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Originally slated to launch on Oct. 20, Gaf moved up its launch and will now premiere its holiday programming one week before the Hallmark Channel.

You better hurry and haul out the holly, because Great American Family has decided that it cannot wait to get the holiday celebrations underway. So, the fast-growing cable channel announced on Thursday that its annual Great American Christmas programming block was moving up its premiere date by one week and will now kick off on Friday, Oct. 13. Holiday films will start airing on the network at 6 a.m. Et on Friday, and the first world premiere original film, “Destined 2: Christmas Once More,” will air on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. Et.

Great American Family’s annual holiday movie event will kick off on Friday, Oct. 13 at 6 a.m. Et. This year’s Great American Christmas will feature 20 original films. Gaf’s holiday celebration will air...

As the cold nights draw nearer, one thing draws clearer:

It's almost Christmas, which means we're getting exciting Holiday-themed programming.

Great American Family on Monday unveiled the 20 original movies that will comprise its third annual Great American Christmas.

Thankfully, plenty of familiar faces help bring these movies to life.

Check out the entire slate below.

12 Games of Christmas, starring Johnny Ramey and Felisha Cooper.

In 12 Games of Christmas, a group of old friends and neighbors are transported into a Christmas-themed board game during a Christmas party.

A Christmas Blessing, starring Lori Loughlin, James Tupper, and Jesse Hutch.

A TV chef (Loughlin) is divinely inspired to take over her late aunt's charity with help from a new friend (Hutch) and handsome business associate next door (Tupper).

A Christmas Commission (wt), starring Sarah Fisher and Simon Arblaster.

Two rival realtors (Fisher and Arblaster) are forced to work together to sell one special house before Christmas.

A Great Divide, a anti-Asian racism drama that stars Ken Jeong, Jae Suh Park and Emerson Min, is set to open the competitive program for Geena Davis’ Bentonville Film Festival, running June 13-18.

The feature directorial debut of Emmy-winning commercial and short film director Jean Shim, which also star Miya Cech in a lead role, will get a world premiere during the ninth edition of the Bentonville, Arkansas festival. A Great Divide follows a Korean-American family that leaves the Bay Area for a fresh start in rural Wyoming after experiencing a devastating loss.

Also getting a first look at Bentonville is director R. J. Daniel Hanna’s Hard Miles, which dramatizes the true story of a youth prison social worker who took a cycling team comprising teenage inmates on a transformative 1,000-mile ride. The film, written by Hanna and Christian Sander, stars Matthew Modine, Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, Jahking Guillory, Jackson Kelly,...

"There's something going on between you two." Photon Films has revealed an official trailer for Canadian-British indie film titled Polarized, which just screened this weekend at the Canadian Film Fest in Toronto. Made and set in Canada, the LGBTQ drama is about an aspiring songwriter named Lisa, as played by Holly Deveaux. There's no US release set yet, so keep an eye out for this if you're interested. Lisa's farming family has suffered foreclosure and she is forced to work at a new 'urban farm' where she meets Dalia. Her casual racism leads her to be fired but the women end up drawn into a passionate affair. This also stars Maxine Denis as Dalia, with Tara Samuel, Elie Gemael, Hesham Hammoud, Darren Martens, Abraham Asto, Sandrella Mohanna, & Adam Hurtig. Another honest & powerful film about how family's refuse to let their kids be who they want, and love who they want to love.

Exclusive: Canadian sales company Apl Film has acquired international sales rights for Canadian-British writer and director Shamim Sarif’s drama Polarized, a love story between two women separated by culture and religion.

The film will screen in the market as part of the selection of Telefilm Canada’s Perspective Canada initiative.

Holly Deveaux co-stars as a white farm worker who is fired for racism and then falls in love with her Palestinian boss, played by Maxine Denis.

“I like to push the boundaries of the way queer women of color are portrayed,” said Sarif. “With Polarized, I believe it’s one of the first times in cinema that we see Palestinian immigrants onscreen who are successful, driving scientific innovation, and in the case of co-lead character Dalia, also queer.”

The filmmaker said she had drawn on her own experiences as well as those of her wife and producer Hanan Kattan,...

Stars: Colm Feore, Steven Morana, Holly Deveaux, Ari Millen, Art Hindle, Bobbie Phillips, Melissa D’Agostino, Marco Timpano, Mark Andrade, Nicole Stamp, Jon Cor, Supinder Wraich | Written by Matthew Campagna, Rudy Jahchan | Directed by Chris Green, Steven Morana

[Note: With the film now out on DVD in the UK, here’s a reposting of our review of Beast Within from its US digital release last year]

Essentially a horror version of Knives Out (or the many Agatha Christie films which inspired it) and filmed on a low-budget, of course, Beast Within is a whodunit creature feature which stars Steven Morana (Whiskey Business) and Holly Deveaux (The Mist) as a couple attending the launch party of their gaming app Werewolves Awaken. But when a guest is mysteriously found dead, they question who could be the killer, as everyone becomes a suspect and player in a deadly real-life version of the game.

For a low-budget genre film, Beast Within has some truly fantastic effects work – from the over the top violence, blood...

Danse Macabre is pleased to announce the UK and Ireland release of Beast Within, a murder mystery with a werewolf twist that will arrive on DVD and Digital on August 2nd 2021. Steven Morana (Whiskey Business) and Holly Deveaux (The Mist) star as a young couple attending the launch party of their gaming app Werewolves …

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Watch the Trailer for Doors: "Without explanation or warning, a number of mysterious, alien “doors” suddenly appear in every corner of the globe. While many of those that encounter these sentient visitors feel the strange urge to interact with them – never to be seen again – others stay behind to face the potential threat of what their ultimate agenda towards mankind is. In a rush to determine the reason for the arrival of these cosmic anomalies, the government enlists volunteers to brave the journey to enter the doors so that we might learn more about their origin or purpose. But even these brave volunteers are not prepared for what lies beyond the threshold. The story of the doors is told through multiple perspectives: a ragtag band of high school students discover a door for the first time, volunteers explore the parallel reality beyond the threshold, and a lonesome hermit manages the...

Tagline: "This Game Has No Players - Only Prey." Beast Within has already been released in several territories in 2020. Now, the film is set to show on DVD this February, through Stonecutter Media. In the film, a game developer invites several guests to a VIP event. Here, a publicity stunt leads to murder and a growing mystery.  Beast Within was co-directed by Chris Green and Steven Morana. Together, they have brought a familiar cast to the screen, including: Colm Feore (Thor), Ari Millen (The Oak Room), Holly Deveaux ("The Mist"), Art Hindle (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) and many more. These filmmakers have brought something unique to the screen, based on the film's rabid reception. Stonecutter Media will have Beast Within show-up at DVD stores this February 23rd. Rated PG-13, the release is not hosting many extras. However, this latest showing is for those DVD collectors, looking for something a bit different.

Stars: Colm Feore, Steven Morana, Holly Deveaux, Ari Millen, Art Hindle, Bobbie Phillips, Melissa D’Agostino, Marco Timpano, Mark Andrade, Nicole Stamp, Jon Cor, Supinder Wraich | Written by Matthew Campagna, Rudy Jahchan | Directed by Chris Green, Steven Morana

Essentially a horror version of Knives Out (or the many Agatha Christie films which inspired it) and filmed on a low-budget, of course, Beast Within is a whodunit creature feature which stars Steven Morana (Whiskey Business) and Holly Deveaux (The Mist) as a couple attending the launch party of their gaming app Werewolves Awaken. But when a guest is mysteriously found dead, they question who could be the killer, as everyone becomes a suspect and player in a deadly real-life version of the game.

For a low-budget genre film, Beast Within has some truly fantastic effects work – from the over the top violence, blood and copious amounts of guts to the werewolf transformations and make-up effects,...

In the new horror movie, Beast Within, a murdered body is discovered at a Gaming App launch party, guests grow suspicious of each other as they become players of the deadly game. The whodunit creature feature stars Steven Morana (Whiskey Business) and Holly Deveaux (The Mist) as a couple attending the launch party of their gaming app Werewolves Awaken, but when a guest is mysteriously found dead, they question who could be the killer, as everyone becomes a suspect and player in a deadly real-life version of the game.

Morana who co-directed with Chris Green (Zombie Werewolves Attack) and co-produced with Nic Izzi (1Br) plays the timid tech genius turned action hero and his martial art background contributed to him doing all his own stunts during the confrontation with the werewolf.

Other ensemble cast members include Colm Feore (Thor), Ari Millen (Orphan Black), Alysa King (Slasher), Supinder Wraich (The 410), Art Hindle...

Jinga Boards Werewolf Thriller “Beast Within” For International Sales UK genre specialist Jinga Films has added werewolf thriller Beast Within to its burgeoning AFM slate. The whodunit creature feature stars Steven Morana (Whiskey Business) and Holly Deveaux (The Mist) as a couple attending the launch party of their gaming app Werewolves Awaken, but when a …

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Additions include sex trafficking drama ‘Lost Girls’.

UK-based genre specialist Jinga Films has added three titles to its slate ahead of next month’s American Film Market.

Described by Jinga CEO Julian Richards as “a classic whodunit mystery thriller in the vein of Knives Out,” Beast Within stars Steven Morana, Colm Feore, Ari Millen and Holly Deveaux as participants of an exclusive launch party for gaming app Werewolves Awaken. When a guest is found dead, everyone becomes a suspect and player in a real-life version of the game.

Chris Green and Morana directed the film, which received an online release...

In a decidedly rare movie these days, Syfy is letting you in on one of its original movies that’s less than two weeks away.

There isn’t much to know at this point, beyond the fact that there’s some potential to the concept, but at least we know who we’ll be watching.

Sci-Fi fans might want a little more info on exactly what “mutant” means, because it might turn out all too similar to “zombie,” but if you’re looking for a slick, popcorn adventure, having people emerge from their bunkers ten years post apocalypse gives you a lot of options. That’s especially true if you throw in a mysterious stranger with tales of a safe haven.

Keep an eye out for this one, though you don’t have a long time to decide.

Kim Coates, Holly Deveaux And Ashanti Try To Survive Mutant World New Syfy Original Movie,...

“Sons of Anarchy” star Kim Coates, who was hilarious as a small division hockey coach in the film “Goon” was snapped up by Syfy to star in one of their classic B Movie horrorshows. A group of survivalists – led by Coates and Holly Deveaux (Hannibal) – emerge from their bunkers 10 years after an apocalyptic meteor strike, only to discover the world is overrun with crazed mutants, in the new Syfy Original Movie Mutant World, premiering Saturday, November 8 at 9Pm (Et/Pt).Trying to survive through the terrible nights, they meet a mysterious traveler – singer Ashanti (song Foolish) – […]...

The actor will play a priest in the Men Of Characters thriller, currently shooting in Milton, Ontario, at the Rockwood Estates.

Matt Campagna directs the story of an eccentric billionaire who spirals out of control at the extravagant launch party for his new werewolf mobile game, sparking a sequence of events that lead to murder.

The producers said Hunter’s Moon has become the first production in Canada to shoot on Sony’s A7S 4K full-frame camera.

Campagna previously directed the micro-budget feature Six Reasons Why starring Feore. Hunter’s Moon also stars Holly Deveaux, Steven Morana, Katie Boland, Art Hindle and Ari Millen.

Steven Morana, who founded Men Of Characters with Nic Izzi, is the executive producer.

Syfy is entering the zombie fray with "Z Nation," and now we know when it'll be premiering. Here's the network's full fall 2014 lineup, which also includes event series "Ascension" and another "31 Days of Halloween" in October.

If Syfy Original Movies are your thing, keep your eyes open for the likes of Dark Haul, Finders Keepers, and Mutant World.

From the Press Release:

Syfy’s 2014 Fall Programming primetime lineup will feature the series premieres of "Z Nation" on September 12 and docuseries "Town of the Living Dead" on October 7.

In addition, the Season Five return of "Haven" airs September 11 with the special 10th anniversary season of "Ghost Hunters" beginning October 8. The highly anticipated six-hour event series "Ascension," starring Tricia Helfer, kicks off November 24.

For the seventh consecutive year, Syfy will celebrate the Halloween season with nearly 600 hours of ghoulish programming during the month-long "31 Days of Halloween" (October 1-31).

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"Haven" (Season 5 Premiere)

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Next week, production begins here in Toronto on the upcoming horror flick Hunter's Moon. The film is written and directed by Matt Campagna (Six Reasons Why). This is the first film in Canada to be shot on the new Sony A7S Camera, the world's first 4K full-frame camera.An eccentric billionaire spirals out of control at the extravagant launch party for his new werewolf mobile game. It's all fun and games until they find the body of the first victim -- beginning a heart-pounding race for survival of the fittest.The film stars Holly Deveaux (Hemlock Grove); Steven Morana (his dad and brother service their cars at my garage), who will also produce under his Men of Characters banner with partner Nic Izzi; Katie Boland (Reign); Art...

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More horrific shenanigans are afoot in the Great White North as Screen Daily is reporting that production is set to commence in Toronto on August 13 on the Men of Characters thriller Hunter's Moon.

Matt Campagna (Six Reasons Why) directs the story of an eccentric billionaire who spirals out of control at the extravagant launch party for his new werewolf mobile game, sparking a sequence of events that lead to murder.

Holly Deveaux (pictured), Steven Morana, Katie Boland, Art Hindle, and Ari Millen star. Steven Morana, who founded Men of Characters with Nic Izzi, is the executive producer.

Hunter’s Moon will be the first production in Canada to shoot on Sony’s 4K full-frame A7S camera.

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Production is set to commence in Toronto on August 13 on the Men Of Characters thriller.

Matt Campagna directs the story of an eccentric billionaire who spirals out of control at the extravagant launch party for his new werewolf mobile game, sparking a sequence of events that lead to murder.

Hunter’s Moon will be the first production in Canada to shoot on Sony’s 4K full-frame A7S Camera.

Campagna previously directed the micro-budget feature Six Reasons Why starring Colm Feore.

Holly Deveaux (pictured), Steven Morana, Katie Boland, Art Hindle and Ari Millen star. Steven Morana, who founded Men Of Characters with Nic Izzi, is the executive producer.

Premiering Sunday, November 18, on CBC Television in Canada is the made-for-television movie inspired by the heart-warming, real-life events surrounding the 2009 New Brunswick provincial championship victory of the Bathurst High School (Bhs Phantoms) boys varsity basketball team.  The film, titled The Phantoms,  is directed by Sudz Sutherland (above, left) - director of films previously covered on this site like, Love, Sex & Eating The Bones, and his most recent, Home Again, which premiered at Tiff in September. Tyler Johnston, Kyle Mac, Holly Deveaux, Wesley MacInnes, Jacob Neayem, Greg Byrk, Wendel Meldrum, Joy Tanner, Tammy Isbell, William MacDonald, and...

Split Decision

Brendan Fraser will star in Damian Lee’s action-thriller "Split Decision" for Rollercoaster Entertainment and Vortex Words + Pictures. Shooting kicks off shortly on location in Ontario.

The story follows two children (Holly Deveaux, Christian Martin) who witness a murder while on a wilderness camping trip with a family friend (Daniel Kash). When two criminal brothers (Dominic Purcell and Ethan Suplee) start to hunt down the children to silence them, Fraser’s father-figure sets out to rescue them. [Source: THR]

Dark Skies

Josh Hamilton will star opposite Keri Russell in the thriller "Dark Skies" at Blumhouse Productions and Alliance Films.

The story involves an alien disguised as a human and a boy tagged for abduction. Shooting kicks off this week. [Source: Variety]

Parental Guidance Suggested

Selena Gomez is set to headline Tim Garrick's indie offbeat coming-of-age comedy "Parental Guidance Suggested". Nat Wolff, Austin Stowell, Dylan McDermott and Cary Elwes also star.

Based...

Brendan Fraser has been struggling on the big screen in the last few years after The Mummy dried up and Dwayne Johnson muscled him out of the Journey franchise.  That being said, Fraser has a slew of projects lined up for the next few years; count the action-thriller Split-Decision among them.  Starring as a father who must protect his children from killer brothers after witnessing a murder, Split-Decision doesn't sound like the typical light-hearted fantasy fare we're used to seeing in Fraser's family films.  Hit the jump to see who'll be filling in the roles of Split-Decision. THR reports that Fraser will be joined by Holly Deveaux (Victoria Day), Christian Martin, Daniel Kash (Aliens), Dominic Purcell (Prison Break) and Ethan Suplee (American History) in writer/director Damian Lee's Split-Decision.  Deveaux and Martin play Fraser's children who go on a camping trip with a family friend, played by Kash.  They...

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CBS is still quite unhappy with ABC's upcoming "Big Brother"-esque reality competition "Glass House" -- so much so that the network has filed a temporary restraining order to prevent ABC from airing the "Glass House" series premiere on June 18. This is in addition to the lawsuit that's currently in discovery in the U.S. District Court alleging copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation and other charges. "Glass House" features contestants living together in a camera-filled house and competing in challenges to win $250,000. [Entertainment Weekly]

While we might not have all the rules for "New Girl's" epic drinking game True American, we will be seeing it again on the Fox hit. Creator Liz Merriwether says that it will definitely return. "We're definitely bringing [the game] back. We want to tie it into the election," she says. [Vulture]

The recent success of History's "Hatfields...

Big changes are afoot at ABC's "Body of Proof" for Season 3.

TVLine was the first to report thatJohn Carroll Lynch is leaving the ABC medical drama to join "Do No Harm."

Lynch, who played homicide detective Bud Morris in the first two seasons of "Body of Proof," guest starred in the pilot for the NBC crime drama. In "Do No Harm," he had a brief scene as the Na sponsor of protagonist Dr. Jason Cole -- and his alter ego Ian Price -- played by "Rescue Me's" Steven Pasquale.

But Lynch is not the only one moving on from "Body of Proof." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nicholas Bishop, who played medico-legal investigator Peter Dunlop on the series' first two season, is also leaving "Body of Proof" behind.

TVLine later reported that Sonja Sohn also won’t be returning for "Body of Proof" Season 3. Sohn, who has also been...

Big changes are afoot at ABC's "Body of Proof" for Season 3.

TVLine was the first to report thatJohn Carroll Lynch is leaving the ABC medical drama to join "Do No Harm."

Lynch, who played homicide detective Bud Morris in the first two seasons of "Body of Proof," guest starred in the pilot for the NBC crime drama. In "Do No Harm," he had a brief scene as the Na sponsor of protagonist Dr. Jason Cole -- and his alter ego Ian Price -- played by "Rescue Me's" Steven Pasquale.

But Lynch is not the only one moving on from "Body of Proof." According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nicholas Bishop, who played medico-legal investigator Peter Dunlop on the series' first two season, is also leaving "Body of Proof" behind.

TVLine later reported that Sonja Sohn also won't be returning for "Body of Proof" Season 3. Sohn, who has also been with...

The actress originally chosen to play Casey Anthony in a Lifetime movie about the high-publicity case has been replaced. 

After just a week of filming on Prosecuting Casey Anthony, Canadian actress Holly DeVeaux dropped out of the project and has been replaced by Virginia Welch, People magazine reports. A source close to the production was quoted as saying that the decision for DeVeaux to leave was mutual.

Related: Casey Anthony Actress 'Excited' for the Role

Welch has appeared in several independent films and commercials as well as a television series called A God Named Pablo.

Related: Rob Lowe to Star in Prosecuting Casey Anthony

Also appearing in the Lifetime movie are Rob Lowe, who plays prosecutor Jeff Ashton, and The Office star Oscar Nunez, who portrays defense attorney Jose Baez. 

Related: Casey Anthony Speaks Out in New Video Diary

Casey Anthony has been in hiding since being acquitted in July 2011 of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008.

Casey Anthony's getting a new look. A week into the filming of the Lifetime movie Imperfect Justice, the role of the woman acquitted last year of murdering her 2-year-old daughter has been recast. Canadian actress Holly DeVeaux has dropped out of the project, replaced by Virginia Welch, an actress who has starred in several independent films and commercials. According to a source close to the production, the decision for DeVeaux to leave the production was mutual. "Holly moved on and they recast the role," says the source. "This is one of those decisions that happens all the time. Holly was...

The Canadian actress chosen to play Casey Anthony in a Lifetime movie about the high-publicity case says she's looking forward to playing the role, but admits the experience will also be "nerve-wracking."

When asked whether she is ready for all the media attention the role is expected to bring, 19-year-old Holly Deveaux tells Et Canada "Definitely not." 

Related: Rob Lowe to Star in Prosecuting Casey Anthony

Deveaux added: "It's nerve-wracking to combat such a controversial issue as well, the outpouring of negativity for Casey Anthony is unlike anything we've seen in the media in years."

Anthony has been in hiding since being acquitted in July 2011 of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in 2008. 

Related: Casey Anthony Speaks Out in New Video Diary

"I'm not going to make her into anything she is not," Deveaux said about playing the controversial figure. "The fact of it, beyond any verdicts in court, is that she was someone struggling through what was...

Holly Deveaux, a little-known teenage Canadian actress, is about to portray one of the most controversial women in America when she takes the role of Casey Anthony in a TV movie Is Deveaux ready for the attention? "Definitely not," the 19-year-old acknowledges to Et Canada. "It's nerve-wracking to combat such a controversial issue as well, the outpouring of negativity for Casey Anthony is unlike anything we've seen in the media in years." Related: Casey Anthony Is Dreading Court Appearance: SourceAsked if she was nervous or excited, she says, "Heaping amounts of both!" But she couldn't turn down the challenge. "I'm...

Casey Anthony's real-life drama is headed back to TV, and actress Holly Deveaux has the job of portraying the reviled Florida mother who was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. Deveaux, a 19-year-old Canadian newcomer, will star alongside Rob Lowe (as prosecutor Jeff Ashton), Elizabeth Mitchell (as fellow prosecutor Linda Drake Burdick) and The Office's Oscar Nuñez (as Anthony's defense lawyer Jose Baez) in the Lifetime TV flick. The movie, based on Ashton's book Imperfect Justice, will focus primarily on the attorneys behind Anthony's explosive 2011 trial related to Caylee's disappearance and death in 2008. But the film's writer, Alison Cross, told the...

A little known Canadian actress, Holly Deveaux, is set to star as Casey Anthony in a movie which will portray the murder trial and shocking acquittal of the hated mother who was accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter, Caylee. The movie, “Prosecuting Casey Anthony,” is based on the book, “Imperfect Justice,” written by the case’s prosecuting lawyer, Jeff Ashley. “West Wing” star Rob Lowe will play the role of Jeff Ashley in the movie, while “The Office” actor, Oscar Nunez will have the difficult job of portraying Anthony’s defence lawyer, Jose Baez. Holly (19) beat Kristen Stewart, Alyssa Milano, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, to the role. The young actress, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Anthony, has previously starred in the Canadian series, “Baxter.” Holly’s role will be relatively limited in the movie, as producers plan to heavily rely on news footage. The movie, which will be a form of documentary,...

Lifetime is currently developing "Imperfect Justice," a movie about Casey Anthony, who was found not guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. And now comes word that the network has cast relative newcomer Holly Deveaux to play Casey. Deveaux is 19-years-old and has appeared in TV programs "Less Than Kind" and "Baxter" in Canada, as well as in a made-for-tv movie "Silent Witness," opposite Anne Heche and Dermot Mulroney. Other actresses considered for the role were Alyssa Milano and Jennifer Love Hewitt. The new movie will focus on the attorneys behind the controversial 2011 trial. It will co-star Rob Lowe as Jeff Ashton (the prosecuting attorney), Elizabeth Mitchell as Linda Drake Burdick (fellow prosecutor) and Oscar Nunez ("The Office") as Jose Baez (Anthony's defense attorney).

Lifetime's movie about the Casey Anthony trial has added a couple of familiar names to its cast -- along with one lesser-known actress playing Anthony herself.

Canadian actress Holly Deveaux will play Anthony in "Prosecuting Casey Anthony," the Orlando Sentinel reports. The movie is based on Anthony prosecutor Jeff Ashton's book "Imperfect Justice" and will star Rob Lowe as Ashton.

Elizabeth Mitchell ("Lost," "V") and Oscar Nunez ("The Office") have also signed on to the project, which begins filming next week and will air later in the year. Mitchell will play Linda Burdick, Ashton's fellow prosecutor, and Nunez will play defense attorney Jose Baez, who helped win his client's acquittal on the charge of murdering her daughter Caylee. (Casey Anthony was convicted of four counts of giving false statements to police.)

Deveaux starred in the Canadian comedy "Baxter" and has guest-starred on episodes of "Lost Girl," "Haven" and "Breakout Kings.

If you're an aficionado of literature, you're probably aware that this is the feature debut of David Bezmozgis, an acclaimed author. I haven't read his book Natasha and Other Stories. Nonetheless, Bezmozgis is definitely a director to watch for the years to come because of his writing skills. However, the cast's performance in Victoria Day is often soft at times.

1988: It's Victoria Day, school is almost over and the Edmonton Oilers (which had Wayne Gretzky at that time) were fighting in the NHL playoffs against the Boston Bruins. Ben Spector (Mark Rendall), a teenager from a Russian immigrant family living in Toronto, decides to attend to a concert of Bob Dylan with his two best friends. Once there, he runs into Jordan Chapman (Mitchell Amaral), the class jerk and Ben's annoying teammate in his amateur hockey team, who is five dollars shy of buying some drugs. Ben gives Jordan five dollars without enthusiasm.