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Chicago Fire has hired its latest replacement for departing paramedic Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer). Jocelyn Hudon will join as a new paramedic in a recurring role with the potential to become a series regular in season 13. Hudon is known for her roles in Hallmark movies and other television titles, including The Strain.

Chicago Fire's newest Sylvie Brett replacement has joined the cast. The show, which is the flagship program of the NBC network's interlinked One Chicago franchise, follows the employees of the fictional Firehouse 51 in the Chicago Fire Department. One of the firehouse's key personnel was paramedic Sylvie Brett (Kara Killmer), who has been part of the show since she joined the team at Ambulance 61 in season 3. However, Killmer left the show midway through the ongoing season 12 after playing the role for 199 episodes, which led to Brett's in-universe wedding and departure from the team.

Per Deadline, the show is adding...

The Simpsons fans have often talked about storylines that haven't aged poorly, or episodes that are specifically reflective of a particular time and place. With the series on for so many years, it's not uncommon to see the same idea more than once, or one that wouldn't work as well today. But one concept that was shelved during the show's Golden Age was dusted off almost two decades later -- and turned out better as a result.

The idea of Homer Simpson becoming a hairdresser was first suggested as a B-plot for a Season 4 episode of The Simpsons. Although it was cut back then, the idea was revisited by a different team for Season 22's "Homer Scissorhands." Resurrecting a seemingly unusable subplot and being able to turn it into the main plot of another episode, especially after the passage of time and staff turnover, speaks to how enduring the creativity of The Simpsons is.

Before there was the no-budget Best Buy scam (scoring equipment by cycling through 30-day return policies) there was the Crazy Eddy scam — same deal, except that instead of the corporate anonymity of Best Buy’s Death Star big box there was a scrappy local circuit embodied by a screaming man feigning mental illness on late-night television. (“These prices are insane!!!!”) And before there was Eater, Grub Street and Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown there was Eat to Win, a kind of punk foodie travelogue in which friends David Shapiro and Leeds Atkinson tooled around New York City with their Crazy Eddie […]...

Before there was the no-budget Best Buy scam (scoring equipment by cycling through 30-day return policies) there was the Crazy Eddy scam — same deal, except that instead of the corporate anonymity of Best Buy’s Death Star big box there was a scrappy local circuit embodied by a screaming man feigning mental illness on late-night television. (“These prices are insane!!!!”) And before there was Eater, Grub Street and Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown there was Eat to Win, a kind of punk foodie travelogue in which friends David Shapiro and Leeds Atkinson tooled around New York City with their Crazy Eddie […]...

Stars: Meggie Maddock, Jeff Maez, Ali Francis, Dakota Pike, Jeremy Make, Christine Olyer, Stacy Pederson, Nate Bakke, Maru Garcia, Olivia Hendrick, Aaron Lenius | Written and Directed by Jimmy Weber

The horrors of Hollywood strike again. After last years hit Frightfest flick Starry Eyes, which took a very supernatural look at the price of fame; comes 2014′s other L.A. set terror tale, Eat; a more visceral look at the perils of fame and the price people pay in the pursuit of it. Two films which could not be more stylistically opposite yet themetically identical…

Novella McClure is like a lot of struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she’s in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn t landed a role in three years. To top it all off, she’s developed a disturbing self-harm habit for coping with stress – she bites herself and eats her own flesh.

Tagline: "The Story of a Girl Who Finds Herself - And Then Eats Herself." Eat is a film from Pretty People Pictures. This horror title was recently released through video-on-demand, via Google Play, Amazon and others. In the film, an aspiring actress develops a strange eating disorder, which leaves her in pieces. Eat, from director Jimmy Weber, creates a disturbing tone as the character Novella (Meggie Maddock) gnaws through her own body. She even goes back for seconds and thirds. As well, a trailer for the film was released late last year, but some indie horror fans might have missed it; the clip is hosted below. For more on the story, Novella is facing a stark reality. She is nearing her 30s, in Los Angeles as an acting hopeful. Not likely to act ever again, Novella's desperation turns into anxiety and then into a hunger for human flesh - her own!

The Orchard has acquired the North American rights to Eat, which tells the story of “an aspiring actress with a new kind of eating disorder: one that has her chewing on her own flesh as her life crumbles around her.”

The film is scheduled for release November 18th on digital stores including Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Vudu nand Xbox Movies.

Jimmy Weber wrote and directed the pic, which played at Sitges Film Festival last month.

Meggie Maddock, Ali Frances, Jeremy Make, and Dakota Pike star in this grisly effort which marks the latest release under The Orchard's partnership with ShockTillYouDrop.com

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Cannibalism has made quite the comeback on the horror scene, and every time we turn around, we end up privy to another blood feast. Yet, the upcoming indie flick Eat, which is on its way to Cannes, has put a deliciously evil twist on it! Read on for the trailer and more.

Jimmy Weber directs the film, which stars Meggie Maddock and Dakota Pike. BoulderLight Pictures (Contracted) is handling worldwide sales.

Synopsis

Novella McClure is an aspiring but aging actress staring desperation in the face. Her anxiety turns into an extreme eating disorder, causing her to bite, chew, and swallow her own flesh. As her personal life begins to deteriorate around her and new struggles arise, she must overcome this fatal dysfunction - before it’s too late.

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Producer J.D. Lifshitz is back with another film, this time with writer/director Jimmy Weber (who directed the acclaimed Fantastic Fest short Incubator), entitled Eat, and we have your first look and more!

Meggie Maddock and Dakota Pike star. The film is expected to screen during the year's Cannes Market. BoulderLight Pictures (Contracted) is handling worldwide sales.

Synopsis

Novella McClure is an aspiring but aging actress staring desperation in the face. Her anxiety turns into an extreme eating disorder, causing her to bite, chew, and swallow her own flesh. As her personal life begins to deteriorate around her and new struggles arise, she must overcome this fatal dysfunction - before it’s too late.

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