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Did you know that Maine is the second most haunted state in America? At least, that’s what the trailer for the upcoming found footage film, McCurdy Point, says. Whatever lurks in the Maine wilderness is ready to ruin a group’s vacation in the film made by and starring members of the improv comedy troupe, The Groundlings.

In the film, “Four friends documenting a celebratory getaway to a remote cabin in the woods of Maine, only to find themselves pulled into something far more sinister.”

Now watch the official trailer:

Ryan Gaul (Superstore), Kiel Kennedy, Joey Krulock, Christian Noah Roberts, Allison Dunbar (The Sopranos), Patty Guggenheim (Twisted Metal), and Laird Macintosh (The Mick) star in McCurdy Point.

Jeremy Brothers and Nick Paonessa co-direct from a script by Brothers and Gaul, based on an idea by Kennedy. Brothers, Paonessa, Gaul, and Kennedy serve as producers, with Chris Gierowski (Don’t Fuck in the Woods...

Maine is the second most haunted state in America with over 800 sightings a year. In 2023, a record 1,364 people went missing.

Several members of the fabled improv comedy troupe The Groundlings used that as a jumping off point for the found footage horror film McCurdy Point.

It follow four friends documenting a celebratory getaway to a remote cabin in the woods of Maine, only to find themselves pulled into something far more sinister.

Ryan Gaul (“Superstore”), Kiel Kennedy, Joey Krulock, Christian Noah Roberts, Allison Dunbar (“The Sopranos”), Patty Guggenheim (“Twisted Metal”), and Laird Macintosh (“The Mick”) star.

Jeremy Brothers and Nick Paonessa co-direct from a script by Brothers and Gaul, based on an idea by Kennedy.

Brothers, Paonessa, Gaul, and Kennedy serve as producers, with Chris Gierowski (Don’t Fuck in the Woods) and Matthew Gudernatch executive producing.

“In a lot of horror movies, you can’t wait until some characters get killed off,...

Exclusive: Kiel Kennedy (Don’t Tell Larry) and Ryan Gaul are among the leads of indie horror McCurdy Point, which just clocked up an indie festival win.

They’re starring in the found footage feature along with Laird Macintosh (Shameless), Patty Guggenheim, Allison Dunbar, Christian Roberts and Joey Krulock.

Kennedy and Gaul are also co-writing alongside Jeremy Brothers, who is co-directing with Nick Paonessa. Brothers, Gaul, Kennedy, and Paonessa are producing, with Chris Gierowski (Sweetest Day) and Matthew Gudernatch on board as executive producers.

Filming has already wrapped and the pic has screen at the likes of the Phoenix Film Festival. Producers and cast are in celebratory mood after the film picked up the Crimson Screen Jury Award at the Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival in South Carolina over the weekend.

Pic follows four...

Dark workplace comedy feature Don’t Tell Larry is hoping to start conversations this summer.

The indie film from directors Greg Porper (Worst Birthday Ever) and John Schimke (Red Table Talk) has been acquired by Level 33 Entertainment, which is set to launch international sales at the Cannes Film Festival and release the movie theatrically June 20. Leading the cast are Patty Guggenheim, Ed Begley Jr., Dot-Marie Jones, Kenneth Mosley and Kiel Kennedy.

Don’t Tell Larry centers on Susan (Guggenheim), an ambitious office worker who tells a small lie to her offbeat colleague (Kennedy) in hopes of landing a promotion, with the situation soon spiraling out of control.

The trailer, which is exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter, shows Susan going into panic mode when she suspects that Larry may have had something to do with the death of their co-worker (Begley). “We need to get Larry fired,” Susan declares in the footage.

Succubus: "This Fall, brace yourself for a wild and brazen horror about the most terrifying series of events that could befall a guy or you. On September 24, Shout! Studios, in collaboration with A Kiss and Tale Productions, Convoke Media, and Pixium Film Group will release the highly anticipated, gruesome thriller Succubus across digital entertainment platforms for purchase and/or rent. The DVD is also available on the same day. This is a definitive entertainment release that horror enthusiasts and movie audiences won’t want to miss!

Written and directed by R.J. Daniel Hanna (Hard Miles, Miss Virginia), Succubus boasts a talented cast of Brendan Bradley, Rachel Cook, Olivia Applegate, Derek Smith, Emily Kincaid with Rosanna Arquette and Ron Perlman.

Produced by Todd Slater, Anna Elizabeth James, Ari Novak, Ron Perlman, and R.J. Daniel Hanna, Succubus follows a young father going through a marital separation, joins a dating app,...

The Groundlings will host an improv musical fundraising event on Oct. 26, featuring Ana Gasteyer, Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig and Will Forte. The event, held at the Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar, will benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund to support below-the-line workers impacted by the strikes.

“One Night Only,” created and directed by Groundlings Main Company member Andrew Leeds, is a full production of a well-known Broadway musical. The catch? The improvisers are given the script and their roles only 24 hours in advance.

“These strikes have taken a terrible toll on our amazing crews, and it isn’t over yet. Even with the WGA strike ending, most crew members won’t be able to start work again until the SAG-AFTRA deal is ratified,” Leeds said in a statement. “Even then, many will be fighting to survive as they wait for productions to start back up.

Ana Gasteyer, Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig, and Will Forte are among the performers scheduled to take part in One Night Only, a Groundlings musical improv show to benefit the Motion Picture & Television Fund.

The show, set for Thursday, October 26 in Los Angeles, will be a “fully-realized production of a well-known Broadway musical,” the catch being that the performers won’t know what show or their roles until 24 hours before curtain. “The audience finds out what the show is when the curtain rises on the most terrified group of actors you will ever see,” the improv company says.

Created and directed by Groundlings Main Company member Andrew Leeds, One Night Only will include performers Kristen Bell, Kristen Wiig, Ana Gasteyer, Will Forte, Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, Edi Patterson, Julian Gant, Michaela Watkins, Greg Worswick, Lyric Lewis, Jim Cashman, Allison Dunbar, H Michael Croner, Michelle Noh, Patty Guggenheim, Stephanie Courtney, Matt Cook,...

The Groundlings has entered the chat.

The iconic sketch comedy troupe is mounting an improv musical fundraiser titled One Night Only that will serve as a benefit for below-the-line workers impacted by Hollywood’s dual strikes via the Motion Picture & Television Fund. The show will be performed at the Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center at Vista Del Mar in Los Angeles on Oct. 26.

A large cast has been assembled, headlined by Kristen Wiig, Kristen Bell, Will Forte and Ana Gasteyer, among many others. Created and directed by Groundlings main company member Andrew Leeds, One Night Only is described as “a fully-realized production of a well-known Broadway musical where the improvisors are given the script and their roles with only 24 hours to prepare.”

One Night Only poster

“These strikes have taken a terrible toll on our amazing crews, and it isn’t over yet. Even with the WGA strike ending,...

The 2023 film The River Wild and its 1994 predecessor are not based on true stories, so viewers can rest assured that real-life tragedy did not occur during a whitewater rafting trip in Idaho. The original River Wild movie from 1994 drew inspiration from a fly-fishing article, highlighting the intriguing connection between two seemingly unrelated activities. The remake of the 1994 film was motivated by the original thriller but features a different storyline focused on estranged siblings and their disturbed childhood friend.

The River Wild documents a terrifying whitewater rafting trip where members of the group start turning up dead, so, of course, one must wonder if the film is based on a true story (and if they should avoid off-the-grid whitewater rafting trips in the future). The 2023 thriller movie, starring Leighton Meester, Adam Brody, and Taran Killam, focuses on three characters — Joey, Trevor, and Gray — reuniting to embark on a treacherous journey through desolate woods in Idaho.

Where to Watch Powered by The River Wild remake was filmed in Central and Eastern Europe, including Hungary, Slovakia, and Bosnia, to capture the spooky and treacherous aesthetic of the movie. The exact filming locations in these countries, including cities and landmarks, are mostly unknown, but it's possible that some scenes were shot near the Danube River. The cast, including Taran Killam, trained at an Olympic whitewater facility in Slovakia to prepare for the intense scenes in the movie.

The River Wild is a 2023 reimagining of the 1994 film starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon, and it takes viewers on a dangerous ride as the characters embark on a whitewater rafting trip that turns deadly fast. The 2023 movie, available to stream on Netflix, stars Leighton Meester as Joey, Taran Killam as Gray, and Adam Brody as Trevor, and the three of them have a past that comes into play as people...

Press materials for new indie comedy “Lazy Susan” stress “The character of Susan is a cisgender woman,” apparently for fear that viewers might otherwise assume star Sean Hayes is playing a transgender person. The fact that he’s not underlines this movie’s very fragile raison d’être: It’s supposed to be funny simply that a man in a dress and wig is portraying a “real” woman. Can that be funny? Well, sure. But is that alone, minus much else very special in the realms of performance or story or concept, funny enough to float a 90-minute movie all by itself?

Apparently not. “Lazy Susan” aims hazily between the sad-sack valentine likes of “Muriel’s Wedding” and something more satirically misanthropic, missing a target it never quite commits to in the first place. Starring “Will & Grace’s” Hayes as the title character, a suburban Wisconsin wallflower who makes herself...

In today’s film news roundup, Fathom Events has set a one-night showing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of “The Twilight Zone” and “Lazy Susan” and “Liberte” get distribution.

Anniversary Show

Fathom Events and CBS Home Entertainment have scheduled a Nov. 14 showing for “The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration” at more than 600 North American cinemas.

The shows will combine digitally restored versions of six episodes with an all-new documentary short titled “Remembering Rod Serling” about the life, imagination and creativity of the show’s creator. It’s the first time that original episodes of the series, which ran from 1959 to 1964, have been presented on the big screen.

Fathom Events CEO Ray Nutt said, “‘The Twilight Zone’ has inspired many filmmakers and storytellers, so it is a great honor to be able to bring these classic stories to the big screen, and to offer such an incisive look into the...

Exclusive: Shout! Studios has obtained North American theatrical, digital, and home entertainment distribution rights to Lazy Susan, a big-hearted comedy which features an ensemble cast led by Will & Grace star Sean Hayes. Additional cast includes Carrie Aizley, Margo Martindale, Jim Rash, Kiel Kennedy, Danny Johnson, Darlene Hunt, Skipp Sudduth, J.R. Ramirez, and Matty Cardarople as well as Matthew Broderick and Oscar winner Allison Janney.

Shout! Studios aims to launch the movie across all major entertainment platforms, beginning with a theatrical launch in 2020.

Directed by Nick Peet, the film follows Susan (Hayes), the self-centered oddball in her family who lazily skated through life with their grudging support until one day she wakes up to realize she’s middle-aged with no job, no relationship, and an increasingly estranged family. She finally decides to take charge and turn things around, but never having done anything herself before, the struggle is real as Susan...