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The nominations won’t be announced till January 9, but the Art Directors Guild has found a host for its 29th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards. Actress Rachael Harris will command the stage for the February 15 ceremony at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

“I am honored to host the Adg Awards this year,” Harris said in a statement. “Production designers and their teams are the unsung heroes of film and television, creating the worlds we inhabit on screen. Their artistry and craftsmanship inspire me and I’m delighted to celebrate their incredible work.”

Harris most recently starred in Season 1 of Disney+’s “Goosebumps,” but you’ve seen her in everything from “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” to “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Modern Family,” “Suits,” “Happy Endings,” and as a series regular on “Lucifer.” Harris’ film credits include “The Hangover,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” trilogy, “Best in Show,” and “Natural Selection.

The funniest thing to come out of Joe Rogan’s new Netflix special is the social media mocking it, but don’t kid yourself: CEO Ted Sarandos benefits from that, too.

Rogan, a 56-year-old podcaster, has been called a lot of things since “Burn the Boats” streamed live on August 3. According to his critics on X, he’s “unfunny,” “a bigot,” “the dumbest man on the planet,” “like if Charlie Brown grew up, did steroids, finished balding, and never went to therapy,” “a lapdog for billionaires,” “adult Caillou,” “proof that those D.A.R.E. videos about the dangers of weed might have made some valid points,” and “the Cybertruck of comedians.”

The progressive pile-on is objectively funny and, at first glance, looks like a welcome counterbalance to the millions of Rogan fans who make “The Joe Rogan Experience” the world’s biggest podcast. In the special, Rogan aggressively mocks the LGBTQ community,...

Well, that didn’t take long. In the first 10 seconds of the trailer for Matt Rife’s new Netflix special, Lucid, the comic lets the audience know that it will have to hold up its end of the bargain. “This is just me and you guys. I don’t know what you or I will say,” he declares, setting up the hour to come. “I want you to be aware you are equally as at fault for how this goes as I am.”

If the new special tanks, in other words, we now know where to point the finger. Rife isn’t exactly Mr. Take Responsibility. When he outraged viewers in his last special with jokes about domestic violence, he suggested special-needs helmets for anyone with hurt feelings. After all, he reasoned, “I didn’t hit anybody.”

To be fair to Rife, Lucid does require a lot of audience participation.

For a full hour at The Comedy Zone in Charlotte, North Carolina, Matt Rife relied solely on his audience to keep his show afloat. The comedian spent the duration of his set engaging with the crowd, bouncing off of their anecdotes with jokes and rebuttals of his own. Rife’s off-the-cuff performance was captured for his upcoming Netflix special Lucid, set for release on Aug. 13.

“This show is going to be completely different from anything you’ve ever seen live or on Netflix before,” Rife says at the start of the trailer for the special,...

Matt Rife, who gained recognition for his social media presence and the comedy special Natural Selection, has delayed some of his upcoming performances due to an unexpected medical issue. The comedian is currently on his ProbleMATTic World Tour with consistently sold-out venues.

He has earlier opened up about the toll his work has taken on his health, citing limited sleep after which he has now canceled sold-out shows that were scheduled to take place at the Indiana University Auditorium.

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Matt Rife Cancels Shows Due to Unexpected Medical Emergency

Matt Rife has called off the sold-out performances from his ProbleMATTic World Tour, which were slated to take place at the Indiana University Auditorium on May 29. The news was revealed by the Iu Auditorium, who shared on Instagram that the show is being canceled due to an unexpected medical emergency.

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During his sold-out Hollywood Bowl show on Wednesday, Matt Rife nodded to his controversial 2023 Netflix special, which sparked ire due to a joke about domestic violence.

He broached the subject during a nearly 90-minute set featuring jokes about drugs, old people and insomnia. At one point, the 28-year-old comedian smoked a joint with a 68-year-old woman in the crowd. Much of Rife’s stand-up set revolved around what types of jokes are “Ok” and “not Ok” to say, especially in front of a Los Angeles crowd.

After making a few jokes about transgender people, Rife quipped, “What am I gonna do? Get canceled? Cool, I’ll do another Bowl show, awesome.”

He went on, “You know that’s not a real punishment… nothing happens. Prison’s a punishment.”

Rife then dove into several prison jokes and addressed his controversial domestic violence joke head-on. He went into a crowd work segment...

Matt Rife landed an exciting deal with Netflix after the success of his 2023 Natural Selection special.

The 28-year-old comedian and content creator is working with the streaming platform on two more specials. He’s also set to develop and star in a scripted comedy series.

Keep reading to find out more…

Deadline broke the news about Matt‘s partnership with Netflix.

His first special is set to premiere at some point in 2024 and will be filmed at The Comedy Zone in Charlotte, North Carolina. It’ll be the streamer’s “first-ever full-length crowd work special.”

Little is known about the comedy series yet. However, the outlet reported that it will be set in a gym and will seemingly highlight the workplace dynamics.

We’ll update you as we learn more.

Matt reacted to the news on X (formerly Twitter), writing ” Let’S Gooooooo...

More Matt Rife is coming to Netflix.

Following his comedy special “Natural Selection” in November 2023, Rife will make two more specials on Netflix.

The first in Rife’s two-special deal is set to release later this year. It will be Netflix’s first-ever, full-length crowd work special. It will film at The Comedy Zone in Charlotte, N.C., and will be directed by Erik Griffin. Irony Point will produce, along with Rife and his manager Christina Shams as executive producers.

Rife’s “Natural Selection,” brought in more than 10 million views in the first few weeks of its release along with reaching the Global Top 10 in 42 countries. Prior to his Netflix hit, Rife released three YouTube specials, which he self-produced and distributed, that now sit at 43 million views.

The comedian is also a social media star after his career grew by going viral times on TikTok and having a combined 33 million...

The National Association of Latino Independent Producers and Netflix have announced the third cohort for their Women of Color Incubator — the finalists were chosen from a pool of over 100 applications.

The 2023 class of filmmakers are Sonia Gonzalez (“Heartbreak in Another Tongue”), Michelle Salcedo (“Bye Bye Barbarito”), Jackie! Zhou (“Good Boy Banjo”), Lorena Duran (“Last Day Home”) and Fabiola Andrade (“Natural Selection”).

Gonzalez is a Mexican-American writer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. After studying French Literature at Stanford University, Sonia moved to Paris, France, to work in television development. Salcedo was named Best New Filmmaker of the Year in 2020 and is an award-winning director with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. In 2022, Salcedo directed the action feature film, “Switch & Bait,” which was shot on location in Serbia.

Zhou is a Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary artist, director and sound designer “keen on blurring the lines between formats and disciplines.” Their...

Earlier this year, when comedian Matt Rife announced his ProbleMATTic World Tour, tickets for all dates sold out in a matter of 48 hours, in a Taylor Swift–worthy Ticketmaster presale crash. But if you missed the queue, you can still join the crowds: Matt Rife: Natural Selection,taped on tour in Washington, DC, earlier this fall is streaming now, and it’s major. “We’re doin’ Netflix, baby!” Rife says in the first few minutes of the hour-long special.

It’s also as boldly ruthless as the TikTok clips that made Rife that platform’s most watched comedian and earned him 30 million views for his two self-produced full-length specials on YouTube. Now, the stand-up who, during Covid, broadcast his homegrown socially distanced shows from a pickup truck is being singled out as a “hot comic” by Vogue,and even The New York Times is praising his jokes (and his chiseled cheekbones). As Rife himself jokes,...

Exclusive: Rising comedian Paul Elia has set a Christmas Eve premiere date for his debut special, Detroit Player, the first ever shot at the Detroit House of Comedy, which came together over the course of three October tapings. Directed by Elia’s longtime friend Dan Ringey, with whom he previously collaborated on the indie crime thriller Dirty, the special will be available for a month on Mint Comedy.

Elia came to shoot his special after spending years performing stand-up in many unlikely (and awkward) scenarios, in order to pay his rent. He performed in a Dubai mall (and almost got arrested). Soon after, he performed at a private event for Saudi royalty. With Detroit Player, he explores authenticity, censorship and what it means to “hustle” (while avoiding arrests abroad).

Hailing from The LowKey Company & Avesta Entertainment, the special is produced by Bassem Youssef, Azhar Usman and Danny Mooney.

From The Crown Season 6 Part 2 To Sweet Home 2; Here’s A List Of Shows & Films To Catch On Netflix This December(Photo Credit –IMDb)

In the first fortnight of December, Netflix is getting ready to stream some of the most awaited series to their streaming platform. From popular K-Drama Sweet Home Season 2, The Crown Season 6 Part 2, to The Archies, I Hate Christmas: Season 2 and more. Today, we brought you a list of series to welcome the last month of 2023 with love and open arms. Scroll below to get the list of shows which will start streaming from December 1st to December 14th.

Netflix is one of the top Ott platforms, which has a plethora of entertaining and amazing shows and films to offer to its audiences. The phrase’ Netflix and Chill’ will always remain the Og phrase for your lazy day binge-watching affair. The Ott platform has given entertainment enthusiasts...

Trisha Paytas has a lot to say about Matt Rife!

The 35-year-old YouTuber is definitely not a fan of the 28-year-old comedian, and she ranted about him and his new comedy special during an episode of her podcast, Just Trish.

Matt‘s special, Natural Selection, came out on Netflix on November 15 and has received a lot of backlash due to some misogynistic jokes, including one about domestic violence.

Trisha repeatedly called Matt “unfunny” on her podcast and said that she “hates” him.

Keep reading to find out more…

“I never was that person that wanted to be, like, ‘I don’t like Matt Rife,’” she said. “But…there’s something off about this person.”

When Trisha attempted to watch Matt‘s special, she was only able to get through the first ten minutes. “I couldn’t watch it!” she exclaimed. “It was just unfunny, first of all.”

She called the...

Culture has always had room for renegades who tell inappropriate truths, stunning us with the kind of fearless candor that is first alarming, then funny, and then, ultimately, persuasive. Standup comedian Matt Rife is not one of them, but he has put immense effort into projecting this persona — and this helps to explain a certain professional success that his detractors find baffling.

Rife, a TikTok megastar currently on a world tour that is sold out through October 2024, went viral this week for a minute or so of tasteless material at...

Comedian Matt Rife has ignited controversy with his Netflix special “Natural Selection,” which launched Nov. 15 on the streaming service. The special kicks off with a joke about domestic violence. In what appeared to be an apology posted to his Instagram story, Rife directed anyone offended by his jokes to a link that led them to a website for special needs helmets.

At the beginning of Rife’s “Natural Selection,” he tells a story about being in a “ratchet” Baltimore restaurant with a friend and noticing their female server has a black eye. They wonder why the restaurant wouldn’t have the server work solely in the kitchen so that customers wouldn’t see her black eye. Rife jokes, “Yeah, but I feel like if she could cook, she wouldn’t have that black eye.”

Rife tells the crowd the joke was him “just testing the waters, seeing if y’all...

After self-releasing three specials and amassing more than 17 million TikTok fans, Matt Rife is beyond gratified to have scored a Netflix special. “You work your entire career to feel accepted by a network standard,” Rife tells Variety, noting it was both arduous and creatively fulfilling to produce his YouTube specials — “Only Fans,” “Matthew Steven Rife” and “Walking Red Flag.”

Rife made his television debut on MTV’s “Wild ’n Out” and has had guest appearances on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “Fresh off the Boat.” He’s currently in the middle of his sold-out ProbleMATTic World Tour.

“Natural Selection,” shot at Dar Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., hits Netflix on Nov. 15. In typical Rife fashion, the comic does not hold back while discussing social media trolls, his fear of the dark and discovering his dad’s porn.

Congrats on getting a Netflix special. That’s a huge accomplishment after putting together all of your previous specials.

If the film and television industries have been challenged like never before in a year of double strikes, in the world of comedy, the story is very different.

In truth, stand-up has never been bigger, with one story after another rolling out of comedians setting records for attendance and viewership. Take Nate Bargatze, for example, who earlier this year set an Amazon streaming record with his special Hello World, before going on to sell a record number of tickets to an April show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and bringing SNL its highest-rated episode of the season. Or Matt Rife, a young up-and-comer with 10+ years under his belt, who hit the upper echelons of comedy seemingly overnight after blowing up on TikTok, selling out a global tour encompassing some 600,000 tickets in less than 48 hours, before going on to land his own forthcoming Netflix special, Matt Rife: Natural Selection. Also operating...

Bradley Cooper soars to new musical heights in a freshly released trailer for Maestro.

The movie — premiering in select theaters Nov. 22 before hitting Netflix on Wednesday, Dec. 20 — stars Academy Award nominee Cooper as the iconic American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. It is described as a “towering and fearless love story” about Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (played by Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan). “A love letter to life and art, Maestro, at its core, is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love,” reads the official description.

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Updated, 10:28 a.m.: Netflix announced on Wednesday that the new comedy special Natural Selection from today’s most discussed comic, Matt Rife, will be debuting on the platform November 15th. Check out a new teaser for it above.

Recently seeing his career launched into the stratosphere after taking off on TikTok, Rife in the special leaves no topic untouched – from crystals to social media trolls – and no audience member spared. The comic exec produced alongside manager Christina Shams, with Irony Point as the production company. Read more about Rife and his new hour below.

Previously, September 8: Comedian Matt Rife has had an astronomical rise.

Last summer, the 27-year-old from North Lewisburg, Ohio struggled to sell a hundred tickets a show. But earlier this year, when he announced his ProbleMATTic World Tour, he sold around 600,000 tickets over the span of just 48 hours.

Now, after two self-released specials, he...

††† (Crosses) — the band featuring singer Chino Moreno (Deftones) and producer/multi-instrumentalist Shaun Lopez — have announced their first full-length album in nine years. The LP, titled Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete., arrives October 13th, and features this just-released single “Invisible Hand.”

The album features two prominent guests: rapper El-p on the song “Big Youth” and The Cure’s Robert Smith on the tune “Girls Float † Boys Cry.”

“When we started working on Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete., there was so much more light coming in my life, for numerous reasons,” said Moreno in a press release. “There’s a lot more optimism. Even the darker themes are more romanticized and not coming from a place of despair.”

While Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. marks the proper full-length follow-up to Crosses’ self-titled 2014 debut album, the band has been active the past couple years, releasing a number of singles,...

Levi Miller, Olivia DeJonge and Ed Oxenbould. Photo Credit: Sean O'Reilly.

A corner of Fox Studios has been turned into a quiet, snow-covered American street over a white Christmas.

Olivia DeJonge (The Visit), Ed Oxenbould (Paper Planes) and Levi Miller (Jasper Jones) have begun shooting Safe Neighborhood, a.thriller directed by Chris Peckover (Undocumented), who wrote the script with Zack Kahn (Mad)..

The Storm Vision Entertainment and Best Medicine production is about three kids who endure a home invasion in a so-called 'safe neighborhood' in the American 'burbs.

The film is being produced by Storm Vision.s Brett Thornquest and Sidonie Abbene (Infini, Terminus and SFv1) and Best Medicine Productions. Brion Hambel and Paul Jensen (Scenic Route, Natural Selection), and executive produced by Steven Matusko, Shane Abbess and Lorenzo De Maio..

.Safe Neighborhood is Home Alone meets Scream",.Thornquest said. "Chris and Zack have written a killer script and this...

Read More: Listen to Dominic Monaghan in Larry Fessenden's Ecological Thriller 'Natural Selection' The story for "Guttermouth" involves a man who hears voices coming from a drain. What inspired this premise? I don't really know how to explain this, but I've always been terrified of drains. Not terrified like I don't want to take a bath, but ever since I was little, I remember thinking how weird it is that all the water we use just goes down these pipes to some place underground. Stare at the sink for a while and your imagination wanders... What tradition would you place this story in? On the one hand, it's got a creepy supernatural tone; at the same time, it's more of a psychological thriller. I would put this in the relationship drama department. What is really at play here is a failing relationship and that is something we can all relate to,...

For the next several weeks, Indiewire is exclusively premiering new episodes from the third season of "Tales From Beyond the Pale," the audio play series produced by Glass Eye Pix. Episodes will be available for two-day windows. The season continues with filmmaker Larry Fessenden's "Natural Selection," starring Dominic Monaghan. Listen to the episode above, and read interviews with Fessenden and Monaghan conducted by Indiewire's Eric Kohn about the inspiration for the episode below. The episode is inspired by the show "Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan." When did you discover the show and how did you get Dominic onboard to play the lead role? I worked with Dom on Glenn McQuaid's movie "I Sell the Dead" and we've always stayed in touch, so naturally when his show came on, I tuned in. The show has a really fun travel-type vibe, lively editing and exotic locations that become increasingly remote...

Chris Peckover’s Sydney-set home invasion thriller to shoot early 2016.

Levi Miller, the young star of Pan, is joining Olivia DeJonge in Chris Peckover’s Sydney suburbia-set thriller Safe Neighborhood about a babysitting gig that takes a terrifying turn.

Miller will play a 12-year-old boy with a devious side, with DeJonge as a babysitter battling to protect her young charge in a home invasion with a surprising twist.

The film, which Peckover co-wrote with Zack Kahn, is due to shoot in Australia in January 2016. “Safe Neighborhood is Home Alone meets Scream,” said producer Brett Thornquest of Australian Storm Vision Entertainment, which is producing the film alongside Los Angeles-based Best Medicine Productions.

“Chris and Zack have written a killer script and this film will be equally smart and stylish, scary and tense - a sure-fire white-knuckle ride that pushes the thriller genre in a whole new terrifying direction.

Alongside Thornquest, other producer credits include Sidonie Abbene, also at Storm...

Chris Peckover’s Sydney-set home invasion thriller to shoot early 2016.

Levi Miller, the young star of Pan, is joining Olivia DeJonge in Chris Peckover’s Sydney suburbia-set thriller Safe Neighborhood about a babysitting gig that takes a terrifying turn.

Miller will play a 12-year-old boy with a devious side, with DeJonge as a babysitter battling to protect her young charge in a home invasion with a surprising twist.

The film, which Peckover co-wrote with Zack Kahn, is due to shoot in Australia in January 2016. “Safe Neighborhood is Home Alone meets Scream,” said producer Brett Thornquest of Australian Storm Vision Entertainment, which is producing the film alongside Los Angeles-based Best Medicine Productions.

“Chris and Zack have written a killer script and this film will be equally smart and stylish, scary and tense - a sure-fire white-knuckle ride that pushes the thriller genre in a whole new terrifying direction.

Alongside Thornquest, other producer credits include Sidonie Abbene, also at Storm...

A few years ago Oren Uziel wrote a script called The Kitchen Sink, a horror-sci-fi-comedy mashup that combined vampires, zombies, and aliens and had Jonah Hill attached to direct until he landed himself an Academy Award nomination and exited the project as fast as he could. Sony then tapped Robbie Pickering (Natural Selection) to direct the picture instead, and now years later, it’s finally set for a release under a new title. Fans of horror comedy might be interested in Freaks of Nature, a bizarre mishmash of Monster Squad and Zombieland, about a small American town that gets caught in a war between the undead.

Starring Nicholas Braun, Mackenzie Davis, Ed Westwick, Vanessa Hudgens, Keegan-Michael Key, Joan Cusack, Bob Odenkirk, Denis Leary, and Cerina Vincent, Freaks of Nature opens just in time for Halloween on October 30th. Watch the trailer below.

Synopsis: In Freaks of Nature, we welcome you to Dillford,...

One of our favorite indie dramas of the last few years is Natural Selection, a small-scale project that premiered at SXSW. Four years later, director Robbie Pickering is now back with his follow-up, this time going the Hollywood route with Sony Pictures’ genre mash-up Freaks of Nature, previously titled The Kitchen Sink.

Having begun production well over two years, after a few delays, it’s now set to land in two short weeks with a cast featuring Mackenzie Davis, Ed Westwick, Vanessa Hudgens, Keegan-Michael Key, Joan Cusack, Bob Odenkirk, Denis Leary, Cerina Vincent, and Patton Oswalt. When one sets up vampires, humans and zombies to fight each other, it’ll certainly be chaotic but this looks a bit tonally all over the place. We’ll find out if it’s worth seeing soon, and in the meantime, one can find the trailer below.

In Freaks of Nature, we welcome you to Dillford,...

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With three, count ’em, three tag matches on last night’s card, the Nxt tag division took a minor victory lap last night, quietly demonstrating the power of distinct gimmicks, surprise booking and effective ringwork. Last night the division looked flush with talent, culminating in a tag title match that served as a star-making bout for The Vaudevillains.

Despite taping a month of shows on one night, Nxt have proven themselves supremely capable of subtly programming weekly television in order to give equal rotation to each of its championships. For three weeks in a row each episode has been main-evented by a different title; two weeks ago Sasha Banks and Charlotte closed the show in grand fashion with a instant-classic match for the Women’s Championship, last week the main event was a contract signing for the Nxt Championship, and this week the show went to black after...

Spirit of the Wasp’s Nest: Diez’s Debut a Schlocky Creature Feature

African killer bees were once a common threat in disaster themed American cinema of the 1970s, reaching a penultimate plateau of ridiculousness with Irwin Allen’s famous 1978 celebrity packed stink bomb, The Swarm. Their aggressive cousins, mutant wasps, get a chance at bat in Stung, the directorial debut of Benni Diez. Previously a visual effects supervisor, whose most notable credit was Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia (2011), Diez utilizes his particular skillset to notable effect in his first feature. Unfortunately, some striking special effects are the only details saving the picture from being a complete waste of its audience’s time.

Julia (Jessica Cook) has recently had to take over control of her father’s catering business following his untimely death. She’s unsure if she’s up to snuff, relaying her fears to lone employee Paul (Matt...

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The curtain has come down on another season of AMC’s hit show The Walking Dead, giving fans until October to mull over what they’ve witnessed during Season 5.

In the show’s new world created by the zombie apocalypse, there are only two guarantees: death and blood. And Season 5 offered more than enough of both.

The group took some big casualties over the last 16 episodes, but soldiered on, and were transformed from cattle ready for the slaughter into a battle-hardened unit, protected by their very own four walls.

Natural selection looks to be slowly weeding out the weakest members left in the world, as the physical and psychological effects of being in the wild so long have taken their toll, meaning that Rick and the gang’s enemies are becoming increasingly savage.

But the original group – plus some late additions – have also undergone the same process, with the...

Natural Selection 2 is a game in which you can be a part of the insect world. Here you will actually realize the handwork and smartness of the insects. The spider who is the main character of the game has to be helped to use its webs to devour the green insects seen in the surrounding. However, it has to stay away from the dangerous bees that can sting badly. There are 20 very interesting levels in the game. Early completion of each level will earn you high scores and that is what you should strive for. The only control […]...

Natural selection gets an extraterrestrial push from Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman when space bugs crash to Earth and start evolving at an alarming rate. So while trainee fireman Seann William Scott tries to prove that the fittest will survive (if not the smartest), it's up to scientist David Duchovny and klutzy government boffin Julianne Moore to save us all from becoming extinct. Mars Attacks!

The thrilling sci-fi series “Orphan Black” returns this Saturday with its season two premiere. This highly addictive show saw constant twists, insane reveals, and literally had us gripping the edge of our seats. Just in case you need a refresher before tuning in to this Saturday’s all new season 2 premiere, here’s a run-down of what you need to remember. Spoiler: A Lot Happens. Episode One: Natural Selection “Orphan Black” opens with an introduction to Sarah Manning (Tatiana Maslany), a street-smart hustler originally from the UK who arrives into the city on a train. She makes a call using a [...]

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Orphan Black, the BBC America show about a group of really hot clones, begins its second season on April 19. It’s a fun show, and if you didn’t watch the first season (which you can, for free, if you're an Amazon Prime member), there is still plenty of time to catch up — ten days, actually, which works out to exactly one episode a day. One hour a day! You can do this. Here is a catch-up guide — with discussion points — to keep you company. Today, April 9: Episode One, “Natural Selection”If you have agreed to watch Orphan Black, then you are presumably aware of its premise (and also we just spoiled it in the intro). So yes, this is a show about clones — but our main clone Sarah Manning initially has no idea about her origins, which means that the pilot episode is mostly Sarah looking confused...

During his appearance on Dread Central Live, Leprechaun franchise creator Mark Jones (Scorned) talked a bit about his next horror project, Vamprechaun, and now he wants You to help deliver the goods!

"I actually have a new horror franchise that I came up with, and it actually may involve Warwick Davis," Jones told co-hosts Staci Layne Wilson and Vanessa "Gore Whore" Gomez during the broadcast. "In it a vampire bites a Leprechaun, creating a Vamprechaun."

"So now you have this little vampire, completely different character, completely different prosthetics design... Being that he's little, he'll be biting your ankles instead of your neck because he can't reach it, and he gets all these women... It will be comedy-horror of course, and we're in talks now trying to put that together. I think it will be the next big franchise, and I think Warwick's fans would love it so if we make that happen,...

Review Rob Kemp 27 Sep 2013 - 22:00

Orphan Black builds on its impressive start with an episode that truly showcases the talent of lead Tatiana Maslany...

This review contains spoilers.

1.3 Variation Under Nature

Last week’s episodes showed that Orphan Black had the potential to be an interesting, contemporary take on cloning. Although very little was given away in terms of where and what these clones were, and more importantly, why they were being killed, the opening two-parter was a skilfully balanced story of a street smart woman fighting to break away from her past set against a background of mystery and intrigue. It was a strong start, and therefore there was a natural fear that once the season had started proper there would be a decline in quality. It was therefore a relief to see that Variation under Nature resolves some small issues, adds some pace into the story and...

Review Rob Kemp 20 Sep 2013 - 23:00

The first season of Orphan Black finally makes it to UK TV. Here's Rob's cautiously optimistic look at the opening double-bill...

This review contains spoilers.

1.1 Natural Selection & 1.2 Instinct

After achieving its first run in the States in the spring, and having already been commissioned for a second series by BBC America, Orphan Black finally gets aired for British audiences courtesy of BBC Three. Deciding to open with the first two episodes is a wise move as its first episode, albeit interesting in concept, at times lacks pace and needs longer to develop its themes so that viewers will want to come back for a second week. However, it’s worth noting that this is not an edge-of-your-seat, action-orientated science fiction show, but for me, that’s just fine and I’ll explain why.

The show’s concept is simple, Sarah Manning, played by a very capable Tatiana Maslany,...

Over two years ago, it was thought that Jonah Hill would make his directorial debut with a genre mash-up called Kitchen Sink. Instead, it will be Robbie Pickering (Natural Selection) at the helm of the story which takes place in Dilford, a town where vampires are at the top of the social order, zombies are at the bottom, and the humans were in the middle. But this order is thrown into upheaval as an alien race begins to invade, and a high school-aged vampire, zombie and human as have to try to save their town. Basically the coming-of-age tale has everything but the kitchen sink, and that's where the title comes from. Now comedians Patton Oswalt and Bob Odenkirk have joined the cast of the interesting film. More below! The script from Oren Uziel appeared on the 2010 Black List and Sony's Matt Tolmach picked up the script as one of...

Up until now, odds are Robbie Pickering‘s film The Kitchen Sink hasn’t been on your radar. That’s about to change. The genre mashup written by Oren Uziel (who Sony also hired to write Men in Black 4 and 22 Jump Street 2) placed on The Black List, and was almost the directorial debut of Jonah Hill before Pickering (Natural Selection) came [...]...

Best known for his work on Gossip Girl as the undeniably brilliant Chuck Bass, Ed Westwick has entered talks to board Sony’s genre movie, The Kitchen Sink.

The movie is a monster mash-up, set to see a group of teenagers forming an alliance with vampires and zombies in order to take on an army of aliens.

Nicholas Braun, Mackenzie Davis, and Josh Fadem take the lead alongside Chris Zylka and Denis Leary, with Vanessa Hudgens close to joining the cast in a key role.

If all goes well, Westwick is to play a smooth-talking vampire that wants to make Mackenzie Davis’ character his latest bloody conquest.

Robbie Pickering (Natural Selection) is at the helm for his sophomore feature, directing from a Black List script penned by Oren Uziel, with Matt Tolmach (The Amazing Spider-Man) producing.

Uziel has been set by Sony to rewrite the 21 Jump Street sequel, 22 Jump Street...

• Fresh off a memorable turn as Sally Hawkins’ sensitive mechanic boyfriend in Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine, Bobby Cannavale is set to try out the world of big-screen musicals in Annie, in which he’ll star alongside Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, and Rose Byrne. He’ll play a political strategist who is helping Jamie Foxx’s Benjamin Stacks run for mayor. Easy A director Will Gluck is taking another pass at the script before he begins shooting. The Emmy-winning actor (for Will & Grace) can also be seen in Lovelace; Jon Favreau’s Chef, alongside Scarlett Johansson and Robert Downey Jr....

In his first major move since "Gossip Girl" ended, Ed Westwick has entered negotiations to star in Sony's genre movie "The Kitchen Sink," two individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. Robbie Pickering ("Natural Selection") is directing from a Black List-approved script by Oren Uziel. Matt Tolmach ("The Amazing Spider-Man") is producing via his eponymous banner. A unique monster mash-up movie, "Kitchen Sink" follows a group of teens who form an unlikely alliance with vampires and zombies in order to take on an alien army. Also Read: Vanessa Hudgens in Talks for...

Exclusive: Rachael Harris is is set as the female lead opposite Chris Meloni in Fox’s midseason comedy series Surviving Jack. The single-camera project, from Warner Bros. TV and Bill Lawrence‘ Doozer, is based on Justin Halpern’s book I Suck At Girls. It centers on a father, Jack Dunlevy (Meloni), and his teen son Frankie (Connor Buckley). Harris plays the Alpha-Mom, Joanne Dunlevy, who has decided to go back to law school, somewhat reluctantly leaving the care of her kids to her brash husband. The role was recast after being played by Alex Kapp Horner in the pilot. (you can watch the series’ trailer below) Harris recently starred opposite David Spade in the ABC comedy pilot Bad Management, which was in serious contention for a series pickup. She also recurs on USA drama Suits and did an arc on Fox comedy New Girl. On the feature side, Harris is...

Here's the latest casting news: David Oyelowo (The Last King of Scotland) and David Gyasi (Cloud Atlas) will join Christopher Nolan's sci-fi film, Interstellar. Vanessa Hudgens (Spring Breakers) is in early talks for the horror-comedy The Kitchen Sink, directed by Robbie Pickering (Natural Selection).  Denis Leary (The Amazing Spider-Man) is set for the film. Helen Hunt (The Sessions) has landed financing for her new film, Ride, the cast of which also features Luke Wilson (Wedding Crashers), David Zayas (Dexter), Mike White (The School of Rock), Richard Kind (Argo), Leonor Varela (Blade II), Elizabeth Jayne and Brenton Thwaites (Blue Lagoon II: The Awakening). Hit the jump for more on each picture. First up from The Wrap is news that Oyelowo and Gyasi will join Interstellar.  No information is given as to their roles as the Nolan film about a group of space explorers venturing through a wormhole remains secretive.  Interstellar also stars Matthew McConaughey,...

• Vanessa Hudgens is on a roll. After scrapping her Disney image this year for Haromy Korine, the Spring Breakers star is reportedly in talks to join the cast of The Kitchen Sink, a blacklist script about an alien invasion, and the small-town teenagers who have to join forces with vampires and zombies to defeat the unwelcome visitors. Rescue Me star Denis Leary recently joined the cast as well, which currently includes Mackenzie Davis (Smashed) and Nicholas Braun (The Perks of Being a Wallflower). Robbie Pickering, who wrote and directed the SXSW indie Natural Selection, is set to direct the project.

"Spring Breakers" star Vanessa Hudgens is in early talks to join the cast of Sony's genre movie "The Kitchen Sink," which has also added Denis Leary, who recently starred in the studio's blockbuster "The Amazing Spider-Man," according to an individual familiar with the project. Robbie Pickering ("Natural Selection") is directing from a 2010 Black List script by Oren Uziel, who Sony recently hired to write "Men in Black 4" and rewrite "22 Jump Street." A monster mash-up movie in the vein of "Zombieland," story follows a group of teens who form an...

[Press Release] New York, NY – July 20, 2013 – Nerdist Industries announced today at San Diego Comic-con that together with Tribeca Film they will co release Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews’s directorial debut Zero Charisma. The “Dungeons & Dragons” culture-inspired indie-dramedy, which world premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival - taking home the audience award in the Narrative Spotlight category, stars Sam Eidson (Natural Selection, My Sucky Teen Romance), Garrett Graham, and Brock England. The film was written by Matthews and produced by Shark Films and Magic Stone. Tribeca Film and Nerdist Industries will co-release the film this fall beginning October 8, 2013 on cable/telco and satellite video-on-demand platforms, as well as iTunes, Amazon Watch Instantly, Vudu, Playstation...

There’s very little that I love more than the kind of awkward and charming nerdy characters that are so abundant in Zero Charisma. Check out the Nerdist approved trailer for the film coming out in October, followed by the press release.

Trailer: Zero Charisma

Nerdist Industries And Tribeca Film Co-release Fanboy Charmer Zero Charisma *** “It is, almost certainly, the best film ever made about nerds…it’s hilarious, it’s sweet, and in the end it’s just a little bit heartbreaking.” – Devin Faraci, Badass Digest “Zero Charisma is geek heaven” – Ain’t It Cool News

New York, NY – July 20, 2013 – Nerdist Industries announced today at San Diego Comic-con that together with Tribeca Film they will co release Katie Graham and Andrew Matthews’s directorial debut Zero Charisma. The “Dungeons & Dragons” culture-inspired indie-dramedy, which world premiered at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival – taking home the audience award in the Narrative Spotlight category,...

The phrase “adapt or die” calls to mind the idea of progression and change – often for the better, or, at the very least, for mere survival. And while Magic City has chosen that phrase as the title for the third episode this season, it’s worth mentioning that the idea of progression and change are also staples of good television storytelling – facets that have been, at times, underwhelming or absent in the series.

But after two episodes that served primarily as a refresher for the events of season 1, and then as an introduction to some of the new key players of season 2 – i.e., Sy Berman (James Caan), ...

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Rachael Harris has signed with ICM Partners. She was with UTA. Harris most recently starred opposite David Spade in the ABC comedy pilot Bad Management, which remains in serious contention for a series pickup. She also recurs on USA drama Suits and did an arc on Fox comedy New Girl. On the feature side, Harris is probably best known for role as Ed Helms’ girlfriend in The Hangover. She also starred in the indie Natural Selection, earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination, as well as the Diary of A Wimpy Kid trilogy. She next will be seen in the Yahoo! comedy series We Need Help opposite Cheryl Hines. Harris is managed by Principato Young Entertainment. Related: David Spade & Rachael Harris To Star In ABC Comedy Pilot ‘Bad Management’...