Eggert, 42, costars with Mario Lopez in The Dog Who Saved Easter, in which the pair voice two amorous canines.

In honor of her upcoming flick, the actress chatted with People about '80s trends, bizarre fans and her reality-tv stints, which include VH1's Celebrity Fit Club and ABC's Splash.

Now that you're a mom of two,...

If you're a horror fan anywhere near Worcester, Ma, don't walk, Run to one of the most beloved horror conventions on the East Coast. Of course we're talking about Rock and Shock!

You want celebrity guests? Rock and Shock's got 'em in spades. And some really unique convention celeb guests at that. Like Scott Wilson ("The Walking Dead"), Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, "The X-Files"), Sharknado director Anthony C. Ferrante and Jason Simmons ("Charmed") making their first ever convention appearances. How about horror icons Robert Englund, Michael Rooker, Gunnar Hansen, Kane Hodder, and Sid Haig; famous horror author Joe Knetter; and Twisted Sister frontman and all-around horror dude Dee Snider? They'll all be there carousing with the fans. One thing many Rock and Shock veterans always comment on is the laid back atmosphere of the festival and how the celebs feel comfortable just milling around with the fans.

Want more,...

Keeping those perfect beach bods was all in a day's work for the stars of "Baywatch."Erika Eleniak, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin and even David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff reunited on Monday at The Hollywood Show in Los Angeles (below).And it was there they revealed they were contractually obligated to maintain their flawless physiques!"There was a five pound fluctuation [allowed], you couldn't go up or down," Nicole Eggert told Entertainment Tonight. Fellow cast member Traci Bingham added, "If you did anything to gain or lose weight, etc., you were in trouble!" "Baywatch" ran for 11 seasons and helped launch the careers of many of its stars, including sex symbols Pamela Anderson and Carmen Electra, who still look amazing today! Find out how the rest of the cast has fared by clicking "Launch Gallery" to see the "Baywatch" gang then and now.Top row: David Hasselhoff, Parker Stevenson, David Chokachi and Jaason Simmons.

★★☆☆☆ Every wondered what would happen should a tornado whip up a frenzy of sharks from the ocean and deposit them onto an unsuspecting American public? Well have no fear, as purveyors of Dtv schlock The Asylum have stepped up to answer that question in their imaginatively titled Syfy Channel feature, Sharknado (2013). Swimming with ropey special effects, groan-inducing dialogue and a narrative so ridiculous it makes the title seem run-of-the-mill, it's fun. "We shouldn't be afraid of the sharks. They're the ones that should be afraid of us," claims a snarling sea captain in the film's nefarious shark fishing opening.

The captain, of course, soon meets a grisly end courtesy of hundreds of razor sharp teeth and the action jumps to Los Angeles and an aptly-monickered protagonist, Fin (Ian Ziering); pro surfer and waterfront barman. When the storm, and a wave of black-eyed predators, hits the coast, Fin and a band...

Available to own at long last on DVD and Blu-ray from Monday 7 October, Anthony C. Ferrante's cult creature-feature offering Sharknado (2013), starring Tara Reid (of American Pie fame), Ian Ziering and John Heard, could well be the ultimate B-movie experience - hilarious, action-packed and blood-splattered. To celebrate the home entertainment release of Sharknado, we have Three DVD copies of the film to give away to a our cult film fanatical readers, courtesy of our friends at UK movie distributors StudioCanal. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.

When a freak tornado swamps Los Angeles, thousands of man-eating sharks are sucked into the swirling vortex, terrorising the waterlogged populace and flooding the city with shark-infested seawater. Surfer and bar-owner Fin (Ziering) sets out with his friends Baz...

Stars: Ian Ziering, Jaason Simmons, Tara Reid, Cassie Scerbo, John Heard, Alex Arleo, Neil H. Berkow, Heather Jocelyn Blair | Written by Thunder Levin | Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante

When a freak tornado swamps Los Angeles, thousands of man-eating sharks are sucked into the swirling vortex, terrorizing the waterlogged populace and flooding the city with shark-infested seawater. Surfer and bar-owner Fin (Ziering) sets out with his friends Baz (Simmons) and Nova (Scerbo) to rescue his estranged wife April (Reid) and teenage daughter Claudia from the sharks raining down from the skies. With nature’s deadliest killer ruling sea, land, and air, they soon realise that the best chance they have to survive the deadly shark-infested maelstrom is to find a way to destroy it themselves.

What can I say about Sharknado that hasn’t already been said? A film that caused a social media furore on its Syfy channel debut, this...

★★★★★ Nowhere (1997) follows Totally F***ed Up (1993) and The Doom Generation (1995) as the third and final instalment in renegade filmmaker Gregg Araki's Teenage Apocalypse trilogy. Jam-packed full of rampant, libidinous teens that exist in a multicultural, pop art, dystopian fantasy, watching Nowhere is what might happen were you to read Naked Lunch before bed. Araki's muse James Duval is at the centre of the action, his character Dark Smith the embodiment of the apocalypse. He edits tapes in an attempt to control his life, whilst his bisexual girlfriend, Mel (Rachel True), simply can't commit to him.

This lack of commitment sees Dark's mind become a mass of bubbling confusion, especially after meeting Montgomery (Nathan Bexton). The theme of alienation follows Dark like a heavy cloud, eventually taking on literal form in a scene involving a ghastly explosion that would make undoubtedly have made Franz Kafka proud. Various interconnected sup-plots...

Last month, Syfy announced that it is letting the fans decide what to call their sequel to Sharknado through a Twitter contest. After delving through more than 5,000 submissions, the network revealed that the sequel will be called Sharknado 2: The Second One.

Here's what Thomas Vitale, Syfy's executive vice president of programming, had to say about the title.

"Since Twitter played such a huge role in the success of the original movie, we wanted to use that platform to ask our fans to name Sharknado 2. This response is another reminder of how Sharknado has become a pop culture phenomenon. We want to thank all our viewers for their wonderful contributions to keeping up the shark-mentum."

Our report from last month also revealed that the sequel will be moving to New York City, although it isn't known if Sharknado stars Ian Ziering, Tara Reid and Cassie Scerbo are coming back.

Regal Entertainment Group, a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United States, today announces that Regal will host midnight shows of the Syfy Channel's film Sharknado on August 2 at approximately 200 cinemas across the country.

Here's what Regal Entertainment Group chief marketing officer Ken Thewes had to say in a statement.

"Sharknado has become a force of nature in its own right. This project transcends the original television platform and has created tremendous buzz. There's just something epic about watching these huge beasts on the big screen with your friends and family. The crowd reactions will make for a memorable experience in our theaters."

At its peak, #sharknado registered about 5,000 tweets per minute, and accumulated more than 600,000 social media mentions while taking the internet by storm. Tickets for the midnight shows are available at the box office, online and through the Regal App.

Chris Sylvia,...

Which city will be attacked by flying sharks next? New York City! Following the spectacular worldwide social media frenzy around the July 11 premiere of Sharknado, Syfy today announced it will produce - Sharknado 2!

Sharknado 2 (working title), which will again be produced by The Asylum, is scheduled to premiere on Syfy in 2014.

Syfy also announced a special Twitter contest to help name the movie with an appropriate subtitle. Fans will be able to tweet their subtitle to @SyfyMovies using #Sharknado. Syfy will select the best submission as the subtitle for Sharknado 2.

In making the announcement, Thomas Vitale, Executive Vice President, Programming and Original Movies, Syfy, had this to say.

"Every once in a while, there is a perfect storm - on television. The fans are clamoring for a sequel. Or perhaps it will be a prequel. What we can guarantee is that Sharknado 2 will be lots of fun. We'll be announcing more details very soon.

Sharknado is a bonafide social and cultural hit, averaging 5000 tweets a minute for a total of 1,987,000 social media mentions since it premiered this past Thursday night. Though it drew over just 1 million viewers during its initial airing on Syfy, below average for this type of Syfy original movie, there is no denying its impact on all social media as people continue to talk about the film throughout the weekend, building more buzz for its next airing, Thursday July 18, than anything playing at the local Cineplex, including Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim.

It makes sense that Syfy would already be planning a sequel. Syfy executive Thomas Vitale revealed that Sharknado 2 is in the works, though nothing is set in stone just yet.

"We've had a lot of meetings, emails. I'm not being coy, [but] that's obviously being talked about. [T]here's nothing going to be announced now just because we haven't had...

So, did you catch Sharknado last night, or did you DVR it to watch with other Syfy aficionados on Saturday and comment via social media? In either case, we have a Q&A with director Anthony Ferrante and star Tara Reid to share. Beware of minor spoilers if you fall in the latter category.

Syfy recently hosted a conference call with the pair, and they're both pretty damn entertaining. Just like the film itself! They discuss how much fun they had working on it, the challenges of pulling off something so batshit nuts with their limited budget and time frame, CGI vs. practical effects, the level of gore, and whole lot more. Check it out, and if you missed it, read our Sharknado review here.

Q: This looks like a lot of fun; combining a tornado with sharks is a pretty cool thing. Did you try to use practical sharks...

We’ve I’ve seen it all—Dinoshark, Sharktopus, Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus, Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus. But to all Syfy television leeches’ delights, The Asylum managed to plug new variables into its inexplicably successful science-fiction-monster-attack formula. Thursday’s premiere was simply disaster times three: a natural disaster, an oceanic creature capable of disaster, and a Hollywood disaster (but you’ll always hold a special place in our hearts, Tara Reid).

Spoilers Ahoy!

So you don’t confuse it with Citizen Kane, this shark attack thriller follows Fin Shepard and friends as they fight to save the Santa Monica...

It's a bird ... it's a plane ... nope, that's a great white shark flying out of a massive tornado!An incredibly ridiculous trailer for SyFy's latest creature feature, "Sharknado," was released last night -- and it's Tara Reid and Ian Ziering at their finest.The two star in the flick about a freak force of nature that sweeps thousands of killer fish into the air, causing them to land all over Los Angeles and leave destruction in their wake.Yep, flying sharks.The trailer comes with a "Jaws" joke, tons of CG sharks whipping through the sky, an appearance from former "Baywatch" hunk Jaason Simmons and Ian chainsawing a giant Great White in half.This awesome mess of a movie airs Thursday night on SyFy at 9pm. We know where we'll be. Read more...

The Sharknado is real, and it's coming for you! Syfy has released the first trailer for this shocking thriller starring Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, Cassie Scerbo, and John Heard, debuting Thursday, July 11 at 9 Pm Et. Check out the first footage as a shark filled tornado tears through and torments a group of unsuspecting victims in what can only be described as the worst disaster in American history. It may be too much for you too watch!

Sharknado was released July 11th, 2013 and stars Tara Reid, Cassie Scerbo, John Heard, Ian Ziering, Aubrey Peeples, Jaason Simmons, David Bittick, Connor Weil. The film is directed by Anthony C. Ferrante.

We’re usually not interested in TV movies, but this Sharknado thing looks completely weird so… yep, we just have to share a full length trailer with you! Sharknado – the worst movie ever made? Or, Sharknado – sharks & tornado? We’ll soon find that out, ’cause it airs this Thursday at 9pm Est on Syfy, which is like… tomorrow! Written by Thunder Levin and directed by Anthony C. Ferrante, the movie stars Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, John Heard, Cassie Scerbo, and Jaason Simmons. In case you’re actually interested in the official synopsis: When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature’s deadliest killer rules sea, land,...

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We're only a day away from Syfy's "Sharknado" and The Asylum has premiered a full length trailer for what's shaping up to be a cult bad movie classic. Tara Reid, Ian Ziering and Jaason Simmons star in the story of a freak hurricane that turns sharks into an aerial menace to the people of Los Angeles. "Sharknado" premieres Thursday at 9pm Us-est.

It's here! The moment you've been waiting for. The "Almost-Red Band" trailer is online for The Asylum's "Sharknado," which premieres on Syfy this Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern Time. When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace. The movie stars Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, John Heard, Cassie Scerbo, and Jaason Simmons.

Some of David Hasselhoff's rarely-seen "Baywatch" costars came out of the woodwork this weekend to celebrate his 60th birthday at Greystone Manor -- and one of them is pregnant!Kelly Packard, who played April from 1997-1999, showed off her very noticeable baby bump while the cast posed together on top of "Knight Rider" car Kitt. According to her IMDb, Packard already has three kids with husband Darrin Privett.But she wasn't the only one making an appearance. Jaason Simmons, who hasn't really been seen in public since coming out in 2008, attended the bash -- as did Michael Bergin, Gena Lee Nolin and a bearded Jeremy Jackson.Check out what the rest of the cast looks like in the gallery above -- and find out which of them still look good in a swimsuit!Fyi: Good luck finding a recent shot of Yasmine Bleeth. She seems to have vanished in...

"Baywatch" stars Pam Anderson and Brooke Burns hit the beach over the holidays -- and proved they still have the bodies to pull off those infamous red bathing suits from the '90s!Check out the gallery above to see what those two, plus former co-stars Nicole Eggert, David Hasselhoff, Carmen Electra, Kelly Packard, Alexandra Paul, Jeremy Jackson, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, Jaason Simmons, Donna D'Errico and more look like now.We apologize in advance for one omission: Yasmine Bleeth. She apparently fell off the face of the earth back in 2003 and hasn't been seen since! Read more...

Happy Australia Day! Its officially January 26th down under, and "the day commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788, the hoisting of the British flag there, and the proclamation of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of New Holland." And don't forget the fireworks! We thought we'd pay tribute to our Aussie readers by spotlighting some of our favorite Australian celebs, starting above, with sportsmen Matthew Mitcham (who's new to our site) and Ian Roberts. I'm From Driftwood has spent the last two years traveling the world, and now they've released the first book collection of true Glbt stories. The Oprah Winfrey Network has announced that the new prime time series Home Takeover with Simon & Tomas will premiere on March 28. The hosts are "Scandinavia’s most celebrated pair of interior designers, Simon Davies and Tomas Cederlund." Here's how the press release describes it: "Staging a complete home takeover,...

Former Baywatch star Jaason Simmons has come out about his homosexuality in an interview with an Australian magazine.

The actor, who played Logan in the hit U.S. TV series, has revealed he is set to wed his partner of eight months, Irish actor John O'Callaghan, in Canada.

The couple - which lives in California - has a six-year-old adoptive son from Uganda.

He tells New Idea magazine, "We're doing it (getting married) for our family and for my soon-to-be son. Although you don't want to typecast yourself, you have to take responsibility and ownership and move humanity forward, out of bigotry.

"Our son needs to see we can stand in front of family and loved ones who are going to support our union through the good times and bad."...

The extreme highs and lows of contemporary teens witnessing the "end of everything" provide some of the funniest and most insightful scenes in the subversive cinema of Gregg Araki, whose new low-budget film "Nowhere" completes his "Teen Apocalypse" trilogy that includes "Totally F***cked Up" and "The Doom Generation".

With a downright surrealistic supporting cast -- from Jaason Simmons and Thyme Lewis to Beverly D'Angelo and Jeremy Jordan -- "Nowhere" is a sexy, savory cinematic cocktail for savvy moviegoers, but distributor Fine Line has its work cut out. Best theatrical results will come in major markets, but over the long haul "Nowhere" should find many appreciative fans as a video rental.

Loosely structured, even for Araki, and less biting than his previous five films, "Nowhere" again features the talented James Duval ("Independence Day") as a sensitive soul afoot in a swirling atmosphere of partying and pop culture that reflects and magnifies every emotion and physical urge.

A wild day in the life of Dark (Duval), "Nowhere" has bimbo-vaporizing aliens, drag queens, a scary televangelist, and characters called Zero, Dingbat, Handjob and Ducky, but at its romantic core the film explores the perils and pleasures of relationships, both serious and casual.

Dark's love interest Mel (Rachel True) is too wild to commit. She has a bitchy butch lover (Kathleen Robertson), and late in the game she gets down with gorgeous twins Surf and Ski (Keith and Derek Brewer).

Dark fantasizes about nice-guy Montgomery (Nathan Bexton), but the former is so confused he can't make any progress. It doesn't help when he starts to see a lizard-like alien zapping friends and strangers.

Other subplots include the downward spiral of a drugged-out musician (Jordan) who has a painful encounter with a dominatrix duo (Chiara Mastroianni, Debi Mazar); the dream-shattering encounter of sweet-girl Egg (Sarah Lassez) with the dreamy Teen Idol (Simmons); and the sexual adventures of brother-sister twins (Ryan Phillippe, Jordan Ladd) with their respective potent lovers (Heather Graham, Lewis).

The film goes nowhere Araki hasn't gone before, but the wickedly shocking finale underscores the filmmaker's go-for-broke sensibilities and piercing wit. There's even a bit of violence to balance out the film's inverted sitcom charm. Whether or not it's true for every viewer, Araki seems to maintain control of a film that's genuinely unpredictable.

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Writer-director-editor:Gregg Araki

Producers:Gregg Araki, Andrea Sperling

Director of photography:Arturo Smith

Production designer:Patti Podesta

Costume designer:Sara Jane Slotnick

Casting directors:Rick Montgomery, Dan Parada, Mary Margiotta, Karen Margiotta

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Cast:

Dark:James Duval

Mel:Rachel True

Montgomery:Nathan Bexton

Kriss:Chiara Mastroianni

Kozy:Debi Mazar

Running time -- 85 minutes

MPAA rating: R...