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English Teacher is a comedy-drama series created by Brian Jordan Alvarez. The FX series follows the story of Evan Marquez, a gay high school teacher as he finds himself dealing with apathetic students while struggling with the personal, professional, and political aspects of working at a high school. English Teacher stars Brian Jordan Alvarez in the lead role with Stephanie Koenig, Enrico Colantoni, and Sean Patton starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the hilarious comedy, compelling characters, and interesting storylines set in a school here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Mr. Iglesias is a comedy series created by Kevin Hench. The Netflix series follows the story of Gabe Iglesias, a passionate and hilarious history teacher at the Woodrow Wilson High School where he tries to educate a group of misfit students with the help of his equally misfits colleagues.

Ghostwatch, a 1992 BBC film, blurred the line between fact and fiction, influencing films like Late Night with the Devil. The film presented a live investigation into a haunted house, using real BBC personalities and advanced technology to create a sense of reality. Ghostwatch sparked mass panic in England, leading to its banning and the tragic death of a teenager who believed the film's demonic entity possessed him.

In the early days of cinema, the dividing line between fact and fiction was crystal clear. Outside the odd occurrence like the infamous War of the Worlds controversy instigated by a young Orson Welles in the 1930s, audiences generally took for granted that what they heard on the radio and what they saw on television was, more often than not, make-believe. As technology (not to mention storytelling ingenuity) advanced, that line became harder and harder to differentiate.

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I was still dressed as a mummy when I sat down to watch TV after trick-or-treating on Halloween night in 1992. I was a skinny lad, so binding my limbs tightly in bandages made me look more like a weird spindly white insect than King Tut. Self-conscious of this, I wore my Adidas bench coat over the costume, which completely ruined the effect.

I couldn't tell you what my costume was 12 months earlier or the following year, but Halloween of '92 remains so clear in my mind because that was the night of "Ghostwatch." I loved anything related to the supernatural, so I just couldn't wait: The BBC was conducting a live paranormal investigation into poltergeist activity! It was a big event heavily publicized in the run-up to Halloween, and 11 million viewers tuned in that night. The next day the whole country was talking about it.

"Ghostwatch" wasn't a real live ghost hunt,...

Craig Lines Oct 31, 2016

24 years after infamous UK horror TV event Ghostwatch aired on the BBC, we chat to its director Lesley Manning...

Although Ghostwatch aired in 1992 and was never shown again on TV, its legacy endures. From the excellent Behind The Curtains documentary to its frequent appearances on “Scariest Moments” lists, people love to talk about what still remains the most controversial drama in broadcast history (and retains the record number of viewer complaints).

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To celebrate the BBC releasing it, at last, through their online store, Den Of Geek talked with director Lesley Manning about making the programme and its enduring influence…

How does it feel that every few years, so many people want to talk to you about Ghostwatch?

Well, because Stephen [Volk, writer] and I felt like lepers for a few years afterwards,...

As they say, if the glass slipper fits! There was more than just one fairytale unfolding in a recent Manchester Royal Exchange production of “Into the Woods” when audience member Melissa Bayern made her professional theater debut as the Witch. Vet British actor Gillian Bevan was originally cast in the role, but when she fell ill and dance captain Rachel Goodwin was forced to fill in (script in-hand), Bayern leapt at the opportunity to step into Bevan’s shoes and left her contact info for director Matthew Xia at the door. Having just played the Witch in a theater course with the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, the material was fresh. “It was a case of, ‘Is there a doctor in the house,’ except it was, ‘Is there a witch in the house?’ ” she recently told The Stage. The theater publication reports that Bayern first heard back from Xia politely declining her offer,...

The New York-based distribution outfit plans to release the film theatrically in Q1, 2016.

Abramorama has picked up Us distrbution rights to the newly-filmed stage version version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, starring Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything) and directed by Margaret Williams.

Abramorama acquired from The Little Film Company, who picked up worldwide sales rights out of this year’s Cannes Marche.

The production was filmed at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and also stars John Shrapnel, Barbara Marten, Gillian Bevan, Katie West and Thomas Arnold. Sarah Frankcom, artistic director of the Royal Exchange Theatre, directed the stage play.

Picturehouse Entertainment opened Hamlet in the UK in March on more than 300 screens.

The film is executive produced for Genesius Pictures by Julian Gleek, Quidem Productions by Ralph Bernard and Simon Cooper, Royal Exchange Theatre by Fiona Gasper, and produced by Anne Beresford and Debbie Gray.

Richard Abramowitz, president of Abramorama, negotiated the deal...

Newly filmed version of the stage production stars Maxine Peake as Shakespeare’s Dane.

Ahead of next week’s Cannes Marche, The Little Film Company has acquired worldwide sales the newly filmed version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, starring Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything), directed by Margaret Williams. Sarah Frankcom, artistic director of the Royal Exchange Theatre, directed the stage production.

The stage production, filmed using eight cameras, will screen in the Marché on May 18.

Following a successful run at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre, Picturehouse Entertainment opened Hamlet across the UK on March 23 in more than 300 cinemas.

The production also stars John Shrapnel as Claudius/Ghost, Barbara Marten as Gertrude, Gillian Bevan as Polonia, Katie West as Ophelia and Thomas Arnold as Horatio.

The film is executive produced for Genesius Pictures by Julian Gleek, Quidem Productions by Ralph Bernard and Simon Cooper, Royal Exchange Theatre by Fiona Gasper, and produced by Anne Beresford and Debbie Gray ([link...

Today’s film is the 2011 short Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother. The film is written by Douglas Ray, from an idea by Greg Williams, who also directs the short. It stars Gillian Bevan, Ben Macleod, and Tom Hardy . Hardy’s first big screen appearance was in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down, and he has subsequently been seen in films such as Layer Cake, Bronson, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and The Dark Knight Rises. His newest feature, titled The Drop, opened in wide release in American theatres this weekend.

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Never one to sit on his laurels (or indeed, even take a day off from working), Tom Hardy has attached himself to yet another movie, this time an indie drama called “Samarkand”. Based on a script by bros Greg and Olly Williams (with Greg scheduled to make his feature film directorial debut on the movie), “Smarkdand” would find Hardy playing “a British special forces soldier returning from the Middle East with post-traumatic stress disorder” who then struggles “to re-integrate into society after his tour of duty with the British regiment, the Sas.” Hardy previously worked with the brothers on the short film “Sergeant Slaughter – My Big Brother”, though when he’ll time to actually do “Samarkand” in-between the 20 other films he’s currently got going on is anybody’s guess. Then again, who needs sleep? Here’s a look at the full “Sergeant Slaughter” short film, which co-stars Ben Macleod...

Ghostwatch

Stars: Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Craig Charles, Mike Smith, Gillian Bevan | Written by Stephen Volk | Directed by Lesley Manning

Back in 1992, in the halcyon days before Paranormal Activity, The Blair Witch Project and Most Haunted, the BBC used Michael Parkinson to terrify the nation in a one-off TV special called Ghostwatch. Viewers were invited to watch as real-life presenters including Sarah Greene and Craig Charles investigated the spooky goings on in ‘Britain’s most haunted house’ in the hopes of either a few cheap thrills (mostly provided by a hammily hateable Charles) or the uncovering of a hoax, but over 90 minutes they got a hell of a lot more.

Let’s get the bad out of the way first: Ghostwatch has not been treated well by either time or a DVD release. The twenty years since its first broadcast have seen a meteoric rise and fall of found-footage films...