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Exclusive: LA’s Micheaux Film Festival will officially run at The Culver Theater in Culver City from October 21 to October 27 with a selection of short and feature projects with talent such as Viola Davis and Morris Chestnut. Scroll down to see the featured lineup.

The festival, launched by Courtney L. Branch and Noel Braham to honor the legendary Oscar Micheaux, celebrates its sixth anniversary this year. The festival’s theme will be Champions, a celebration of “the resilience and determination of filmmakers who overcome countless obstacles to bring their visions to life.”

This year’s lineup includes more than 250 short films, feature films, and new media series with additional projects screening virtually. Titles include The Ebony Canal, a 46-minute feature on Black infant mortality rates narrated by Viola Davis. Also screening is The Origin, a project produced by Morris Chestnut, and Tea, a short project from filmmaker Blake Winston Rice featuring Michael Gandolfini.

She's stuck swimming below the ice in subzero temperatures, but her biggest threat watches from above... In today's second Horror Highlights, we have VOD release details for Douglas Schulze's new horror thriller The Dark Below, as well as world premiere details for Lycan and information on three horror releases from Terror Films.

The Dark Below Home Media Release Details: The Dark Below is now in Redbox and can also be watched on Comcast On Demand, iTunes, Direct TV, Google Play, and other digital platforms. To learn more, visit the film on iTunes.

"For his fourth and most daring film, director Douglas Schulze (Mimesis, Dark Fields) brings us The Dark Below. This tense, fear driven film utilizes minimal dialog, portrays a woman (Lauren Mae Shafer) struggling for survival beneath a frozen lake while a serial killer (David G.B. Brown) stalks her from the surface."

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Fox is keeping Josh Peck on its roster.

The former Grandfathered star will appear in an October episode of the upcoming baseball drama Pitch, TVLine has learned, playing a “neo-geeky” analyst named Ross O’Malley. A member of Oscar’s (Mark Consuelos) team, Ross is mistakenly called upon to handle a major crisis.

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Premiering Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9/8c, Pitch stars Twisted‘s Kylie Bunburry as Ginny Baker, a young pitcher who becomes the first woman to play in the majors when she’s recruited by the San Diego Padres.

Lisa Kudrow in The Comeback, which she announced will be returning for a third season.

John Singleton is poised to be the next filmmaker to make the leap to television, as FX has picked up the pilot for Snowfall, a show co-created by Singleton. The press release had this summary of the series.

Los Angeles 1981. A storm is coming and its name is cocaine. Snowfall is a one-hour drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. The story follows three characters on a violent collision course: Franklin Saint, young street entrepreneur on a quest for power; Gustavo Zapata, a Mexican wrestler turned gangster in search of his American dream; and Logan Miller, a prominent family’s “black sheep” desperate to escape his father’s shadow.

Singleton will also direct the pilot.

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Josh Stewart (Criminal Minds) and Parker Croft (Once Upon A Time) have been cast opposite Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts in HBO miniseries Lewis And Clark. Based on the book Undaunted Courage, by Stephen E. Ambrose, it tells the story of America's first contact with the land and native tribes of the country west of the Mississippi River. The miniseries follows the epic journey of the Corps of Discovery and its captains, Meriwether Lewis (Affleck) and William Clark…...

New Once Upon A Time season 3,episode 11 official spoilers,plotline revealed by ABC. Recently, ABC delivered the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Once Upon A Time" episode 11 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Going Home," and it sounds like it'll be quite intriguing and intense as Peter Pan's curse could just kill off everyone, and more! In the new,11th episode press release: In the Winter Finale episode, the race is going to be on to stop Pan from enacting another curse on the residents of Storybrooke, which could kill every living soul in town. Guest stars will feature: Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, Keegan Connor-Tracy as Blue Fairy/Mother Superior, Tony Perez as valet, Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper/Jiminy Cricket, Beverley Elliott as Granny, David-Paul Grove as Doc, Gabe Khouth as Mr. Clark/Sneezy, Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy, Jeffrey Kaiser as Dopey, Michael Coleman as Happy,...

New Once Upon A Time season 3,episode 10 official spoilers,plotline revealed by ABC. Recently,ABC dished out the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Once Upon A Time" episode 10 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "The New Neverland," and it sounds like it'll be quite interesting and drama-filled as Peter Pan ,disguised as Henry, continues his plans to shake up Storybrooke, and more! In the new,10th episode press release: The residents of Storybrooke are going to be overjoyed upon the return of Henry and our heroes from Neverland. But unbeknownst to them, a plan is secretly being put into place by a well-hidden Pan that is going to shake up the very lives of the townspeople. In the meantime, in the Fairy Tale Land that was, Snow White and Prince Charming’s honeymoon is going to turn out to be anything but romantic when they go in search...

New Once Upon A Time season 3,episode 6 official spoilers,plotline revealed by ABC. Recently, ABC served up the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Once Upon A Time" episode 6 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Ariel," and it sounds like it'll be very drama-filled as the crew tries to save Baelfire/Neal, a mermaid Ariel backstory is revealed, and more. In the new,6th episode press release: After being saved by Ariel, Snow White is going to return the favor by helping her new friend get acquainted with Prince Eric. Emma,Mary Margaret, David ,and Hook are going to attempt to rescue Neal from Pan's encampment. Press release number 2: Back in the Fairy Tale Land that was, when Ariel (JoAnna Garcia Swisher) saves Snow White from drowning in the ocean's depths, Snow will return the favor by helping her new friend get acquainted with Prince Eric, with whom...

New Once Upon A Time season 3,episode 4 official spoilers,plotline revealed by ABC. Recently, ABC served up the new ,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Once Upon A Time" episode 4 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Nasty Habits," and it sounds like it'll be pretty intense and very interesting as Neal/Baelfire gets captured by the Lost Boys,Charming continues to get worse from the poison, and more. In the new,4th episode press release: Mr. Gold will make a decision to confront Pan, but will he go there to save Henry ,or give in to the prophecy that the boy will be his undoing? Neal is going to find himself back in Neverland and in the custody of one of Pan’s most loyal Lost Boys. David is going to struggle for his life as the poison continues to take its toll on him. In the meantime, in the Fairy Tale Land that was,...

New Once Upon A Time season 3,episode 3 official spoilers,plotline revealed by ABC. Recently, ABC released the new, official, spoilers/synopsis for their upcoming "Once Upon A Time" episode 3 of season 3. The episode is entitled, "Quite a Common Fairy,” and it sounds very interesting as Hook will try to use Tinker Bell to get to Peter Pan's camp, and more. In the new,3rd episode press release: In their continuing quest to find Peter Pan's hideout and save Henry, Hook will suggests tracking down Tinker Bell in the hope that she will lead them straight to his camp. Pan will reveal to Henry why he brought him to Neverland. And in the Enchanted Forest, Neal is going to have a plan that could transport him to Emma, but it would involve using one of Robin Hood's most precious possessions. In the meantime, in the Fairy Tale Land that was, Tinker Bell...

Sneak Peek new footage, images and synopsis from the Season Finale episode of "Once Upon A Time", titled "And Straight On 'Til Morning", airing May 12, 2013:

"...the inhabitants of 'Storybrooke' brace themselves for the end when 'Greg' and 'Tamara' detonate the trigger 'Regina' had placed within the curse, with the annihilation of the town and its residents imminent.

"'Mr. Gold' mourns the loss of his son, 'Bae'/'Neal'.

"Meanwhile, back in 'Neverland' of the past, 'Hook' discovers his connection to a young Bae after he rescues him from the sea and soon realizes that the 'Lost Boys' are in hot pursuit..."

Cast includes Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas, Emilie de Ravin', Colin O’Donoghue, Jared S. Gilmore, Meghan Ory and Robert Carlyle as 'Rumplestiltskin'. Episode guest stars include Raphael Sbarge, Lee Arenberg, Michael Raymond-James, Beverley Elliott, David-Paul Grove, Gabe Khouth, Faustino Di Bauda, Jeffrey Kaiser, Michael Coleman,...

Sneak Peek new footage, images and synopsis from the Season Finale episode of "Once Upon A Time", titled "And Straight On 'Til Morning", airing May 12, 2013:

"...the inhabitants of 'Storybrooke' brace themselves for the end when 'Greg' and 'Tamara' detonate the trigger 'Regina' had placed within the curse, with the annihilation of the town and its residents imminent.

"'Mr. Gold' mourns the loss of his son, 'Bae'/'Neal'.

"Meanwhile, back in 'Neverland' of the past, 'Hook' discovers his connection to a young Bae after he rescues him from the sea and soon realizes that the 'Lost Boys' are in hot pursuit..."

Cast includes Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas, Emilie de Ravin', Colin O’Donoghue, Jared S. Gilmore, Meghan Ory and Robert Carlyle as 'Rumplestiltskin'. Episode guest stars include Raphael Sbarge, Lee Arenberg, Michael Raymond-James, Beverley Elliott, David-Paul Grove, Gabe Khouth, Faustino Di Bauda, Jeffrey Kaiser, Michael Coleman,...

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Highlights from the 11th Annual Phoenix Film Festival Part Deux By Ray Schillaci

As mentioned before, there were so many good films to choose from at the Phoenix Film Festival, dubbed the friendliest film festival to independent filmmakers, that it was extremely hard to catch them all. There are four specific films I will attempt to get screeners of and give a review later next week. From what I’ve heard, you’ll want to hear about them.

Unfortunately, I missed the much talked about documentaries, “Thespians” and “Wild Horse, Wild Ride”. “Thespians” is an involving tale of four acting troupes competing in the largest high school competition in the world and I heard that it did bring some grown men to tears.