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It's the end of the week for composers Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinell. It's a Friday when we speak, but their work is far from over. The composing duo rarely ever stop, and they wouldn't have it any other way. They're the musical duo behind NBC's new series "The Thing About Pam," Amazon's "The Romanoffs," and maybe one of the most listened-to scores of the last few years, Netflix's "The Witcher." They've also scored films that some genre fans will recognize: "Darling," "Like Me," and "M.F.A."

Belousova and Ostinell got range. 

They were also accomplished musicians long before composing for...

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Australia has five nominees across four categories for this year’s Rose d’Or Awards, which will be presented in a virtual ceremony at the end of this month.

Two are from the Northern Pictures’ slate, with Strong Female Lead set to vye for the Documentary award, while Love on the Spectrum got a nod in Best Reality and Factual Entertainment, where it will be up against the ABC’s You Can’t Ask That.

Elsewhere, In Films’ documentary Firestarter – The Story of Bangarra is nominated in the Arts category, and the ABC’s Australia Talks is part of the field for Studio Entertainment award.

The prestigious awards have previously been a happy hunting ground for Australian titles, with Epic Films’ First Day and Ludo Studios’ Content triumphing at last year’s ceremony.

This year marks their 60th anniversary, having been created to recognise achievement in entertainment broadcasting and programming.

Fresh faces lead the cast of the ABC and Fremantle Australia’s children’s comedy-drama The Pm’s Daughter, now shooting in Canberra.

Cassandra Helmot will play Cat Parkes Pérez, a young activist whose relatively normal teen life is thrown into disarray when political turmoil strikes and her mother (Claire Fearon) is unexpectedly thrust into the role of Prime Minister.

Major disruptions begin to occur at Canberra landmarks – all seemingly designed to directly sabotage the Pm. Cat and her new friends, Sadie (Natalie English) and Ollie, set out to track down and unmask a rogue faction within a youth action group called Action Uprising. The clues will take them across every inch of the capital and lead them to investigate even their own schoolmates.

Nya Cofie (The Unlisted) and Amelie James-Power also star as Cat’s classmates Miro and Georgina, joining an adult cast of Anthony Brandon Wong (The Family Law...

Brandy Clark has recruited Lindsey Buckingham for an updated take on the country singer’s “The Past Is the Past,” off the upcoming deluxe edition of her 2020 LP Your Life Is a Record.

Buckingham both produces and plays guitar on the new version of the track. “A few years ago, Lindsey heard a demo of ‘Past Is the Past’ and said he wanted to cut it, which felt like such an immense honor. But when I heard he wanted to produce a version of Me singing it, I was Floored,...

Epix has given a six-episode series order to Bridge and Tunnel, a half-hour dramedy written, directed and produced by Edward Burns. It is slated for a Jan. 24, 2021 premiere.

The project, previously titled Gibson Station, was part of Epix’s 2020 development slate unveiled in January.

Set in 1980, Bridge and Tunnel revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town. Production is currently underway in New York.

The series’ ensemble cast includes Sam Vartholomeos (Star Trek: Discovery), Caitlin Stasey, Gigi Zumbado, JanLuis Castellanos, Brian Muller and Isabella Farrell (The Good Fight).

In addition to Burns, the series is also executive produced by his producing partner Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas. This is the second series from Epix Productions.

Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Van Ditthavong’s feature directorial debut All Roads To Pearla (formerly known as Sleeping In Plastic), which had its world premiere at the 2019 Austin Film Festival. The crime thriller stars Alex MacNicoll, Addison Timlin, Corin Nemec (Marriage Of Lies), Nick Chinlund (Training Day) and Dash Mihok. The film is produced by Derek D. Brown, Red Sanders of Red Entertainment and Van Ditthavong of goPOP Films. It will be released in select theaters and available on demand September 25. All Roads To Pearla is a dark coming-of-age tale set in a small Texas town about a high school wrestler who gets entangled with a...

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Ludo Studio’s Bluey has won the International Emmy Kids Award for best preschool program, Ludo’s third Emmy.

“We’re so proud of (creator) Joe Brumm and the whole gang of beautiful artists at Ludo,” said Ludo Studio’s Daley Pearson.

“They’ve created a beautiful show celebrating one of the most important things: imagination and game play. Bluey’s created a special connection to people around the world and it’s a real privilege to be creating the show under one roof in Brisbane with our friends.

“It’s also been a secret dream of ours to create a bit of an industry in Brisbane that competes with the world. We’ve spent the last few years laying the first bricks down with Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, the ABC and BBC Studios and we’re excited to see what’s next together.”

The Queensland-based studio previously won International...

After a very successful festival run, Jenn Wexler's punk slasher The Ranger finds a home at Shudder. It has been officially announced that Shudder acquired the film, with plans for a North American and UK release in 2019. We've included the official press release below and you can learn more by checking out Patrick's festival review and my interview with co-stars Chloë Levine and Jeremy Holm.

New York, NY – Shudder, the leading subscription video on demand service for thriller, suspense and horror, announced today that they have acquired the North American, UK, Anz and Ga rights to acclaimed punk rock slasher The Ranger. The deal, which was negotiated following the film’s SXSW premiere, was done by Shudder’s Emily Gotto and 79th & Broadway Entertainment’s Andrew van den Houten, on behalf of the production companies Hood River Entertainment and Glass Eye Pix.

A wild, neon-colored romp in the...

What is it about the Punk movement you like so much? It informs so much of The Ranger…

I’m incredibly drawn to punk’s spirit of rebellion and its embracing of individuality. Growing up in the suburbs, there was so much pressure to fit in, to be seen as “normal,” and going to punk shows was thrilling for me because it helped me realize it was okay to want other things. I went to college in Philadelphia at the University of the Arts and studied screenwriting, where my classmate, Giaco, wrote a script that would eventually become The Ranger. I fell in love with the concept of a group of punks going up against this figure of authority, someone who deems them less than, because they don’t conform to what he values as worthy. I find personality types like this terrifying– ones that say you have to fit...

"Each year, millions visit our national parks. Not everyone gets to leave." Jenn Wexler's The Ranger has been creating some genre buzz on its festival circuit, and soon it could be coming to a city near you, as theatrical release dates for New York City and Los Angeles have now been revealed, along with a tense new clip.

The Ranger will be released theatrically at New York's IFC Center on August 17th, followed by a September 7th release at Los Angeles' Laemmle Music Hall. Below, we have additional details on the new slasher film from Glass Eye Pix and Hood River Entertainment, as well as a new clip:

"After a run-in with the cops at a punk show goes sideways, Chelsea and her pals flee the city in search of a place to lay low. Running to the security of Chelsea's old, abandoned family cabin in the woods,...

For nearly 40 years now, Larry Fessenden has been a cornerstone of the independent horror scene. He’s directed over 20 projects, produced around 70 shorts and features, and has even performed in almost 100 cinematic endeavors. One of the more recent films that Fessenden has been involved with is Robert Mockler’s Like Me, in which he co-stars alongside Addison Timlin and also serves as a producer.

Written and directed by Mockler (who makes his feature debut here), Like Me follows the social media-obsessed Kiya (Timlin), who sets out to film uncomfortable situations (robberies, kidnappings, you name it) in an effort to gain more fame and notoriety amongst the online community at large. But after she takes things too far, Kiya is faced with the ugly truth that the quest for internet fame can come with a hefty price tag attached.

Daily Dead recently had the chance to speak with Fessenden about Like Me,...

Whether she's playing a brassy Hollywood starlet in Californication, a young nun in crisis in Little Sister, or an artist hungry for connection in the new arthouse horror thriller Like Me, Addison Timlin is an actor who disappears seamlessly into her roles. From the thoughtful construction of the character's look to the finely tuned frequency of their energy, Timlin can be sneakily stealth as she moves from character to character. In Like Me, Timlin plays Kiya, a lonely, reckless artist who broadcasts her art-project-via-crime-spree on social media, starting with a self-filmed convenience store …...

After seeing Like Me on Dreadit yesterday and on Quiet Earth today, Like Me steps out of the ordinary. Developed by director Robert Mockler, the film involves a lonely, young woman. She documents her crime spree, via social media. Slightly reminiscent of Natural Born Killers (1994) on a smaller scale, the film involves: violence, chaos and recording it all for a live audience. The film's trailer was released late in December. New stills and a concept poster have also been released. Fans of the surreal should take a look at this intriguing film. The trailer shows Kiya (Addison Timlin) interacting with bizzare characters. A drifter tells her to stop filming. Not much later, the screen is full of strange, unconnected imagery. What happens next? Film fans will have to wait until the end of January. In late January, the film will show in select theatres, before moving to Video-on-demand in February.

As we head towards a new year, we still have plenty to celebrate in the horror and sci-fi genres in 2017, including a new trailer and release details for Like Me, which tops today's Horror Highlights. We also have details on Nitehawk Shorts Festival's streaming partnership with Sundance Now and Shudder, information on Screambox's "New Year, New Fear" titles, Hero Complex Gallery's Back to the Future screen prints, and a trailer for Cannibal Farm.

Like Me Trailer & Release Details: Kino Lorber will release Like Me in theaters on January 26th, followed by a VOD release in February. Written and directed by Robert Mockler, the film stars Addison Timlin, Ian Nelson, Larry Fessenden, and Jeremy Gardner. In case you missed it, read our own Heather Wixson's SXSW review of the film here.

Synopsis: "A reckless loner (Addison Timlin, Fallen, Little Sister) sets out on a crime spree that she broadcasts on social media.

Set for release next month, here’s a trailer and poster for writer/director Robert Mockler’s Like Me – his psychedelic horror-thriller feature debut, which stars stars Addison Timlin, Ian Nelson, Larry Fessenden and Jeremy Gardner.

A reckless loner (Addison Timlin) sets out on a crime spree that she broadcasts on social media. After releasing a video of herself robbing a convenience store, she amasses a huge following. While traveling along the coast, she encounters a drifter, an Internet troll, and a paint huffing outsider who are all pulled into her circle of chaos, junk food, and drugs. Robert Mockler’s visually arresting debut feature, produced by indie horror veteran Larry Fessenden, takes the viewer into a world of fabricated personalities and offers a thought-provoking portrait of isolation in our increasingly digital world.

Like Me is set for release in select Us cinemas and VOD on January 26th.

I've got an insane trailer here for you to check out for a movie called Like Me and it looks like it's going to be a psychedelic and twisted movie. The movie comes from writer and director Robert Mockler, and it tells the story of a young woman who sets out on a crime spree that she broadcasts on social media. The movie is a reflection of our times and it's loaded with some crazy, trippy visuals that are sure to enhance the experience of the story being told. Here's the synopsis:

A reckless loner (Addison Timlin) sets out on a crime spree that she broadcasts on social media. After releasing a video of herself robbing a convenience store, she amasses a huge following. While traveling along the coast, she encounters a drifter, an Internet troll, and a paint huffing outsider who are all pulled into her circle of chaos,...

"An edgy vision of millennial lunacy." Kino Lorber has debuted an official trailer for the indie psychedelic horror feature titled Like Me, the feature debut of director Robert Mockler. This film is a reflection of the times, telling a twisted coming-of-age story about a young woman who sets out on a crime spree that she broadcasts on social media. Starring Addison Timlin (from Little Sister, Fallen, Submission), along with Ian Nelson, Jeremy Gardner, and Larry Fessenden (who also produced it). This has some seriously trippy, neon visuals and Jodorowsky-esque set pieces that some will love, some will hate, but I'm definitely curious. The film "takes the viewer into a world of fabricated personalities and offers a thought-provoking portrait of isolation in our increasingly digital world." Worth a watch, just for the totally wild visuals alone. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Robert Mockler's Like Me, direct from YouTube:...

Viewer are being brought into a world of fabricated personalities as they watch a thought-provoking portrait of isolation in modern society’s increasingly digital world. The official trailer, poster and stills for the upcoming horror movie, ‘Like Me,’ will leave people pondering how much of the identities of the people they think they know online are […]

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Kino Lorber has debuted the exciting first trailer for the psychedelic horror thriller Like Me, in theaters January 26. An impressive first feature from Robert Mockler, Like Me stars Addison Timlin in a mesmerizing breakthrough performance. Indie horror maven Larry Fessenden co-stars and produces. The cast is rounded out by Ian Nelson, Larry Fessenden, and Jeremy Gardner.

A reckless loner (Addison Timlin) sets out on a crime spree that she broadcasts on social media. After releasing a video of herself robbing a convenience store, she amasses a huge following. While traveling along the coast, she encounters a drifter, an Internet troll, and a paint huffing outsider who are all pulled into her circle of chaos, junk food, and drugs. Robert Mockler's visually arresting debut feature takes the viewer into a world of fabricated personalities and offers a thought-provoking portrait of isolation in our increasingly digital world.

Addison began her career with the 2000/2001 National Tour of Annie.

Exclusive: Kino Lorber as acquired U.S. rights to Like Me, a psychedelic thriller written and directed by Robert Mockler that bowed at this year’s SXSW in the Narrative Feature competition. A January theatrical release is planned followed by a VOD release in March. Addison Timlin stars as Kiya, who posts a video of herself robbing a convenience store and amasses a huge social media following and goes on a crime spree propelled by social media broadcasts. In her quest for…...

Written by Andrew Cartmel, Ben Aaronovitch | Art by Lee Sullivan | Published by Titan Comics

Always a pleasure when a new issue of Rivers of London arrives, even more so when it is the start of a new story arc. You never quite know where this book will be going, so rich is the world the creators have made for us. I especially like the fact that the stories can be enjoyed entirely on their own merits for non-novel readers, but the stories are also placed in the book timeline for those that like that sort of thing. Like me.

Although a recap of the first issue of a new arc seems a tad strange, it’s probably needed as this isn’t a book where things happen in one issue and are never referenced again. Things happen and things matter in Peter Grant’s world. As we saw last issue,...

Taylor Swift's sixth studio album, Reputation, just might be her most personal one yet. In several of the songs, the "Look What You Made Me Do" singer seems to be calling out those who have wronged her, including Kanye and Kim Kardashian-West. "It was so nice being friends again / There I was, giving you a second chance / But then you stabbed my back while shaking my hand," she sings in "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things." If that isn't enough of a clue for fans to figure out who she is referring to, Taylor wrote a poem titled "Why She Disappeared," explaining how she felt after Kim leaked a phone call between her and Kanye in 2016. "When she lay there on the ground, / She dreamed of time machines and revenge," she writes. "When she finally rose, she rose slowly / Avoiding old haunts and sidestepping shiny pennies...

Taylor Swift's most candid work to date extends off the speakers and onto the page.

The Reputation singer penned two poems, published in the two accompanying magazines available for purchase with physical copies of her album on Friday, that more deeply explore some of the themes of the record -- from deteriorating trust in love life and friendships, to isolation, as well as the self-perceived "death" of her own reputation.

"When she crashed, her clothes disintegrated and blew away/ with the winds that took all of her fair-weather friends," the 27-year-old artist writes on "Why She Disappeared." "When she looked around, her skin was spattered with ink/ forming the words of a thousand voices/ Echoes she heard even in her sleep: 'Whatever you say, it is not right.'/ 'Whatever you do, it is not enough.'/ 'Your kindness is fake.'/ 'Your pain is manipulative.'"

Reputation Review: Taylor Swift Goes Bad, Boozy, and Boy-Crazy...

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, from press office to higher office? No immediate plans, the White House Press Secretary told Fox News Sunday today, but then added “never say never.” So there’s hope for both side of the political aisle there. In a mostly personal interview – she had an office desk at age 4 – the daughter of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee wouldn’t commit when host Dana Perino eventually asked the future-plans question. “Like me, you were student body…...

Jenny Mollen is still “keeping it real” two weeks after delivering son Lazlo.

On Monday evening, the actress and author revealed her cesarean section scar in a new Instagram post, giving her followers a closeup of the incision and praising her doctor for the work done on her body.

“I just met my new c-section scar for the first time this morning. Thank you Dr. Albert Sassoon for your artistry,” Mollen, 38, captioned the image.

“Because I wish somebody had shown me a pic like this 9 months ago, I’d like to insist this be your new business card,” she joked.

Marriage-hopefuls feel plenty of pressure to dream up an unforgettable proposal. But there is always one surefire way to make the big moment truly memorable: roping in your significant other’s favorite celebrity.

Lucky for all the ultra-romantic Romeos and Juliets out there, many stars are totally game for helping their fans create a super special moment.

Katy Perry

The “Swish Swish” singer made her Brooklyn Witness tour stop especially memorable for one pair of fans.

She invited the couple, Becky and Katy, onto the stage where a star was conveniently waiting for a wish to be made. “You said you had a wish.

Image Source: Getty / Steve Granitz Brandon Flynn might play the morally bankrupt Justin Foley on 13 Reasons Why, but in real life he seems like a total charmer. Unlike some of his costars on the Netflix hit, the 23-year-old actor is brand new to the Hollywood scene, but he's already been praised for his breakout performance. Before his career blows up with the show's second season, get to know Brandon a little bit better. RelatedDon't Worry, the 13 Reasons Why Cast Actually Really Loves Each Other Irl He's from Miami. For now, Brandon resides in NYC thanks to his work in theater productions, but he originally hails from Miami. He's a Hollywood newcomer. Before playing Justin, his only other onscreen role was as an intern in the short-lived CBS zombie comedy BrainDead. He appears in the seventh episode, "The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics.

Jamie Foxx is playing coy about his rumored romance with Katie Holmes!

Et caught up with the 49-year-old actor at the premiere of his new comedy series, White Famous, in Los Angeles on Wednesday, where we asked him to talk about those Pda-filled beach photos with the brunette beauty.

Et's Kevin Frazier began the interview by telling Foxx he set the internet on fire with "those pics," which you can see Here. But when asked what the story was behind them, Foxx hilariously replied, "White Famous, come see us. Me and Kevin Frazier playing table tennis."

Although Foxx remained tight-lipped about Holmes, he was an open book while discussing the all-new series, which premieres Oct. 15 at 10 p.m. Et/Pt on Showtime. In the show, Jay Pharoah plays Floyd Mooney, an up-and-coming comedian. The role is based on Foxx's early experiences as a black male, trying to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry while trying...

Holly Madison is not afraid to speak out about her years as a Playboy bunny.

“It was a constant struggle,” Madison told People of her seven years living at the Playboy Mansion with former boyfriend Hugh Hefner. “I was trying to sell this image of ‘Oh everything is so great here,’ but I was miserable inside.”

Former The Girls Next Door stars Kendra Wilkinson and Madison fell out years ago, but both have spoken out about their experiences. In 2015, Madison published a juicy tell-all memoir, Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny, which...

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Country Music Hall of Famer Don Williams has died after a short illness, his rep confirms to People. He was 78.

After beginning his career in Nashville in the late 1960s and signing a songwriting contact in the early 1970s, Williams made his chart debut with “The Shelter of Your Eyes” in 1973.

Over the course of his decades-long career, the so-called “Gentle Giant” of country music recorded hits like “Tulsa Time,” “Good Ole Boys Like Me” and “It Must Be Love.” Williams earned 17 No. 1 country hits throughout his career.

So sad to hear that "Gentle Giant" Don Williams has died! What...

The last time we caught up with composer Giona Ostinelli, he discussed his intriguing collaborations with Mickey Keating, and after the release of Carnage Park last summer, Ostinelli has kept busy creating unnerving music for Spike's The Mist TV series. Daily Dead had the pleasure of touching base with Giona once again for our latest Q&A to discuss conjuring creepy chords for the Stephen King adaptation.

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us again, Giona. How did you get involved as the composer for Spike’s new The Mist TV series?

Giona Ostinelli: Thank you for having me, it’s always a pleasure! Well, I was hiking and suddenly the sun disappeared under a thick layer of fog. I tried making a phone call but, of course, there was no phone reception whatsoever and so I decided to wait it out until the sun comes back again.

Lisa Edelstein is all about family life.

The Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce star got candid about her personal life and what it's like to help raise her husband’s children in a recent essay for Redbook magazine.

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“Is it so impossible to imagine loving a child you didn't give birth to?” the 51-year-old actress says. “Sure, raising human beings is hard even when you've had the opportunity for oxytocin to kick in for some chemical bonding. But as any adoptive parent will tell you, love comes anyway, even if you became a parent without having sex to get there or you became a parent by default. Like me.”

Edelstein married artist Robert Russell in May 2014, and became stepmom to his two sons. She writes that when she and Russell first became involved things weren’t so easy...

When Lisa Edelstein first started thinking about why stepparents have a negative connotation associated with them, she did what any post-millennium individual would do: turned to the internet.

“I tried to Google Why do stepmothers have such a bad rap? but by the time I typed ‘Why do stepm-,’ Google excitedly anticipated my needs, showing me Why do stepmothers hate stepchildren? Why? Why?” the Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce star writes in a new essay for Redbook.

“Is it so impossible to imagine loving a child you didn’t give birth to?” writes Edelstein, 50, who is stepmom to husband Robert Russell‘s two sons.

Jenny Mollen is showing some skin!

The pregnant comedic actress and author shared another nude photograph to her Instagram account Wednesday: a bathroom mirror selfie, showing off her growing belly.

“#32weeks #montauk,” she captioned the snap.

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Mollen, 38, has been open on social media about the ups and downs of her second pregnancy (she and husband Jason Biggs are expecting a...

Greg Louganis is a five-time Olympic medalist and world-renowned diver, but even through his unparalleled success in his sport he suffered through a personal pain.

“I needed to know I wasn’t a throw-away child,” Louganis — who is the subject of a new documentary streaming on the People/Entertainment Weekly Network and is featured in the current issue of People — says of being adopted and being filled with questions about his birth parents.

Louganis’s birth parents met in Hawaii, but his biological mother moved to San Diego while pregnant and Louganis entered the foster care system at birth. At 9 months,...

YouTube star Louise Pentland released her debut novel in the U.K. last Thursday, and it looks like the lifestyle vlogger has a best seller on her hands.

Wilde Like Me tells the story of heroine Robin Wilde, as well as her daughter, auntie, best friend, and the men in her life. Published by Zaffre, the book hit the top spot on the Sunday Times Bestsellers list, Pentland announced on Instagram. “This is one of the proudest weeks of my life and definitely something I look forward to boasting about at dinner parties!”

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On Tuesday night, “Downward Dog” bid farewell to TV. For now.

The short-lived ABC sitcom only got eight episodes on network television — still surprisingly more than you would expect for a show co-anchored by a dog pontificating on the true nature of “loyalty” or “boundaries.” But what makes the show’s disappearance from the airwaves so disheartening is that it had much more to offer to an audience beyond the bevy of dog owners who watched the show with their four-legged friends at their side.

It’s impossible to boil down this show to one simple takeaway, but “Downward Dog” did truly capture the worth of seeing the world through different eyes. Martin the dog became the conduit through which the audience reevaluated many of Nan’s (Allison Tolman) interpersonal relationships as well. But despite having an animal in the title, the lasting ways this show will resonate for fans...

In the mid 90s foreign players flocked to the English Premier League like Brits to sunny Benidorm. With them they brought style, skill, flair, character, and extravagant simulation; aka diving.

In the first Premier League season (1992/93) there were only 11 foreign players named in the starting line-ups for the first set of fixtures. Since then over 2,000 foreign players have graced the Premier League. So it’s no coincidence that the amount of simulation has increased as the years have gone on. I mean Jurgen Klinsmann would openly celebrate by showing the world he was a cheater when he scored a goal. It’s sadly now just become part of the beautiful game. You could even go as far as saying that the creators of Football Manager 2018 should put ‘diving ability’ as an attribute on player’s profiles.

I know that it’s not only foreign imports who try to con the referee with their acrobatics, of course some British players fall into that category too. But watching back matches from the 70s and 80s, such as the Chelsea vs Leeds Fa Cup final in 1970 and the Liverpool vs Everton matches in the 80s, its clear that diving wasn’t a problem within the game. In fact most challenges in those era’s would now warrant an 8 match ban. Back then the game was known as a contact sport, so when tackles flew in, players accepted that it was part of the game. Players gave as good as they got. It was as important to have a player in your team who didn’t mind getting stuck in, as much as a goal scorer. Maybe that’s part of the problem. As the years have rolled by football has slowly become a non-contact sport. So as soon as players feel contact, however little, they will go down. To the point that certain players go down when their not even touched. You can’t get more non contact than that.

So next season the Fa have decided to clamp down on diving once and for all. The good old Fa. If I know the Fa like I think I do, then I’m sure they’ll make this aspect of the game even more of a problem. Which in the end will just highlight the fact it’s impossible to stamp diving out of the game. The fact they said and I quote, ‘we are trying to prevent “Robert Snodgrass situations”’, proves my point. Do they understand that “a Robert Snodgrass situation” already has a term, it’s called ‘simulation’. Are we meant to use that term now? Are pundit’s supposed to say, “oh he’ s done a Robert Snodgrass.” The Fa are apparently “formulating a process” that they hope will reverse the trend of more simulation in the English game. Oh great. I can’t wait to see what mess they make of this.

I have to agree with Sam Allardyce, the idea of a retrospective ban is ‘utter rubbish’. He goes on to make a valid point about what happens if the referees make a wrong decision, and how are the Fa supposed to reverse those mistakes. It’s impossible to fix by just saying that they will be handing out a two game retrospective ban for those who try to cheat their way to a positive result. The problem is that 99% of football players will try to win at all costs, even if it involves trying to con the referee into making the wrong decision.

Jurgen Klinsmann played up to his reputation as a diver when celebrating a goal.

It happens at all levels, be it in the Premier League or on a Saturday playing for Chalfont St Peter against Uxbridge in the Evo-stik League Southern Division One Central. Let’s take Victor Moses in the Fa Cup final. If the referee had been tricked into thinking he had been fouled, and Chelsea went on to score the penalty to win the game, do you think Antonio Conte would have cared if his player had cheated his way to victory? I mean I’m glad the referee wasn’t conned by Moses’ attempts to win a penalty as I don’t think it’s right. But that’s not to say I don’t think it’s wrong to try and attempt to do it. He was sent off, and that was the price he had to pay to attempt to win his team a penalty.

Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino described Dele Alli as “a little bit naughty” after winning a penalty against Swansea. But he doesn’t care. His team won, and the three points are all that matters. I guarantee managers prefer 3 points in whatever manner. The prospect of losing a player for two games with this new banning system out weighs playing fairly, and drawing the game.

The retrospective ban will not stamp out diving in football. There’s too much at stake during those 90 minutes. You’re telling me you wouldn’t want your player to dive to win a penalty if it meant you would win the league, or finish in the top four, or even avoid relegation? Some of these dives would make the club tens of millions of pounds. And I’ll tell you something that you probably already know, but if a player had the opportunity to go down to win a penalty and decided not to as it was deemed as simulation, the manager and players would definitely voice their opinion on the matter after the game. They would not be giving that player a pat on the back, and saying well done for playing fairly. I’ve been in changing rooms after football matches where managers have lost it at players who chose to stay on their feet, when actually they could have gone down and won a penalty. Players are somewhat told to cheat, in order to win the game at all costs.

But here’s the main problem with the new retrospective diving bans . ‘Only incidents that result in a player winning a penalty or lead to an opponent being sent off – through either a direct red card or two yellow cards – will be punished.’ Are you kidding me? So unless the dive results in a penalty or a red card, there will be no retrospective action? So let me throw out a couple of scenarios that mean it’s deemed acceptable to cheat and get away with it.

1. A player dives just outside the box, the referee deems it to be a foul and awards a free kick in the 92nd minute. That teams set piece taker then executes a perfect free kick and scores. The team then win the game from the resulting free kick they won through cheating.

The Fa will not be handing out a retrospective ban.

2. A player dives, the referee deems it to be a foul, and books the opposing defender. In the second half the player on a booking has to make an important tackle that he times wrong, and is shown another yellow card resulting in the team having to play with ten men.

The Fa will not be handing out a retrospective ban for the player who dived for the first yellow card incident.

Already its a mess! Sadly there is only one way to try and stop simulation. It seems Allardyce must have read my last article. I know he’s a big fan. He says, “bring technology in, let us look at it on the day and then bring a sin bin in so we can put him in that for 10 minutes and then put him back on.” He’s right. The retrospective ban will be confusing and hard to implement, as the smallest touch can prove they haven’t dived but it still wasn’t enough contact to go down. It’s impossible to call most simulation attempts 100% correctly. The only retrospective bans they can give is if there is no contact at all, but that is still tough to clamp down on because of the speed of the game. If a player believes a challenge is coming they may try to prevent the foul and possible injury by jumping out of the tackle. In the act of avoiding the tackle they may lose their balance, but it doesn’t mean they have attempted to dive. It’s clear when a player dives, and referees are there to spot these moments.

Victor Moses was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for diving in the 2017 Fa Cup Final.

Ultimately bringing in retrospective banning won’t mean it will stamp diving out of the game. Because this new law won’t actually effect the game in real time. A team that loses because of an opposing player diving don’t care if that player is then banned for the next two games as it doesn’t change the most important thing. The result. And what if that team are then playing their rivals in the next game and are unable to play there best player? That means the team who lost the game through an opposing player diving gets punished again. Not only that. If a player gets sent off due to an opposing player diving, that team still has to play a Premier League game with ten men for a period of the match. They are then punished for an opposing player cheating. After the final whistle is blown that team won’t care about retrospective action. The game has finished and the result stands.

The retrospective ban will not work fairly, and that’s the whole point of trying to solve diving within the game. Like me and Big Sam said, the only way is to find a solution is by using video technology during the actual game. That would definitely make players think twice about attempting to fool the referee into making a wrong decision. The idea of a sin bin could also work, like in Rugby. If a player is shown to have dived without any contact, the referee would place that player into a 10 minute sin bin. Players and fans will soon become fed up of playing with 10 men for long periods of the game. Chelsea fans quickly grew tired of Didier Drogba‘s embarrassing attempts to throw himself to the ground, and began to boo him when he kept trying to win cheap free kicks through simulation. It wasn’t long that he realised his own fans were against him. Of course he still went down far too easily at some points but at least the fans tried their best to change his ways. Maybe it’s up to certain players own fans to make them aware of their unacceptable antics.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche believes diving will be eradicated in six months if the bans are introduced, but I really can’t see that happening. It’s like how the Fa tried to cut out the verbal abuse referees receive from players, and look how that turned out. But what I can’t seem to get my head around is why haven’t the Fa been giving retrospective bans in the first place. I thought retrospective bans were given when referees had missed something off the ball, or had got something wrong. Then they would look back at the incident and decisions were corrected. So players diving surely falls under that category. They’ve been doing it for off the ball incidents so why have they not tried to implement this sooner. At the end of the day diving is cheating. so why let it go on for so long?

I do believe players should be punished for diving and trying to influence the result through cheating, but unfortunately it won’t stop players attempting it. Without doubt, clubs would take 3 points over a two game ban all day long. Isn’t that the reason why top Premier League clubs have such big expensive squads?...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is set to be released this Friday in the U.S., and is expected to make some massive box office numbers by the end of its run. I was lucky enough to have seen the movie already and had the chance to share my thoughts on the movie with you fans earlier in the week.

Related: Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 Review: A Solid Sequel With Some Mild Character Quibbles

I was therefore very interested to see comments Dave Bautista made during an Interview with Cbr. Bautista was referencing his thoughts on his own character Drax when initially reading the script.

Bautista said:

“I was excited about the script, but when I first read the script, I wasn’t crazy about my part. It went a different direction than what I thought they were going to go with Drax. That’s just because...

The horrors of our contemporary society are plentiful and genre films have always excelled at probing our cultural fears and discomforts. In Robert Mockler’s debut film, the paradox of the digital media age, which allows us to connect with everyone without ever having to meet another person in the flesh, is placed on the chopping block. Like Me is off to a winning start, with an opening that ably establishes a prankster’s joy in humiliating others in the pursuit of likes and shares, before juxtaposing this setup with an avalanche of seemingly nonsensical images that risks alienating viewers from the get-go. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, and Mockler’s striking aesthetic flair is meant to be disorienting as it comments on 21st-century modes of discourse but early...

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Psychopaths, the latest film from writer/director Mickey Keating, recently enjoyed its world premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. Daily Dead had the chance to speak with Keating and Psychopaths co-stars Ashley Bell and Larry Fessenden, and the trio discussed reteaming for their latest collaboration (both Bell and Fessenden were in Keating’s previous genre effort, Carnage Park) and what fans can expect from Keating’s latest slice of horror-fueled fun.

For those who may miss out on Psychopaths during Tribeca, the film heads to The Overlook Film Festival later this week.

Great to speak with you today, guys, and I can’t wait to see the movie. So, Mickey, can you discuss what inspired you this time around? From what I've seen from the clips and different publicity materials, this feels like a complete 180 from Carnage Park and your other previous projects.

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In today's Horror Highlights, we have an update and a video for Clive Barker Presents: Reel Fear Horror Contest, as well as Ghost Brothers clips, The Ranger casting details, info on the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, and a new zombie-themed song on Coolzey and Soce the Elemental Wizard's new Ep, Coolsay Too.

Clive Barker Presents: Reel Fear Horror Contest: "Are you more of a slasher fan, or would you prefer a paranormal thriller? Do you like blood and guts, or do the twists and turns of psychological horror keep you on the edge of the seat? Well, now’s the chance for you and genre fans everywhere to greenlight your next favorite horror flick.

Public voting for the “Clive Barker Presents: Reel Fear Horror Contest” from Project Greenlight Digital Studios and Shudder officially opens today!

Filmmakers have submitted one-to-three minute pitches for their original horror film concepts on projectgreenlight.

My jealousy nearly deprived me of Girls.

You see, Lena Dunham went to the same college I did, albeit several decades later. And here she was, a successful filmmaker with a series on HBO. That should have been me! She was being hailed as a feminist hero. I should have been the feminist hero. How dare she take successes that should have been mine, just because she actually did the work and put it out there!

Lucky for me, the backlash against her started almost immediately. She didn’t deserve her success, said critics, because her parents were famous and that gave her an unfair advantage. I felt quite comfortable ignoring the show. In fact, I felt cool, because only lame people follow crowds.

Real mature on my part.

My moment of truth came during the opening number of the 2012 Emmy Awards, which featured a peek into the ladies’ room.

My jealousy nearly deprived me of Girls.

You see, Lena Dunham went to the same college I did, albeit several decades later. And here she was, a successful filmmaker with a series on HBO. That should have been me! She was being hailed as a feminist hero. I should have been the feminist hero. How dare she take successes that should have been mine, just because she actually did the work and put it out there!

Lucky for me, the backlash against her started almost immediately. She didn’t deserve her success, said critics, because her parents were famous and that gave her an unfair advantage. I felt quite comfortable ignoring the show. In fact, I felt cool, because only lame people follow crowds.

Real mature on my part.

My moment of truth came during the opening number of the 2012 Emmy Awards, which featured a peek into the ladies’ room.

What and extraordinary hour of television! Well, technically it was an hour and eight minutes.

We were promised a landmark event, unlike anything we have experienced before, and Underground Season 2 Episode 6 did not disappoint.

There are not many words I can say to properly break down the installment and do it justice. It really is one of those events you have to experience for yourself.

Harriet has been the dark horse of the season. She commands your full and undivided attention every second she's onscreen, but she hasn't occupied as much of the screen as expected.

Apparently, that was because the show was building up to an entire episode dedicated to Harriet Tubman. It was everything one could possibly hope for and more.

It is an incredible risk having an entire hour of a season dedicated to a new character. It's even riskier when you think about how the hour played out.

The newly formed Overlook Film Festival has announced it inaugural year programming lineup, including 37 films (20 features and 17 short films from 16 countries), along with a bevy of location-appropriate genre-themed parties, interactive events, and live experiences. This year, the festival will also fete director Roger Corman with their Master of Horror Award. The award “was established to honor a living legend who has contributed lasting innovations to the genre throughout a long career, inspiring new filmmakers for years to come.”

The fest is styled a 4-day celebration of horror that runs from April 24 – 30 at the historic Timberline Lodge located in Mt. Hood, Oregon, featured in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” as the location of the infamous Overlook Hotel. The new festival comes from some of the same minds behind the now-defunct Stanley Film Festival, a similar horror-themed gathering based in a hotel in Estes Park, Colorado that inspired Stephen King to write his 1977 “Shining” novel.

Olivia Munn and Aaron Rodgers are reportedly the latest celebrity couple to split up.

A source close to the 36-year-old actress tells Et that the two called it quits about a month ago. "It wasn’t over anything specific -- they just grew apart over time," the sources says of Munn and 33-year-old NFL pro. "They tried to make it work but just couldn't."

Exclusive: Olivia Munn Reveals Her Secret Connection With Jennifer Aniston's Husband, Justin Theroux

According to People, who was first to break the news, the couple “remains close friends and wish nothing but the best for each other moving forward.”

News of Munn and Rodgers' breakup comes after they sparked engagement rumors earlier this year when the X-Men: Apocalypse star was spotted wearing a diamond ring on her left hand. While Munn shut down prior engagement speculation, her mother, Kim, excitedly spoke to Et in May 2016 about the possibility of her daughter marrying...

Identical twin lifestyle vloggers Brooklyn and Bailey McKnight announced their foray into the music business last month, and now the duo have dropped their very first music video for debut single Dance Like Me.

The clip, like the song, is a celebration of inclusivity, and sees Brooklyn and Bailey -- who are daughters of fellow YouTube luminary Mindy McKnight of CuteGirlHairstyles -- dancing alongside their high school’s various social sects, including cheerleaders, nerds, hipsters, jocks, and more. It was produced by SelectNext and directed by Nayip Ramos. And the video, like the song, already looks to be something of a hit: it has amassed nearly 1 million views in less than a day.

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Like me, I’m sure many of you Batfans out there were nothing short of ecstatic upon hearing the news that a Nightwing movie is in the works, and is to be directed by Chris McKay, the same mind behind The Lego Batman Movie.

Although there’s been no timeline given as to when the first solo big screen outing starring Batman’s original apprentice will hit theaters, that hasn’t stopped anyone from speculating who will land the big role, with rabid fans putting their support behind the likes of Zac Efron and Jared Padalecki, to name a few. Personally, I’ve long advocated the latter to take up this persona, but realistically, his Supernatural shooting schedule might prohibit him from taking the part.