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Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns fame has unveiled a new band: Blackbird Angels. The group’s debut album, Solsorte, arrives September 8th, and the lead single “Shut Up (You Know I Love You)” can be heard now.

Guns formed the band alongside Todd Kerns, who is best known for his work with Slash and Myles Kennedy. Given the musical lineage of Guns and Kerns, “Shut Up (You Know I Love You)” hits the expected sweet spot of melodic hard rock with a hint of ’80s glam metal. For fans of L.A. Guns, it’s required listening.

“Todd and I have wanted to make a record for about 10 years now and we finally did it and it’s everything I hoped for,” Guns said via a press announcement. “With the addition of [drummer] Adam Hamilton, it’s pure magic. For live performances, Johnny Martin will play bass and Sam Bam Koltun will play guitar.

The Criterion Channel’s stellar offerings are continuing next month with a selection of new releases, retrospective, series, and more. Leading the pack is, of course, a horror lineup perfectly timed for Halloween, featuring ’70s classics and underseen gems, including Abel Ferrara’s The Driller Killer (pictured above), Tobe Hopper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, early films by David Cronenberg, Wes Craven, and Brian De Palma, Bill Gunn’s Ganja & Hess, and more.

Also of note is a New Korean Cinema retrospective, featuring a new introduction by critic Grady Hendrix and a conversation between directors Bong Joon Ho and Park Chan-wook, whose Barking Dogs Never Bite, The Host, Mother, Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, and Lady Vengeance are part of the lineup, as well as Lee Myung-se’s Nowhere to Hide, and more titles to be announced. Bong’s short Influenza will also arrive, paired with Michael Haneke’s Caché.

Exclusive: Television writer-producer, Wayne Conley, has signed with APA.

Conley’s recent television credits range from Showtime’s White Famous to OWN’s Delilah and Greenleaf, and he’s currently developing a fast-tracked half-hour dramedy for FX. Conley’s numerous feature film credits include Fox Searchlight’s Our Family Wedding, directed by Rick Famuyiwa and director Jeff Byrd’s King’s Ransom.

Conley is the latest scribe to ink with APA since the agency signed the WGA’s franchise agreement earlier this year. Other recent signings include Spinning Out showrunner Lara Olsen, American Gods executive producer Anne Kenney, Killer Women creator Hannah Shakespeare, The Middle executive producer Tim Hobert, Emerald City creator Matthew Arnold, 11.22.63 executive producer Brian Nelson, The Son co-creator Lee Shipman and Rescue Me executive producer Evan Reilly.

Conley continues to be repped by Brad Kaplan at Link Entertainment and Rob Szymanski at Eclipse Law.

Exclusive: Evan Reilly, who most recently served as showrunner for three seasons on HBO’s Dwayne Johnson series Ballers, has signed with APA.

Reilly is currently working on an undisclosed pilot in development at Amazon.

He has also recently written an episode of Syfy’s Happy! and before Ballers, was a co-executive producer on The Walking Dead and writer on FX series Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.

He began his career writing on the FX series Rescue Me, where he remained for all seven seasons to eventually serve as co-executive producer and direct the show’s penultimate final episode.

Reilly is the latest writer/producer sign with APA, since it signed the WGA agreement back in January.

Other recent signings by the agency include Spinning Out showrunner Lara Olsen, American Gods exec producer Anne Kenney, Killer Women creator Hannah Shakespeare, The Middle exec producer Tim Hobert, Emerald City...

Updated With Winners: Chernobyl was the big winner at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards on Friday after the Sky and HBO drama scooped seven awards.

The Sister-produced nuclear disaster series beat competition from the likes of The Crown, Killing Eve and The Virtues at the pre-recorded ceremony, triumphing in categories including Director: Fiction for Johan Renck. Other wins included best Production Design and Editing: Fiction.

Elsewhere, other winners included Jesse Armstrong, who took home best Writer: Drama for Succession, while Jamie Demetriou scooped best Writer: Comedy for Stath Lets Flats. This Was Up creator Aisling Bea won the Breakthrough Talent gong. BBC and HBO drama His Dark Materials won in two categories: Special, Visual and Graphic Effects, and Titles and Graphic Identity.

The BAFTA TV Craft Awards was one of the industry’s first major awards ceremonies of the pandemic era. The event, which celebrated the best of British TV’s behind-the-scenes talent,...

Mommy issues were firmly cemented in horror lore with Psycho (1960); there’s just something about a tight mother and son relationship that brings a tear to the eye, or perhaps the occasional hot poker. But Norman wouldn’t be the only maladjusted kid on the block however, as films popped up on the big screen and small espousing the dangers of really close familial relationships. This brings us to Scream Bloody Murder (1973), your typical Boy Loves Mom, Boy Runs over Dad with Tractor, Boy Grows up with Hook and Kills Anyone Who Isn’t His Mom story.

Distributed by Indiepix Releasing in February on North American shores, and I have to hand it to the original marketing team behind Scream Bloody Murder; labeling your film as “The First Motion Picture to be Called Gore-nography!!!” is some William Castle worthy hucksterism, even if Hgl’s Blood Feast (1963) should probably hold that distinction.

From TorontoFilm.Net here is the Toronto Film Production Update for September 2017 including "Designated Survivor", "Fahrenheit 451", "Falling Water" and a whole lot more:

Angry Angeltv MovieIdaho Productions Ltd.Prod.: John RyanDir.: Jamie TravisAug 14 – Sep 9/17

Baroness Von Sketch Show- Season 3Tv SeriesFrantic FilmsProd.: Graham Ludlow, Jeff PeelerDir.: Jeremy Lalonde, Jordan CanningAug 21 - Nov 10/17

Cardinal: By The Time You Read This- Season 3Tv Series eOneProd.: Jessica DanielDir.: Daniel GrouSep 19 - Nov 24/17

Cartertv SeriesSony/AmazeProd.: Victoria HirstJul 10 - Oct 13/17

Designated Survivor- Season 2Tv SeriesDesignated 1 Ltd.Prod.: Llewellyn WellsJul 4/17 - Mar 31/18 Tbc

Dino Dana- Season 3Tv SeriesSinking Ship EntertainmentProd.: Eric BeldowskiAug 1 – Nov 17/17

Fahrenheit 451Tv MovieHBO Films/Morning Star Prods. Ltd.Prod.: David Coatsworth, Sarah GreenDir.: Ramin BahraniJul 10 – Sep 8/17

Falling Water- Season 2Tv SeriesGEP Falling Water Inc.Prod.: Terry GouldAug 20 - Mar 20/18

Frankie Draketv SeriesShaftesbury Frankie I Inc.Prod.

‘Vertigo,’ ‘Free Fire,’ and Much, Much More

This week on the One Perfect Podcast Channel we have a score of great shows coming up.

First off, Matthew Monagle is joined by critic Tomris Laffly to discuss — what else? — Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire starring Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, and Cillian Murphy. If you don’t know the format, Monagle and his guest discuss the film both before and after seeing it, weighing expectations against reality. The result is a review show unlike every other, and one you have to check it out.

Then on Shot by Shot, the cinematography podcast hosted by myself and One Perfect Shot creator Geoff Todd, we’re talking about a film many consider to be the greatest ever made, Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, which was shot by the Master of Suspense’s favorite Dp, the great Robert Burks.

Then there’s Neil Miller’s The Big Idea, the...

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Question: I’m already having Walking Dead withdrawal. Got anything on Season 8 yet? — Bud

Ausiello: As a matter of fact, yes. Remember in the finale, when Sasha said she wasn’t giving up on Eugene, even though he’d reverted to his most spineless self? That was “a hint to what the story is,” showrunner Scott Gimple recently told TVLine. “It certainly looked like he was still a Savior. But is that going to haunt him… change him?...

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Remember when Grange Hill went to the Isle Of Wight? Or the escaped puma? Here are 12 memorable school trip episodes from the early years...

With just over thirty years worth of screen time, there are plenty of memorable moments in Grange Hill. From its inception in February 1978 the programme proved both entertaining and controversial. It tackled many difficult subjects head-on: bullying, vandalism, racism, censorship, shop-lifting, school uniform protest, teenage pregnancy and - most famously of all - drugs. However, every now and again it would attempt to give viewers a break from the everyday and head off on a day trip or weekend excursion.

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Matthew Clate McDaniel, who played a bit role on one season of the short-lived History reality show Bamazon, has been arrested for murder in Alabama. He's charged with killing 40-year-old Norman Deon Crayton, whose bullet-riddled body was found Sunday in the woods south of Dadeville. "The initial investigation revealed the victim has sustained gunshot wounds that caused his death," said Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett. "Further investigation has led to the arrest…...

Matthew Clate McDaniel, who appeared on the 2012 History Channel reality series “Bamazon,” was arrested and charged with murder, the Alexander City Outlook reported on Monday. McDaniel, 33, is accused of fatally shooting Norman Deon Crayton, 40. According to Tallapoosa County, Alabama, Sheriff Jimmy Abbett, Crayton’s body was found early Sunday. Also Read: 'Power Rangers' Star Charged With Murder “On Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016 at approximately 4:43 a.m. the department received a call regarding a body being found by hunters in a wooded area off Barron’s Bridge Road located south of Dadeville,” Abbett said. “Upon arriving on the scene the body was identified.

A former History Channel reality TV show star was charged with murder Monday in Alabama, People confirms.

Matthew Clate McDaniel, 33, who appeared on the 2012-2013 History Channel show Bamazon, allegedly killed Norman Deon Crayton, 40, according to a statement from the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Department. Crayton's body, which had gunshot wounds, was found early Sunday morning by hunters in the woods south of Dadeville, the statement says.

According to The Alex City Outlook, witnesses saw McDaniel and Crayton playing pool together at a local bar. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said the case is still under investigation and could not confirm or deny the report.

A former History Channel reality TV show star was charged with murder Monday in Alabama, People confirms. Matthew Clate McDaniel, 33, who appeared on the 2012-2013 History Channel show Bamazon, allegedly killed Norman Deon Crayton, 40, according to a statement from the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Department. Crayton's body, which had gunshot wounds, was found early Sunday morning by hunters in the woods south of Dadeville, the statement says. According to The Alex City Outlook, witnesses saw McDaniel and Crayton playing pool together at a local bar. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said the case is still under investigation and could not confirm or deny the report.

A former History Channel reality TV show star was charged with murder Monday in Alabama, People confirms. Matthew Clate McDaniel, 33, who appeared on the 2012-2013 History Channel show Bamazon, allegedly killed Norman Deon Crayton, 40, according to a statement from the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Department. Crayton's body, which had gunshot wounds, was found early Sunday morning by hunters in the woods south of Dadeville, the statement says. According to The Alex City Outlook, witnesses saw McDaniel and Crayton playing pool together at a local bar. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett said the case is still under investigation and could not confirm or deny the report.

Who says that movie-making talent cannot run within the same family? In the film industry when one reaches the pinnacle of success in achieving the ultimate reward in the motion picture business–winning an Academy Award–it is considered an individual milestone for any actor’s big screen career. However, when one’s gene pool produces the capacity to draw Oscar’s attention their way in keeping the golden statuette “in the family” it is living proof that the thespian’s apple does not fall from the street.

Whether through the relationship of blood relatives or marital unions “Relative”-ly Speaking: The Top 10 Oscar-winning Family Combinations looks at ten famous family member combos that won an Oscar through the methods of acting or directing. Let’s take a look at the top ten familial tandem that pulled off such an achievement in winning the coveted Oscar as it stands proudly on the family mantle.

I Wanna Marry Harry: ITV 2, 9pm

Us reality series which pits 12 American girls against each other to compete for Prince Harry's heart. However, what the ladies don't know is that 'Harry' is only a lookalike named Matthew.

The premiere sees the desperate dozen arrive at the Englefield House in Berkshire, where they go to a masquerade ball.

The Tomorrow People: E4, 9pm

The first and last season of The Tomorrow People ends tonight, with Stephen realising that it is down to him to destroy the Founder's machine and prevent the extermination of the human race.

Elsewhere, John gets an appealing proposition from Jedikiah, and Russell goes to some lengths to right his wrongs by helping Cara.

24: Live Another Day: Sky 1, 9pm

Jack Bauer has a lot on his plate in tonight's episode, pursuing Margot's arms dealer while dealing with suspicious White House Chief of Staff Mark Boudreau.

Meanwhile,...

Jason Bateman scored his second career Emmy nomination this year for playing Michael Bluth on "Arrested Development," eight years after first being nominated for the role.

That's great and all -- but in a certain part of the pop-culture consciousness, he'll always be Matthew Burton.

You know, the lead character of "It's Your Move"? The one-season NBC sitcom from 1984-85?

Welcome to Before They Were Emmy Nominees. Each Tuesday and Wednesday between now and the Emmy Awards on Sept. 22, we're going to look back at some early and obscure roles of a few of this year's acting nominees. (See Zap2it's Before They Were Nominees photo gallery.)

"It's Your Move" came from Ron Leavitt and Michael G. Moye, the future creators of "Married ... With Children." Bateman's Matthew was a teenage prankster and scam artist who lived with his sister (Tricia Cast) and their mom (Caren Kaye). Matthew met his match...

Andrew Gafield, Shailene Woodley and Sally Field were all spotted on the set of Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 today. Not a lot of action took place, but from eyewitness accounts Andrew was seen rushing from an alley and into his home, or it was Mary Jane Watson's home. As she might be his neighbor in this version of the tale, much like she was in Sam Raimi's. Image Credit: Matthew Vlossak Peter Parker & Mary Jane's houses! Images Courtesy of Newscom The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be directed by Marc Webb from a script written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Jeff Pinkner and James Vanderbilt. The film will star Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Sally Field as Aunt May, Shailene Woodley as Mary Jane Watson, Paul Giamatti as Rhino, Jamie Foxx is Electro and Chris Cooper as Norman Osborn. The Amazing Spider-Man...

Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne was named agency of the year at the Melbourne Advertising & Design Club Awards tonight.

The agency won top honours for the second year running. However, rival Gpy&R Melbourne – which won more lions at Cannes this year than any Australian agency – did not enter for the second consecutive year. Last year, Patts Ecd Ben Coulson cited cost reasons for not supporting the event, which is Melbourne’s top awards show.

The awards list in full:

The Adstream Award for Agency of the Year

Winner

Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne

The Madc Award for Best in Show

Winner

Guilt Trips V/Line Agency McCann

The Madc Award for Lifetime Achievement

Winner

Scott Whybin, Whybin Tbwa

The Blackley Award for Creative Leader of the Year

Winner

Jason Williams, Leo Burnett

The Madc Award for Client of the Year

Winner

Carlton United Brewers

The Exit Films Award for Best Junior

Winners

Jono...

A posting in the online archives of Backstage offers strong evidence that the actors cast in "The Innocence of Muslims" were misled by the film's producers about the project's content and intentions. The original casting call for "Desert Warrior" listed the director as "Alan Roberts" and the producer as "Sam Bassiel," a slight variation on the names "Sam Bacile" and "Sam Bossil."

The name "Sam Bacile" has since been proven to be an alias for Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, a Los Angeles-based, 55-year-old Copic Christian with a record of previous felonies and aliases. Federal court papers listed Nakoula's numerous aliases as Nicola Bacily, Erwin Salameh, Amal Nada; Daniel K. Caresman, and P.J Tobacco, among others.

Though Bacile's identity is now closer to being verified, cast members are claiming that "Alan Roberts" -- or whatever his true name may be -- was also on set. According to another actor and crew...

It’s that time again… okay, it’s a little past that normal time, thanks to the Mix March Madness wrapup, but here are the preview materials for DC Comics releases for July 2012.

What’s on tap this month? More of the Before Watchmen books, with the debut of Ozymandias from Len Wein and Jae Lee, the conclusion of the Court of Owls storyline and crossover in all the Bat-books, and the debut of the done-in-one book, National Comics, featuring the New 52 Debut (coming right at you) of Eternity.

And in the white elephant of desire category, there’s the $300 statue showing the climactic scene from The Dark Knight Returns.

Once more, into the breach? Banzai!

As always, spoilers may lurk beyond this point.

Before Watchmen: Ozymandias #1

Written by Len Wein

Art and cover by Jae Lee

Backup story art by John Higgins

1:25 Variant cover by Phil Jimenez...

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What’s this?

There are finales everywhere. What’s this?

I can’t believe my eyes; I must be dreaming. Wake up, Sandra, this isn’t fair!

Woah! Musical introduction. This is what the end of the season does to me, folks. I’m losing it. But that also means summer’s on the way, so remember to start sending your scoop requests for summer TV soon! And, as a special treat, please also send your season finale questions as well.

As usual, all queries/suggestions/ponderings get sent to [email protected] or @EWSandraG. And as a reminder,...

I've decided not to follow the line of most critics on this one by comparing Conviction (2009), the latest offering from Tony Goldwyn, to something that might have been turned out in the mid-nineties by the Lifetime network. Firstly, this is because I’m not an American and my only experience of television from the Us at that time was likely to have been repeats of Rikki Lake run on Channel 4. The second reason is that I’m writing this review for a UK based website, and it's likely that many of the readers wouldn't learn much from comparisons made between the film and the schmaltzy products of American cable networks.

Conviction tells the (apparently) story of Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank), a young women who, following the imprisonment of her brother Kenneth (Sam Rockwell) for the vicious and brutal murder of a local woman, embarks on an impassioned crusade to win his freedom,...

It's hard to believe that Canada's Rue Morgue Magazine has been around as long as it has! Their next issue marks their lucky thirteenth year of kicking ass and taking names and we have a look at what's in store for readers both old and new!

Congrats, guys! Here's to another 13!

From the Press Release

Rue Morgue Special Edition 13th Anniversary Halloween Issue

On Stands October 1st!

We All Go A Little Mad Sometimes

Fifty years ago Marion met Norman at the Bates Motel and the modern horror film was born. Rue Morgue’s panel of experts celebrates the lunatic legacy of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece. Featuring Wes Craven, assistant director Hilton Green, and authors Stephen Rebello and David Thomson.

Plus: A look at Bernard Herrmann’s score, a new documentary on the film, sequel spotlights, and more!

by Aaron Von Lupton, Mark R. Hasan, James Burrell, Stuart F. Andrews,...

If you have Netflix and are a horror fan in need of something to watch this Labor Day weekend, one look at this gargantuan list I compiled of the new terror titles Netflix has added for instant streaming in just the first three days of this month should keep you busy until Labor Day next year. You'll find something for everyone, from older titles to recent releases, famous to obscure, classic to not-so-classic, monsters to maniacs - you name it.

For the record, I considered compiling this list in alphabetical order or by year of the film's release, but then I realized I had already spent well over an hour just sorting through the massive catalogue of titles Netflix has now made available for instant streaming and realized Labor Day would be over by the time I finished arranging this list in any kind of order. Ready? Here you go.

Welcome to another edition of The Pull List. This edition covers my comic purchases for the month of May. With many books ending and new series beginning I plan on making the switch to trades for the majority of my future purchases, so whilst I’ll be maintaining The Pull List in future, it may be less frequent (probably monthly rather than fortnightly).

However do look out for more graphic novel reviews and special editions of this feature ala the ‘Graphic Novel Edition’ that ran back in January. As usual if you’ve missed any of the previous entries you can check them out right here.

My Pull List

Avengers: The Initiative #35

Booster Gold #32

Deadpool #23

Deadpool Corps #2

Deadpool: Merc With a Mouth #11

Deadpool Team-Up #893

Invincible Iron Man #26

Justice League: Generation Lost #1 & 2 (Reviews to follow)

Marvel Zombies 5 #3

Siege #4

Siege Embedded #4

The Guild #2

The Guild #3

Ultimate Avengers 2 #2

The Good

Avengers: The...

Real-life gay couples who both act, and whether Mark Indelicato and Chris Colfer will end up bitter and typecast like Sean Hayes! Plus, a Simon Rex sex-tape scandal primer!

Have a question about gay male entertainment? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)

Q: I have always had a massive movie crush on the ever-darling Simon Rex. I was not of the generation that lived through his rise to stardom and/or the revelation of pre-stardom past. How did he survive it? How did the gay community go through it? It seems stunning to me that the news of his past is not more widely discussed. Was it well discussed in the past, or simply a notch on a tabloid page? Did he ever fend off allegations of him being gay? – Maharajah, West Palm Beach, Fl

A: I appreciate your interest in gay history,...

Make this blog item your home page for the rest of Oscar day. Tom O'Neil and Paul Sheehan are blogging live continuously all day. Keep hitting "refresh" for constant updates about what's happening at the Kodak Theatre.

9:06 p.m. — As with all of the past seven Oscars held at the Kodak Theater, the Governors Ball takes place in the adjoining Grand Ballroom which is 25,090 square feet. The menu for the Governors Ball was created by Wolfgang Puck for the fifteenth consecutive year. He promises the return of old favorites like tuna tartare in sesame miso cones and Maine lobster as well as, of course, caviar. And pastry chef Sherry Yard will once more be creating her gold-dusted chocolate Oscars as consolation prizes for those who didn’t get one of the real ones. Music will be spun by Kcrw radio host Jason Bentley who will alternate with The Impulse...