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The subject of drug use isn’t a novelty in cinema, having been dealt with as far back as The Man with the Golden Arm in 1955, but Addicted to Her Love distinguishes itself with a harsh, unrelenting realism. Director Elliot Lester makes good use of his talented young cast to tell the bleak story of what happens when directionless youth fights ennui with narcotics. Originally titled Love is the Drug (which is actually a better title for this film) it explores the phenomenon of undisciplined, unsupervised, upper-class youth with too much time and money on their hands, similar to 2002’s Better Luck Tomorrow did, but combines it with the stark reality of drug addiction, like a suburban version of Panic in Needle Park.

Our story starts in prestigious Harvard High School, which is a repository of spoiled rich brats. One of the few exceptions is Jonah Brand (John Patrick Amedori...

So far on these Famous Monsters Convention updates, we’ve discussed a party celebrating Famous Monsters of Filmland’s grand return, a seminar for aspiring filmmakers, several panels featuring celebrity guests as well as a ton of movie screenings. If you haven’t purchased your ticket yet, then feel free to do so here. It will make your mother very happy (while you’re at it, give her a call why don’t you? She’s worried.)

Before I proceed, do me a favor and pretend that the next paragraph is being read to you by the late Don Lafontaine, will you? Thanks.

In a future where oil is scarce and America has been plunged into total chaos, a young man named Wes Keller (played by Jonathon Trent) tries to survive alone in a barren wasteland. Downstream is the first original film from the newly-reanimated Famous Monsters of Filmland and...

Big News: Billy Drago

Gather ‘round for some breaking Famous Monsters Convention news, everyone! Billy Drago will be making an ultra-rare convention appearance at FM Con. Stop by the Digital Film Expo where Drago will be signing autographs and answering any filmmaking questions you may have.

Moviegoers may recognize Drago for his uncanny ability to play a villain, something which he has perfected to almost an art, as can be seen in such films as 2006’s The Hills Have Eyes remake and 1987’s The Untouchables, in which Drago gave an unforgettable performance as the menacing henchman Frank Nitti. As Nitti, Drago played Al Capone’s right-hand man, terrorizing Treasury Department agent Eliot Ness and leaving a trail of corpses and chaos in his wake until he is finally killed by Ness.

With his wife Silvana Gallardo, Drago also co-created a series of videos called The Acting Class, which helps aspiring actors develop their skills.

This is an exciting week for Downstream, as the film begins its exclusive run at Santa Rosa’s beautiful Roxy Stadium Theater. Click here for tickets and showtimes. A portion of each ticket sold will go to the Redwood Food Bank!

New over at the official Downstream website stars Jonathon Trent (Wes) and Jonno Roberts (Tobias) are showcased in a lecture to an acting class at Santa Rosa Junior College, on the beginning of Downstream’s college tour.

During the course of the lecture, they discuss the specific challenges involved with the making of the film, and their experience on Downstream.

All three parts of that video can be viewed here.

Meanwhile, also new is a video with writer/producer Phil Kim discussing the film during a press screening at the Roxy, giving some details and perspective on the making of the film, which we’ve sampled for you here:

Downstream features Wes Keller,...

The first feature film from Famous Monsters of Filmland is Downstream, written and directed by Philip Kim (with co-directors Simone Bartesaghi and Neil Kinsella), and it's having a sneak preview followed by a Q&A in Hollywood, CA on February 24th.

Downstream is one of the first handful of projects to be shot on the Red One camera for a modest budget, and the synopsis is as follows:

Wes Keller (Jonathon Trent) is a young man born to a world where oil has collapsed, the food supply has been wiped out, and cancer rates for women have skyrocketed, depleting the female population. In a barbaric environment where bio-fuel, batteries, bullets, and people are currency and marauders roam free, Wes tries to escape to a mythical world run on cold fusion -- "Plutopia", a place that may only exist in the mind.

The Bill Is Due. Downstream is a view of the not so distant future.

Sometimes what is horrifying is not what happens to people, but what can happen to all of us in the future. Downstream is an an independent production that completed in 2008 and now an official movie poster is available along with the synopsis, which does not portray tomorrow as something to look forward to. In Downstream's future: "the food supply has been wiped out, and cancer rates for women have skyrocketed, depleting the female population." If that is not horrifying enough visit Quiet Earth to see the latest trailer that shows a world rampant in violence where central Wes Keller can only dream of hope and a better tomorrow.

A synopsis for Downstream here:

"Wes Keller is a young man living in a world where oil has collapsed, the food supply has been wiped out, and cancer rates for women have skyrocketed, depleting the female population. In a barbaric environment where bio fuel,...

Naomi decides to go green and she wears sweats to school, much to her friends' shock. Next week on "90210", Naomi learns that her test scores may not be high enough for her to be accepted into Cu. Devastated, Naomi devises a plan to be tutored by Richard, the son of the school's dean of admissions, but quickly realizes she would much rather be studying Jamie, a Cu student.

Meanwhile, Dixon's girlfriend, Sasha, becomes suspicious about his age and does a little detective work to learn the truth, leaving Dixon devastated. Navid and Adrianna double date with Teddy, but Adrianna's growing feelings towards Teddy make for an awkward situation.

Silver accompanies Adrianna to an AA meeting and surprisingly bumps into her mom, Jackie, who tells Silver she would like to re-establish their relationship. An angry Silver rejects her mother, but her world is turned upside down when Adrianna reveals shocking news about Jackie.

The second season premiere of 90210 has earned widespread fan and critical approval for one main reason:

It focused entirely on the show's new, fresh, exciting characters. No offense to Donna or Brenda, but any time spent on their storylines last year felt foreign to any of the main plot point.

That said, we're excited about the CW's upcoming shout-out to Beverly Hills, 90210, as Naomi will start her college search on this season's fifth episode. Can you guess where it will take her? That's right: California University!

Once thee, Naomi will try to seduce the dean’s son, played by Jonathan Trent. Pictured below, Trent appeared as Kyle for three episodes of The Oc and as Fassbiner in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Is Jonathan Trent attractive enough to guest star on the show? Sound off about him, and anything else, in our 90210 forum!

Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you're dying to share? Just want to say hi? You can send any/all of the above to ausielloscoop@ew.com Question: Can you do me a huge favor and give me some Gossip Girl scoop pertaining to Blair-Serena? I'm dying to know if my favorite frenemies will be loving or hating each other this season. —Sally Ausiello: They'll start out loving each other, but by November, the hate is on! What triggers the war? Let's just say Blair doesn't follow the bros before hos belief system (or, in this case, hos before bros). Question: Can you please tell me if there are any good Owen and Cristina scenes in Grey's Anatomy season premiere? I know they won't have sex in the episode, but will the tragedy bring them closer? —Iris Ausiello: They have a really moving handholding scene. Does that count? Question:...

Year: 2009

Directors: Simone Bartesaghi & Neil Kinsella

Writers: Philip Kim

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: projectcyclops

Rating: 6.9 out of 10

Simone Bartesaghi and Neil Kinsella direct a furious, apocalyptic and darkly satirical action film, written by Philip Kim, and starring Jonathon Trent and Elizabeth Roberts. The film, set somewhere in a nightmare America where both oil and water are in incredibly short supply, is a pretty low-budget affair, but don’t let that put you off, there’s some dynamite ideas going on here.

Downstream begins with a montage of society collapsing; oil and clean water are running out, virtually all women are succumbing to a mysterious new form of cancer which may stem from Gm crops, and the cities are no-go zones, as the populations spread out to the countryside for safety. It’s a clear nod to the opening of the great Soylent Green, with the images flickering faster and faster,...

Here's a rock-video style promo video for horror film "Text," with music by Beau Osland and For the Love of Ivy. Eh, Ok. But what is this movie? Directed by Brian McCulley from a screenplay by Ken Maskrey, the film finds four friends searching the answers to a series of deadly text messages killing students at their high school. It stars Hanna Hall, Reggie Bannister, and Jonathon Trent. . . .

Screen scream queens Shawnee Smith, Erica Leerhsen and AnnaLynne McCord will star in the horror film Slaughter for Maverick Films, Angel Baby Entertainment and the Slamdance Film Festival.

Smith (Saw II and Saw III), Leerhsen (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and McCord (Day of the Dead) will play actresses unknowingly cast in a Japanese snuff film.

Memoirs of a Geisha actors Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Eugenia Yuan will play a director and producer, respectively. Karl Yune will play the women's co-star, and Jonathon Trent will play the boyfriend of McCord's character.

Victor Garcia's feature is based on the script by 2007 Slamdance Horror Screenplay Competition winners Nathan Brookes and Bobby Lee Darby. Producing are Maverick's Mark Morgan, Guy Oseary and Cheri Wozniak, Angel Baby's Gregory Segal and John Andrew Gallagher and Slamdance's Peter Baxter.

Leerhsen replaces Dominique Swain, who dropped out of the project because of scheduling conflicts. The film is part of a three-year deal for Maverick, Angel Baby and Slamdance to finance and co-produce each year's horror contest winner.