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Earlier this year, iTheatrics and the Junior Theater Group presented the 2025 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. For the past 22 years, over 100,000 musical theatre students, their teachers, and families have made the annual pilgrimage to this epic event celebrating musical theatre. Jtf 2025 celebrated 20 years of Disney joining Mti’s Broadway Junior collection and a founding sponsor of Jtf. Disney’s Dare to Dream Jr. premiered at the special event, directed & choreographed by Emily Maltby, and featuring 100 students from three different participating groups: Inspiration Stage, Richmond, TX; North Texas Performing Arts-Fairview Youth Theatre, Fairview, TX; and Plaza Academy, Cleburne, TX. Disney’s Dare to Dream Jr. is currently available for licensing via Music Theatre International (Mti). Check out highlights from Disney's Dare...

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Seventeen has been dominating the global stage lately with their self-produced songs and sold-out arenas on their world tour. Naturally, CARATs want more — and Seventeen is ready to deliver. Their upcoming album marks a whole new era — a kind of rebirth — for all 13 incredibly talented members of this powerhouse K-pop group.

Titled Happy Burstday, the album is set to be released on May 26, 2025, by Pledis Entertainment, and celebrates the boyband’s 10th anniversary. This explosive comeback represents a fresh chapter, and here’s everything you need to know about it!

All You Need To Know About Seventeen’s New Album

Let’s start with the trailer that released recently because that definitely is a thrilling start to their album launch. The 2:26 video is titled Dare or death and is almost like a video game. The members look dashing in Y...

Exclusive: Actress, singer, producer and director Emmy Rossum has signed with WME for representation.

Rossum’s performance in the indie musical feature Songcatcher (2000) earned her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Debut Performance. For her portrayal of ‘Christine’ in the Joel Schumacher-directed feature The Phantom of the Opera (2004) she received a Golden Globe Award nomination, as well as the National Board of Review’s Best Female Breakthrough Performance award and the Broadcast Film Critics Association’s “Best Young Actress” award.

She is best known for portraying ‘Fiona Gallagher’ in Showtime’s dark comedy Shameless alongside William H. Macy and Jeremy Allen White for nine seasons. In Season 7, Rossum made her directorial debut in the episode “I Am The Storm.” Subsequently, she directed episodes of TNT’s crime drama Animal Kingdom and Amazon’s Modern Love.

Last year, Rossum executive produced the series Three Women for Starz, based on...

Amber Lancaster has enjoyed a successful career in modeling and entertainment, including The Price Is Right.

She’s a former Miss Washington Teen USA and cheered on the Seattle Seahawks’ cheerleading squad, the Sea Gals, for five years.

Her television credits include one-episode roles on Community, Days of Our Lives, Entourage, CSI: Miami, and The Bold and the Beautiful.

She received a more prominent TV role when she joined the cast of The Hard Times of Rj Berger and starred as Jenny Swanson. The series ran for two seasons on MTV.

Amber has since moved on to work on The Price Is Right, where she has enjoyed a lengthy career as a TV game show model.

She recently shared a surprising revelation about her The Price Is Right career.

Amber shares her The Price Is Right career revelation

Along with her modeling and TV gigs, Amber has a significant following on social media,...

In the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again series, Marvel Studios has the perfect opportunity to address one Defenders Saga mystery that I never thought would be mentioned in the MCU after Daredevil's cancelation. In early 2024, Marvel confirmed that the Defenders Saga, which originally comprised six Marvel Television shows released on Netflix between 2015 and 2019, is officially canon to the MCU. This made me very excited, as it meant that the new Daredevil: Born Again series could resolve some of Daredevil's most annoying loose ends.

Much of the original cast of Daredevil has already been confirmed to be returning in Marvel Studios' upcoming Daredevil: Born Again, including Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Wilson Bethel, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson and more. With the series expected to pick up a number of years after Daredevil season 3's finale, however, I'm very interested to see how these characters and stories have changed. Daredevil: Born Again...

Clint Eastwood is known for his Western films, but his World War II drama, Where Eagles Dare, was so popular that it inspired a hit heavy metal song. The Western star Eastwood has appeared in and directed many films in his almost seven-decade career. While some of Clint Eastwood's movies are underrated, many have been major box-office hits with pop-culture influences, reflecting his versatility and enduring appeal as a filmmaker.

Though Clint Eastwood's career-defining roles have undeniably impacted the Western genre, he's also influenced other aspects of media beyond cinema. Eastwood's 1968 war movie was the basis for a famous band's song 15 years later. Though it wasn't intended to inspire music, Where Eagles Dare became a classic heavy metal song, proving his work could go beyond film and resonate with both audiences and musicians.

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Clint Eastwood's Where Eagles Dare Directly Inspired A Song By Iron Maiden The 1983 Song Has The Same...

Marvel Studios embarked on a creative overhaul for Daredevil: Born Again, setting a new standard for future TV shows in the MCU. Actor Charlie Cox hints at the complexity of the changes made, emphasizing Marvel's commitment to improvement. The new direction aims to create TV shows accessible to all viewers, regardless of previous MCU knowledge, marking a new era.

Marvel Cinematic Universe star Charlie Cox reflects on the creative overhaul that occurred with Daredevil: Born Again. While it has become one of the most highly anticipated TV shows in the MCU timeline, the journey of the continuation of the acclaimed Netflix show hasn't been an easy one. Daredevil: Born Again was one of the bigger MCU projects to take the headlines in 2023 when it was revealed that Marvel Studios had let go of the original creative team in order to retool the series.

This weekend, Screen Rant's Joe Deckelmeier...

The Bachelorette season 21's Austin Ott didn't have enough time to build a connection with Jenn Tran, proving that the producers don't care about the contestants. Producer-created drama dominated Jenn's time and took away from her forming relationships with men such as Austin. Austin was pushed aside for other contestants due to the large number of men on Jenn's season.

The Bachelorette season 21 contestant Austin Ott said goodbye to Jenn Tran after not building much of a connection with her, and his self-elimination proves that the show doesn't care about its contestants. Austin, a 28-year-old sales executive from San Diego, California, had high hopes when he met Jenn, a 26-year-old physician assistant student originally from Hillsdale, New Jersey, but currently living in Boston, Massachusetts. However, he never received a one-on-one date from Jenn, and hardly got to spend any time with her.

Throughout The Bachelorette season 21, Austin tried his hardest to impress Jenn.

The logo of broadcast network Defy. (Courtesy image)

Free TV Networks, the broadcast-focused joint venture being spearheaded by industry veteran Jonathan Katz, has launched its latest multicast network Dare — although under a different, but familiar, name.

On Monday, Katz affirmed Dare will immediately rebrand to Defy after absorbing the reality-based content library from a similarly-named channel that was recently wound down by the E. W. Scripps Company. This week, Scripps replaced their version of Defy TV with a simulcast of streaming network Ion Plus.

“With an existing large and growing audience, the Defy network features distinctive, compelling, and, above all, entertaining programming that viewers truly can’t get enough of,” Katz said in a statement. “Defy offers value-conscious consumers a differentiated and world-class reality channel delivered for free, over-the-air, with addictive series proven to deliver for advertisers.”

Free TV Networks was launched as a joint venture between Gray Television, Lionsgate...

The logo for the multicast network Ion Plus.

Three years ago, the E. W. Scripps Company pulled its multicast network Ion Plus from broadcast TV as it worked to diversify its over-the-air multicast offerings.

Now, Scripps has decided the time is right for Ion Plus to make its triumphant return to over-the-air TV.

On Monday, Scripps will shut down its Defy TV network and replace it on Ion-owned stations and third-party affiliates with a simulcast of the Ion Plus Fast channel, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The relaunch of Ion Plus on broadcast TV will make it instantly available in more than 90 percent of American homes that previously received Defy TV. The channel will also continue to be available on Fast platforms like The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus and Freevee.

Defy TV launched three years ago, offering reality shows and knowledge-based programming that was geared toward young male viewers.

General Hospital spoilers and updates for the week of Monday, June 10-Friday, June 14 tease determined drunks, guilty confessions and scheming sociopaths.

Coming Up On General Hospital

Hamilton Finn’s (Michael Easton) determined to stay drunk, Molly Lansing-Davis (Kristen Vaganos) makes a guilty confession and is Heather Webber (Alley Mills) still a scheming sociopath?

General Hospital Spoilers: Determined Drunks

Finn is shown alone in his apartment determinedly drinking, as elsewhere, his brother Harrison Chase (Josh Swickard) is worried.

Chase says Finn is drinking on purpose and he doesn’t want us to know about it, as an equally worried Tracy Quartermaine (Jane Elliot) and Alexis Davis (Nancy Lee Grahn) are shown.

Finn’s family and two closest friends are flummoxed as to what to do although Tracy gives some wise counsel.

Tracy has known Finn for a very long time, she’s the one who brought him to Port Charles and...

General Hospital spoilers for the week of June 10, 2024 are here! Fans can expect Valentin Cassadine (James Patrick Stuart) to give Anna Devane (Finola Hughes) a proposition, which she accepts.

Carly Spencer’s (Laura Wright) optimism is crushed. Sasha Gilmore (Sofia Mattsson) issues a dare to Cody Bell (Josh Kelly).

Plus, Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) saves Elizabeth “Liz” Baldwin (Rebecca Herbst) from a drunk Hamilton Finn (Michael Easton). Keep reading to find out what is coming up in the ABC soap opera.

General Hospital Spoilers – Jason Morgan’s Rescue

Gh spoilers for the week of June 10 reveal that Finn turned to booze once again. Finn went to a bar and started opening up to a blonde woman.

When the woman caressed Finn’s leg, Danny Morgan (Asher Antonyzyn) and his buddies were watching. Danny went to tell Liz, who rushed to Finn’s place.

Liz busted Finn making out with the woman.

On Friday nights, IndieWire After Dark takes a feature-length beat to honor fringe cinema in the streaming age.

First, the spoiler-free pitch for one editor’s midnight movie pick — something weird and wonderful from any age of film that deserves our memorializing.

Then, the spoiler-filled aftermath as experienced by the unwitting editor attacked by this week’s recommendation.

The Pitch: Discovering the Power of a Dick… Ahead of Its Time

Non-monogamy became a common topic of conversation this spring as Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” made any mention of pro tennis the conversational equivalent of a three-way sex invite.

On dating apps, searches for “open relationships” continued to rise in popularity just as reality television embraced multi-partnered dynamics through shows like Peacock’s “Couple to Throuple.” Even in 2024, polyamory isn’t outright “mainstream” by any stretch of the imagination(s). But as far as contemporary relationships are concerned, the “three’s...

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV co-directors Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz have denied Marc Summers’ claim that he was “ambushed” into appearing on the Investigation Discovery docuseries.

“We are clear with each participant about the nature of our projects,” the helmers said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Friday.

Their response comes shortly after the former Double Dare host appeared on The Elvis Duran Show, where he alleged that the directors did not disclose the nature of the feature, which launched March 17 and 18 to big viewership, when asking him to appear.

“I got called by these folks saying they wanted to do a documentary on Nickelodeon and so I said sure,” he explained.

Summers said that, while being interviewed for what has become a hit docuseries, he made positive comments about his time on the network, but claimed the Quiet on Set directors “did...

Marc Summers is opening up about his experience on the set of the docu-series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.

The now 72-year-old served as host of the popular game show Double Dare on Nickelodeon from 1986 to 1993, and returned for the show’s reboot in 2018.

Marc has revealed that he was originally a part of the Quiet on Set docu-series, but he actually walked out the interview and refused to continue being a part of it.

Keep reading to find out what happened…

The host revealed in a new interview that he was asked to be a part of it, but he was not told what the docu-series was really about – talking about the toxic culture behind-the-scenes at the network.

“They asked me what I thought of Nick, and the first 10 to 12 seconds, from what I understand, in this documentary is me saying all these wonderful things.

Free TV Networks (Ftn), the new company with a portfolio of national, ad-supported over-the-air networks and Fast channels, is launching another national broadcast network called Dare that will feature unscripted series from A+E Networks.

The new network will include series such as American Pickers, Storage Wars, Pawn Stars, Alone, Swamp People, Counting Cars, and Ax Men, among others. Dare, which will debut in more than 80% of the U.S. on July 1, marks the third broadcast network for Ftn following the launches of The365 and Outlaw in January.

“We are thrilled to partner with A+E Networks and offer value-conscious consumers a differentiated and world-class reality channel delivered for free, over-the-air,” said Jonathan Katz, President & CEO, Free TV Networks. “All of Dare’s unscripted and popular programming has been proven to deliver a growing audience of scale for advertisers. With our first two networks already exceeding initial viewership and revenue expectations,...

The logo for the Dare Network. (Courtesy image)

Yet another free broadcast channel is launching with a scheduled filled with reality-based re-runs.

On Wednesday, Free TV Networks said it will debut a new network called Dare that will offer “value-conscious consumers” a new destination on broadcast TV to watch comfort food reality programming.

The channel will launch on July 1 with shows like “Ax Men,” “Counting Cars,” “American Pickers,” “Pawn Stars” and “Storage Wars” — shows from A+E Networks that have been available on similarly-themed digital broadcast networks over the past few years.

When it debuts, Free TV Networks says Dare will cover 80 percent of the country via over-the-air broadcast stations, though specific distribution agreements were not revealed in a press release sent to reporters on Wednesday.

“We are thrilled to partner with A+E Networks and offer value-conscious consumers a differentiated and world-class reality channel delivered for free, over-the-air,” Jonathan Katz,...

AMC Networks has released a sneak peek for Season 2 of “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,” this time subtitled “The Book of Carol.” Normal Reedus is reunited with “The Walking Dead” co-star Melissa McBride in the new season, which is set to premiere this summer on AMC and AMC+.

Reedus and McBride reprise their roles as Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier in the series. The official Season 2 description reveals that “they both confront old demons while she fights to find her friend and he struggles with his decision to stay in France, causing tension at the Nest.”

The rest of the cast includes Clémence Poésy, Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, Laika Blanc Francard, Anne Charrier, Romain Levi and Eriq Ebouaney. Showrunner David Zabel executive produces in addition to Scott M. Gimple, Reedus, McBride, Greg Nicotero, Angela Kang, Brian Bockrath, Daniel Percival, Jason Richman and Steve Squillante.

Watch the sneak peek below.

In other...

It’s been 20 years since Jeff Wadlow began his career in the entertainment industry, and he’s since created a name for himself as a highly reliable Swiss army knife. He can write, direct and produce across film and television, and he also has the added reputation of being an “idea guy.” When his career was at a crossroads in the early 2010s, he wrote his way out of it and sold spec scripts for what would become Kick-Ass 2 (2013) and Bloodshot (2020). And throughout the 2010s, whenever his next movie needed a bit of time to get off the ground, he’d put on his writer hat and join Carlton Cuse’s writers’ rooms for Bates Motel and The Strain.

The filmmaker is now back with his third Blumhouse horror film, Imaginary, which chronicles Pyper Braun’s Alice and the imaginary friendship she forms with her stepmother’s (DeWanda Wise) childhood teddy bear,...

A trailer has dropped for the forthcoming festival darling feature ‘Wild Fire’, writer/director Jennifer Cooney’s scintillating directorial debut.

The story centres around seven acquaintances who get radically honest about their lives one night around a fire after a party. Unknowingly, they all come to the gathering at a crossroads—one they each have been avoiding for their entire lives. After an unyielding game of Truth or Dare, the exemplary couple opens up about what they’re going through—that they’re not as perfect as they seem. This sets the stage for the rest of the group to open up about their lives, unspoken desires…and secrets. Each couple must choose a path the following morning back in their bedrooms. Will they integrate their newly exposed truths…or act as if nothing has changed?

Directed by Cooney, the cast includes Celeste Marcone, Madeleine Dee, Jillian Geurts, Siena D’Addario,...

Today (Monday January 29 2024), Peacock broadcasts an episode of “Days of Our Lives“.

We’ve got the scoop on everything you need to know about the upcoming episode, including if it’s new, the time, cast, how to watch and all the episode details!

Days of Our Lives Episode Summary

Marlena senses John’s troubles and turns to Steve for assistance, suggesting potential emotional or personal challenges. Theresa and Alex play Truth or Dare, adding a playful element to the episode. Everett’s confession to Stephanie could introduce personal revelations. With Roman by her side, Kate worries about Lucas’s safety, hinting at potential dangers.

Days of Our Lives Weekly Preview Is Today’s Episode New or a Repeat?

Today’s “Days of Our Lives” episode is new.

Days of Our Lives Cast Victor Kiriakis Played by John Aniston Eli Grant Played by Lamon Archey Allie Horton Played by Lindsay Arnold...

Night Swim turns a children's game into a terrifying experience, echoing a recent trend in horror movies. The movie builds tension effectively by utilizing a game of Marco Polo in a dark and unreliable pool. Other horror movies, such as Truth or Dare and Ready or Not, have successfully transformed innocent games into sinister and bloody experiences.

One of the most memorable scenes in Blumhouse's latest horror movie Night Swim continues a clever horror movie trend that has become increasingly popular in the genre over the last few years. The new movie stars Wyatt Russell and Kerry Condon, and follows a family that moves into a new house, seeking a fresh start, only to be plagued by an ancient evil that dwells in the backyard pool. Based off a 2014 short film of the same name, Night Swim carries a PG-13 rating mainly due to the scariness of some of its gruesome apparitions.

Dash & Lily's limited series format perfectly captures the charm and essence of a seasonal rom-com, making it Netflix's best holiday offering. The show's longer runtime allows for fun plot complications and well-rounded side characters, enhancing the overall romantic comedy experience. Dash & Lily is not only a stellar Christmas rom-com, but also proves that Netflix is capable of producing excellent limited series adaptations of YA novels.

Netflix's best Christmas rom-com isn't a feature film, but a limited series: Dash & Lily, a 2020 adaptation of a young adult novel. Based on Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, an entry in Rachel Cohn and David Levithan's beloved book series, the Netflix show last just one season, though that was a purposeful decision on the streamer's part. Like the source material, Joe Tracz's romantic comedy series centers on its titular characters, who are played by budding movie...

The Les Arcs Film Festival has unveiled the 13 upcoming features selected for its Work-in Progress showcase.

The selection includes respected French, New York-based artist and filmmaker Marie Losier’s bio-doc Peaches Goes Bananas about Canadian electronic musician Merrill Beth Nisker, aka Peaches.

Danish director Jeppe Rønde, who made waves with mass teen suicide drama Bridgend, is participating with second fiction feature Acts of Love, about a taboo sibling relationship within the confines of a religious community on Denmark’s west coast. (scroll down for full list).

Excerpts from the selected productions will be screened to industry professionals on December 17 as part of the festival’s Industry Village events, which also includes the Coproduction Village.

Both events are taking place within the framework of the festival’s 15th edition running from December 16 to 19 in the French Alps resort of Les Arcs.

The showcase received a record 181 project submissions this year, 38% of which are directed women.

The new sci-fi drama from the creators of Game of Thrones now has a premiere date: 3 Body Problem will launch on Netflix on March 21, 2024. The streamer also released a video with some new footage from the series, which is adapted from Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award-winning trilogy.

There’s also a new, more specific description of the anticipated show: “A young woman’s fateful decision in 1960s China reverberates across space and time into the present day. When the laws of nature inexplicably unravel before their eyes, a close-knit group of brilliant scientists join forces with an unflinching detective to confront the greatest threat in humanity’s history.”

In the below clip, Jack Rooney (John Bradley) and Jin Cheng (Jess Hong) explore a rather unique VR helmet.

For a longer look at the show, here’s the previous teaser trailer from June.

3 Body Problem is from Emmy-winning Thrones...

Mattel Films executive Robbie Brenner confirmed that the company's Magic 8 Ball movie is still moving forward after four years since the project was first announced.

Following the massive success of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, Brenner finally shared new details about Mattel Films’ other live-action projects, based on their popular toy collections. One of these movies is the film adaptation of the Magic 8 Ball, which is a classic novelty fortune-telling toy created by Albert C. Carter and Abe Bookman in 1946. Speaking with Variety, Brenner teased that the long-in-development Magic 8 Ball movie will "probably be a PG-13 thriller."

Related: Why the Barbie Movie Opted to Use Live-Action Instead of Animation

Mattel Films and Blumhouse Productions first announced the Magic 8 Ball movie back in June 2019, with True or Dare filmmaker Jeff Wadlow attached to co-write and direct the untitled film. Due to its lengthy development, it's currently unclear if Wadlow along with...

The first trailer is here for the Game of Thrones creators’ long-awaited follow-up series.

Netflix released the teaser trailer for 3 Body Problem from showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss along with Alexander Woo. The sci-fi epic is adapted from Liu Cixin’s Hugo Award-winning trilogy.

3 Body Problem is an ambitious tale about what happens when humanity discovers that we are not alone in the universe. The trailer was revealed at Netflix’s Tudum live fan event in Brazil on Saturday.

The sprawling cast also includes Jovan Adepo (Watchmen), Rosalind Chao (Better Things), Eiza González (Baby Driver), Jess Hong (Inked), Marlo Kelly (Dare Me), Jonathan Pryce (The Crown), Eve Ridley (Peppa Pig), Ben Schnetzer (Y: The Last Man), Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), Sea Shimooka (Pink Skies Ahead), Zine Tseng (series debut), Saamer Usmani (Succession) and Benedict Wong (Dr. Strange in the Multiverse...

Netflix unveiled its first look at the highly anticipated second season of “Heartstopper,” the swoon-worthy high school coming-of-age romance that tracks the budding relationship between Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and Nick Nelson (Kit Connor).

During the streamer’s Tudum fan event on June 17, “Heartstopper” co-stars Corinna Brown and Kizzy Edgell — who play the couple Tara and Darcy on the series — introduced the first scene of Season 2, which picks up the morning after the Season 1 finale. In that episode, Charlie and Nick officially became boyfriends, and Nick came out as bisexual to his mother, Sarah (Olivia Colman).

In the Season 2 clip, Charlie wakes up the next morning in a young love afterglow, to a text from Nick that simply reads “Hi ❤️” — which Charlie immediately declares to be a “good morning text.” From that moment, Charlie remains glued to his phone as he continually texts with Nick during his morning routine, to...

To even comment on the Dare, the provoca-pop project of 27-year-old private-school substitute teacher turned downtown NYC enfant celebre Harrison Patrick Smith, is to have lost the game. The Dare, which released its debut EP last week, feels like a musical pseudo-event, existing only for the purpose of feeding its perpetual-motion publicity machine. Listening to The Sex EP doesn’t do much to ease the feeling that the songs are only tangential to Smith’s nascent project’s overall point.

More than 12-ish minutes, The Sex EP rages through a...

The 50th Annual Annie Awards from Asifa-Hollywood, honoring honor overall excellence in animation as well as individual achievement, were handed out in a ceremony February 25 at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus.

“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” took home the Best Feature prize, as well as feature film awards for Best Character Animation, Best Direction, Best Music and Best Production Design. “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” was awarded Best Indie Feature, as well as Best Voice Acting for co-creator Jenny Slate and Best Writing — Feature.

In the TV categories, “Bob’s Burgers,” “Love Death + Robots,” and “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” all took home awards. See the full list of winners below.

Previously announced, The Winsor McCay Award, in recognition of lifetime or career contributions, was presented to three recipients: Pete Docter, animated feature writer-director and Pixar CEO; Evelyn Lambart (posthumously), early National Film Board of Canada collaborator,...

I love horror anthology movies ... at least in theory. I really love the idea of an anthology — a series of short films tied together in one neat package. But the truth is, there are more bad horror anthologies than good. Even the best of the best almost always have at least one segment worth skipping. The "V/H/S" franchise might be the worst offender — there are five films in the series so far, and I can count the number of good segments on one hand. The best of the best is, without question, Timo Tjahjanto and Gareth Evans' "Safe Haven" from "V/H/S/2," a brilliantly-conceived and genuinely scary story about a death cult. But nothing else in the series has ever come close to that tale.

In fact, I've found the series so miss-heavy that I kind of gave up on it. And then came "V/H/S/94," which ended up being my favorite in the entire franchise.

Janel Moloney joins Law & Order: Organized Crime in Season 3. Pic credit: NBC

Law & Order: Organized Crime is adding a familiar TV face for Season 3.

Janel Moloney, best known for her role as Donna Moss on The West Wing, will be playing a detective in a recurring role in Season 3.

The actress, who has also guest-starred in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, shared a photo of herself on set in her as-yet-unnamed role.

The actress has a long list of TV credits that includes a guest-starring role in another Dick Wolf Entertainment series.

Moloney is the latest edition for Season 3, which is undergoing a shift from the sudden departure of Bryan Goluboff as showrunner last week.

The addition of a TV veteran like Moloney looks ready to spark Law & Order: Organized Crime in Season 3 and give Stabler another tough lady to play off of.

Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors.

The Filmmaker’s Podcast #291: Getting your movie greenlit by a studio with...

‘American Horror Stories’ offers its unique take on a classic trope, but thin characters and predictable plotting result in a shattered episode.

“You light a candle in a room and then you say her name three times…”

There’s a natural shorthand that exists with creepy characters like Bloody Mary that have become omnipresent in pop culture. Not only are most American Horror Story audiences aware of Bloody Mary’s urban legend, but there’s been a demand to see her worked into the series for some time now. The twisted “monkey’s paw” logic that accompanies Bloody Mary and similar specters is ripe material for the horror genre to explore and low-rent Blumhouse material like Wish Upon or Truth or Dare (or Shudder’s Kandisha) do exactly that. American Horror Stories finally finds a suitable story to explore this staple, but “Bloody Mary” is arguably the weakest application of this premise.

Netflix is hosting a Game of Thrones reunion: John Bradley and Liam Cunningham have joined the cast of The Three-Body Problem, from GoT showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, our sister site Variety reports.

The upcoming series, based on the iconic sci-fi book trilogy by Liu Cixin, will tell “the story of humanity’s first contact with an alien civilization,” per the official description. Benioff and Weiss co-created the series and will serve as co-showrunners and executive producers.

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If we have learned anything from movies of recent years, it is that moving into one’s dream house will surely lead to terror and death. That improbable yet familiar arc is traced again in “Intrusion,” wherein the domesticity under threat belongs to a wide-eyed Freida Pinto. Director Adam Salky and writer Christopher Sparling’s thriller will provide uninspired if serviceable fodder for subscribers when it launches on that platform Sept. 22.

The Parsons have just moved from Boston into a luxe, secluded New Mexico home that Henry (Logan Marshall-Green) designed, in part to provide him and Meera (Pinto) a fresh start after her difficult recovery from breast cancer. After dining out one night, they return to discover the place has been ransacked, though the intruders took nothing apart from a laptop and two cellphones. An alarm system is hastily installed — yet there’s another break-in, this one while the couple are asleep in bed.

The nominations are out for the 21st annual Golden Trailer Awards, which celebrate the pros who created the trailers and film marketing for new movies from the past two years. Check out the full list below.

The honors cover content created between April 2019 and April 2021 from studios, independent films and foreign films. Winners will be announced during a hybrid ceremony July 22 at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville, Tn. Winners in 16 categories will be honored during a livestream that starts at 7 p.m. Pt.

“We’re absolutely amazed at the talent we’ve seen over the past couple years,” said Evelyn Brady-Watters, who co-founded the GTAs with her sister, Monica Brady. “Especially with the turbulent times we’ve had, we’re honored to celebrate the incredible and entertaining work of our industry professionals, whose craft shines through and entertains us through good times and bad.”

Here are the nominees...

Hey, Bachelor Nation fans. We are back in action with another spoiler scoop session for your favorite show The Bachelorette 2021 edition with headliner Katie Thurston. In this article, we're going to be talking about the next, new episode 4, which is due out this Monday night, June 28, 2021. We were able to gather up a couple of new, official teaser descriptions from ABC's official episode 4 press release. So, we will definitely go over those and break them down for you right now. Let's do it. The first spoiler scoop reveals that another group date will happen. During it, Katie and the guys will play a game of Truth or Dare. It'll be fun at first, but things will get quite serious when the guys start thinking about revealing what ABC is describing as a slimy secret to Katie!

AT&T TV has become the official overall brand partner for The Crib Around the Corner (Tcatc), TikTok’s first all-Black creator house. The company–a division of AT&T that comprises its streaming TV offerings in the U.S.–will sponsor Tcatc’s five creators until Aug. 31, 2021. Tcatc launched last month, and includes TikTokers Dare Ajibare (one million followers), […]

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“We’re friends, yeah?” Sydney Zaruba asks Gary King in this exclusive sneak peek at tonight’s episode of Below Deck Sailing Yacht (airing at 9/8c on Bravo). After their one-night stand in last week’s episode, it’s safe to say these seaside teammates no longer share a strictly professional relationship.

In the preview, Gary tries to go to bed but Sydney continues flirting and climbs into his bunker. Though Gary deflects (“You think this is gonna become a f–king sex cabin?” he jokes) and says he’s trying to get Sydney to leave, he ends up climbing into bed with her.

The late-summer reactivation of the film festival circuit presented fest directors and programmers with an array of challenges, both expansive and re­­strictive. On the one hand, they’ve had a bounty of withheld titles to choose from; on the other, the industry stasis of the past six months has put any number of previously expected projects indefinitely out of reach.

2020’s London Film Festival, in particular, has felt the domino effect of the year’s other cancelled and compromised events.

A predominantly public-oriented affair, the Lff has always placed less stress on major world premieres — though organizers often manage to secure a heavyweight or two — than on cherry-picking the best the year’s other festivals had to offer, and bringing those highlights to British audiences for the first time. What happens to a festival of festivals, then, when the fests haven’t come through?

As this year’s Lff lineup (running Oct.

Freida Pinto and Logan Marshall-Green are set to star in a new Netflix thriller titled “Intrusion,” because there’s at least someone who is still announcing and releasing movies these days.

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The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop, announcing that Netflix will release “Intrusion” from a script by Chris Sparling who wrote the thriller “Buried” and the upcoming disaster movie “Greenland.” Adam Salky will direct the film, after previously directing dramas like “I Smile Back” and “Dare.” Sparling will produce the film along with Kyle Benn via Creator Media Entertainment, Josh Weinstock for Sea Smoke Entertainment, Alexandra Milchan for Emjag Productions, Matthew Myers for Outlaw Productions and Russell Hollander.

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The fall film festival season, one unlike any other, continues on as BFI London Film Festival have announced the full lineup for their 68th edition. Featuring both virtually and physical screenings, the festival takes place between October 7-18. The physical screenings will occur at BFI Southbank and cinemas across the UK while all virtual screenings are geo-blocked to the UK, though Festival talks and Lff Expanded are available to experience for free from anywhere in the world. The lineup features Pixar’s latest animation Soul, as well as new films by Tsai Ming-liang, Francis Lee, Chloé Zhao, Steve McQueen, Garrett Bradley, Christian Petzold, Chaitanya Tamhane, Miranda July, and more.

“This has been such a period of uncertainty and change across the industry and when we embarked on a radical new plans for our 2020 edition, we stepped into unknown territory,” said Tricia Tuttle, BFI London Film Festival Director. “But we’ve...

This year’s BFI London Film Festival, taking place as a hybrid of online and physical activities due to ongoing pandemic disruption, has unveiled a program of 58 titles.

A selection of screenings will take place at cinemas and others will take place in a virtual form for audiences across the UK. The films come from 40 countries. All screenings are geo-blocked to the UK, though festival talks will be available to experience for free around the world.

As previously announced, Steve McQueen’s Mangrove will open this year’s fest and Francis Lee’s Ammonite will close.

Titles include Pixar’s new movie Soul, which would’ve been at Cannes, Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, which is set to premiere in Venice, Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round, which was part of this year’s Cannes Label, Miranda July’s Kajillionaire, which debuted at Sundance, Bassam Tariq’s Mogul Mowgli, which was at Berlinale,...

Pixar’s ‘Soul’ and Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ are two of four cinema-only titles.

The BFI London Film Festival has unveiled the full programme for its 2020 physical-virtual hybrid edition, with 58 features playing to audiences across the UK from October 7-18.

Pixar’s Soul and Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland starring Frances McDormand join Steve McQueen’s festival opener Mangrove and Francis Lee’s closer Ammonite as the four cinema-only titles, playing at select venues across the country.

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A further 10 titles will play both in cinemas and via the festival’s online platform. These...

Adult Swim’s “Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal,” FX’s “Archer” and NBC’s “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” are among this year’s first batch of Emmy victors, as the Television Academy announced juried award winners on Tuesday.

The juried categories included nods for choreography, interactive programming and motion design, which will be handed out on Thursday, Sept. 17, during the fourth night of the 2020 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Juried categories don’t include nominations, but instead all entrants are screened by a panel of professionals in the appropriate peer group. Winners are determined by a one-step evaluation — which include an open-discussion deliveration of each entrant’s work — followed by a “thorough review of the merits of awarding the Emmy.”

Among this year’s juried Emmy award winners, choreographer Mandy Moore won outstanding choreography for scripted programming, for “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist.” It’s Moore’s third Emmy.

Animator Genndy Tartakovsky won his fourth Emmy,...

Blumhouse is a name that, most of the time, can be assured to provide you with a decent viewing experience. Assortments of their output have been released before, but on September 29th will come Blumhouse of Horrors, the largest collection to date consisting of ten of the biggest hits of their relatively extensive catalogue of productions.

So you know what you’re getting and in case you’re unfamiliar with any of them, here’s a brief rundown of what you can expect:

Get Out is Jordan Peele’s directorial debut following a young African-American man meeting the rich family of his white girlfriend, where things become increasingly sinister. Happy Death Day follows a sorority girl who becomes stuck in a time loop and must discover who keeps killing her if she wants to escape. The Purge is a home invasion movie set on the one night of the year...

TV academy voters are faced with a daunting task when they fill out their 2020 Emmy Awards nominations ballot, They have to consider 199 shows for Best Drama Series, which is 35 more than last year. At least they no longer have to winnow their choices down to just 10 favorites. As with last year, they are being told to “Vote for as many achievements in this category that you have seen and feel are worthy of a nomination.”

This year’s Emmys are guaranteed to have a new winner for Best Drama Series with reigning four-time champ “Game of Thrones” no longer on the air. Of its unlucky seven rivals last year, six of them –“Better Call Saul,” “Killing Eve,” “Ozark,” “Pose,” “Succession” and “This Is Us” — are back on the ballot. The seventh, “Bodyguard,” did not air any new episodes during the eligibility period from June 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020.

Remember, only eight of...

Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.

For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...

Netflix seems to have found its niche. In the films department, the streamer has invested heavily of late in prestige content from some of Hollywood’s most respected minds, resulting in awards-friendly (if not award-winning) output like Marriage Story, The Irishman and The Two Popes.

The TV department has different priorities. Bingeable true crime documentaries and soapy dramas fill the site’s television slate, driving clicks and social media conversation often with markedly less investment. Think Locke & Key, Riverdale, You.

Dare Me is the quintessential new addition to that latter group. A ten-part series which first aired in the States on the USA Network late last year, joining Netflix internationally March 20, the show is a claustrophobic and occasionally bloody look at the always-competitive dynamic of high school teens. Cutthroat is the key word. Spoken in ominous voiceover, the show’s first line – “There’s something dangerous about the boredom of...