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The Witcher star Freya Allan, Daisy Jones and the Six actor Josh Whitehouse, and Raff Law, who appears in the upcoming Apple mini-series Masters of the Air, are starring in Triton, a fantasy horror thriller from filmmaker Janell Shirtcliff.

Elsie Hewitt, who appeared in FX’s Dave, Thalia Besson, daughter of French filmmaker Luc Besson, and musician Malcolm McRae are also toplining the indie, which is now in production in Athens, Greece.

Brad Feinstein at Romulus Entertainment is producing and financing the equity project. Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Range are producing alongside Adonis Tountas and Everlast Pictures.

Based off a story by Shirtcliff and Angie Simms, with Simms penning the script, the story centers on three young women who, while in a vacation in Greece, run afoul of three charismatic young men who prove to be much more than they seem.

Central Athens in Greece is producing the film locally in Athens.

The trailer has been released for "Avalanche Sharks," the latest of Syfy's ridiculous (ly awesome) monster movies starring ... well, mostly bad special effects. This latest one, however, takes the cake -- we have never actually heard of anyone starring in it, though we think Emily Addison is a porn star.

The premise of this gem seems to be crazy spring breakers are being terrorized by snow-swimming sharks. So it's like "Spring Break Shark Attack" on a mountain. Though considering the title, it seems like there's a serious lack of avalanches. But "Snow Sharks" probably didn't pack the same punch.

We have to say, this makes "Sharknado" look like a cinematic masterpiece. Also, without an actor from a favorite '90s teen drama or some kind of one-hit wonder singer or Eric Roberts, it just doesn't pack the same punch.

There is no broadcast date yet for "Avalanche Sharks" on Syfy,...

After the presents are opened, the halls are decked and the roast beast is carved, a lot of folks are looking to hit the movie theater or settle in front of their favorite holiday movies or TV show marathons. Zap2it's got you covered for all your Christmas weekend TV programming.

Friday, Dec. 24

A&E: "Criminal Minds" marathon

ABC Family: 25 Days of Christmas ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys," "Mickey's Christmas Special," "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too," "Jack Frost," "Frosty's Winter Wonderland," "'Tas the Night Before Christmas," "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town," "The Year Without Santa Claus" and "Rudolph's Shiny New Year.")

 

AMC: "Miracle on 34th Street," "White Christmas" marathon

Animal Planet: "Planet Earth" marathon

BBC America: "Doctor Who" marathon

Cartoon Network: Various cartoon holiday episodes

Cmt: "A Smoky Mountain Christmas," "Larry the Cable Guy's Star-studded Christmas Extravaganza," "Larry the Cable Guy...

Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…

8.05pm Shadow Warriors: Assault on Devils Island (Movies4Men)

Haunted by a chemical weapons attack on his team, Mike McBride is determined to find the terrorist Sarkissian responsible, dead or alive. Action sequel starring Hulk Hogan and Carl Weathers.

9.00pm The Fast and the Furious (Sky Movies Action & Adventure)

La Cop Brian O’Conner goes undercover in a dangerous street-racing underworld to snare Dominic Toretto, the charismatic, hard-driving top dog. A powerhouse update of Point Break with some outstanding motors.

10.00pm Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (Syfy +1)

Gun-toting adventurer Burt Gummer returns to his home town of Perfection, where he battles the newest flying mutation of giant killer sandworms with the help of a lowly tour guide. Meanwhile, crooked land developers are...

The beach movie has come a long way from the days of Frankie & Annette, Gidget and The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini.

On second thought, maybe it hasn't changed at all. They've always been about the same things: babes, beefcake, and trying to get laid without getting sand in your nether regions.

Of course, the beach films of yesteryear could only hint at it, but you knew that beneath the Aquanet and Brylcreem, those kids were waiting to sexually explode (in between having to dodge all those giant radioactive insects so prominent in that era).

The beach films of recent times don't have to hint at anything, and can be as blatantly sexual and nuded up as they want. And they don't have to tiptoe around the "love that dare not speak its name" either, although if you read between the lines of those 60's films, we were always there,...

Are you bored of the same old TV shows? Tired of the mainstream? Then check out this round-up of alternative movies and series showing on UK television tonight…

8.00pm Malibu Shark Attack (Syfy)

An underwater earthquake causes a tsunami that unleashes a pack of goblin sharks on an unsuspecting Malibu beach. Quick thinking from the local lifeguards ensures the area is cleared before the monsters strike, but a number of people remain abandoned in high water and must fight the creatures to reach dry land.

9.00pm Infestation (Sky Movies SciFi & Horror)

When Earth is taken over by giant bugs, office worker Cooper and his fellow survivors fight to outwit the insect army.

Or

9.00pm The Gravedancers (Horror Channel)

Chilling horror starring Dominic Purcell (Prison Break). When three friends’ night of drunkenness ends with them dancing in a graveyard they are each cursed to be hunted by psychopathic spirits.

9.40pm Silent Venom...

Some lucky people are getting out of town for Memorial Day 2010. But some of us are staying at home. Luckily, all your favorite channels are doing mega marathons of all your favorite shows.

Zap2it is the one-stop shop for all your Memorial Day programming. From delightfully bad reality TV like "Real Housewives" and "Jersey Shore" to the quirky 1990s dramedy "Twin Peaks" to the serious TCM salute to war movies, there's something for everyone on TV this weekend. All times Eastern, but check your local listings for times and channel numbers.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

A&E (11 a.m. - 6 p.m.): Flip This House

Animal Planet (1 p.m. - 7 p.m.): River Monsters

BBC America (8 p.m. - 8 a.m.): Doctor Who

Bet (10 a.m. - 7 p.m.): Everybody Hates Chris

Biography (8 p.m. - 3 a.m.): Celebrity Ghost Stories

Bravo (9 p.m. - 2 a.

Do your weekend plans involve napping on the couch, or perhaps kicking back and reading a delightful Vonnegut novel? Well, you picked the wrong weekend, MTV readers, as we'll be blasting the "Spring Break 2010: Fist Pumpin' Top 20 With Jersey Shore" all weekend long — and the words "napping on the couch" and "reading a delightful Vonnegut novel" are not in The Situation's vocabulary!

You can be sure that Snooki and the gang are going to go all out in celebration of the seasons turning from winter to spring, but you should complement the "Jersey Shore" weekend madness by watching other people party on the big screen.

After the jump, we've listed five films -- diverse films -- featuring some of the most memorable spring vacations in cinema history.

"From Justin to Kelly"

Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini aren't just the first "American Idol" winner and runner-up — they're also the first...

With a big lead-in assist from the NCAA basketball tournament, CBS took a bite out of the lighter Sunday primetime competition with its popcorn thriller Spring Break Shark Attack and 8 p.m. drama Cold Case. NBC had an interesting night with its second regular time-slot airing of The Contender, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. The boxing competition series started off with modest turnout in the 8 p.m. half-hour, with an average of 7 million viewers and 3.0 rating/7 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, but jumped to 8.7 million viewers and 4.0/10 in the second half-hour featuring the action in the ring. CBS appeared to narrowly win the night overall, though the eye network's lineup got off to a delayed start due to a roughly half-hour overrun (in East Coast markets) of its live college hoops coverage into the 7 p.m. start of primetime. Shark Attack averaged roughly 11.5 million viewers and 4.0 demo rating in the 9:30-11 p.m. period, according to rough estimates from CBS. (Reliable national estimates for CBS' primetime lineup, skewed by the live game coverage, won't be available until Tuesday.)...