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Star Trek: Prodigy has always been a stealth sequel to Star Trek: Voyager, but the addition of 10 classic characters could make the continuation more explicit. Prodigy season 2 will continue the story of the young Starfleet hopefuls led by Admiral Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), as they work to rescue Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran) and the missing crew of the USS Protostar. Now that Dal R'El (Brett Gray) and his young team are working directly with the real-life Janeway instead of a hologram, there's a possibility that they could interact with more characters from Voyager.

Actor Garrett Wang has recently stated that his Star Trek: Voyager character, Harry Kim belongs to Star Trek: Prodigy. This creates the possibility that more Voyager characters will appear in Prodigy as Janeway seeks help in locating Chakotay and his missing crew. Star Trek canon has established that, except for Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), many members of...

The BloodList, an annual ranking of the best unproduced horror and genre screenplays, has published the 13th edition of its “Fresh Blood” series just in time for Halloween.

The reveal was made on Friday by Village Roadshow Pictures and Brillstein Entertainment Partners, who earlier this year announced a first-look partnership to mine the list for feature films. BloodList was created by Kailey Marsh, who is a literary manager and producer at Brillstein.

The two projects that Village Roadshow has selected for development are “On the First Day of Christmas” by Casey Giltner and “Zero Feet Away” by Jose Nateras. Gitner’s script follows a little girl who begins receiving sinister Christmas presents coinciding with the traditions of “The 12 Days of Christmas.” In Nateras’ script, a young man’s love life is complicated by his identity as a gay, Mexican American, and werewolf — while his actual life is put in danger...

1979: Guiding Light's Jackie wanted Alan to keep her secret.

1980: J.R. Ewing was shot on the third season finale of Dallas.

2005: Amelia Heinle debuted as Victoria on Young and the Restless.

2011: Jake Spencer died on General Hospital."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1952: On Search for Tomorrow, Irene wanted to visit her son, Keith Barron (John Sylvester White), who was in critical condition at the hospital. But her husband, Victor (Cliff Hall), felt that Irene had better not see Keith just yet.

1979: Guiding Light's Jackie wanted Alan to keep her secret.

1980: J.R. Ewing was shot on the third season finale of Dallas.

2005: Amelia Heinle debuted as Victoria on Young and the Restless.

2011: Jake Spencer died on General Hospital."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."

― Machiavelli

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1952: On Search for Tomorrow, Irene wanted to visit her son,...

Chicago – Legendary is one way to describe C2E2 – the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. Comic book and pop culture fans gathered at McCormick Place in Chicago from April 26-28, 2013, for three days of celebration with their favorite comic, movie, game and television celebrities, and HollywoodChicago.com was there.

One of the highlights of the expo were two stars from the hot HBO epic series, “Game of Thrones,” Natalie Dormer and James Cosmo. Like many of the celebrity participants, they held a forum at which fans asked questions about the current season. AMC’s “The Walking Dead” also was also represented, with Laurie Holden and Chandler Riggs holding court. And there were old favorites like Julie Newmar and Burt Ward of the 1966 classic TV series “Batman,” signing autographs and greeting admirers.

Photographer Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com was on hand to capture these Exclusive Photos of the celebrities at C2E...

It's the most wonderful time of the year again for horror fans! Our very own holiday season, if you will. Everyone has some type of madness on tap to bring on the spooky, especially Hulu and its annual Halloween event: Huluween!

The spotlight this October will be on several premieres from the Starz catalog of fright flicks! Below you'll find the premiere schedule:

October 2nd

Malevolence directed by Stevan Mena, starring R. Brandon Johnson, Samantha Dark and Heather Magee.

October 9th

Dead Space Aftermath directed by Mike Disa and featuring the voices of Bruce Boxleitner and Kelly Hu.

October 16th

Strait Jacket directed by Shinji Ushiro and featuring the voices of Crispin Freeman and Kari Wahlgreen.

October 23rd

Dante's Inferno directed by Mike Disa and featuring the voices of Mark Hamill, Victoria Tennant, Vanessa Branch, and Graham McTavish.

October 30th

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto directed by Rob Zombie...

Exclusive: VH1 has picked up Model Employee, a new reality competition series featuring eight models vying for the chance of becoming the face of the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. American model Chrissy Teigen will host of the series from Undercover Boss producer Studio Lambert, which has received an eight-episode order for a premiere in early 2013. The contestants — Alexis Farmer, Aspen Widowson, Britany Trankino, Jassmine Amos, Johanna Daru, Shannone Holt, Sonja Ewy and Shah Granville — will be put through a series of challenges designed to test not only their modeling abilities, but also their working knowledge of the hotel. That will involve them performing some of the dirtiest and most physically exhausting jobs that make the hotel function, including cleaning Mandalay Bay’s signature shark tank or sifting through all of the resort’s trash for recyclable items. The contestants will also put their modeling skills to work in front of...

Title: 6 Month Rule Director: Blayne Weaver Starring: Blayne Weaver, Natalie Morales, Martin Starr, Patrick J. Adams, Jaime Pressly, John Michael Higgins, Dave Foley, Vanessa Branch As it gets out of the starting gate, “6 Month Rule,” from writer-director-star Blayne Weaver, seems like it’s going to be an Eric Schaeffer-type cinematic exercise, infused with a pinch of ”Swingers.” After all, multi-hyphenate Weaver contrives situations for him to make out with multiple women, postulates a strict theory about dating and relationships, and puts himself at the center of a universe in which others’ feelings, need and wants are all secondary piffle, collateral damage to be shrugged off. His movie gamely rallies from the [ Read More ]...

Director: Jason Connery.

Writers: Kenny Yakkel (story), Lucy Mukerjee.

Cast: John Shea, Vanessa Branch, Lena Clark, Damon Lipari, Jason London, Rachel Miner and Bruce Boxleitner.

Nearly everyone wants to know what lurks behind Area 51, the mysterious hangar base that rests in southern Nevada. With the help of the SyFy’s "After Dark" label and writer Kenny Yakkel, the two are attempting to provide some fictional answers. In the case a simply titled film, 51, maybe those answers are best left behind closed doors.

After political pressure from the American public, the Air Force has finally relented and is letting in a handful of journalists to visit the base. But to no one’s surprise, things go awry. Some of those secrets want out.

That also includes some of the characters like Col. Martin (Bruce Boxleitner), the base commander. He is not thrilled that he has to give reporter Sam Whitaker (John Shea...

We're always grateful when filmmakers take a moment out of their schedule to share their stories with Tmp. This week at the Austin Film Festival we were able to sit down with Writer/Director/Actor Blayne Weaver and a few cast members from his new film '6 Month Rule'.

Congratulations on the world premiere of your new film 6 Month Rule. Could you tell us a little bit about it?

Blayne - It’s about a guy who’s kind of a womanizer and he comes up with these rules on how to avoid emotional commitment which he actually feels is the biggest mistake you can make. His best friend gets dumped by his fiancée so my character kind of takes him under his wing trying to lead him down this path of cynicism and avoiding any kind of emotional attachment.

What is the backstory of the film? As in, what inspired the story?...

Director: Blayne Weaver Writer: Blayne Weaver Starring: Blayne Weaver, Martin Starr, Natalie Morales, Patrick J. Adams, Vanessa Branch, John Michael Higgins, Dave Foley The titular six month rule is one of many rules created and adhered to by Tyler (Blayne Weaver). It essentially states that after six months, anyone can recover from any relationship. Of course Tyler is a womanizing, commitment-phobic jerk who is unable (and unwilling) to maintain a relationship with any woman for more than six months. Heck, who needs a commitment when you have a sexy blond model, Wendy (Vanessa Branch), who waits around her apartment in lingerie hoping you will stop by for a "no strings attached" quickie? So, yes, of course Tyler would think relationships are not essential and easy to recover from! But then fate rears its hand and determines that Tyler will meet Sophie (Natalie Morales) -- who instead of being his "usual...

Rules are made to be broken – especially stupid, self-imposed rules that apply giant blanket statements to something as unique and weird and changeable as love itself. In Blayne Weaver’s 6 Month Rule, writer and director Weaver also stars as Tyler, dude about town, rakish ladies’ man, (somewhat) drunk photographer, and a steadfast believer in a set of rules that he thinks keep their followers from romantic heartbreak. The most important of those rules? There’s no woman so perfect that you can’t get over her in six months. That’s a snappy rule, right? Great way to gird yourself from emotional upheaval? Of course. Tyler really thinks he’s got it all figured out. Until he doesn’t. In the film, Tyler inevitably falls in love (with the very charming Natalie Morales), but their “spooky synchronicity” is made complicated by her douchebag musician boyfriend (Patrick J. Adams) and the albatross that is his heartbroken best friend...

Farris Patton didn't want to be a movie star. She wanted to be in commercials."When I was a kid, my mom would watch soap operas, and I'd be watching the commercials and mimicking every single thing," Patton remembers. "Everything I did was a commercial, from brushing my teeth to taking a drink of soda. There's all these home videos of me doing, like, a Dr Pepper commercial."Today she's living a "commercial actor's dream" as the spokeswoman for Orbit gum in its 10-years-and-running "Dirty mouth?" campaign. In April 2010, Patton replaced Vanessa Branch, who originated the role, as the Orbit Girl, a charming British woman who cleans up dirty mouths with Orbit gum.The company wanted to find someone very similar to Branch for the part. To prepare for her audition, Patton watched YouTube videos of Branch's work and went to the callback dressed in the character's standard white suit and scarf,...

Vanessa Branch -- the chick from the Orbit gum commercials -- showed off a different side (and front ... and back) than we're used to seeing by wearing an exposing sheer dress in NYC on Tuesday. Fabulous! Update: Branch's rep tells us the model wasn't just aimlessly walking the street in her racy outfit ... the pics were taken during a photo shoot for Jnby Clothing. Read more...

Get out your calendars, kids. There are dates to be marked off! Lionsgate announced today not only when After Dark's alien opus 51 will be coming home, but also the date for the high definition debut of the Nicole Kidman spooker The Others.

Look for them both on September 20th.

After Dark Originals: 51

The military's best kept secret is out as Lionsgate releases After Dark Originals: 51 on DVD, Digital Download and On Demand this September. Fully developed and produced by masters of suspense After Dark Films, the movie is a SyFy Original co-production that premiered on the network in February. Starring Vanessa Branch (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), Bruce Boxleitner (Tron: Legacy), Rachel Miner (Bully) and Jason London (Dazed and Confused), the sci-fi thriller is directed by Jason Connery (Pandemic). The After Dark Originals: 51 DVD includes a behind-the-scenes featurette.

Bowing to political pressure, the Air...

The 8th Annual Hack n’ Smack Kerry Daveline Memorial Celebrity Golf Classic supporting Melanoma research teed off in California today.

Co-founded by Kevin E. West and Michael Moynahan, the tournament includes celebrity golfers such as Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds), Dennis Haysbert (The Unit), Ron Perlman (Sons of Anarchy), Patrick Warburton (Rules of Engagement), John Schneider (Smallville), Kevin Sorbo (Andromeda/Hercules), Vanessa Branch (Pirates of the Caribbean), Annie Wersching (24), Shawn Ryan (Chicago Code), Dave Coulier (Full House), Stephen Full (I’m in the Band), Jeremy Sumpter (Friday Night Lights), Jeffrey Nordling (Desperate Housewives), Jeremy Ratchford (Cold Case), Paula Trickey (The O.C.), Gregory Itzin (24/Mentalist), Robert Torti (Suite Life of Zach and Cody), Thomas Nicholas (American Pie), Richard Karn (Home Improvement), Eric Martsolf (Days of our Lives), Leann Hunley (Days of Our Lives), Galen Gering (Days of Our Lives), Kate Linder (Young and the Restless), David Naughton (Makin’ It), Scott Elrod (Men in Trees...

Jason Connery’s Area 51 – previously titled 51 – is set to debut February 26th on the Syfy Channel as part of the After Dark Originals lineup and we've got a trailer for you to sink your teeth into in the interim!

Jason London, Bruce Boxleitner, Rachel Miner, Vanessa Branch, John Shea, Jillian Batherson, Beau Brasso, Nedal Yousef, and J.D. Evermore all star.

Area 51 chronicles what happens after political pressure from the American public forces the Air Force to provide a few well-known reporters with limited access to the most secretive base on the planet: Area 51. When one of the base's hidden "long term visitors" exploits this unprecedented visit as a chance to liberate himself and his fellow alien captives, Area 51 turns from a secure government base to a horrifying destination of terror. The movie is a production of After Dark Films.

Check out the After Dark Originals website for more!

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Jason Connery’s Area 51 – previously titled 51 – is set to debut February 26th on the Syfy Channel as part of the After Dark Originals lineup. We caught up with the actor-turned-director to chat about his contribution to the terrain of cinematic extraterrestrials. Dig it!

Chris Haberman: You shot entirely in Louisiana - How did the shoot go?

Jason Connery: “It was great. It’s obviously slightly strange to shoot a film that’s [set] in the desert in a swamp, but a lot of the work was interior and we shot in a disused mattress factory, which actually had a huge warehouse. So we had an exterior in the back, which looked like a military air base.”

Ch: I spoke with [51 actress] Rachel Miner, who was impressed with how much you were able to do and so quickly.

Jc: “The thing is, the first film I shot, I had 12 days to shoot it.

SyFy and After Dark are making quite the team. They premiered Husk, which was met with great success. So I guess they figured they’d keep showing the After Dark flicks on their Saturday Night premieres. They are a great substitute for the SyFy pictures originals that deal with the combining of two animals into one. The latest one is 51, which is set to premiere on the network this Saturday, February 26th....

The film deals with what happens after political pressure from the American public forces the Air Force to decide to allow a select few well-known reporters limited access to the most secretive base on the planet: Area 51. But when one of the base's hidden "long term visitors" exploits this unprecedented visit as a chance to liberate himself and his fellow alien captives, Area 51 turns from a secure government base to a horrifying destination of terror."

51 stars stars Jason London,...

Jason Connery's sci-fi horror flick 51 is getting ready to make its premiere on the Syfy channel on February 26th as the retitled Area 51, and to get you geared up, two clips have slid online.

Jason London, Bruce Boxleitner, Rachel Miner, Vanessa Branch, John Shea, Jillian Batherson, Beau Brasso, Nedal Yousef, and J.D. Evermore all star.

Area 51 chronicles what happens after political pressure from the American public forces the Air Force to provide a few well-known reporters with limited access to the most secretive base on the planet: Area 51. When one of the base's hidden "long term visitors" exploits this unprecedented visit as a chance to liberate himself and his fellow alien captives, Area 51 turns from a secure government base to a horrifying destination of terror. The movie is a production of After Dark Films.

Check out the After Dark Originals website for more!

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Director: Michael Matzdorff Writer: Michael Matzdorff Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Barry Corbin, Ross Partridge, Katie Aselton, Michael Chernus, Vanessa Branch, Carlos Kotkin Joe (Ross Partridge) is a children’s book author, but his first book series -- which starts with Mr. Kitty Feeds the Fish -- grinds to a screeching halt when he is overcome by writer’s block. (It is a crying shame because we are told that parents love the moral lessons in Mr. Kitty Feeds the Fish, while their kids love the violence.) Bills have been piling up around his Los Angeles apartment and his publisher wants the advance back for Joe’s much overdo second book. We can only assume that the constant bitching and nagging of his cold and heartless Hollywood girlfriend, Lorraine (Vanessa Branch), is to blame for Joe’s lapse of creativity and ambition. When Lorraine flushes Joe’s best friend -- a goldfish -- down the toilet,...

Finally!! After Dark Films has finally unleashed a trailer that showcases all 8 of their horror films in the After Dark Originals lineup.

After Dark Films made an unprecedented commitment to the production of eight original horror films this year under the After Dark Originals label, continuing the Company’s mantra of supporting first time independent film writers and directors. The creation of the Ad Originals(http://www.afterdarkoriginals.com/) slate is just another example of the Company’s commitment to the Indie film industry.

Unlike After Dark’s “8 Films To Die For®”, After Dark Originals are wholly financed and produced by After Dark Films. The Ado slate runs the gamut of the genre, from paranormal phenomena, black magic, and vengeful ghosts to psychological trauma, murderous psychopaths, vampires and the undead. After Dark polled its fans and is delivering the kinds of movies they asked for!

The theatrical release date for...

After Dark announced today that After Dark Films and Syfy original movies Scream of the Banshee and 51 will not debut on Jan 28th with the rest of the After Dark originals lineup, but will instead be given their own theatrical releases later this year. Full details below. The first After Dark-Syfy co-production is Scream of the Banshee, starring Lauren Holly NCIS) and Lance Henriksen (Aliens), and is directed by Steven C. Miller (Automaton Transfusion). The second film is 51, starring, Bruce Boxleitner (Tron: Legacy), Jason London (Jason and the Argonauts), Rachel Miner (Guiding Light) and Vanessa Branch (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), and is directed by Jason Connery (The Devil's...

Looks like only six of the eight After Dark Originals announced thus far will be headed to theatres later this month. This is totally fine by us because why not spread the red out a little bit?

Instead of tapping into the vast and innovative talent of directors and filmmakers from Horrorfest’s acquisitions over the past four years, After Dark has taken the horror festival concept to a higher level. After Dark Originals showcases eight new cutting edge horror films spanning the genre. The mission is to create high quality horror films that provide After Dark full control from script concept through final editing. The After Dark Originals line will be in limited theaters starting on January 28th, 2011.

Dig on the first round of announced theatres here! Check out the After Dark Originals website for more! Read on for the plot crunches of the remaining six!

From the Press...

After Dark Originals will hit theaters in 9 days, on January 28, 2011 - Febuary 3rd. To find the theater nearest you, visithttp://www.afterdarkoriginals.com/location/ or click on "Theater Locator" at the top of the Ado home page.

Check out the Press Release:

After Dark Films And Syfy Original Movies, Scream Of The Banshee And 51 Will Have Their Own Theatrical Debut Los Angeles, January 19th - Syfy announced (April 1, 2010) that it will join forces with After Dark Films, the independent production company behind the annual Horrorfest: 8 Films to Die For, to produce two films for the channel’s popular Saturday Original Movie franchise. The first After Dark-Syfy co-production is Scream of the Banshee, starring Lauren Holly (NCIS) and Lance Henriksen (Aliens), and is directed by Steven C. Miller (Automaton Transfusion). The second film is 51, starring, Bruce Boxleitner (Tron: Legacy), Jason London (Jason and the Argonauts), Rachel Miner (Guiding Light) and...

After Dark Films made an unprecedented commitment to the production of eight original horror films this year under the After Dark Originals label, continuing the Company’s mantra of supporting first time independent film writers and directors. The creation of the Ad Originals(http://www.afterdarkoriginals.com/) slate is just another example of the Company’s commitment to the Indie film industry.

Unlike After Dark’s “8 Films To Die For®”, After Dark Originals are wholly financed and produced by After Dark Films. The Ado slate runs the gamut of the genre, from paranormal phenomena, black magic, and vengeful ghosts to psychological trauma, murderous psychopaths, vampires and the undead. After Dark polled its fans and is delivering the kinds of movies they asked for!

The theatrical release date for the After Dark Originals lineup is on January 28, 2011.

Films in the lineup include:

The Task- A group of contestants are locked...

The good folks at After Dark Films have just sent us the first still and poster for the After Dark Original film 51, which stars Bruce Boxleitner, Jason London, Rachel Miner and Vanessa Branch, and is directed by Jason Connery (Pandemic, The Devil’s Tomb).

A co-production with SyFy, 51 will premiere theatrically as part of the After Dark Originals festival, which takes place Jan 28th – Feb 3rd. It will then air as a SyFy Saturday Movie…...

Actor/director Jason Connery, Sean's son, is looking forward to the release of his new sci-fi horror flick '51' which see's the light of day at the end of this month courtesy of After Dark Originals. Bruce Boxleitner, Rachel Miner - below ('Supernatural'), Jason London ('The Devil's Tomb'), Vanessa Branch, John Shea, Jillian Batherson, Beau Brasso, Nedal Yousef, J.D. Evermore and Billy Slaughter all star and now you can catch a look at the new official one-sheet from '51', which includes its gratuitous and ominous looking alien hand. See it below. ...

After Dark Films released the official one sheet for Jason Connery's 51, one of this year's After dark Originals arriving in theaters January 28. The film chronicles what happens after political pressure from the American public forces the Air Force to decide to allow a select few well-known reporters limited access to the most secretive base on the planet: Area 51. But when one of the base's hidden "long term visitors" exploits this unprecedented visit as a chance to liberate himself and his fellow alien captives, Area 51 turns from a secure government base to a horrifying destination of terror. Jason London, Bruce Boxleitner, Rachel Miner, Vanessa Branch, John Shea, Jillian Batherson, Beau Brasso, Nedal Yousef and J.D. Evermore.

Starring Bruce Boxleitner, Jason London, Rachel Miner and Vanessa Branch. Directed by Jason Connery (Pandemic, The Devil’s Tomb), 51 is a Co-Production with SyFy and will premiere theatrically as part of the After Dark Originals festival, January 28th thru February 3rd. It will then air as a SyFy Saturday Movie! Related Posts:New Poster for After Dark Films – ‘Scream of The Banshee’‘Roswell’ features fan-selected concept for Syfy & IGNGet Ready for ‘Mega Python Vs. Gatoroid’ – new stills!New poster for ‘Skyline’Hatchet II – new poster debut!©2011 Horror News.net | Horror Movies, News, Films, Free | Horror Reviews. All Rights Reserved..

After Dark Films just sent us the official poster art for 51, the new sci-fi thriller starring Bruce Boxleitner, Jason London, Rachel Miner and Vanessa Branch. Check out the full poster art for the film, directed by Jason Connery (Pandemic, The Devil's Tomb), after the jump. According to After Dark, 51 is "a co-production with SyFy and will premiere theatrically as part of the After Dark Originals festival, January 28th thru February 3rd. It will then air as a SyFy Saturday Movie!"...

Hey peeps! Here's the new poster for After Dark Originals alien flick 51. The cool looking Et encounter stars Bruce Boxleitner, Jason London, Rachel Miner and Vanessa Branch. Directed by Jason Connery (Pandemic, The Devil’s Tomb), 51 is a Co-Production with SyFy and will premiere theatrically as part of the After Dark Originals festival, January 28th through February 3rd. It will then air as a SyFy Saturday Movie!

Synopsis:

Due to political pressure from the American public, the Air Force has decided to allow two well-known reporters limited access to the most secretive base on the planet. But when one of the base’s “long-term visitors” exploits this unprecedented visit as a chance to liberate himself and his fellow alien captives, Area 51 turns from a secure government base to a horrifying destination of terror.

There are lots of films to get excited about, if you are horror fan in 2011. There will surely be hundreds of horror and thriller releases in 2011, with several more planned for 2012 and 2013. Here on 28Dla, we offer a solid intro' on what to expect from the coming year, as directors Eli Roth, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, J.J. Abrams bring new films, including Scream 4, Fangland, Thanksgiving, and Super 8. Also, the After Dark Originals will release early in the New Year and fans of horror sequels e.g. Hostel III, Jeepers Creepers: Cathedral will be able to whet their appetites with several follow ups to successful film franchises, here.

So, step inside this huge list of horror films, which focuses on over thirty of the biggest productions and a few indies, as well. Let us begin with this horror list for 2011 (titles listed alphabetically)!

51 by Jason Connery.

Status: Completed.

Katia Winter joins the cast of Deathgames According to The Hollywood Reporter, Katia Winter has grabbed the female lead in Mpca's Deathgames. This film stars Kellan Lutz and Samuel L. Jackson.

The story follows David Lord (Lutz) as he's forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.

Katia Winter is going to portray a character that is described as "a duplicitous succubus." She is employed by Jackson's character to bring in potential gladiators. She eventually develops romantic feelings for Lutz, and then helps him "outwit the bad guy's plans for his death in the ring."

Nina Dobrev and Daniel Dae Kim are also in this film that is currently shooting in Louisiana.

Deathgames comes to theaters in 2011 and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kellan Lutz, Daniel Dae Kim, Johnny Messner, Vanessa Branch, Katia Winter, Brandon Ellison,...

Nina Dobrev joins Derek Mears for DeathgamesThe Vampire Diaries' star Nina Dobrev, James Remar and Derek Mears have joined the cast of the indie action thriller Deathgames from Motion Picture Corporation.

According to Heat Vision, the story centers on a young man (Kellan Lutz) who is kidnapped and forced into the savage world of a modern gladiator arena, where men fight to the death for entertainment of the online masses in games orchestrated by Samuel L. Jackson. Dobrev is playing Lutz's wife.

Remar is playing a mysterious character named Tall Man, while Mears is a fighter named Brutus Jackson.

Jonah Loop is making his directorial debut with the film. Production is currently underway in Louisiana.

Deathgames comes to theaters in 2011 and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kellan Lutz, Daniel Dae Kim, Johnny Messner, Vanessa Branch, Katia Winter, Brandon Ellison, Heather Harrison. The film is directed by Jonah Loop.

Tyler Watts lives by certain rules. The most important is the “6 Month Rule” which states that there is no woman you can’t get over in six months. When his best friend gets dumped, Tyler takes him under his wing and sets out to teach him the rules of being single. As he educates his reluctant pupil, Tyler meets a girl who makes him question everything he thinks he knows.

That’s the official synopsis for Blayne Weaver’s (Weather Girl) new film 6 Month Rule. Starring Weaver, Jamie Pressly, Scott Foley, Martin Starr, Dave Foley, John Michael Higgins and Vanessa Branch, the movie wrapped about two months ago and they’re aiming to premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Like the synopsis says, the movie is about a womanizer who enjoys being single and avoiding emotional attachment.

While they haven’t yet released a trailer, we’ve been given 3 “rule” clips to premiere.

Anchor Bay Entertainment, the home entertainment division of Starz Media, LLC, in association with Manga Entertainment released the animated feature "Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic" on DVD and Blu-ray February 9th, in collaboration with Electronic Arts, which also released the “Dante’s Inferno” videogame day-and-date with the feature.

Film Roman, the studio behind the films "Dead Space: Downfall" and "Hellboy Animated", with producer Joe Goyette, working from a story by EA/Visceral Games executive producer Jonathan Knight, worked on the project with several Asian animation studios including Production Ig, (noted for the "Kill Bill" animated sequence), Dongwoo ("Batman: Gotham Knight"), Manglobe ("Ergo Proxy", "Samurai Champloo") and Jm Animation (“Avatar: The Last Airbender”).

"Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic" takes viewers along with warrior 'Dante' and his spectral guide 'Virgil' into the 'nine circles of Hell', cluding 'Limbo', 'Lust', 'Gluttony', 'Greed', 'Anger', 'Heresy', Violence', 'Fraud' and 'Treachery', all in search of his one true love,...

As it often does, this week brings a host of new movies and some great classics hitting Blu-ray for the first time. This week’s releases include the first time on Blu-ray The Time Traveller’s Wife, Couple’s Retreat, The Phantom, Bronson, Drop Zone and The Running Man.

There is also the first season of Stargate: Universe, a couple seasons of Jag, season three of The Guild and the Blu-ray release of The Coen Bros.’ A Serious Man with Michael Stuhlbarg (pictured above).

Check out this week’s new releases:

Movies

A Serious Man ~ Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind (Blu-ray and DVD)

Bronson (Widescreen Edition) ~ Tom Hardy (Blu-ray and DVD)

Couples Retreat ~ Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau (Blu-ray and DVD)

Dangerous Man ~ Jerry Wasserman, Steven Seagal (DVD)

Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic ~ Mark Hamill, Victoria Tennant, Vanessa Branch (Blu-ray and DVD)

Dare ~ Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Alan Cumming...

Anchor Bay Entertainment just hit Fangoria with the new trailer for Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic, which they will release on Blu-ray and DVD on February 9th.

A companion piece to the Electronic Arts video game Dante's Inferno (also hitting the streets on Feb 9), the animated film features the voiceover work of Mark Hamill (Star Wars), Victoria Tennant (Flowers In The Attic, Legend Of The Mummy), Vanessa Branch (The Cell, Pirates Of The Caribbean), and Graham McTavish (Penance, Rambo) as Dante.

Check out the trailer and details below.

Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Anger, Heresy, Violence, Fraud and Treachery! These are the 9 Circles of Hell made famous by Dante Alighieri in his famed masterpiece, Dante’s Inferno, his first story of The Divine Comedy. Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic will take you on a harrowing trip through Hell as Dante braves the forces of evil, slaying demons and monsters of extraordinary imagination,...

Stretching the limits of the imagination, and breathing a whole new life into a classic work of Medieval literature, Anchor Bay Entertainment releases the stunning animated feature Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic on DVD and Blu-rayâ„¢ February 9th. This is a collaboration with Electronic Arts, which first conceived of a new telling of the classic story and will release its “Dante’s Inferno” videogame day-and-date with the animated feature.

Film Roman, the acclaimed animation studio behind such films as Dead Space: Downfall (based on the Electronic Arts game “Dead Space”) and Hellboy Animated, took a wholly new approach to creating the circles of Hell the films’ hero Dante must navigate. Under the guidance of producer Joe Goyette and working from a story and creative vision by EA/Visceral Games executive producer Jonathan Knight, this unprecedented project enlisted some of the best animation studios in the business to create unique visions of the underworld,...

Anchor Bay released the details on its upcoming animated feature adaptation of the video game Dante's Inferno, and we have all the details to walk you through every circle of hell!

From the Press Release

Film Roman, the acclaimed animation studio behind such films as Dead Space: Downfall (based on the Electronic Arts game “Dead Space”) and Hellboy Animated, took a wholly new approach to creating the circles of Hell the film' hero Dante must navigate. Under the guidance of producer Joe Goyette and working from a story and creative vision by EA/Visceral Games executive producer Jonathan Knight, this unprecedented project enlisted some of the best animation studios in the business to create unique visions of the underworld, including such noted Asian animation studios as Production Ig (Kill Bill animated sequence), Dongwoo (Batman: Gotham Knight), Manglobe (Ergo Proxy, Samurai Champloo), Jm Animation (“Avatar: The Last Airbender”), and more.

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The red carpet premiere for Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell was held in Hollywood last night, IESB has got an exclusive image gallery to share!

{sidebar id=1}Cast and celebrities in attendance include  Adriana Barraza, Alison Lohman, Arlen Escarpeta, Bai Ling, Cassie, David Linde, David Paymer, Derek Mears, Donna Langley, Grant Curtis, Greg Ellis, Justin Long, Lorielle New, Marc Shmuger, Michael Copon, Reggie Lee, Renee O'Connor, Rob Tapert, Ron Meyer, Sam Raimi, Shar Jackson, Sleepy Brown, Ted Raimi, Vanessa Branch and many more!

Justin Long was accompanied by his ascot.

Director Sam Raimi ("Spider-Man" trilogy, "Evil Dead" series) returns to the horror genre with "Drag Me to Hell," an original tale of a young woman's desperate quest to break an evil curse.

Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good Read more...

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