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A new career-spanning Rush anthology titled Rush 50 will include previously unreleased tracks and fan-requested material.

The collection is out March 21st and will arrive on vinyl as a 7-lp box set and on CD in a four-disc box set. It marks the first-ever career-spanning anthology from Rush.

“50? Is that all?…seriously…it’s a cool collection…but look at all those songs,” remarked Geddy Lee in a press release. “I’m exhausted just reading the effin list!”

Billed as a chronological trip through the prog-rock legends’ career — from their first single in 1973 through their final gig in 2015 — the tracklist is exhaustive, comprising live and studio recordings.

The rare material — some “fan requested,” per the press release — is frontloaded on Disc 1, including versions of early tunes “Not Fade Away,” “You Can’t Fight It,” and “Working Man” that are receiving their first-ever physical release on vinyl/CD. A handful of live...

Starz has set its main cast for Power Book IV: Force, the third installment in the Power universe. Lili Simmons, Gabrielle Ryan, Isaac Keys, Hightown alum Shane Harper, Kris D. Lofton, Anthony Fleming III, Lucien Cambric and Tommy Flanagan are set as series regulars opposite Joseph Sikora in the series from Courtney Kemp and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Lionsgate Television.

Power Book IV: Force centers around Tommy Egan, played by Joseph Sikora, after he cuts ties and puts New York in his rearview mirror for good.

Kemp and Jackson will executive produce alongside Mark Canton, and series creator and showrunner Robert Munic. Lionsgate Television produces the series for Starz.

Keys plays Diamond,...

Netflix has canceled the episodic 'space drama' TV series, "Away",  created by Andrew Hinderaker, starring Oscar winner Hilary Swank:

"...in the near future, 'Emma Green' (Swank), an American astronaut, must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to take command of an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous, years long mission to Mars...

"...in a series about hope, humanity and how ultimately, we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things..."

Episodes include:

"Go", written by Andrew Hinderaker

"Negative Return", written by Jessica Goldberg

"A Little Faith", written by Janine Nabers

"Excellent Chariots", written by Ellen Fairey

"Half the Sky", written by Andrew Hinderaker

"Space Dogs", written by Jason Katims

"Half the Sky", written by Aditi Brennan Kapil

"Spektr", written by Jessica Goldberg

"Vital Signs", written by Chris Jones

"Home", written by Andrew Hinderaker

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Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang will soon head to Apple after the computer giant’s streaming service secured the rights to Charles M. Schulz’ beloved characters.

As part of the deal, reported by Variety, Apple will create new series, specials and shorts featuring the Peanuts characters. Dhx Media, which purchased a stake in the Peanuts franchise in 2017, will produce the new content.

The agreement also includes a series of original short-form Stem (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) videos that will feature Snoopy as an astronaut...

Disney surprised everyone for Thanksgiving with a first look at their upcoming live-action remake of The Lion King. The first trailer and poster dropped today, showing what looks like a scene-for-scene recreation of the classic 1994 animated adventure. Directed by Jon Favreau, this beautiful CGI-animated retelling will be in theaters July 19, 2019.

From Disney Live Action, director Jon Favreau's all-new The Lion King journeys to the African savanna where a future king must overcome betrayal and tragedy to assume his rightful place on Pride Rock. The teaser recreates the opening scene from the original Lion King almost beat for beat with Rafiki lifting baby Simba on Pride Rock, showing the youngster off to the rest of the animal kingdom. As this plays out, we get to hear James Earl Jones, who returns from the original to reprise his role as Simba's loving and wise father Mufasa, providing narration for the trailer.

Over two years after news leaked that Dr. Dre was working on a secret Apple Music scripted series called Vital Signs, the project’s fate has been revealed: Apple CEO Tim Cook shelved the project due to its graphic depictions of violence, sex and drug use.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Cook viewed Vital Signs over a year ago and was “troubled” by the series, which featured characters doing lines of cocaine, gun violence and an explicit orgy scene at a Los Angeles mansion that gave the series notoriety before it was even announced.

It's the Hot Topic pop culture fans still can't seem to get enough. After Mama June revealed her nearly 300-pound weight loss two weeks ago, the question now being asked is will the reality star be able to keep it off for months and years to come. Just a few short days after interviewing the Mama June: From Not to Hot star, Wendy Williams decided to share her honest opinion with us. "I am 50-50 with Mama June and I told her that behind the scenes. I said Mama June, please work really hard to keep the weight off," Wendy explained to E! News at the Vital Signs of Bowel Health Summit in New York City. "But she's also got Honey Boo Boo who is a child growing up. She wants normal...

Apple’s original content strategy sounds like it’s starting to veer into infomercial territory.

After announcing the scripted series Vital Signs starring company executive Dr. Dre -- which is reported to be more of a marketing vehicle for Apple Music than a full-on foray into original content -- followed by The Score, a docuseries by Vice that will be accompanied by Apple Music playlists, Apple’s latest TV series is a deep dive into the fascinating world of ... mobile apps?

The company’s first original TV show will be a nonscripted series about the app economy, according to The New York Times. It is being created by the musician (and Beats co-founder) Will.i.am alongside veteran television execs Ben Silverman and Howard Owens.

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Following reports that Apple is shooting a Dr. Dre-starring scripted drama entitled Vital Signs, the tech giant’s ambitions in the realm of original content are continuing to take shape.

Relatedly, Apple has hired PR veteran Bernadette Simpao -- previously of AMC Networks and Viacom -- to helm PR efforts for “content and apps related to Apple TV,” Variety reports. She will also be responsible for iTunes TV, movies, apps, books and podcasts.

Simpao last served as vice president of corporate communications for AMC, and, before that, senior director of communications for Viacom.

In another PR shakeup at Apple today, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced today that Apple’s former senior director of worldwide corporate communications, Natalie Kerris, had joined the social network as VP of global communications.

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This story first appeared in the Feb. 26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Apple's efforts to break into the streaming video business have received most of the industry buzz, but it's actually Apple Music that could benefit the most from the technology giant's first scripted TV series. THR revealed Feb. 12 that Apple is bankrolling an edgy, semiautobiographical project from one of its own executives, Beats Electronics co-founder Dr. Dre. Vital Signs, from veteran music video director Paul Hunter and writer Robert Munic (Empire), is planned as six half-hour episodes,

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Apple is making its long-rumored foray into the world of content creation, and its first scripted series will star one of the tech giant’s very own executives.

Vital Signs, a six-episode drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter -- which was first to report news of the series -- will star and is being executive produced by none other than Dr. Dre. Apple notably purchased Beats from Dre and Jimmy Iovine for over $3 billion in 2014 -- though Vital Signs suggests the deal may have been more than just a headphones play.

The half-hour show is semi-autobiographical, according to the Reporter, and is jam-packed with violence and sex. Sam Rockwell will co-star, music video veteran Paul Hunter is directing and Empire’s Robert Munic wrote all six episodes.

While the first season will roll out all at once, according to the Reporter, and distribution will happen via Apple Music, the company’s streaming platform,...

How do you like them apples? According to The Hollywood Reporter, Apple is financing Dr. Dre's TV series, Vital Signs. The project is a dark, half-hour drama which THR says is semi-autobiographical (for Dre), and at least one episode features an orgy. Reportedly, Sam Rockwell and Mo McCrae are in the Vital Signs cast.

Vital Signs is being produced by Paul Hunter, under his Eye Candy shingle. Empire's Robert Munic will executive produce and write all six episodes. Aaron Ginsburg and William Green are also producing. This will be the first original scripted series for Apple.

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It looks like Apple is getting ready to dive into the world of online television production, as the giant preps a series that would join other online shows like House Of Cards, Transparent, and Orange Is The New Black. According to THR, they've looked at one of their own executives for inspiration, as Beats co-founder Dr. Dre is currently filming Vital Signs for the company. 

The series is a described as a dark drama that will follow Dr. Dre in a semi-autobiographical way, as the rap legend explores a different emotion in each of its six episodes. The cast will also reportedly include Sam Rockwell and Mo McCrae. Vital Signs will not shy away from the kinds of adult themes Dre has explored in his rhymes over the years, as the current episode being shot includes plenty of violence and sex.

As of now, it's thought that the series will...

Apple is hoping that Dr. Dre can provide an inroad into the world of television. The rapper/mogul, who’s already aligned with Apple following the company’s 2014 purchase of Beats Electronics, is working on a new TV show for Apple, the New York Times reports. The six-episode drama series, which has the title “Vital Signs,” would be offered through the company’s, streaming service Apple TV, via Apple Music. Also Read: Jerry Heller Sues Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Others for $110 Million Over 'Straight Outta Compton' Portrayal It isn’t yet known when the show will be available,...

Beats co-founder Dr. Dre will produce and star in Apple’s first crack at a scripted television series. According to sources close to the matter, the show will be called Vital Signs, drop all six episodes at once, and be totally backed and paid for by Apple.

The specifics of a rollout plan or where the series would be found were left hazy, but it seems “likely” that Vital Signs will be distributed at the least via Apple Music. With the company’s forward-thinking campaign for its fourth-generation Apple TV still going strong, it’s also expected for the show to end up on the living room-set device in some form.

Regarding the plot of the series, it’s said to be presented as a “semi-autobiographical” story, wherein each episode will focus on a different emotion and how Dre’s character faces it. It’s also predicted to be a half-hour show,...

Apple is about to get themselves into the television content game. Currently filming in L.A., Vital Signs would be Apple's first original scripted television series, starring none other than the Beats master himself, Dr. Dre. Dre is starring in and executive producing the series, which is believed to be comprised of six half-hour episodes semi-biographical in nature. Lined up as a dark drama, each episode... Read More...

"Straight Outta Compton" ... and into Apple.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dr. Dre (aka Andre Young) is teaming up with Apple for its first original television show. It's based on his life and will star the rap mogul. Sources tell THR that the scripted series, titled "Vital Signs," consists of six half-hour episodes, "with each episode focusing on a different emotion and how Dre's character deals with it."

And despite the episodic length, "Vital Signs" is a dark drama filled with violence and sex, including an extended orgy scene. All six episodes will debut at once, a la Netflix. The show would likely stream on Apple Music; the service has already experimented with video, such as a Taylor Swift music video.

Apple has been eyeing entree into the world of scripted television, though it has no studio or TV development arm. THR notes that Dr. Dre conceived of the project himself,...

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Apple has shelved its touted Dr. Dre-starring scripted series, Vital Signs, over explicit content.

In the realm of streaming television – dominated by Netflix, Amazon and Hulu – the gizmo monopolists at Apple was the sleeping giant whose awakening would shift the landscape. Indeed, the earliest stages of the awakening occurred in February 2016, when it was first reported that Apple would debut its first scripted series, a dark, raunchy drama starring and produced by rap legend/media mogul, Dr. Dre, titled Vital Signs. However, two-and-a-half years later, Apple has shelved the series, apparently due to a new attitude about its content.

In a move carried out personally by Apple CEO Tim Cook, all six episodes of Vital Signs have been scrapped by the company, reports The Wall Street Journal. In the paper’s exposé, mockingly titled “No Sex Please, We’re Apple,” it was revealed that the company...

Dr. Dre will reportedly help Apple Music expand into the world of original video programming with a new series titled Vital Signs, with the Compton rapper serving as executive producer and star of the six-episode series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, each episode of the dark, semi-autobiographical Vital Signs delves into one of the rapper's emotions.

Filming on Vital Signs reportedly occurred Monday and Tuesday with an explicit orgy scene at a Los Angeles mansion. Actors Sam Rockwell and Mo McCrae are among those starring alongside Dre in the cast.

You've seen him act in films like "Set It Off," "Training Day," and "The Wash;" now Dr. Dre is about to make his debut headlining a TV series that will be backed by Apple - the company he sold Beats Electronics to, 2 years ago, for a whopping $3.4 billion. So this is a continuation of that relationship. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Dre will star in what will be a scripted series that is, as of today, being kept underwraps; meaning, no details on what exactly it's about, other than it might be semi-autobiographical in nature.  All we know with certainty is that it will be titled "Vital Signs" - a dark drama that will unfold over 6...

Apple is getting into the original scripted series game with the help of Beats co-founder and rap legend Dr. Dre.

The 50-year-old mogul is starring in and executive producing the six-episode original dark semi-autobiographical drama series titled "Vital Signs" which Apple is bankrolling and will likely be distributed via the company's subscription streaming service Apple Music.

Each half-hour episode reportedly focuses on a different emotion and how Dre's character deals with it. The likes of Sam Rockwell and Mo McCrae also star in the project which reportedly has plenty of violence and sex including an extended orgy scene which was shot in the Hollywood Hills just this week.

Veteran music video director Paul Hunter is helming the episodes with the first season to roll out all at once ala Netflix. It's not clear if Apple TV, the iTunes store or other Apple platforms will be involved.

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Apple is making its first original television show. The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the technology giant is backing a top-secret scripted series starring one of its own executives, Beats co-founder and rap legend Dr. Dre. Multiple sources say the 50-year-old mogul is starring in and executive producing his own six-episode vehicle, dubbed Vital Signs, and the production is being bankrolled by Apple. The series likely will be distributed via Apple Music, the company's subscription streaming site, but it's not clear if Apple TV, the iTunes store or other Apple platforms (or even a traditional

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When last we left "American Idol," they'd cut a bunch of people from Hollywood Week, albeit nobody we'd been made to care about in the slightest.  And as last Thursday's episode ended, Alexis Granville was clinging to life. Or, at the very least, Alexis Granville was having a panic attack.  What comes next?  Follow along with my recap of Wednesday's (February 11) episode... 8:00 p.m. Et. "It's always a very telling day," J-Lo says, sitting up in the balcony with the other judges. 8:02 p.m. But back to Alexis Granville and the subsequent time-out. Recovered from her anxiety attack, Alexis made it back on the stage with Sal's Gal. Sal Valentinetti won some good faith with his kindness to Alexis and he does his Rat Pack thing. Alexis warbles uncertainly. Jax mewls and growls soulfully. There were several other people in that group we didn't hear solo. Boo. Harry Connick Jr....

Jimi Jamison, best known as the lead vocalist for 1980s hitmakers Survivor, is dead at 63 after suffering a heart attack on August 31, his booking manager confirmed to TMZ. Though Jamison joined Survivor after they recorded their biggest hit, the Grammy-winning "Eye of the Tiger" (which appeared on the soundtrack of Rocky III) in 1984, he recorded three albums with the band: Vital Signs in 1984, When Seconds Count in 1986, and Too Hot to Sleep in 1988. Jamison sang lead vocals for Survivor hits like "The Moment of Truth" from The Karate Kid, "Is This Love" and "Burning Heart" from Rocky IV. Jamison also recorded "I'm Always Here,...

Safety boots maker Mack Boots has released a cleavage-tastic online video featuring model and activist Renee Somerfield working out while the brand’s mascot, a bulldog puppy, watches.

The video, which briefly shows a pair of Mack Boots amid footage of the nodding puppy and an exercising Somerfield, has been watched almost 20,000 times since being uploaded to YouTube on Friday.

There are no plans to run the 36-second video, which has been posted on Mack Boot’s Facebook page, on television yet.

The agency behind the video was Incremental Marketing Group. The video was shot by Vital Signs.

It's time to say goobye to "Eureka."

Syfy's delightful show -- about a secret high-tech town of barmy brainiacs and a sensible sheriff who comes to the rescue when the scientists' experiments go horribly wrong  -- ends its five-season run tonight.

Know this: Showrunner Jaime Paglia and his team pulled off a major coup with "Eureka's" series finale, which they essentially produced in a single week. Why the time crunch? Last August, days after Syfy announced the show was being renewed for a six-episode sixth season, producers were told that its fifth season would be its last. Fortunately, the network granted Paglia's request for an extra episode to give the series the sendoff its fans deserved.

And the finale, "Just Another Day," does not disappoint. It is packed with Easter eggs, special guest stars and callbacks to pivotal moments in the show. Here a few things to watch out...

The Bee Gees' Robin Gibb, 62, has awoken from the coma he fell into last week, and his doctor now says the singer is battling colorectal cancer, according to news reports.

USA Today reported that Gibb underwent two operations, in addition to chemotherapy treatments, for his advanced colorectal cancer.

According to Rolling Stone, the aggressive treatments led to brain swelling as a result of liver failure. Gibb also developed pneumonia because his body was so weak; he lost consciousness last week.

However, Rolling Stone reported that his doctor is amazed by his recovery:

"Only three days ago, I warned Robin’s wife, Dwina, son, Robin John and brother, Barry, that I feared the worst," Gibb's physician and gastroenterologist, Dr. Andrew Thillainayagam, said in a statement released today by Gibb's representative. "We felt it was very likely that Robin would succumb to what seemed to be insurmountable obstacles to any form of meaningful recovery.

The Prometheus viral machine keeps on kicking!! Here’s the latest piece of viral material to hit the oul interweb. It’s the Weyland Med Pod 720i, which comes complete with an Airtight Operating Shield, Comfortable Limb Restraints, a Laser Scalpel, Computer Controlled Robotic Surgical Arms, Liquid Spray Anesthetic and Vital Signs Sensors all mounted on an Adjustable Titanium Base! This thing just screams Alien!! The style / design and the colour in particular is Screaming Alien into my face at a million decibels. Cannot. Wait.!!! Via Prometheus-Movie (who got an exclusive on this! Nice one!) Synopsis: Ridley Scott, director of “Alien” and “Blade Runner,” returns to the genre he helped define. With Prometheus, he creates a ground-breaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they...

Yes, we've already seen trailers and dozens of images, but now you're about to get your very first look at the Uscss Prometheus herself thanks to the good folks at Weyland Industries who are working hard to ensure a brighter tomorrow!

Prometheus, starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Patrick Wilson, Logan Marshall-Green, and Ben Foster, will be in theaters on June 8th, 2012.

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In the distant future two superpowers control Earth and fight each other for all the solar system's natural resources. When one side dispatches a team to a distant planet to terraform it for human colonization, the team members discover an indigenous race of bio-mechanoid killers.

Ridley Scott, director of 'Alien' and 'Blade Runner,' returns to the genre he helped define. With 'Prometheus' he creates a groundbreaking mythology in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth,...

Movies with Hollywood stars are flopping. Is Twitter to blame?

A-listers were once a gold standard. Big names – Cruise, Roberts, Nicholson – could "open" a movie simply by being in it. That is to say, they guaranteed big-ticket sales for the opening weekend by virtue of their names alone. That is what justified their monster fees: a rumoured $20m (£12.6m) per movie being the benchmark, plus a share of the profits (gross not net).

But now stars aren't paying their way. Peter Bart, former Variety editor and one-time Paramount producer, has triggered a spasm of anxiety by suggesting that the star system is in the midst of a Greek-currency style collapse. "Something profound is happening," he says. "Where are the stars [...] who could carry a film?"

Certainly, many recent big-name movies are in the red. Larry Crowne – the autumn-years romcom starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, once bywords for bankability – is...

The eight day gala affair at the 12th Mumbai film Festival concluded last night with Fardeen Khan and Raima Sen hosting the event at Chandan Cinema. The Indian Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Manoj Kumar and International Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Oliver Stone. After receiving the award Manoj Kumar said, "Oliver Stone was Oliver Stone until he came to India, after landing here, he became a precious gem and priceless stone." In turn Oliver thanked Mumbai, the Festival and Manoj Kumar for his kind words and said, "India has great culture, you make great movies and I am honoured to accept this award." The Golden Gateway Award for the best film in the international competition category was presented to Turkish film Majority directed by Seren Yuce. The award was presented by director Girish Kasarvalli and Festival jury member Samira Makhmalbaf. The Silver Gateway Award Jury Grand Prize...

Jeff Eastin is the creator and executive producer of the popular USA Network original series White Collar, about the unlikely partnership of con artist Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) and FBI Agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay).

After graduating from Colorado State University with a degree in journalism, he landed a position as director of photography on two Roger Corman films that were being shot locally, before heading out to try his luck in Hollywood. He soon wrote a movie that Jamie Foxx starred in, and then began to get involved with television, doing a Upn series called Shasta and creating Hawaii for NBC, eventually making his way to the USA Network with White Collar.

During a recent interview, writer/executive producer Jeff Eastin talked about how White Collar came about, why he thinks the show works so well and where he plans to take it in Season 2. Check out what he...

Two highly-anticipated second feature films from U.S. underground filmmakers will be making their World Premieres all the way over at the 64th annual Edinburgh International Film Festival, which will run for twelve days on June 16-27. The films are Rona Mark’s The Crab and Zach Clark’s Vacation!.

The Crab, which screens on June 21, is the touching story of a verbally abusive man born with two enormous, mutant-like hands; while Vacation!, which screens on June 20, tracks four urban gals let loose in a sunny seaside resort down South.

Both Mark and Clark previously screened their debut features at Eiff. Mark’s Strange Girls screened there in 2008 and Clark’s Modern Love Is Automatic screened in 2009. Both films also ended up as runners-up in Bad Lit’s annual Movie of the Year award, again Strange Girls in 2008 and Modern Love in 2009. Sadly, these two masterpieces are still unavailable on...

Not every movie on Fox Movie Channel features Technicolor murder, courtroom showdowns or crazies on the loose. I think a break from psycho murderers may be in order. A break that takes us to a time a little closer to our own: a time with pocket calculators and imported cars and liberated women. And into a story that involves hot young doctors in California in the early 90s trying to make it all work in life, love, and medicine. Meet a little story called Vital Signs.

Vital Signs is basically a fun romp of a movie. Watch as good looking young people have sex and struggle with their relationships and career aspirations! Sure, there are some overly melodramatic lines. (Like this one: "Look, Donald, you are a terrific surgeon. But what I need right now is someone who cares about the way I feel!" I didn't make that up.) There's also some cartoonish humor,...

Greetings CriterionCast listeners! Hopefully you were all following my adventures in Austin via Twitter and Facebook over the past week, to read all about which movies I loved, how late the buses were running, and how often I had to recharge my iPhone from all of the tweeting.

On Saturday, Day 2 of SXSW, Rudie and I hopped on Skype while I was hanging out in a hallway in the Convention Center to chat about my experiences so far at SXSW. The audio quality is certainly not very good, and we are not very structured in our discussion. We also spoil the hell out of Kick Ass (both the Comics and the Movie), but not until the end of the podcast, so if you’re interested in staying unspoiled until the movie comes out, you may want to skip that part.

Overall, I had an incredible experience at SXSW this year.

Sophie Deraspe's new film explores dying in a sensitive way. After finding a muse in a hospital, she decided to write a script based on Ms. Marie-Helene Bellavance. "'Les Signes Vitaux' ('Vital Signs') follows Simone who suddenly finds herself back in Quebec City following her grandmother's death. She has no idea her student existence is about to be scuttled... by the discovery of life itself. A switch is mysteriously flicked, and ...

Sophie Deraspe's new film explores dying in a sensitive way. After finding a muse in a hospital, she decided to write a script based on Ms. Marie-Helene Bellavance. "'Les Signes Vitaux' ('Vital Signs') follows Simone who suddenly finds herself back in Quebec City following her grandmother's death. She has no idea her student existence is about to be scuttled... by the discovery of life itself. A switch is mysteriously flicked, and ...

Sophie Deraspe's new film explores dying in a sensitive way. After finding a muse in a hospital, she decided to write a script based on Ms. Marie-Helene Bellavance. "'Les Signes Vitaux' ('Vital Signs') follows Simone who suddenly finds herself back in Quebec City following her grandmother's death. She has no idea her student existence is about to be scuttled... by the discovery of life itself. A switch is mysteriously flicked, and ...

Not every movie on Fox Movie Channel features Technicolor murder, courtroom showdowns or crazies on the loose. I think a break from psycho murderers may be in order. A break that takes us to a time a little closer to our own: a time with pocket calculators and imported cars and liberated women. And into a story that involves hot young doctors in California in the early 90s trying to make it all work in life, love, and medicine. Meet a little story called Vital Signs.

Vital Signs is basically a fun romp of a movie. Watch as good looking young people have sex and struggle with their relationships and career aspirations! Sure, there are some overly melodramatic lines. (Like this one: "Look, Donald, you are a terrific surgeon. But what I need right now is someone who cares about the way I feel!" I didn't make that up.) There's also some cartoonish humor,...

Last night, White Collar may not have given us any clues into the whole Kate, Fowler, and Neal triangle - but "Vital Signs" proved this show is great even without the main storyline.

A couple things we loved about this week's episode:

The interaction between Elizabeth and Peter. Finally we get to see a little emotion here! The end could have been steamier, but at least it felt authentic with the whole non-jealous - jealous emotional interplay. The tricky way they got the doctor to believe he was starting renal failure - bigger clothes (check), rash all over his body (check) and blood in his urine (check)! Great plot. I loved every second of it! The complete trust that Peter and Neal share with each other. Granted, Neal was all doped up, but you can tell there is a bond between these guys. It gets me feeling all warm and fuzzy.

(S01E10) "Please tell me there's surveillance video of this!" - Elizabeth, to Peter, about his flirting

After watching the head-scratching two-hour season premiere of 'Lost,' it's a relief to watch a show like 'White Collar.' Not that this show is two-dimensional, it's just that it's like a palate cleanser to watch a show that doesn't involve time travel, smoke monsters, alternate realities, and healing water pools.

Sure, this episode had organ harvesting and fake kidney removal scams, but it was easy to follow.

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We have a brand new exclusive clip from the upcoming episode of White Collar entitled Vital Signs, which airs on Tuesday, February 2 at 10 Pm Et on the USA Network. Click below for this exclusive clip, which features Neal and Mozzie deciding on who should break into a car, and take a look at a new TV spot for this episode below as well.

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When June's niece suffers renal trauma, Neal stumbles upon a cruel scheme to harvest human organs and brings the case to Peter.

White Collar stars Matthew Bomer, Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, Tiffani Theissen, Sharif Adkins and airs on Tuesday nights at 10 Pm Et on the USA Network.

This week on White Collar, Peter goes undercover to catch the bad guy in "Vital Signs."

And, from the looks of it below, Peter has gotten himself in some risky business!

Neal accidentally comes across a secret lab that harvests human organs. It is up to Peter to save Neal before his time runs out!

Check out our preview pictures below and don't forget to tune in Tuesday night at 10pm on USA.

Berlin -- The East and the Far East are in focus at this year's Rotterdam International Film Festival, which unveiled its competition lineup Thursday. Of the 15 titles vying for Rotterdam's Tiger Awards, more than half are from Eastern Europe and Asia.

Japan has two contenders: Tsubota Yoshifumi's "Miyoko," a biopic based on the Manga artist Abe Shinichi and his wife Miyoko and "Autumn Adagio" from first-timer Inoue Tsuki, which focuses on the life of a middle-aged nun.

Anocha Suwichakornpong, whose short "Graceland" (2006) was the first Thai film included in Cannes' official selection, makes her feature debut in competition at Rotterdam with "Mundane History," a drama about a family dealing with their wheelchair-bound son. Scwichakornpong will also attend Rotterdam's CineMart, chasing funds for his next project "By the Time it Gets Dark."

Other Asian entries in Rotterdam this year include minimalist drama "Sun Spots" from China's Yang Heng and "My Daughter,...

[Our thanks to Andrew David Long for the following wrap up of the 2009 Whistler Film Festival.]

Whistler itself is a gorgeous destination, world-famous for skiing and mountain biking, and the Whistler Film Festival (Wff) largely concerns itself with discovering new, independent voices.  On those points alone, it's hard to avoid thinking of Sundance, a comparison that can't really be made.  Now in its ninth installment, Whistler remains a very intimate festival and is still potentially in the early stages of its development.

Opening Night is at the Whistler Conference Centre, which is licensed, so many of the screenings there are rather more festive. Though the opening speeches are on the long side, the crowd is still happy.  While I'm wary of converted screening spaces, the digital projection there is mercifully very good. Back at the hotel, I stare again at the screening schedule and rue the fact that everything screens only once.

Suffice it to say, these few days in Whistler can be packed.  Wff is...

Vital Theatre Company is pleased to announce the rolling world premiere of Looking For The Pony by Andrea Lepcio, directed by Stephan Golux and featuring J. Smith-cameron, Deirdre O'Connell, Lori Funk and Debargo Sanyal. The production began previews on Wednesday, January 21st and opens on Monday, January 26th at 7pm. Performances continued Saturday, January 24th at 4pm and 8pm, Sunday, January 25th at 4pm, and Monday, January 26th at 7pm. From January 28th, there will be performances on Wednesdays at 2pm and 7pm, Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 4pm through February 8th. Tickets are $45.00; $30 for students and seniors (preview tickets are $35.00; $20 for students and seniors.) After its New York run, Looking For The Pony will also be presented at Synchronicity Performance Group in Atlanta in February. To purchase tickets for the New York production, please call (212) 579-0528 or visit www.vitaltheatre.org.

Vital Theatre Company is pleased to announce the rolling world premiere of Looking For The Pony by Andrea Lepcio, directed by Stephan Golux and featuring J. Smith-cameron, Deirdre O'Connell, Lori Funk and Debargo Sanyal. The production begins previews on Wednesday, January 21st and opens on Monday, January 26th at 7pm. Performances continue Saturday, January 24th at 4pm and 8pm, Sunday, January 25th at 4pm, and Monday, January 26th at 7pm. From January 28th, there will be performances on Wednesdays at 2pm and 7pm, Thursdays at 7pm, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 4pm through February 8th. Tickets are $45.00; $30 for students and seniors (preview tickets are $35.00; $20 for students and seniors.) After its New York run, Looking For The Pony will also be presented at Synchronicity Performance Group in Atlanta in February. To purchase tickets for the New York production, please call (212) 579-0528 or visit www.vitaltheatre.org.