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While most TV has wrapped up for the year, TNT’s new drama “Good Behavior” has episodes lined up through the end of the year. The series follows Letty Raines (Michelle Dockery), a thief and con artist who’s recently released from prison and desperate to take custody of her son Jacob (Nyles Julian Steele). But when she’s saved by hit man Javier (Juan Diego Botto), they soon team up together, all the while contending with her parole officer Christian (Terry Kinney) and her mother (Lusia Strus).

Read More: ‘Good Behavior’ Review: Michelle Dockery Drops ‘Downton Abbey’ for a Bad Romance

In tonight’s episode, Letty returns to her hometown with a new plan to take custody of her soon, but the plan soon goes awry and could send her back to prison. Watch an exclusive clip from the episode below.

The series is co-created by Blake Crouch, author...

TV audiences crave answers and there's nothing dedicated viewers fear more than mythology-driven series that threaten to stretch out mysteries indefinitely or, alternatively, run the risk of getting cancelled without ever revealing the truth. Fox's new drama "Wayward Pines" is definitely heavy on mystery. Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke (Matt Dillon) checks into a small Idaho town on an investigation and soon begins to realize that very little in Wayward Pines is what it seems to be. So what makes Wayward Pines unusual? What secrets are the residents harboring? And who knows these answers? Well, one person who knows the answers is "Wayward Pines" showrunner Chad Hodge, who created The CW's "Runaway" and NBC's "Playboy Club" before discovering Blake Crouch's book and adapting it on spec as a potential 10-episode story back in 2013, before "Fargo" and "True Detective" made everybody in TV giddy on the event series model. So...

Are you at all prepared to set foot in Wayward Pines…?

This Thursday at 9/8c, Fox premieres its 10-episode “event series,” exec-produced by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, who also directed the pilot) and adapted for TV by Chad Hodge (Runaway, Playboy Club). The psychological thriller stars Matt Dillon (Crash) as Ethan Burke, a Secret Service agent who is searching for two missing colleagues when he gets into a life-altering car crash. Afterward, Ethan wakes up in the titular hamlet, whose peculiar residents aren’t in any particular rush to help him get home.

The cast also includes Terrence Howard...

The best thing about Wayward Pines, the new, short-run effort coming to Fox, is watching how it attempts to learn from the mistakes of similar shows that have come before.

From the less-than-stellar “remake” of The Prisoner with Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen, to the largely goofball Persons Unknown (which was, sort of, The Prisoner 2: The Group), and everything else in the “trapped in a town” genre, the story can’t work if the characters are empty plot devices.

Wayward Pines is a rare example of setting out with the tropes and traps of a genre in order to dodge the pitfalls inherent in telling a type of story that can never fully distance itself from the fact that it’s pretty goofy. The problem is that while the show clearly tries to look at what made other efforts fall apart, and do those things differently, it isn’t...

Tom Savini’s Nightmare City remake has met its indiegogo goal, but you can still support it during its final campaign days to help provide the Umberto Lenzi-presented project with more resources. Also featured in our latest round-up is an excerpt from Scott Shoyer's zombie novel, Outbreak: The Hunger, as well as details on how you can watch the first episode of Fox's Wayward Pines ahead of its May 14th debut.

Tom Savini’s Nightmare City Remake: Tom Savini, the Godfather of Gore, is fittingly set to direct and supervise the special effects on the Monsta Worx remake of Umberto Lenzi's zombie movie, Nightmare City. Lenzi himself is associate producing and presenting the project, with shooting slated to begin late this year in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. In addition to his duties behind the camera, Savini is also attached to play a role in the film, along with...

Following the first trailer that debuted last month, Fox has released the second trailer for their highly anticipated event series Wayward Pines. We reported in December that the series will be released on May 14 in more than 125 countries around the world, making it the largest global launch ever for a scripted series. The mystery thriller was developed for television by Chad Hodge (The Playboy Club, Runaway) and executive-produced by Donald De Line (Green Lantern, The Italian Job), Ashwin Rajan (Devil), Hodge and M. Night Shyamalan, who directed the premiere episode.

The series stars Academy Award nominee Matt Dillon (Crash) as a Secret Service agent on a mission to find two missing federal agents in the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, ID. One of the best Secret Service agents in the Seattle office, he's the man who knew missing agent Kate Hewson (Carla Gugino) better than anyone. They were more than...

This new trailer for "Wayward Pines," heading to Fox in 2015, has a suitably spooky, "Twin Peaks"-ish vibe, and it's certainly chock-full of the type of stars we used to only see in the movies. It's a good time for horror on TV for sure! Check it out, and let us know what you think.

Synopsis:

Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines.

Based on the best-selling novel Pines by Blake Crouch and brought to life by suspenseful storyteller M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs), "Wayward Pines" is the intense new mind-bending event thriller evocative of the classic cult hit “Twin Peaks.”

Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke (Academy Award nominee Matt Dillon; Crash, City of Ghosts...

Was yesterday's trailer for Fox's upcoming event series "Wayward Pines" just not enough for you? Then how does another 3-1/2-minute look featuring commentary by producer M. Night Shyamalan and star Matt Dillon sound? Dig in!

Synopsis:

Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines.

Based on the best-selling novel Pines by Blake Crouch and brought to life by suspenseful storyteller M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs), "Wayward Pines" is the intense new mind-bending event thriller evocative of the classic cult hit “Twin Peaks.”

Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke (Academy Award nominee Matt Dillon; Crash, City of Ghosts) drives to the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, ID, searching for two missing federal agents. Ethan is the logical choice for the mission.

We learned this morning that we have to wait until sometime next year to see Fox's "Wayward Pines," which is produced by M. Night Shyamalan, but to satisfy our curiosity a bit, the network has released a trailer for the show, which you can see right here!

Synopsis:

Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines.

Based on the best-selling novel Pines by Blake Crouch and brought to life by suspenseful storyteller M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs), "Wayward Pines" is the intense new mind-bending event thriller evocative of the classic cult hit “Twin Peaks.”

Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke (Academy Award nominee Matt Dillon; Crash, City of Ghosts) drives to the bucolic town of Wayward Pines,...

Matt Dillon leads the starry cast of Fox's forthcoming limited series "Wayward Pines," which bears a number of striking similarities to David Lynch and Mark Frost's iconic "Twin Peaks." The Pacific Northwest setting, the outsider federal agent, the small town strangeness, the quirky cast and even the title conjure up thoughts of Agent Cooper, the Log Lady and the Double R Diner. "Pines" also stars Juliette Lewis, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Shannyn Sossamon, Carla Gugino, and Toby Jones. "Pines" was created by Chad Hodge ("Runaway," "The Playboy Club"), who is executive producing along with M. Night Shyamalan, Donald De Line, and Ashwin Rajan. Shyamalan also directed the pilot episode.  Check out photos of the cast here:...

It's been awhile since we've gotten an update on Fox's "Wayward Pines," which is produced by M. Night Shyamalan, but the network has set up a website for the show and released a slew of cast photos along with an expanded synopsis. Dig in!

Synopsis:

Imagine the perfect American town... beautiful homes, manicured lawns, children playing safely in the streets. Now imagine never being able to leave. You have no communication with the outside world. You think you're going insane. You must be in Wayward Pines.

Based on the best-selling novel Pines by Blake Crouch and brought to life by suspenseful storyteller M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs), "Wayward Pines" is the intense new mind-bending event thriller evocative of the classic cult hit “Twin Peaks.”

Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke (Academy Award nominee Matt Dillon; Crash, City of Ghosts) drives to the bucolic town of Wayward Pines, ID, searching for two missing federal agents.

By Sean O’Connell

Ryan Piers Williams’ “The Dry Land,” a Sundance Film Festival favorite, took home the top prize at the Dallas International Film Festival Friday evening, earning a $25,000 cash prize for the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Narrative Feature. In addition, Lucy Walker’s “Waste Land” received a $25,000 cash prize for the Target Filmmaker Award for Best Documentary Feature.

“Dry Land” stars America Ferrera and Wilmer Valderrama were on hand during the fest. Their film follows a U.S. soldier as he returns home from Iraq to Texas and tries to assimilate back into society.

The Documentary competition jury also gave a Special Jury Prize to Michael Pertnoy’s and Michael Kleiman’s “The Last Survivor” and a Special Mention for Editing (for Claire Didier’s work on the film) to Mark Landsman’s “Thunder Soul.”

Dallas Star Award recipient John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) made the...

DVD Playhouse—December 2009

By

Allen Gardner

Public Enemies (Universal) Johnny Depp portrays legendary Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger in co- writer/director Michael Mann’s take on America’s first “Public Enemy Number One.” Like many big studio releases today, Public Enemies has it all: A-list talent before and behind the camera, but lacks a heart or soul that allows its audience to connect with it. Film plays out like a “true crime” TV show with re-enactments of famous events cast with top actors and shot by the best technicians in the business, with little, if any, character or story development to hold it together in between. A real disappointment from one of our finest filmmakers and finest actors. The lone standout: the great character actor Stephen Lang as a hard-eyed lawman who’s seen a lot, but manages to retain a tiny piece of his heart. For a better take on the same subject,...

Whenever I hear anything about Aaron Stanford, it’s usually because he’s on one of those “(Insert Number) Actors to Watch in (Insert Year)” lists. This is not for nothing; he’s very talented. Though not every movie I’ve seen him in has been outstanding (the last two X-Men movies weren’t exactly Academy darlings), he puts everything he has into a role.

Such is the case for his performance in Runaway, a 2005 indie thriller about Michael, a young man who runs away with his little brother Dylan to protect him from their abusive father. They hide out in a shoddy motel room, and Michael works at a nearby convenience store to make ends meet. He tries to take care of Dylan the best he can on a bodega clerk’s paycheck, but things are stressful. Being on the run and all, Michael can’t let his little...

T.H.E.M.E. Entertainment has enlisted indie film director Tim McCann to helm a remake of the 1946 film Angel on My Shoulder about a mobster who has a few days to redeem himself. The film will be produced by Todd Baker, who also has written the screenplay, which won a 2002 bronze award at WorldFest Houston. Attorney and producers rep Greg Bernstein will handle sales of the project. McCann's credits include Revolution #9, Desolation Angels and the upcoming Runaway Boys.