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It’s the most wonderful time of the year because CBS is back with its expansive slate of festive holiday programming. Read on for the full list of new CBS Originals and returning favorites for the holidays.

You can look forward to the new original movie Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story, the new holiday concert special An Evening with Dua Lipa, the variety special Nate Bargatze’s Nashville Christmas, the reimagined show Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays, the return of New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash, and more.

CBS Holiday Programming

Thursday | Nov. 14

Georgie & Mandy’S First Marriage

“Thanksgiving”

Mandy (Emily Osment) struggles to get Georgie’s (Montana Jordan) family to join him for his first Thanksgiving without his dad. Young Sheldon stars Zoe Perry, Raegan Revord, Annie Potts, and Craig T. Nelson guest star.

Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story

Thursday | Nov.

Updated Story (10/23/2024): Since the casting announcement that Sakina Jaffrey and Bernard White would join Ghosts as Jay’s (Utkarsh Ambdukar) parents, Champa and Mahesh, fans are getting their first look at the two-part supersized Christmas episode. The image, above, offers a glimpse at Sam (Rose McIver) and Jay as they host his parents and sister Bela (Punam Patel) for a family holiday gathering. Catch the image above, and learn more about the forthcoming installment, below. Original Story (10/19/2024): Ghosts is gearing up for an extra special family event as the show makes way for Jay’s (Utkarsh Ambdukar) parents, who will appear in a supersized Christmas episode this winter. The news was shared during the show’s New York Comic Con panel, where stars Rose McIver, Sheila Carrasco, Brandon Scott Jones, and Román Zaragoza were in attendance. In addition to the Christmas episode announcement, it was revealed that McIver...

The Ghosts panel at New York Comic Con offered a few treats for fans of the CBS sitcom. Rose McIver, who plays the ghost-seeing Sam, will step behind the camera to direct an upcoming episode. Also announced: Sakina Jaffrey and Bernard White will guest star as Jay’s parents in a one-hour Christmas special airing December […]

Ghosts Nycc Panel: Holiday Hijinks and a Rose McIver Directorial Debut...

“Ghosts” star Rose McIver will direct her first episode of the series this season, the show’s panel told the audience at New York Comic Con Saturday. In addition to McIver, the panel featured Brandon Scott Jones, Sheila Carrasco and Román Zaragoza with “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil in the moderator chair.

The panel also announced that Sakina Jaffrey (“Billions,” “The Mindy Project” and “House of Cards”) and Bernard White will play Jay’s (Utkarsh Ambudkar) parents, Champa and Mahesh in the 1-hour Christmas special airing on Thursday, December 19.

The tagline for the two-part one-hour Christmas special (“A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 1” and “A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 2”) reads, “A leaky water heater mishap threatens to ruin holiday plans as Sam and Jay prepare to host Jay’s hard-to-please dad Mahesh (Bernard White), difficult-to-impress mom Champa (Sakina Jaffrey) and sister Bela (Punam Patel).”

“Ghosts” returned for its fourth season on Oct.

Ghosts is bringing Jay’s parents home for the holidays.

The CBS comedy has tapped Sakina Jaffrey (Snowpiercer) and Bernard White (Silicon Valley) to play Champa and Mahesh, Jay’s mother and father, in a one-hour Christmas episode airing on Thursday, Dec. 19. The network announced the news during a panel on Saturday at New York Comic-Con.

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“Ghosts” star Rose McIver will sit behind the camera to direct an episode of the hit CBS comedy, it was revealed Saturday during the show’s panel at New York Comic-Con. The episode, which starts filming soon and will air in 2025, reps the first time McIver will helm a TV series.

On “Ghosts,” McIver plays Sam, who inherits an old, haunted mansion that she and husband Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) turn into a bed and breakfast — much to the chagrin of the ghosts that Sam can communicate with. This year, on the show’s one-hour Christmas special, viewers will get to meet Jay’s parents for the first time.

Sakina Jaffrey and Bernard White have been cast as Jay’s parents, Champa and Mahesh, in the two-part episode, which airs on Thursday, December 19.

In the episodes “A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 1” and “A Very Arondekar Christmas Part 2,” according to the logline,...

New York Comic Con’s panel for CBS’ Ghosts revealed several surprises.

Series star Rose McIver is set to make her TV directorial debut in an episode that will soon be shot and aired in 2025. Additionally, Sakina Jaffrey and Bernard White will guest star as Jay’s (Utkarsh Ambudkar) parents in the one-hour Christmas special airing on Thursday, December 19.

Ghosts premiered its fourth season on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 8:30 Pm on CBS. The series stars McIver as Sam and Ambudkar as Jay, a couple who inherit a rundown mansion in upstate New York that they decide to convert into a bed and breakfast. After a near-death experience, Sam suddenly can see the ghosts that inhabit the house.

The cast also includes Brandon Scott Jones, Richie Moriarty, Danielle Pinnock, Asher Grodman, Román Zaragoza, Sheila Carrasco, Rebecca Wisocky and Devan Chandler Long.

The GHOSTSmas special,...

Exclusive: Veteran actor Bernard White has signed with Artists & Representatives and Craig Dorfman’s Frontline Management for representation.

With extensive work in film, television and the theater, White is known for his memorable performances in The Matrix films, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, American Dreamz and television series including Silicon Valley, Kidding, Big Sky and more.

His latest lead role in Amar Wala’s feature film Shook is set to premiere in the Discovery sidebar at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. White portrays Vijay, Ash’s (Saamer Usmani) father who wants to reconnect with his estranged son, and Nisha, Ash’s mother.

White has collaborated with directors, including Wim Wenders, Michel Gondry, Kimberly Peirce, Minkie Spiro, the Wachowskis, the Russo brothers, Chris and Paul Weitz, Ryan Fleck, and Anna Boden, in film. In theater, he has worked with Tony-winning directors Michael Greif, Bartlett Sher, and Rebecca Taichman. He is...

Succession actor Saamer Usmani and Coda actress Amy Forsyth have nabbed lead roles in Amar Wala’s debut scripted feature Shook, which is shooting in Toronto.

The indie from Film Forge (Infinity Pool, Sleeping Giant) and producer Karen Harnisch and Wala’s banner, Scarborough Pictures, centers on a South Asian family in Toronto and the suburb of Scarborough. Wala is directing Shook based on a script he co-wrote with novelist Adnan Khan.

Usmani, who also had a role in Inventing Anna and The Three Body Problem, will play the role of Ashish who, while living in downtown Toronto, meets Claire, played by Forsyth, who is about to move to Montreal at the end of the summer.

Ash is caught between two worlds, one that of an aspiring writer and another of his family as he lives in the immigrant-rich suburb of Scarborough. The ensemble cast includes Bernard White in the role of Vijay,...

"Grandma has an order to maintain." 1091 Pictures already opened this odd dark comedy, psychological thriller mashup titled Keeping Company back in June (on VOD). We're just catching up with this trailer now and it's worth a quick look anyway. A fateful chain of events begins to unravel after two brash insurance salesmen go knocking on the wrong door and find themselves trapped inside of a serial killer's basement, putting their lives and their jobs on the line. Reviews praise the film: "A crime, a horror, a comedy, and even a thriller, Keeping Company taps into the best elements of cinema to deliver a deep examination of greed, capitalism, and the wealthy, all while remaining entertaining along the way." The distributor says it "mixes ruthless corporate salesmen with vicious suburban serial killers and asks if you can tell the difference." Sounds like some messed up fun! Starring Jacob Grodnik, Devin Das,...

Available on VOD June 7th from 1091 Pictures, we have an exclusive clip from Keeping Company just for Daily Dead readers!

"Sonny and Noah are two brash door-to-door salesmen climbing the ranks within the corporate world of insurance. One day, after feeling the heat from their boss to get their sales numbers up, they cross paths with Lucas, an enigmatic, anti-social creature, whom they see as a potential new client. With no regard for Lucas' plea for privacy, they rudely force their way into his house but soon find themselves trapped in his basement, incapable of escaping. As the spotlight shifts toward Lucas and his demanding Grandmother, the similarities between this sinister household and the ruthless world of business begin to parallel each other. An exploration on the importance of wealth and class in today's society, Keeping Company mixes ruthless corporate salesmen with vicious suburban serial killers and asks if you can tell the difference.

"You're not going anywhere in this stolen van!" 1091 Pictures has revealed the trailer for an indie coming-of-age comedy titled Paulie Go!, arriving on VOD later this month to watch. The film is premiering at the upcoming 2022 Minneapolis–Saint Paul Film Festival, just before it opens. A young AI prodigy gets rejected from a world-renowned robotics lab and does what any rational teenager would do - steal a van and drive across the country to Northern Minnesota to track down the Professor who rejected him. Along the way he meets a girl named Avery, an expert angler who joins him on his journey up the rivers. The film stars Ethan Dizon as Paulie, who made his debut in the director's very first feature 4th Man Out. The cast also includes Madison Wolfe, Bernard White, David Theune, Corinne Chooey, and Tracie Thoms. This looks a bit too over-the-top kooky in a few scenes,...

Apple TV+ has released the trailer for ‘Roar,’ the highly anticipated darkly comedic anthology series set to debut globally with all eight episodes on Friday, April 15.

Based on a book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern, spanning genres from magical realism to psychological horror, these eight stand-alone stories feature ordinary women in some pretty extraordinary circumstances. In the series, women eat photographs, date ducks, live on shelves like trophies. And yet, their struggles are universal.

Nicole Kidman (“Being the Ricardos”), who also executive produces; Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo (“Harriet”); six-time Emmy Award-nominee Issa Rae (“Insecure”); Emmy Award winner Merritt Wever (“Unbelievable”); SAG Award nominee Alison Brie; three-time Emmy Award-nominee Betty Gilpin; Meera Syal (“Yesterday”), Fivel Stewart (“Atypical”) and Kara Hayward (“Us”) star.

Each instalment of the anthology series will also feature notable stars such as Nick Kroll (“Big Mouth”), Judy Davis (“Nitram”), Alfred Molina (“Spider-Man: No Way Home...

You’re going to hear these A-list women roar.

Apple TV+ anthology series “Roar,” based on author Cecelia Ahern’s short story collection of the same name, premieres April 15. The series is the latest book-to-screen adaptation spearheaded by Nicole Kidman, who stars in the series and also executive produces.

Check out the trailer below.

Brought to Apple TV+ by the team behind “Glow,” “Roar” tells the stories of eight women who are all battling unique plights. Betty Gilpin stars as The Woman Who Was Kept on a Shelf, an elevated pedestal constructed by her husband, played by Daniel Dae Kim.

Meanwhile, Meera Syal attempts to “return” her own husband at a grocery store, while Alison Brie solves her own murder — while commenting on how handsome the killer (Hugh Dancy) is.

Issa Rae returns to TV following the final season of “Insecure” as The Woman Who Disappeared, with all of her...

There is a lot of great entertainment featuring women and their voices of late, and we couldn't be more excited.

Apple TV+ today released the trailer for Roar, the highly anticipated darkly comedic anthology series set to debut globally with all eight-episodes on Friday, April 15 exclusively on Apple TV+.

Based on a book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern, the series is the first to be released under Roar creators and co-showrunners Carly Mensch and Liz Flahive’s (Glow) overall deal with Apple TV+.

The gripping trailer highlights the award-winning cast of actors that star across the eight distinct stories, including Academy, Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos), who also executive produces.

Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), six-time Emmy Award-nominee Issa Rae (Insecure), Emmy Award winner Merritt Wever (Unbelievable), SAG Award nominee Alison Brie, three-time Emmy Award-nominee Betty Gilpin all get showcasing episodes.

Nicole Kidman eats photos, Cynthia Erivo is plagued by mysterious bites, Alison Brie solves her own murder, and Merritt Wever falls in love with a duck in the trailer for “Roar,” which Apple TV+ unveiled on Thursday.

The dark comedy anthology series, which premieres on Friday, April 15, is the first to be released under creators and co-showrunners Carly Mensch and Liz Flahive’s overall deal with Apple TV+.

Based on the short stories of Irish author Cecelia Ahern, each stand-alone episode features an ordinary woman in extraordinary circumstances, such as Betty Gilpin’s character literally being placed on a shelf like a trophy by her husband (Daniel Dae Kim).

Issa Rae, Meera Syal, Fivel Stewart, and Kara Hayward also topline episodes and guest stars include Judy Davis, Alfred Molina, Jillian Bell, Jake Johnson, Ego Nwodim, Chris Lowell, Griffin Matthews, Peter Facinelli, Simon Baker, Hugh Dancy, Bernard White, Justin Kirk, Nick Kroll and Jason Mantzoukas.

Unsurprisingly, the Bhullar family’s dinner in the March 10 episode of Big Sky is very awkward, but we have to admit, we love Alicia’s (Constance Zimmer) response to her boyfriend, Veer (Bernard White). In TV Insider’s exclusive sneak peek of “Do No Harm,” Veer discusses business over dinner. “I’m not leaving,” Alicia informs him. “No, of course not, but you will be quiet and respectful and keep your opinions to yourself,” he tells her. “Can I chew?” she asks, laughing. Veer then turns his focus to his kids, Ren (Janina Gavankar) and Jag (Vinny Chhibber). “Alicia has been helping me with my financial planning, among other things,” he explains. He then leaves it to Jag to share what he is thinking could be good for the family business. Watch the clip above to find out what he has planned and see Ren’s reaction. In “Do No Harm,...

Welcome to Big Sky, Constance Zimmer. The guest star debuts as Alicia, an accountant who is indispensable to Veer Bhullar’s (Bernard White) business. But in TV Insider’s exclusive sneak peek of the March 3 episode, the focus is on their personal relationship. Veer’s son Jag (Vinny Chhibber) tells them he can’t wait to show them both around. “It’s a really lovely time of year,” he says. Alicia agrees. “It’s gorgeous, the mountains,” she says. “I really want to see a buffalo or bison. … Is there a good spa around here?” Watch the clip above for more to see Alicia and Veer’s dynamic. Alicia is described as charismatic, cunning and confident, and she succeeds because she observes and assesses before she acts. She may have won over Veer, but can the same be said for his children, Ren (Janina Gavankar) and Jag? They are willing...

Bernard White, best known for his role as Denpok in the HBO comedy Silicon Valley, has been cast in a recurring role on ABC‘s crime drama series Big Sky. According to Deadline, White will play Veer Bhullar, the watchful patriarch of the powerful Bhullar drug cartel. He is described as “distant, judgmental, tender, and impossible to please,” which frustrates his two children-lieutenants, Ren and Jag. After operations are abruptly moved from Canada to Montana, Veer must deal with his unruly kids, his unraveling sanity, and the future of his criminal empire. Big Sky was created by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and is based on The Highway series of books by C. J. Box. The show premiered on November 17, 2020, and is currently airing its second season. The series centers on private detectives Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury) and Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Winnick), who join forces to investigate mysterious crimes in the Montana area.

Exclusive: Bernard White has joined the second season of ABC’s Big Sky in a heavily recurring role.

White will play Verr Bhullar, the refined, watchful patriarch of the powerful Bhullar drug cartel. By turns distant, judgmental, and tender, he’s impossible to please, much to the ire of his two children-lieutenants, Ren and Jag. After abruptly and mysteriously deciding to move operations from Canada to Montana, Veer must reckon with his unruly kids, his unraveling sanity and the future of his criminal empire.

In Season 2 of the David E. Kelley series based on the books by C.J. Box, when private detectives Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury) and Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Winnick) reunite to investigate a car wreck outside of Helena, Montana, they soon discover that the case might not be as straightforward as it seems. As they unravel the mystery of the accident, their worlds will collide with a band of unsuspecting teens,...

Constance Zimmer (UnREAL) is checking out ABC’s Big Sky, with a recurring role during the back half of Season 2.

The actress will play Alicia, “an accountant who proved herself invaluable to Veer Bhullar’s (Bernard White) business even before they fell in love,” our sister site Deadline reports. “Charismatic, cunning and confident, Alicia’s success comes from her tendency to observe and assess long before she acts. But while Alicia may have earned Veer’s trust, her real challenge will be earning the trust of Veer’s children, Ren (Janina Gavankar) and Jag (Vinny Chhibber), who will do whatever...

Exclusive: Constance Zimmer has joined ABC’s Big Sky in a key recurring role.

Emmy-nominated Zimmer will play Alicia, an accountant who proved herself invaluable to Veer Bhullar’s (Bernard White) business even before they fell in love. Charismatic, cunning and confident, Alicia’s success comes from her tendency to observe and assess long before she acts. But while Alicia may have earned Veer’s trust, her real challenge will be earning the trust of Veer’s children, Ren (Janina Gavankar) and Jag (Vinny Chhibber), who will do whatever it takes to protect their legacy from interfering outsiders.

Her character will be introduced in the March 3 episode. The second half of Season 2 premieres on February 24. Here’s a first-look photo:

In Season 2 of the David E. Kelley series based on the books by C.J. Box, when private detectives Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury) and Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Winnick) reunite to investigate...

Evil Eye Review — Evil Eye (2020) Video Movie Review, a movie directed by Elan Dassani and Rajeev Dassani, written by Madhuri Shekar, and stars Sarita Choudhury, Asad Durrani, Pritesh Shah, Kamran Shaikh, Kim Patel, Satya Nikhil Polisetti, Ash Thapliyal, Lena Clark, Sunita Mani, Rachel Cora Wood, Anjali Bhimani, Bernard White, and Omar [...]

Continue reading: Video Movie Review: Evil Eye (2020): This May Be the Worst Film of the Year...

The psychological thriller Evil Eye is now available to watch on Amazon Prime Video now. The film is based on the Audible Original by Madhuri Shekar and is directed by award winning directors Rajeev and Elan Dassani. The film is produced under actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ home banner Purple Pebble Pictures and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions.

Leading actress Sarita Chaudhry recently spoke out about what it was like working on the film co-produced by Priyanka. “What impresses me is that Priyanka, where she’s at with her career, could continue solo just thinking about her career. But the fact that she wanted to produce something and get other actors to be in it and to be represented. She said somewhere she really wanted to have an Indian lead on a poster, and she has two, two women on a poster. And I thought when she said that I was...

Evil Eye (Amazon Prime)

Starring Sarita Choudhury, Sunita Mani, Omar Maskati, Bernard White

Directed by Elan & Rajeev Dassani

There is very little reason why we should sit through this blindly fallacious fear fare. Yes, there is one good performance. And it’s always a pleasure to watch Sarita Cahoudhary ever since she made her memorable debut opposite, ahem, Denzel Washington in Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala. We don’t see her often enough. But if this is the kind of cinema we get to see her in then we might as well not see her.

The evil in Evil Eye is such a dispensable imposition that we are left looking at a plot that seems to have been written with the sole purpose of making super naturalism look cool. Regrettably the eerie twist at the end is anything but convincing, let alone credible.

The story works better as a mother-daughter...

Blumhouse’s “Evil Eye” is a horror film that delves deeply into reincarnation and other Hindu philosophies, and star Sunita Mani saw similarities between the film and her personal life — one that was particularly “spooky.”

“My mom’s name is Usha, so when I read that in the script, I was like, spooky!” Mani told TheWrap, referencing Sarita Choudhury’s character, who plays Mani’s mother in the film. She explained that her connection to India became ingrained in her from a very early age, living in a south Indian household in Tennessee. She was made aware of the religion and customs through her parents and letters from her cousins who still lived in India.

“I definitely grew up with the concept of Evil Eye and reincarnation and the idea that family members or my mom would check charts and astrological signs, that’s huge in conversation and something that...

Amazon Studios upcoming film Evil Eye is set to take audiences on a wild ride of twists and turns. Starring Sarita Choudhury, Sunita Mani, Omar Maskati and Bernard White, the chilling, psychological thriller Evil Eye is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video now.

A seemingly perfect romance turns into a nightmare when a mother becomes convinced her daughter’s new boyfriend has a dark connection to her own past. Based on the audiobook by writer Madhuri Shekar, Evil Eye is directed by award-winning filmmakers Elan and Rajeev Dassani and co-produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Jason Blum (Get Out).

In the tradition of the best horror filmmakers, the Dassanis crafted innovative ways to frighten viewers using sound and image. “What’s great about making a film like Evil Eye is that you can play around with the genre elements,” says Elan. “You can shoot scenes entirely in silhouette, or add creepy audio effects,...

Autumn is the best.

The crisp scent of changing leaves that crunch under your feet make way for candy, pumpkin pie, and All Kinds Of Scary Programming!

Horror is right at the top of my favorites list year around, so this month with movies and series premiereing left and right to scare us silly is right up my alley. Check out what we recommend this week.

Saturday, October 10

9/8c My Best Friend's Bouquet (Hallmark)

Josie Hughes (Chaley Rose) is a hopeless romantic who believes in the kind of romance in black-and-white movies where the leading lady finds her one true love and gets swept off her feet.

She also believes the wedding bouquet always finds its way to the right person when tossed by the bride, as proven time and again at weddings dating back to her childhood.

But single Josie ends up with the bouquet at her friend Emma...

As we enter into the spooky month of October, it’s only appropriate that Fantastic Fest and Fangoria host a watch party event for the forthcoming Welcome to the Blumhouse series of thrillers from Amazon Studios and Blumhouse Television. Starting October 10, Fantastic Fest and Fangoria have set Prime Video watch parties for each of the inclusive, genre-centered films which will feature post-screening Q&As with each filmmaker.

“From the beginning, Fantastic Fest was conceived to be a launchpad for emerging, diverse, genre filmmaking talent,” said Shelli Taylor, Alamo Drafthouse CEO. “We are extremely proud and excited to be partnering with Amazon to celebrate this bold new lineup of amazing filmmakers this October.”

“Fangoria is excited to be working with partners who share the same vision to highlight a future wave of talent and storytellers strongly representative of our expansive genre family,” said Fangoria Co-Owner Abhi Goel. “We’re looking forward...

“Welcome to the Blumhouse, ” a program of eight genre thrillers, comes to Amazon Prime Video in October with the launch of 4 films.

From female and emerging filmmakers, the stories are centered around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces. The movies showcase diverse casts, exciting up-and-coming talent, alongside established actors in exceptional and shocking new roles.

The films will release as double features.

The Lie – October 6

When their teenaged daughter confesses to impulsively killing her best friend, two desperate parents attempt to cover up the horrific crime, leading them into a complicated web of lies and deceptio

Written and directed by Veena Sud.

Starring Mireille Enos, Peter Sarsgaard, and Joey King.

Produced by Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Christopher Tricarico, and Jason Blum.

Black Box – October 6

After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an agonizing experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.

Amazon Studios & Blumhouse Television have teamed up for a series of unique, unsettling thrillers, that showcase original genre stories from diverse casts and filmmakers. Welcome to THe Blumhouse…

The first trailers for ‘Black Box’, ‘Evil Eye’, ‘The Lie’, and ‘Nocturne’ are below, followed by a panel video featuring a conversation with producer Jason Blum and Jamie Lee Curtis and Q&As with each filmmaker behind the highly anticipated thrillers!

‘Black Box’

Directed By: Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.

Starring: Mamoudou Athie, Phylicia Rashad, Amanda Christine, Tosin Morohunfola, Charmaine Bingwa, and Troy James

Synopsis: After losing his wife and his memory in a car accident, a single father undergoes an agonizing experimental treatment that causes him to question who he really is.

Premieres on Amazon Prime Video October 6th.

‘The Lie’

Written and Directed by: Veena Sud

Starring: Mireille Enos, Peter Sarsgaard, and Joey King.

Synopsis: When their teenaged daughter confesses to impulsively killing her best friend,...

Amazon Prime Video dropped the trailer of “Welcome to the Blumhouse”, for four feature films releasing from the program of eight unsettling, horror genre movies produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios.

Sharing the spine-tingling suspense that’s a Blumhouse signature, each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centered around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces.

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This slate marks the first ever program of Amazon Original movies on Prime Video that are thematically connected. The films showcase exciting up-and-coming talent, alongside established actors in exceptional and shocking new roles.

“Welcome to the Blumhouse” is just in time to make the Halloween season spookier, that kicks off with the October 6 release of “The Lie” and “Black Box.” and on October 13 with “Nocturne” and “Evil Eye...

Last month, Amazon Prime Video officially announced "Welcome to the Blumhouse," which will feature eight new genre films. It all kicks off with the first four films being released right in time for Halloween and we have a look at the brand new trailer:

Previously: "Amazon Prime Video announced today “Welcome to the Blumhouse”, a program of eight unsettling, genre movies produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios. Sharing the spine-tingling suspense that’s a Blumhouse signature, each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centered around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces. This slate marks the first ever program of Amazon Original movies on Prime Video that are thematically connected. The films showcase exciting up-and-coming talent, alongside established actors in exceptional and shocking new roles. “Welcome to the Blumhouse” will launch in October, timed for the Halloween season, on Prime...

We’re kicking off September’s home media releases this week with a great group of titles that include cult classics, indie horror, and a handful of Shudder Originals. Vinegar Syndrome is showing some love this Tuesday to both The Eleventh Commandment and Larry Cohen’s Perfect Strangers, and for those of you who may have missed seeing them on the aforementioned Shudder, now you can catch up with Z, Blood Quantum, and Terrified on both Blu-ray and DVD.

Other home media releases for September 1st include Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest from Scream Factory, Limbo, Widow’s Point, and Beetlejuice in 4K.

Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest

A young family moves to a new apartment in the outskirts of the big city. The nanny they hired to look after their newborn daughter quickly becomes trustworthy. However, the eldest boy notices frightening behavior of the woman, but...

Culver City, CA – Amazon Prime Video announced: “Welcome to the Blumhouse”, a program of eight unsettling, genre movies produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios. Sharing the spine-tingling suspense that’s a Blumhouse signature, each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centered around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces. This slate marks the first ever program of Amazon Original movies on Prime Video that are thematically connected. The films showcase exciting up-and-coming talent, alongside established actors in exceptional and shocking new roles. “Welcome to the Blumhouse” will launch in October, timed for the Halloween season, on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.

Amazon Prime Video will launch the initial slate of four films as double features starting with The Lie directed by acclaimed writer/director Veena Sud and Black Box directed by up-and-coming writer/director Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.

We've known that Blumhouse was developing content for Amazon, but now it's official. Amazon Prime Video has announced "Welcome to the Blumhouse," which will feature eight new genre films. It all kicks off with the first four films being released right in time for Halloween:

From the Press Release: "Culver City, CA – August 13, 2020 – Amazon Prime Video announced today “Welcome to the Blumhouse”, a program of eight unsettling, genre movies produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios. Sharing the spine-tingling suspense that’s a Blumhouse signature, each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centered around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces. This slate marks the first ever program of Amazon Original movies on Prime Video that are thematically connected. The films showcase exciting up-and-coming talent, alongside established actors in exceptional and shocking new roles. “Welcome to the Blumhouse” will launch in October,...

Amazon announced Thursday that it will release “Welcome to the Blumhouse,” a program of eight genre films, on Prime Video. The first four films of the slate, all produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, will launch in October, with the other half released in 2021.

The poster for the program of four films — “Nocturne,” “Black Box,” “Evil Eye,” and “The Lie” — promises “Four unsettling films. Under one roof.” Blumhouse TV co-presidents Marci Wiseman and Jeremy Gold liken the programming block to a “classic drive-in or repertory theater experience.”

Amazon is promising Blumhouse’s signature suspense in each of the films, which each offer unique perspectives on common themes centered around family and love as a redemptive or destructive force. Writers and directors are a mix of established and emerging talent.

Here’s a look at the first four films:

“Evil Eye,” which was previously unannounced, is based on the Audible...

Welcome to the Blumhouse, the eight genre movie anthology, will begin launching on Amazon Prime Video on Oct. 6, timed to Halloween in the streamer’s 240 countries and territories worldwide.

The first two movies as double features to drop on that date are Veena Sud’s The Lie and Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour Jr.’s Black Box.

Launching the following week on Oct. 13 is an unannounced feature Evil Eye, from Elan Dassani and Rajeev Dassani and executive produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas, as well as Nocturne written and directed by filmmaker Zu Quirke, making her feature film debut. The latter four films will stream in 2021. In regard to the anthology, “each each film presents a distinctive vision and unique perspective on common themes centered around family and love as redemptive or destructive forces” per today’s release.

Evil Eye is based off the award-winning,...

Network: Showtime.

Episodes: 20 (half-hour).

Seasons: Two.

TV show dates: September 9, 2018 — March 8, 2020.

Series status: Cancelled.

Performers include: Jim Carrey, Catherine Keener, Judy Greer, Frank Langella, Cole Allen, Juliet Morris, Bernard White, Juliocesar Chavez, Julitta Scheel, Coda Boesel, Mary Faber, Dan Garza, and Ginger Gonzaga.

TV show description:

From creator Dave Holstein, the Kidding TV show is a comedy-drama centering on the host of a beloved children's TV show. Jeff Piccirillo (Carrey), aka Mr. Pickles, is nothing if not a children's television icon. He is known for his compassion and wisdom to children, as well as to their parents, who also grew up under his loving influence.

When Jeff's family starts to...

Winter Cabin (2018) by Michael Huntsman

Yuching Tsai, a 23-year-old Taiwan-born and NYC-based international actor/ filmmaker, recently finished her first written-produced-starring English short film “Winter Cabin”. The film deals with a couple, Norman and Roxy, trying to survive a devastating bio-chemical war, which broke out in the Us. As they are trying to find food, they also have to deal with Norman’s psychological issues.

The film tries to deal with environmental issues and human relations, although I felt that the most interesting aspect is Norman’s mentality and the way Roxy deals with it, in a message that seems to state, “love conquers all”.

Sam Schmitz’s cinematography is quite good, as he paints the setting with bright white lights (for the most part) that suit the subject quite nicely. The same applies to the acting, with Yuching Tsai highlighting her character’s vulnerability and Bernard White as Nolan, an extreme passive aggressive behaviour.

In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for Showtime. For this season, the premium network has returning hits “Black Monday” (Don Cheadle), “Kidding” (Jim Carrey), “Homeland” (Claire Danes), “Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber) and “Shameless” (William H. Macy) plus limited series “The Loudest Voice” (Russell Crowe) as part of their 2020 campaign. Newcomers could include “City on a Hill” (Kevin Bacon) and “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” (Kirsten Dunst).

Below, the list of Showtime lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedy, drama and limited series. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.

“The Affair”

Drama Series

Drama Actor – Dominic West

Drama Actress – Maura Tierney

Drama Supporting Actor – Jadon Sand

Drama Supporting Actress – Anna Paquin, Julia Goldani Telles...

In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned the category placements of the key Emmy Awards contenders for Showtime. For this season, the premium network has newcomers “Black Monday” (Don Cheadle), “Kidding” (Jim Carrey) and “Who is America?” (Sacha Baron Cohen), returning Emmy contenders “Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber) and “Shameless” (William H. Macy) plus limited series “Escape at Dannemora” as part of their 2019 campaign.

Below, the list of Showtime lead, supporting and guest submissions for their comedy, drama and limited series. More names might be added by the network on the final Emmy ballot. Also note that performers not included on this list may well be submitted by their personal reps.

SEEShowtime has never won the Best Limited Series Emmy, but ‘Escape at Dannemora’ can change that

“The Affair”

Drama Series

Drama Actress – Ruth Wilson

Drama Actor – Dominic West

Drama Supporting Actress – Sanaa Lathan, Maura Tierney

Drama Supporting Actor – Joshua Jackson,...

Bernard White (Silicon Valley) has booked a recurring role on the upcoming third season of TNT’s comedic drama series Claws. The series follows the rise of five treacherous manicurists working at the Nail Artisans of Manatee County salon. White will play Governor Vikram Patel III. Equal parts carnality and ambition, Republican Governor Vikram Patel III is near the tail end of a wildly successful 4-year term when he swings into Desna’s orbit, providing her with the missing piece to a dangerous puzzle. Claws is executive-produced by Rashida Jones, Will McCormack, Janine Sherman Barrois, who also serves as showrunner, and Eliot Laurence, who created the series. Claws is produced for TNT by Jones and McCormack’s Le Train Train, in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television and Turner’s Studio T. White, who was last seen in Showtime’s Kidding, opposite Jim Carrey, is repped by Greene & Associates Talent Agency.

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What's This TV Show About?

A Showtime comedy-drama, Kidding stars Jim Carrey, Catherine Keener, Judy Greer, Frank Langella, Cole Allen, Juliet Morris, Bernard White, Juliocesar Chavez, Julitta Scheel, Coda Boesel, Mary Faber, Dan Garza, and Ginger Gonzaga. The story centers on Jeff Piccirillo (Carrey) aka Mr. Pickles, the beloved host of the children’s television show, Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Hour. As his family starts to break down, Jeff finds no solace in the stories and...

We're not kidding around. We want to know what you think about the first season of the Kidding TV show on Showtime. As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether the TV show Kidding is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Kidding season one episodes. **Status update below.

A Showtime comedy-drama, Kidding stars Jim Carrey, Catherine Keener, Judy Greer, Frank Langella, Cole Allen, Juliet Morris, Bernard White, Juliocesar Chavez, Julitta Scheel, Coda Boesel, Mary Faber, Dan Garza, and Ginger Gonzaga. The story centers on Jeff Piccirillo (Carrey) aka Mr. Pickles, the beloved host of the children’s television show, Mr. Pickles’...

Jim Carrey hasn't had a regular TV gig since In Living Color. Now, he's making his small screen return on Showtime, in his new Kidding TV show. With Carrey's vast talent and marquee name, will a large enough audience flock to his new TV series to justify future installments? Will Kidding be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. **Status update below.

A Showtime comedy-drama, Kidding stars Carrey, Catherine Keener, Judy Greer, Frank Langella, Cole Allen, Juliet Morris, Bernard White, Juliocesar Chavez, Julitta Scheel, Coda Boesel, Mary Faber, Dan Garza, and Ginger Gonzaga. The story centers on Jeff Piccirillo (Carrey) aka Mr. Pickles, the beloved host of the children's television show, Mr. Pickles' Puppet Hour. As his family starts to break down, Jeff finds no solace in the stories and puppets he has always used to help him navigate stormy seas. Soon,...

You're not crazy, and we're not kidding. Showtime has renewed its Kidding TV show for a second season of 10 episodes. The early season two renewal comes mid-way into the series' freshman season, which is currently earning middling Nielsen ratings for a scripted Showtime original. The Kidding season one finale will air on November 11, 2018.

A Showtime comedy-drama, Kidding stars Jim Carrey, Catherine Keener, Judy Greer, Frank Langella, Cole Allen, Juliet Morris, Bernard White, Juliocesar Chavez, Julitta Scheel, Coda Boesel, Mary Faber, Dan Garza, and Ginger Gonzaga. The story centers on Jeff Piccirillo (Carrey) aka Mr. Pickles, the beloved host of the children’s television show, Mr. Pickles’ Puppet Hour. As his family starts to break down, Jeff finds no solace in the stories and puppets he has always used to navigate stormy seas. Soon, Jeff’s own father and executive producer,...

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After nearly 25 years, Jim Carrey is returning to television as a series regular in Showtime’s Kidding.

Jim Carrey has made cameo appearances in tv series such as The Office and 30 Rock but has not been a series regular since being a cast member on In Living Color in 1994.

Carrey will portray Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, an icon of children’s television, a beacon of kindness and wisdom to America’s impressionable young minds, who also anchors a multimillion-dollar branding empire. But when Jeff’s family begins to implode, he finds no fairy tale or fable or puppet will guide him through the crisis, which advances faster than his means to cope. The result: a kind man in a cruel world faces a slow leak of sanity as hilarious as it is heartbreaking.

It’s definitely more of an experimental looking project for Carrey, which seems to be his thing as of late.

Bernard White (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) is set to recur opposite Jim Carrey and Catherine Keener in Showtime’s upcoming half-hour comedy series Kidding. The story centers around Jeff aka Mr. Pickles (Carrey), a beloved children’s television personality, whose life suddenly begins to unravel when his family begins to implode. What results is a slow leak of insanity that is both hilarious and heartbreaking. White will play Deirdre’s (Keener) husband. White recently shot a series regular role in ABC comedy pilot Pandas in New York and he recurs on HBO’s Silicon Valley. White is repped by Greene & Associates Talent Agency.

Bria Vinaite (The Florida Project) is set for a recurring role on the second season of Netflix’s drama series The Oa. It stars Brit Marling as an adopted blind woman who goes missing for seven years. When she suddenly turns up alive,...