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If you are a horror fan then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription you might be wondering what’s in store for you in September 2024. Don’t worry there is a host of new and old horror movies coming to the service in the upcoming month and we have listed the 10 best movies coming to Shudder in September 2024.

Candyman (September 1)

Candyman is a gothic supernatural horror film written and directed by Bernard Rose. Based on a short story titled The Forbidden by Clive Barker, the 1992 film follows the story of Helen as she investigates a local legend of the Candyman but her investigation takes a dark turn when a series of brutal murders start happening. Candyman stars Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Bernard Rose, Kasi Lemmons, Vanessa Estelle Williams, Xander Berkeley, Stanley DeSantis, and Ted Raimi.

Fly Me to the Moon is a historical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Greg Berlanti from a screenplay by Rose Gilroy. The 2024 film follows a romantic entanglement between a marketing executive and a NASA official, as he prepares for the Apollo 11 moon landing while she is given the task of filming a fake moon landing in case the real mission fails. Fly Me to the Moon stars Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in the lead roles with Woody Harrelson, Anna Garcia, Ray Romano, Jim Rash, Nick Dillenburg, Jessie Mueller, Noah Robbins, and Bill Barrett starring in supporting roles. If you loved the fake moon landing aspect of Fly Me to the Moon, here are some similar movies you can check out next.

Moonwalkers (Starz & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Alchemy

Moonwalkers is a crime comedy film directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet from a screenplay by Dean Craig. Based on the Apollo Moon landing hoax,...

Paul Mason, the screenwriter, producer and studio executive who penned episodes of Ben Casey, Ironside and CHiPs, created The Bold Ones: The New Doctors with Steven Bochco and served as president of Viacom Pictures, has died. He was 92.

Mason died Dec. 26 at his home in West Hills, his son Barry Jacobs announced.

At the start of his six-decade career, Mason co-wrote Angel Baby (1961), a drama that starred George Hamilton, Mercedes McCambridge, Joan Blondell and, in his film debut, Burt Reynolds.

Also for the big screen, Mason’s produced Nickel & Dime (1992) and executive produced The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (1988), Seven Hours to Judgment (1988), I, Madman (1989), Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991), The Amityville Horror (2005), Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009), A Common Man (2013), The House at the End of the Drive (2014) and Amityville: The Awakening (2017).

He, Bochco and Richard Landau created NBC’s The Bold Ones: The New Doctors, which ran from 1969-73 and starred E.G. Marshall,...

Stars: Brion James, Richard Crystal, Zalman King, Robert Walden, Mark Goddard, Charles Siebert, Stefan Gierasch, Alice Ghostley, Ray Young, Bill Adler | Written and Directed by Jeff Lieberman

Showing as part of this year’s Fantasia Midnights program, Synapse Films premiered their restoration of writer/director Jeff Lieberman’s cult favorite Blue Sunshine. The 1977 film about former hippies suffering from homicidal acid flashbacks will be getting a 4K release at an undisclosed future date, and the image quality is noticeably better than on my DVD. But, what about the actual film? Glad you asked…

Blue Sunshine begins at a party where one of the guests is doing an impersonation of Rodan. “The artist?” asks one of the guests. “No, the monster” But a real monster is about to show up as Frannie loses his wig and his mind and begins shoving guests into the fireplace.

Jerry narrowly avoids becoming his next...

A story of murders in the ER becomes, courtesy of writer Paddy Chayefsky, either a preview of social breakdown or an impassioned examination of why we invest our lives and souls in imperfect institutions. George C. Scott is the doctor coming apart at the seams, who meets his match in a New Age hippie from a New Mexico commune. My instinct is that such a person would not look like Diana Rigg, but everybody needs a dream girl.

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Twilight Time

1971 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 103 min. / Street Date December 19, 2018 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store / 29.95

Starring: George C. Scott, Diana Rigg, Barnard Hughes, Richard A. Dysart, Stephen Elliott, Donald Harron, Andrew Duncan, Nancy Marchand, Jordan Charney, Roberts Blossom, Lenny Baker, Richard Hamilton, Katherine Helmond, David Hooks, Frances Sternhagen, Robert Walden, Jacqueline Brooks, Stockard Channing, Dennis Dugan, Julie Garfield, Christopher Guest, Janet Paul, Sab Shimono, Tracey Walter.

Cinematography: Victor J. Kemper...

Weird is a very comfortable word in Jeff Lieberman’s lexicon. From the night crawler nastiness of Squirm (1976) to his mountaintop massacre Just Before Dawn (1981), his films are always a little left of the norm and all the better for it. And in between those two, he decided to take a run at a paranoia thriller nursing a major ‘60s hangover, pulsating with psychotic, Kojakian ex hippies. Welcome to Blue Sunshine (1978), a film more potent than the brown acid your great uncle said he took at Woodstock. (Although he probably wasn’t even there.)

Released Stateside in May (after a stop across the pond at the BFI the previous November) by Cinema Shares International (the fine folks behind Soul Brothers of Kung Fu), Blue Sunshine’s limited run and puzzled looks from critics saw it quickly fade away into cultdom, where it resided for decades with Lieberman’s other films...

“Now hold it, hold it. We’re about to accuse Haldeman, who only happens to be the second most important man in this country, of conducting a criminal conspiracy from inside the White House. It would be nice if we were right. ”

All The President’S Men will screen at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium Friday May 15th at 7:30pm.

Lengthy and full of details but nevertheless one of the most acclaimed films of the ‘70s, All The President’S Men (1976) still manages to work almost 40 years after its release.

As we all know, this film revolves around the efforts of Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) and Bob Woodward Robert (Redford) of the Washington Post to get at the truth behind that little “third-rate burglary” that happened at the Watergate building in the early morning hours of June 17, 1972. Bit by little bit, a disturbing puzzle forms. With some assistance from...

Young Robert Redford and politics: 'The Candidate' and 'All the President's Men' (photo: Robert Redford as Bob Woodward in 'All the President's Men') A young Robert Redford can be seen The Candidate, All the President's Men, Three Days of the Condor, and Downhill Racer as Turner Classic Movies' Redford series comes to a close this evening. The world of politics is the focus of the first three films, each one of them well-regarded box-office hits. The last title, which shows that politics is part of life no matter what, is set in the world of competitive sports. 'The Candidate' In the Michael Ritichie-directed The Candidate (1972), Robert Redford plays idealistic liberal Democrat Bob McKay, who, with no chance of winning, is convinced to run against the Republican incumbent in a fight for a California seat in Congress. See, McKay is too handsome. Too young. Too liberal.

Ben Bradlee movies: From 'All the President's Men' to 'Born Yesterday' (photo: Jason Robards as 'The Washington Post' executive editor Ben Bradlee in 'All the President's Men') Former Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee aka Benjamin C. Bradlee, best known for his key role in the Watergate scandal that destroyed the Richard Nixon presidency, and who was later played by Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner Jason Robards in Alan J. Pakula's film version of All the President's Men, died of "natural causes" last October 21, 2014, at his home in Washington, D.C. Bradlee, who had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was 93. The Washington Post of the 21st century may look increasingly like a more pedantic version of the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid New York Post, but things weren't always like that. Back in the days when the American media — at least some of the time — actually bothered reporting news...

Here's the latest Austin and Texas film news. 

An open casting call for various non-speaking background extras for the feature My All American, chronicling University of Texas football player Freddie Steinmark and the 1969 National Champion Longhorns, will take place on Monday, May 12 from 2-8 pm at Smithville Recreation Center (106 Royston St.) in Smithville. The movie, directed by Angelo Pizzo (Hoosiers and Rudy), will be shooting in Austin and surrounding areas this summer. myallamericantx [at] gmail [dot] com (Email Brock/Allen Casting) for more info.The Austin Latino Film Association will have its soft launch party tonight (May 5) at 7:30 pm at Baby Acapulco (5610 N. Ih-35). The nonprofit organization is dedicated to Austin-based Latino filmmakers, Latino-themed movies and local Latino youth. Join the Austin Film Festival for a conversation with Emmy-nominated actor Robert Walden through the nonprofit's On Story series this Wednesday, May 7 at 7 pm at the Texas Spirit Theater in the Texas History Museum.

Network: TV Land

Episodes: 34 (half-hour)

Seasons: Two

TV show dates: June 15, 2011 -- February 13, 2013

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Fran Drescher, John Michael Higgins, Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno, Valente Rodriguez, Robert Walden, and D.W. Moffett.

TV show description:

Fran Lovett (Drescher) is the owner of a small florist company in Los Angeles, Frantastic Flowers. One night, she gets the shock of her life. Fran's best friend and husband, realtor Peter Lovett (John Michael Higgins), admits to himself and to her that he's gay. Their marriage of 18 years ends but, because of their financial situation, he can't afford to move out.

Fortunately, they both have the emotional support of their family and friends; Fran's best friend Judi Mann (Arnold), flower delivery guy Cesar (Valente Rodriguez), and Fran's parent's, Dori (Rita Moreno) and Glen (Robert...

TV Land has decided to cancel Happily Divorced after two seasons. The sitcom's co-creator, Peter Marc Jacobson, broke the news to his followers on Facebook this evening.

Jacobson wrote, "Thank You All For Your Support With Happily Divorced. Unfortunately Tvland Has Decided Not To Pick Us Up. But Thank You Guys For Ur Love N Support!"

Based on the real-life marriage of Fran Drescher and Jacobson, Happily Divorced follows a Los Angeles florist (Drescher) whose husband comes out of the closet after 18-years of marriage. Unable to sell their house, she and her gay ex-husband (John Michael Higgins) continue to live together. Still friends and now "happily divorced," they both re-enter the dating world.

The cast also features Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno, Robert Walden, and Valente Rodriguez.

Season one of Happily Divorced averaged 1.69 million viewers but...

Many fans of Happily Divorced have been anxiously waiting for TV Land to decide the sitcom's fate. Will the show be cancelled or renewed for a third season?

According to a Facebook response from executive producer and co-creator Peter Marc Jacobson, the cable channel won't be making a decision until July. TV Land execs likely want to see how the current crop of sitcoms performs before deciding.

Starring Fran Drescher, John Michael Higgins, Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno, Valente Rodriguez and Robert Walden, Happily Divorced debuted in 2011.

The 10 episodes of season one performed very well for TV Land, averaging 1.69 million viewers and a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The series was renewed for a second season of 12 episodes.

Season two debuted in March 2012 and didn't perform as well, at least in part...

Here are the most recent TV ratings for Happily Divorced on TV Land. The TV show's ratings are the best way to tell if it will be cancelled or renewed for a third season. The second season of Happily Divorced airs Wednesday nights. There are 12 24 episodes.

Starring Fran Drescher, this TV Land show revolves around a Los Angeles florist (Drescher) whose spouse comes out of the closet after 18-years of marriage. Unable to sell their house, she and her gay ex-husband (John Michael Higgins) continue to live together as both re-enter the dating world. The cast also includes Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno, Robert Walden, and Valente Rodriguez.

These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:

Final season averages: 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.10 million total viewers.

Co-creator and and executive producer of Happily Divorced, Peter Marc Jacobson, recently said that the sitcom will be returning with new episodes in November. He also noted that the cast and crew are back in production on season two episodes.

Jacobson also teased that guest star announcements would be forthcoming. Ralph Macchio and D. W. Moffett appeared in the cliffhanger 12th episode so one would assume that they'll be back.

Happily Divorced stars Fran Drescher as Fran Lovett, a Los Angeles florist whose husband Peter (John Michael Higgins) comes out as gay. They divorce but, because of the poor economy, they continue to live together. They also both re-enter the dating pool. The sitcom also stars Rita Moreno, Tichina Arnold, Valente Rodriguez, and Robert Walden.

In April, Drescher and Jacobson announced that the TV show had been renewed for a third...

Fran Drescher is back on television after spending many years as The Nanny. On Happily Divorced, she's playing Fran Lovett, a Los Angeles florist whose husband Peter (John Michael Higgins) comes out of the closet after 18 years of marriage. They amicably divorce but, because of the economy, they must continue to live together in their house. Fran is back on the singles scene and so is her ex-husband. The TV Land sitcom also features the talents of Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno, Valente Rodriguez, Robert Walden, and D.W. Moffett.

Happily Divorced was renewed for a second season of 12 episodes and those started airing in March. TV Land later increased that order to 24 installments and the remaining 12 are expected to air sometime this fall.

Meanwhile, the first season of Happily Divorced has been released on DVD and I have a copy for...

TV Land has renewed their original sitcom, Happily Divorced, for a third season. The cable channel has ordered another 12 episodes, matching the TV show's second season count.

Starring Fran Drescher, Happily Divorced is inspired by the actresses' real-life story. It revolves around a Los Angeles florist (Drescher) whose husband comes out of the closet after 18-years of marriage. Unable to sell their house, she and her gay ex-husband (John Michael Higgins) continue to live together. Still friends and now "happily divorced," they both re-enter the dating world.

The cast also features Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno, Robert Walden, and Valente Rodriguez.

Happily Divorced debuted in June 2011 with the first of 10 episodes. The sitcom was successful enough to be renewed for a dozen episodes before the first season had concluded. Season two premiered on March 7th and is still in...

John Michael Higgins on Happily Divorced (with Nathan Anderson)

Whether it’s his film work on those hilarious Christopher Guest productions like Best In Show, television work as David Letterman in the bio-pic The Late Show or The Good Wife or originating the title role in the off-Broadway production of Paul Rudnick’s Jeffrey, John Michael Higgins is one of those actors you’ve seen in just about every medium imaginable and, more times than not, he’s playing a gay character.

In the TV Land sitcom, Happily Divorced, Higgins again plays gay, this time as character Peter Lovett, who figures out he’s gay while married to his wife, Fran, played by Fran Drescher. The setup? The couple divorce only to remain in each other’s lives. Mirroring Drescher’s real-life experience with her ex, Peter Marc Jacobson, the closeness between the two is the heart of the series.

We recently reported that Happily Divorced and Retired at 35 would be kicking off their second seasons on March 7th, at 10pm and 10:30pm respectively. TV Land has already changed their plans.

Happily Divorced, which recently resumed production, will be back as previously announced but is moving to 10:30pm. Retired at 35 is being bumped until later this year. A timeframe hasn't been announced and no reason was given for the schedule change.

Starring Fran Drescher, John Michael Higgins, Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno, Robert Walden and Valente Rodriguez, Happily Divorced was renewed for a second season of 12 episodes last July.

Retired at 35 -- which stars George Segal, Jessica Walter, Johnathan McClain, and Josh McDermitt -- was renewed last March and was given a 10 episode order. Marissa Jaret Winokur joins the cast in season two.

Production on the second season of TV Land's original sitcom Happily Divorced began today. Starring Fran Drescher, John Michael Higgins, Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno, Robert Walden and Valente Rodriguez, the cable channel renewed the TV series for a sophomore season of 12 episodes last July. Happily Divorced returns to TV Land on March 7th at 10pm.

It'll be followed by the second season premiere of Retired at 35. That show -- which stars George Segal, Jessica Walter, Johnathan McClain and Josh McDermitt -- was renewed last March and was given a 10 episode order. Marissa Jaret Winokur joins the cast this time around.

TV Land's "Happily Divorced" Starts Production Of Its Second Season Starring Fran Drescher

New Episodes to Kick-Off Line-up at 10:00pm Et/Pt followed by the Second Season Premiere of "Retired at 35"

January 14, 2012 -...

TV Land's .Happily Divorced,. starring and co-written by Fran Drescher, is greenlit for a second season with 12 new episodes tentatively scheduled to premiere in Spring 2012. Drescher shared the news with the Fran Fans on TV Land.s .Happily Divorced. Facebook page. .Happily Divorced,. inspired by Drescher.s own life, also stars John Michael Higgins (.Best in Show.), Tichina Arnold (.Everybody Hates Chris.), Rita Moreno (.Oz.), Robert Walden (.All The President.s Men.) and Valente Rodriguez (.George Lopez.). According to Nielsen, .Happily Divorced. is averaging over 2.2 million total viewers, a 1.0 among A25-54 and a 1.3 among W25-54 season-to-date, posting triple digit gains over the network.s primetime average. .We are thrilled that our viewers have embraced .Happily Divorced.

No surprise here - Fran Drescher's new sitcom for TV Land Happily Divorced has done well in the ratings, so a second-season renewal was a given. TV Land is building a nice streak - all 3 original series it has launched so far, Hot In Cleveland, Retired at 35 and now Happily Divorced, have gone to a second season. Next off is the winter premiere of The Exes. Here is TV Land's release on the Happily Divorced renewal" New York, NY, July 20, 2011 -- TV Land announced today that it has picked up its original sitcom “Happily Divorced,” starring and co-written by Fran Drescher, for a second season with 12 new episodes tentatively scheduled to premiere in Spring 2012. “Happily Divorced,” inspired by Drescher’s own life, also stars John Michael Higgins, Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno, Robert Walden and Valente Rodriguez. According to Nielsen, “Happily Divorced” is averaging over 2.2 million total viewers, a...

Happily Divorced

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Tomorrow night Fran Drescher makes her triumphant return to TV. Her new series, Happily Divorced, based on her own true life events — when her husband came out after year of marriage — premieres on TVLand on June 15. On the show, like in life, after 18 years of marriage Los Angeles florist Fran (Dreshcer) discovers her husband, played by John Michael Higgins, is gay. Fran tries to adjust to the shock, move on with her life and start dating again, all while still living under the same roof as her ex. The legendary Rita Morena plays Fran's mom, Robert Walden is her dad and Tichina Arnold takes on the best friend role.

Happily Divorced premieres on Wednesday, June 15 at 10:30 p.m. Est/9:30 p.m. Central on TVLand.

For related stories check out:Hot in Cleveland Meets All My ChildrenThe...

Happily Divorced

Tags: Free Full Episodes,Classic Video Clips,TV Land Schedule

Tomorrow night Fran Drescher makes her triumphant return to TV. Her new series, Happily Divorced, based on her own true life events — when her husband came out after year of marriage — premieres on TVLand on June 15. On the show, like in life, after 18 years of marriage Los Angeles florist Fran (Dreshcer) discovers her husband, played by John Michael Higgins, is gay. Fran tries to adjust to the shock, move on with her life and start dating again, all while still living under the same roof as her ex. The legendary Rita Morena plays Fran's mom, Robert Walden is her dad and Tichina Arnold takes on the best friend role.

Happily Divorced premieres on Wednesday, June 15 at 10:30 p.m. Est/9:30 p.m. Central on TVLand.

For related stories check out:Hot in Cleveland Meets All My ChildrenThe...

TV Land is kicking off another original series, and Happily Divorced fits in the same mold as its other successes. That is to say, it's a fairly screwy comedy that you'd expect to see coming out in the 80's. Fran Drescher is an L.A. florist who finds herself dating again after 18 years of marriage. Nothing that doesn't happen everyday, except that Fran isn't married anymore because her husband suddenly came out of the closet at her, and he still lives in the house.

The pilot solidifies itself pretty quickly, and establishes the idea that, at least for quite some time, the show will revolve around the curious husband/wife/new boyfriend triangle, with support coming from - Fran's parents Dori and Glen (Rita Moreno and Robert Walden), Fran's best friend Judi (Tichina Arnold), and her flower delivery employee (Valente Rodriguez).

By the way, Fran's husband Peter is played by John Michael Higgins,...

Los Angeles, CA, United States (Ahn Entertainment) - Production has started on "Happily Divorced", TV Land's newest sitcom starring and co-written by Fran Drescher.

Premiering on June 15 at 10:30pm Et, "Happily Divorced" hosts a talented cast that includes comedy veterans and acclaimed actors John Michael Higgins, Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno, Robert Walden and Valente Rodriguez. "Happily Divorced" will follow TV Land's "Hot in Cleveland."

Co-written by Drescher and her real-life ex-husband Peter Marc Jacobson, who also co-created and wrote "The Nanny", "Happily Divorced" will follow Fran (Drescher) and her husband (Higgins) of 18 years who decides to inform her that he is gay.

Unable to afford to move out, the pair gets their divorce but is forced to stay cooped up under the same roof while both attempt to get on with their newly single lives.

Fran Drescher is back on telly! TV Land announced production starts today on the network.s new original sitcom, .Happily Divorced,. starring and co-written by Fran Drescher (.The Nanny.). The show will debut Wednesday, June 15 at 10:30 pm Et/Pt after new episodes of .Hot in Cleveland.. .Happily Divorced. stars Drescher and John Michael Higgins, Tichina Arnold, Rita Moreno, Robert Walden and Valente Rodriguez. Drescher, twice nominated for both Golden Globe and Emmy Awards and also a New York Times best-selling author of Enter Whining & Cancer Schmancer, will co-write the show alongside her real life ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson. Jacobson previously worked with Drescher as co-creator and writer on .The Nanny.. .Happily Divorced. is inspired by Fran Drescher.s...

Tony Sheldon, Will Swenson and Nick Adams take a bow during the Broadway opening of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert last night in New York City.

NY Mag has an interview with David E. Kelley about that debacle-in-the-making Wonder Woman reboot, and interestingly, about why Neil Patrick Harris almost wasn't Doogie Howser, M.D. Daniel Radcliffe will be honored in June by The Trevor Project with its "Hero" award, which "recognizes a person who serves as an inspiration to sexual minority youths and increases visibility and understanding of the Lgbtq community."

The BBC has an interview with newly out Swedish soccer player Anton Hysen. Pop Confidential talks to out Outsourced star Parvesh Cheena, and when he's asked, "Have you heard from many gay people of color about how your success has impacted their lives?," he responds, "Gay, gay, gay. Gay people are so 2003. Obama's in office. We can fight in the military now.

Casting (and potential casting) dominates the latest round of pilot-season news.

Maria Bello is seemingly always on the "actors in demand" list during pilot season, and this year is no different -- or maybe it is. Bello ("A History of Violence," "The Company Men") says NBC has approached her about starring in its "Prime Suspect" remake. "There may be interest in me doing it, but I haven't read anything yet or talked to anyone in-depth about it," she says. "I'm possibly interested. Definitely nervous to even think about taking over for Helen Mirren. C'mon! How could anyone compete with her?" [EW]

Debra Messing is headed back to NBC to star in the drama pilot "Smash," about the cast and crew of a Broadway musical. The "Will & Grace" Emmy winner will play the show's lyricist. The pilot is based on an idea by Steven Spielberg, who's executive producing; Theresa Rebeck ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent") is writing it.

Three stars have reportedly signed up for roles in Fran Drescher's new TV Land pilot. Happily Divorced, which is based on Drescher's life, focuses on a woman who enters the dating world again after discovering that her husband is gay. According to TV Guide, Rita Moreno and Robert Walden have now joined the cast as the main character's parents. Moreno previously starred in the movie West Side Story and has also had roles in shows including Oz (more)...

Tichina Arnold has joined the upcoming new TV Land network comedy series titled Happily Divorced, starring Fran Drescher.

Said to be based on Drescher’s real-life former marriage and subsequent divorce, the series pilot will focus on a woman (Drescher) who re-enters the dating scene after learning her husband is gay.

Tichina Arnold will assume best black friend duties.

Rita Moreno and Robert Walden will play her parents.

Arnold spent 4 seasons on Everybody Hates Chris, from 2005 to 2009. She’s also starred in the 2008 movie, Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story, as the titular character.

Exclusive: Dreama Walker, who is recurring on the CBS drama The Good Wife, is set to star in ABC's single-camera comedy pilot Don't Trust the Bitch in Apt. 23 (working title), which is directed by Jason Winer. The 20th TV-produced project, written by Nahnatchka Khan, centers on June (Walker), an  earnest, honest, optimistic girl from the heartland who, due to circumstances beyond her control, is forced to move in with Chloe, a sexy, unstable New York City party girl who has the morals of a pirate. Gersh-repped Walker, who plays Zach Florrick's conniving ex-girlfriend Becca on The Good Wife, also recurred on Gossip Girl. Meanwhile, veterans Rita Moreno and Robert Walden and Everybody Hates Chris alumna Tichina Arnold have joined TV Land's comedy pilot Happily Divorced starring Fran Drescher as a woman who re-enters the dating scene after finding out her husband is gay. Moreno and Walden will play her parents,...

In the pantheon of strange films, Blue Sunshine (1976) certainly holds a spot, and a high-ranking spot amidst the films of the 70’s. Written and directed by Jeff Lieberman (Squirm), this is a movie that appeals on more than one level. To some, the film will be a memorable b-movie experience, but it’s a drug-induced out-of-your-mind crazy experience as well. The film also appeals to those horror fans that enjoyed the early works of David Cronenberg, as it maintains a similar feel as movies like Rabid and Brood.

I saw this movie some years ago, but recently picked it up on DVD off that Internet thing. Sure, I could have purchased the Blue Sunshine DVD on it’s own, but part of the fun for me seeing it the first time was that I discovered it while watching Elvira’S Movie MacAbre on TV. Yeah, you got me… the original...

In March 1977, the very successful Mary Tyler Moore Show sitcom said farewell after seven seasons. The cast and crew wanted to leave while they were still on top. In the final episode, Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore), Murray Slaughter (Gavin MacLeod), and Lou Grant (Ed Asner) were fired from their Wjm newsroom positions while inept anchorman Ted Baxter (Ted Knight) kept his job.

In the fall, Lou Grant moved to his own spin-off show and took a job as the city editor for the fictional Los Angeles Tribune. Some tuned in expecting to find another comedy. Instead, they found that Lou Grant was a drama series that didn't shy away from provocative subjects like nuclear waste, mental illness, prostitution, and gay rights.

In addition to the gruff title character, the series follows the work of general-assignment reporters Joe Rossi (Robert Walden) and Billie Newman (Linda Kelsey), photographer Dennis "Animal" Price...

Just for the record, in adult entertainment industry parlance a fluffer is somebody who helps a male porn star find, uh, motivation for a scene.

Enter "The Fluffer", essentially a gay "Boogie Nights" by way of "Midnight Cowboy" and "Letter From an Unknown Woman" that initially packs some potent wit before going all soft and melodramatic.

The rather abrupt, clunky tonal shift is doubly disappointing, because the film, directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash West, with a script by West, boasts a bright cast of familiar and fresh faces in addition to all that crisp, dry satire.

Despite not being all that it could be, the provocative title and setting (though most of the risque business is conducted discreetly just out of frame) should ensure that the picture generates some sturdy niche business.

New to Los Angeles and looking for work, boyish, naive Sean (Michael Cunio) spends lonely nights renting classic Hollywood movies and gets more than he bargains for when what was thought to be "Citizen Kane" turns out to be a gay porn version starring hypermasculine Johnny Rebel (Scott Gurney).

Immediately smitten with the bad boy icon, Sean applies for work as a cameraman at the Men of Janus Production Company, where Johnny does his thing, and quickly finds himself doing double duty as his idol's fluffer of choice.

While Sean was hoping for something a little more meaningful, it turns out that Johnny, aka Mikey, is only "gay for pay" and prefers spending his off-work hours with his stripper girlfriend Babylon, aka Julie (Roxanne Day), when not bingeing with other females.

But Sean quietly holds out hope at the expense of his personal relationships, and when Johnny's life hits a downward spiral, he helps him hide out in Mexico -- and this is where "Fluffer" fluffs it.

Obviously West, a successful adult filmmaker, and Glatzer (whose series credits include "Divorce Court" and MTV's "Road Rules") have a lot of worthy things they want to say about sexuality and emotional contact, but they don't know how to integrate them into the film without disrupting the buoyant flow and pace.

Instead, they've more or less split the production right down the middle, and it's the spirited first half, with its sharply observed industry asides, that works best, especially for the game cast that also includes Robert Walden, Taylor Negron, Richard Riehle, Deborah Harry and Adina Porter.

Like one of its inspirations, the production could have used more Boogie and fewer murky Nights.

THE FLUFFER

First Run Features/TLA Releasing

Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash West

Producers: John Sylla, Victoria Robinson

Screenwriter: Wash West

Executive producer: Rose Kuo

Director of photography: Mark Putnam

Production designer: Devorah Herbert

Editor: John Binninger

Costume designer: Gitte Meldgaard

Music: The Bowling Green, John Vaughn

Casting: Elizabeth Jereski

Color/stereo

Cast:

Johnny Rebel/Mikey: Scott Gurney

Babylon: Roxanne Day

Sean McGinnis: Michael Cunio

Marcella: Deborah Harry

Chad Cox: Robert Walden

Tony Brooks: Taylor Negron

Sam Martins: Richard Riehle

Alan Dieser: Tim Bagley

Silver: Adina Porter

Running time -- 94 minutes

MPAA rating: R...

Just for the record, in adult entertainment industry parlance a fluffer is somebody who helps a male porn star find, uh, motivation for a scene.

Enter "The Fluffer", essentially a gay "Boogie Nights" by way of "Midnight Cowboy" and "Letter From an Unknown Woman" that initially packs some potent wit before going all soft and melodramatic.

The rather abrupt, clunky tonal shift is doubly disappointing, because the film, directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash West, with a script by West, boasts a bright cast of familiar and fresh faces in addition to all that crisp, dry satire.

Despite not being all that it could be, the provocative title and setting (though most of the risque business is conducted discreetly just out of frame) should ensure that the picture generates some sturdy niche business.

New to Los Angeles and looking for work, boyish, naive Sean (Michael Cunio) spends lonely nights renting classic Hollywood movies and gets more than he bargains for when what was thought to be "Citizen Kane" turns out to be a gay porn version starring hypermasculine Johnny Rebel (Scott Gurney).

Immediately smitten with the bad boy icon, Sean applies for work as a cameraman at the Men of Janus production company, where Johnny does his thing, and quickly finds himself doing double duty as his idol's fluffer of choice.

While Sean was hoping for something a little more meaningful, it turns out that Johnny, aka Mikey, is only "gay for pay" and prefers spending his off-work hours with his stripper girlfriend Babylon, aka Julie (Roxanne Day), when not bingeing with other females.

But Sean quietly holds out hope at the expense of his personal relationships, and when Johnny's life hits a downward spiral, he helps him hide out in Mexico -- and this is where "Fluffer" fluffs it.

Obviously West, a successful adult filmmaker, and Glatzer (whose series credits include "Divorce Court" and MTV's "Road Rules") have a lot of worthy things they want to say about sexuality and emotional contact, but they don't know how to integrate them into the film without disrupting the buoyant flow and pace.

Instead, they've more or less split the production right down the middle, and it's the spirited first half, with its sharply observed industry asides, that works best, especially for the game cast that also includes Robert Walden, Taylor Negron, Richard Riehle, Deborah Harry and Adina Porter.

Like one of its inspirations, the production could have used more Boogie and fewer murky Nights.

THE FLUFFER

First Run Features/TLA Releasing

Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash West

Producers: John Sylla, Victoria Robinson

Screenwriter: Wash West

Executive producer: Rose Kuo

Director of photography: Mark Putnam

Production designer: Devorah Herbert

Editor: John Binninger

Costume designer: Gitte Meldgaard

Music: The Bowling Green, John Vaughn

Casting: Elizabeth Jereski

Color/stereo

Cast:

Johnny Rebel/Mikey: Scott Gurney

Babylon: Roxanne Day

Sean McGinnis: Michael Cunio

Marcella: Deborah Harry

Chad Cox: Robert Walden

Tony Brooks: Taylor Negron

Sam Martins: Richard Riehle

Alan Dieser: Tim Bagley

Silver: Adina Porter

Running time -- 94 minutes

MPAA rating: R...