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"It could look like someone you know, or it could be a stranger in a crowd. Whatever helps it get close to you. It can look like anyone... but there's only one of it." The sunny summer turns sinister for 19-year-old Jay when a creeping, transformative force enters her life in It Follows, the second film from The Myth of the American Sleepover writer/director David Robert Mitchell—one that, like his debut, takes place in Detroit. Ahead of the horror film's theatrical release on March (Friday the) 13th, a new clip has been released that teases the eerie end to Jay's date.

“For 19-year-old Jay (Monroe), the fall should be about school, boys and weekends at the lake. Yet, after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter she suddenly finds herself plagued by nightmarish visions; she can’t shake the sensation that someone, or something, is following her. As the threat closes in,...

Welcome to another horror news round-up! This time around we have an update on the growing cast of Hannibal Season 3 and details on when you can expect to see Salem Season 2 on the small screen and the buzzed-about It Follows on the big screen.

TVLine reports that Glenn Fleshler (True Detective) will play Cordell Doemling, yet another familiar name to fans of Thomas Harris’ books and the Hannibal Lecter movies. For those unfamiliar, Cordell Doemling is the verbally abused medical aid to the wealthy, wicked, and mutilated Mason Verger, who will now be played on the TV series by Joe Anderson in place of Michael Pitt. In the 2001 film, Hannibal, Doemling was played by Željko Ivanek.

In other, previously announced Hannibal Season 3 casting news, it was recently revealed that Rutina Wesley, whom True Blood fans know as Tara Mae Thornton, will play the recurring role of Reba McClane, a blind...

We’re back with another trio of trailers. This time we have a new synthesizer-heavy look at It Follows, a preview of Joe Lynch’s Salma Hayek-starring action extravaganza Everly, and a tease of the upcoming Game of Thrones IMAX experience, as well as a snippet of Season 5.

“For 19-year-old Jay (Monroe), the fall should be about school, boys and weekends at the lake. Yet, after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter she suddenly finds herself plagued by nightmarish visions; she can’t shake the sensation that someone, or something, is following her. As the threat closes in, Jay and her friends must somehow escape the horrors that are only a few steps behind.”

RADiUS-twc have slated It Follows to hit U.S. theaters on March 27th, 2015. Penned and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover), It Follows stars Maika Monroe (Labor Day), Keir Gilchrist (It...

“This thing… it’s gonna follow you. Somebody gave it to me, and I passed it to you.” Along with Starry Eyes, It Follows is popping up in many discussions about the best horror movies of the year. Viewers who weren’t able to catch writer/director David Robert Mitchell’s new movie at festival screenings now have a release date to look forward to and can get a tease of what’s to come in the film’s new trailer.

RADiUS-twc have slated It Follows to hit U.S. theaters on March 27th, 2015. Penned and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover), It Follows stars Maika Monroe (Labor Day), Keir Gilchrist (It’s Kind of a Funny Story), Daniel Zovatto (Beneath), Olivia Luccardi (Girls), Jake Weary (Zombeavers), and Lili Sepe (Spork).

“For 19-year-old Jay (Monroe), the fall should be about school, boys and weekends at the lake.

Another film playing as part of the BFI London Film Festival, as well as the Toronto International Film Festival, is It Follows; and right now we have the first clip along with stills and the official one-sheet which is clawing its way up from below. Check 'em out, and look for more to follow. See what we did there?

With a riveting central performance from Maika Monroe and a strikingly ominous electronic score by Disasterpeace, It Follows is an artful psychosexual thriller from David Robert Mitchell (whose The Myth of the American Sleepover premiered at Critics' Week in 2010).

The film also stars Keir Gilchrist ("The United States of Tara"), Daniel Zovatto (Laggies), Jake Weary ("Chicago Fire"), Olivia Luccardi ("Orange Is the New Black"), and Lili Sepe (Spork).

Synopsis

For 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe, At Any Price), the fall should be about school, boys, and weekends at the lake. Yet, after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter,...

Following a much-talked-about screening in Cannes, it has been announced that RADiUS has acquired Us rights to It Follows, with plans to release the movie in early 2015:

“New York, NY (June 3, 2014) – RADiUS announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to the critical horror hit It Follows written and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth Of The American Sleepover) that recently screened in Cannes as part of Critics’ Week (RADiUS also bought When Animals Dream out of Critics’ Week). In It Follows – after a strange sexual encounter – a teenager finds herself plagued by disturbing visions and the inescapable sense that something is following her.

This will be the second time RADiUS has picked up the American favorite at Cannes after securing rights to breakout hit Blue Ruin last year.

Financed by Animal Kingdom and Northern Lights, the film was produced by Rebecca Green, Laura D. Smith, Mitchell,...

RADiUS announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to the critical horror hit It Follows written and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover) that recently screened in Cannes as part of Critics' Week (RADiUS also bought When Animals Dream out of Critics' Week). In It Follows - after a strange sexual encounter - a teenager finds herself plagued by disturbing visions and the inescapable sense that something is following her.

This will be the second time RADiUS has picked up the American favorite at Cannes after securing rights to breakout hit Blue Ruin last year.

Financed by Animal Kingdom and Northern Lights, the film was produced by Rebecca Green, Laura D. Smith, Mitchell, David Kaplan and Erik Rommesmo. It Follows features an up and coming ensemble cast that includes Maika Monroe (Labor Day), Keir Gilchrist (It's Kind of a Funny Story), Daniel Zovatto...

Radius has acquired U.S. rights to writer-director David Robert Mitchell's horror movie “It Follows” and plans a first quarter 2015 release. The film, which stars Maika Monroe (“The Guest”), was a critical hit at Cannes, where it screened as part of Critics’ Week. “It Follows” concerns a teenager who after a strange sexual encounter, finds herself plagued by disturbing visions and the inescapable sense that something is following her. Also read: Radius-twc Partners With Blumhouse, Duplass Brothers on ‘Creep’ Trilogy The movie also stars Keir Gilchrist (“It's Kind of a Funny Story”), Daniel Zovatto (“Laggies”), Jake Weary (“Zombeavers”), Olivia Luccardi...

After screening in Cannes as part of Critics Week, David Robert Mitchell's It Follows has just been scooped up for distribution here in the States. Read on for all the details!

From the Press Release

RADiUS announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to the critical horror hit It Follows written and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth Of The American Sleepover) that recently screened in Cannes as part of Critics' Week (RADiUS also bought When Animals Dream out of Critics' Week). In It Follows - after a strange sexual encounter - a teenager finds herself plagued by disturbing visions and the inescapable sense that something is following her.

This will be the second time RADiUS has picked up the American favorite at Cannes after securing rights to breakout hit Blue Ruin last year.

Financed by Animal Kingdom and Northern Lights, the film was produced by Rebecca Green,...

RADiUS has acquired the U.S. rights to critical horror darling "It Follows," written and directed by David Robert Mitchell ("The Myth of the American Sleepover"). The film was well received at its world premiere at Cannes just a few weeks ago. This is great news for fans of intelligent indie horror, a rare subgenre. In his Indiewire review, Eric Kohn called the film a "strange and menacing supernatural story that offers its fair share of allegorical depth," admiringly adding, "Even its calculated scares come from a real place." "It Follows" features a fresh cast of up-and-comers, including Maika Monroe ("Labor Day"), Keir Gilchrist ("It's Kind of a Funny Story"), Daniel Zovatto ("Laggies"), Jake Weary ("Zombeavers"), Olivia Luccardi ("Girls") and Lili Sepe ("Spork"). It is set to be released in the first quarter of 2015.According to RADiUS co-president Tom Quinn, "American horror has an extraordinary new voice in David Robert Mitchell.

It has been causing problems since neanderthals began walking the earth. It has grown more powerful over the centuries. It's now ready to take action. What is it? It's It! What is it? Damn you, Faith No More! Now try getting that out of your head today, and read on for your first look at It Follows!

With a riveting central performance from Maika Monroe and a strikingly ominous electronic score by Disasterpeace, It Follows is an artful psychosexual thriller from David Robert Mitchell (whose The Myth of the American Sleepover premiered at Critics' Week in 2010).

The film also stars Keir Gilchrist ("The United States of Tara"), Daniel Zovatto (Laggies), Jake Weary ("Chicago Fire"), Olivia Luccardi ("Orange Is the New Black"), and Lili Sepe (Spork).

Synopsis

For 19-year-old Jay (Maika Monroe, At Any Price), the fall should be about school, boys, and weekends at the lake. Yet, after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter,...

Out of Cannes comes a first look at It Follows, a film that's now on our radar. The film is directed by David Robert Mitchell and is described as a "psychosexual thriller" that stars Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist (The United States of Tara), Daniel Zovatto (Laggies), Jake Weary (Chicago Fire), Olivia Luccardi (Orange is the New Black), and Lili Sepe (Spork). Here's the synopsis. Stay tuned for more details as they come in...

The post First Details, Photo for Psychosexual Thriller, It Follows appeared first on Shock Till You Drop.

When Bob Doto reviewed Spork a few years ago, he coined the term "bitpunk" to explain the new ground being broken by J.B. Ghuman Jr.'s quirky tale of a girl with boy bits who finds her stride in the cruel high-school landscape by dancing her little heart out. I can certainly appreciate and even agree with the term Doto puts forth but I can't get behind the film in quite the same way he did in large part because I don't care for the genre or the film - even if it does include some moments of sublime awesomeness.

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DVD Release Date: Jan. 31, 2012

Price: DVD $24.98

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Savannah Stehlin is Spork.

Written and directed by debuting feature filmmaker J.B. Ghuman Jr., the 2010 independent musical comedy movie Spork is intriguingly hyped as “Glee Meets Napoleon Dynamite.” Hmmmm….

The coming-of-age film spins the tale of a frizzy-haired, pink-cheeked outcast named Spork (Savannah Stehlin, TV’s Sleeper Cell) who is trying to navigate her way through the hell that is junior high. When a school dance show provides an opportunity for Spork to show up a mean-girls gang, her trailer-park neighbor Tootsie Roll (Sydney Park) steps up to coach her with some “booty-poppin’” moves. With a little positive thinking and a lot of practice, Spork finds herself on the way to both standing out and fitting in.

Featuring a bunch of colorful, foul-mouthed musical numbers and a vintage 1990s soundtrack (which includes Jj Fad’s “SuperSonic” and 2-Live Crew’s “Get...

Morgan Spurlock's new Comic-Con documentary Comic-Coc Episode IV: A Fan's Hope has been acquired by Wrecken Hill Entertainment and they will be distributing the film, with plans to release it in the Spring of 2012.

I'm not the biggest fan of Spurlock, the guy and his films just seem to annoy me. But I love Comic-Con, it's my favorite event of the year. The documentary will be interesting to watch, and it will be good introduction to people that don't know what Comic-Con is really about. As for people like myself and like many of your, we live the adventure every year for real, and we love it.

Here's the full Press Release with all the deatiled information:

Los Angeles, CA (December 6, 2011) — Chris Ball, President and CEO of La-based film production and distribution company Wrekin Hill Entertainment, and Joel Weinshanker, President and CEO of the National Entertainment Collectibles Association...

Morgan Spurlock's latest documentary Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope was one of Peter's favorite movies [1] at Toronto and one of my favorite movies [2] of Fantastic Fest. It's a totally different film for the Super Size Me director as he stays off camera and follows several unique people on their journey to the mecca of pop culture, San Diego Comic-Con. In doing so , Spurlock dissects not only why Comic Con is such an amazing event, but why we geeks love what we love. The film is beautiful, inspiring, funny and, up until today, had only played at festivals. That'll change next year because Wrekin Hill Entertainment and the National Entertainment Collectibles Association have acquired the film for theatrical distribution in Spring 2012. In addition, the film will tour larger venue and bring audiences outside of San Diego their own kind of mini-Comic-Con experience complete with Q&A's, contests, presentations,...

1Up is a new microcinema based in Perth, Australia that is launching with a very ambitious slate of screenings this summer. So far, they’ve released their full schedule for the months of June and July that includes a film almost every night of the week, and sometimes two films.

These are movies that have played on the international festival circuit, but many have not been released yet. So this is a rare treat to still see many of them still in a theater setting, even a 20-seat microcinema like 1Up.

The summer screening series kicks off with one of the best films to come out of Australia in recent years: Stuart Simpson’s vicious throwback to ’60s B-movie madness, El Monstro Del Mar, which was reviewed on Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film last year.

Other movies that 1Up will be screening include such festival hits such as Best Worst Movie,...

Title: Spork Director: J.B. Ghuman, Jr. Starring: Savannah Stehlin, Sydney Park, Rachel Fox, Michael Arnold, Sydney Park, Beth Grant, Oana Gregory, Chad Allen, Yeardley Smith The laboriously quirky low-fi coming-of-age comedy ‘Spork’, from writer-director J. B. Ghuman, Jr., serves as a reminder that the words “original” and “good” are not necessarily interchangeable. Heck, this low-budget offering isn’t even all that original, in fact, just constructed of parts to bait one into the false feeling that it is so. ‘Spork’ centers around a frizzy-haired, small town junior high outcast (Savannah Stehlin) — so nicknamed because her absentee mother told her before splitting that she was a hermaphrodite — and her bangle-bracleted...

Amongst all the heated summer bombast experienced at the Cineplex every year, one or two smaller films usually break through, shinning like a diamond in a dumpster piled high with action clich&#233s, wobbly sequels, and one too many superheroes to care about. This summer's one true surprise comes in a small independently produced musical comedy called Spork, helmed by actor-turned-director J.B. Ghuman Jr..

Spork is a coming-of-age tale that follows a young orphaned girl (Savannah Stehlin) growing up with her brother in an Airstream trailer. An outcast in Junior High, Spork joins forces with a local dance crew to take down a 'mean girls' gang lead by Betsy Byotch (Rachel G. Fox). It's an odd, colorful ode to the musical comedies of the 80s and early 90s, strapped with a unique soundtrack and a quirky charm that is sure to win over even the most hardened summer-hating Cinefile, who...

Reviewed by Khia Beauchesne

(May 2011)

Directed/Written by: J.B. Ghuman Jr.

Starring: Savannah Stehlin, Sydney Park and Rachel G. Fox

Teenagers are confusing as it is, but their depiction in the film “Spork” makes them even more bewildering. Spork (Savannah Stehlin) is a 14-year-old hermaphrodite with an overly passive personality that makes her difficult for viewers to relate to or sympathize with. Raised as a girl by her older brother after their mother died and father left, Spork has all the opportunities to grow into an interesting character with an original story — yet the film doesn’t quite capture it that way.

Spork is an awkward young girl easily labeled an outcast. Her family is so poor and bizarre that they buried her mom in the backyard, ironically overgrown with weeds that Spork is deathly allergic to. She also kept and stuffed their pet dog Buster after his death. She...

Reviewed by Khia Beauchesne

(May 2011)

Directed/Written by: J.B. Ghuman Jr.

Starring: Savannah Stehlin, Sydney Park and Rachel G. Fox

Teenagers are confusing as it is, but their depiction in the film “Spork” makes them even more bewildering. Spork (Savannah Stehlin) is a 14-year-old hermaphrodite with an overly passive personality that makes her difficult for viewers to relate to or sympathize with. Raised as a girl by her older brother after their mother died and father left, Spork has all the opportunities to grow into an interesting character with an original story — yet the film doesn’t quite capture it that way.

Spork is an awkward young girl easily labeled an outcast. Her family is so poor and bizarre that they buried her mom in the backyard, ironically overgrown with weeds that Spork is deathly allergic to. She also kept and stuffed their pet dog Buster after his death. She...

Title: Spork Directed By: J.B. Ghuman Jr. Starring: Savannah Stehlin, Sydney Park, Rachel G. Fox, Michael William Arnold, Oana Gregory, Kevin Chung, Keith David, Rodney Eastman Sure, there’s no harm in getting a laugh out of the classic tasteless poop and penis jokes once in a while, but ultimately, they’re thoughtless cheap shots. Spork on the other hand, is quite the opposite, a film that earns its giggles through very calculated efforts including a unique story, equally innovative and appropriate production techniques and, most importantly, a main character who’s incredibly odd, yet wildly endearing all at the same time. If Napoleon Dynamite‘s Napoleon and Deb lived happily ever after and...

Los Angeles, CA (March 14, 2011) -- Chris Ball, President and CEO of La-based film production and distribution company Wrekin Hill Entertainment, and Joel Weinshanker, President and CEO of the National Entertainment Collectibles Association (Neca), a movie merchandising powerhouse that has become an essential tastemaker for the all-important Fanboy culture, announced today a strategic partnership whereby the two companies will join to distribute four to five titles theatrically each year. The first film to be released and marketed theatrically via this new partnership will be Spencer Susser’s Hesher, which screened last night at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival. A Wrekin Hill release of a Newmarket Films/Neca Films/Corner Store Entertainment presentation acquired in conjunction with Newmarket Films, the film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, and Rainn Wilson. The film has been set for a May 13th opening in major markets across the country. Wrekin Hill and Neca have...

[Editor's note: If anyone says 2010 was a sh!% year for movies, please refer them to this post.]

Instead of the usual "best" or "worst" films of the year lists, I thought a good way to take a look at the highs and lows of the 2010 film year would be to compile almost every single review we published in 2010 and let readers meander through the wasteland as it were.

I'm really amazed at the range of films we managed to cover from around the globe this year. Quiet Earth has certainly come a long way over the years and it's really due to the talents and passion of our team of writers who literally travel a world of fests to bring news and reviews of new films.

I hope you're all taking notes. Many of these films were from fests and will probably be hitting VOD and Blu-ray sometime in the new year, so this is a good chance to get a start on your must-watch lists.

The...

Continuing with our 2010 year end celebration actor Jesse Kozel had given us his awesome best and worst list of 2010. Thanks Jesse!

Thanks for the opportunity to spill the beans on what I think is riding the line between good and bad in my world.  

I only wanted to include films that played to wide audiences either at festivals with large crowds, theatrical releases or if they were available on DVD.

Best of 2010:

 Black Swan - Aronofsky does it again with this mind bending thriller set in the world of Ballet.  You know those people are crazy, but now you get to see inside the head of a prima ballerina for the first time.  Stellar performances and an overall captivating setting make for the best film I've seen this year.

Colour from the Dark - Technically this had a screening some time ago in NYC, but never made any type...

Actor Chad Allen, best known as a series regular from CBS' "Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman," has signed on to play a small role in Season 5 of Showtime's "Dexter," Access Hollywood has learned.

Chad, who most recently starred in Here TV's "Donald Strachey Mystery" series, and in the indie film, "Save Me," will play a killer who is stalked by Dexter in at least one episode this coming season.

Chad recently executive produced the indie film "Spork," which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and was the closing night selection at La's Outfest Film Festival.

Season 5 ...

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Plus Scott Thompson gets graphic, The Kids Are All Right enrages the far right, and just how many men share Wallace's bed?

Jane Lynch spruces up a pelican from the Gulf oil spill.

Above you can see how Jane Lynch goes above and beyond simply washing an oil-covered pelican in Dawn detergent for the Do Something Awards, airing live on VH1 tonight at 9pm Edt. This is in marked contrast to how her alter-ego Sue Sylvester reacted to the Gulf oil spill. We love a sense of whimsy in the AfterElton.com offices, we express it via Silly Bandz. Out Canadian funnyman Scott Thompson is turning his Danny Husk character into a graphic novel. Husk was a former adult film star turned corporate executive whose natural musk can cause world peace. Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy has just inked a four-year deal with Fox that will net him a minimum of $24 million,...

Two lesbian dramas, Ned Farr's "A Marine Story" and James Kent's "The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister," earned jury awards Sunday as outstanding U.S. dramatic feature and outstanding international dramatic feature, respectively, at Outfest, the 28th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

"Marine" also picked up the audience award for outstanding dramatic feature, and Dreya Weber was named outstanding actress in a feature as the fest handed out its prizes at its awards luncheon.

Kerthy Fix and Gail O'Hara's "Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt & The Magnetic Fields" took the jury prize for best documentary feature, and Michelle Lawler's "Forever's Gonna Start Tonight" copped the audience award for best feature doc.

An audience award also went to Jacob Chase's "The Four-Faced Liar," voted outstanding first U.S. dramatic feature film.

"Bearcity" earned two jury awards -- for outstanding feature actor Stephen Guarino and outstanding...

Jeff Mitchell on Rue McClanahanI was working on a movie for Paramount called "The Fighting Temptations," directed by Jonathan Lynn and starring Cuba Gooding Jr. We were doing the New York casting. Rue McClanahan was pitched for it by her agent. She was doing a lot of television, but she wanted to do film very badly. We had her in to meet the director, who was British and didn't know her or understand she was a huge star in the United States. Rue took the material and she did her best. We knew what the scene was about and what the director wanted, but the communication between actor and director wasn't working properly. No matter what he was asking, he wasn't getting what he wanted. The casting director has to take a back seat when the director is running the casting session. Even though I thought I could be a...

Outfest 2010 will kick off with "Howl," Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's portrait of Allen Ginsberg, and close with J.B. Ghuman's high school-set musical "Spork."

Organizers said Wednesday that the 28th edition of the gay and lesbian film festival will screen 147 pics -- 60 features and 87 shorts -- from 23 countries during the July 8-18 event.

"Howl," which stars James Franco, Jon Hamm and David Strathairn, will be presented at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles as part of the opening-night gala. There, actress Jane Lynch will receive this year's Outfest Achievement Award, to be presented by fellow "Glee" cast member Chris Coffer and director Paris Barclay.

Other gala screenings on tap include Cheryl Dunye's hybrid thriller/documentary "The Owls," screening as the U.S. Dramatic Centerpiece, and the feature debut from Outfest Screenwriting Lab fellow Javier Fuentes-Leon, "Undertow" (Contracorriente), the International Dramatic Centerpiece.

The fest will celebrate...

J.B. Ghuman, Jr.'s gender-bending high school dance comedy "Spork" will join previously announced opening night film "Howl" in bookending Outfest 2010: The 28th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. In addition to "Spork" as the fest's closing night film, Outfest has just revealed two other gala screenings: Cheryl Dunye's ("The Watermelon Woman") thriller/doc hybrid "The Owls" and Javier Fuentes-León "Undertow (Contracorriente)." Fuentes-León is also a fellow of Outfest's Screenwriting Lab. ...

Year: 2010

Directors: J.B. Ghuman Jr.

Writers: J.B. Ghuman Jr.

IMDb: link

Trailer: link

Review by: Bob Doto

Rating: 7 out of 10

Spork, directed by Jb Ghuman Jr., is a sweet little film dressed in an 80s veneer about a young girl-identified hermaphrodite named Spork (Savannah Stehlin) making her way through the vicious absurdity that is Junior High. We meet Spork at rock bottom, where it seems everyone, including a gaggle of Britney Spears-obsessed tween girls, has it in for her. Spork has nowhere to turn until her Krump-tastic friend Tootsie Roll (Sydney Park) breaks her leg and can no longer perform in the upcoming talent show. In order to make something, anything, of herself, Spork decides to try her skill-less moves out in order to win the prize. All’s well that ends well….

…if that was all Spork had to offer. Luckily for us, Spork is a lot more...

J.B. Ghuman doesn't mind you telling him that his movie is weird-- in fact, he and his stars have hand signals to support their love for the giant dose of weirdness that is Spork, a little comedy about growing up weird and lonely in an era that is such a weird mix of the 80s and 90s that Ghuman calls it, simply, "19J.B." Last weekend I caught up with Ghuman and the young actresses Savannah Stehlin (who plays the odd but endearing Spork) and Sydney Park (playing the ball of fire that is Spork's only friend Tootsie Roll), and it was kind of as if the three of them let me in on their weekly brunch date, for all the giggling and inside jokes that were going on. In the film Stehlin stars as the title character, a hermaphrodite with terrible fashion sense and social skills who musters...

Oana, Michael, Savannah, and Sydney TribecaFilm.com: So who wants to tell me about Spork ? Savannah Stehlin [Spork]: I will! Spork is basically about a 14-year-old hermaphrodite who is not really loving life. She's kind of anti-social, introverted, and she doesn't really get herself or get why people are the way they are. She lives in a trailer park with her older brother, Spit. And her next-door neighbor is Tootsie Roll and her mom, Mrs. Roll. Tootsie Roll was originally going to do a dance-off, but she hurts herself and Spork steps in. Spork is also bullied by Loosie Goosie and Betsy Byotch... But at the end of the movie, she realizes that the person she was looking for to be was really just herself. You don't have to like confine to the ways of the world kind of thing. That's it in a nutshell. TribecaFilm.com: That's very good.

While most of the eyes in film are on either SXSW or ShoWest out on the West Coast, folks out on the East Coast are gearing up for Tribeca Film Festival coming up next month. Last week, the fest announced the first group of films, which included the World Narrative films, the Documentaries, as well as Showcases and Special Events.

Now, the festival is getting a bit more star-heavy, as films starring such actors as Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall, Casey Affleck, and even Jessica Alba have joined the list of those titles appearing at the fest. All of these films are now coming to the festival this year, as well as the world premiere of Shrek Forever After.

The fest runs from April 21st to May 2nd. Check out the full list of new films after the jump, and be sure to keep it here, as the full list of...

The Tribeca Film Festival opens on April 21, 2010 and a variety of films will be on display, from documentaries and international films, to big budget films like "Shrek Forever After" (which will make its world premiere at Tribeca).

Today the festival has announced its entire feature film lineup, and you can check out below what films will be on display.

2010 Tribeca Film Festival:

Encounters

"The Chameleon ("Le Cameleon")," directed by Jean-Paul Salomé, written by Jean-Paul Salomé and Natalie Carter. (France, USA) – World Premiere, Narrative. "Climate of Change," directed by Brian Hill. (USA/UK) – North American Premiere, Documentary. "Every Day," directed and written by Richard Levine. (USA) – World Premiere, Narrative. "Last Play at Shea," directed by Paul Crowder and Jon Small (concert footage). (USA) – World Premiere, Documentary. "Meet Monica Velour," directed and written by Keith Bearden. (USA) – World Premiere, Narrative. "Monogamy," directed by Dana Adam Shapiro, written by Dana Adam Shapiro and Evan Weiner.

Edward Burns, Chuck Workman and Alex Gibney will all unveil the world premieres of their newest films at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, running from Apr. 21-May 2 in lower Manhattan.

The three filmmakers will present their latest work as part of the fest's Encounters section, announced today, which encompasses 14 films from established talent. Filling out its program, the fest also revealed another 17 films in its Discovery section, which focuses on emerging talent, and another eight films in its Spotlight section, featuring movies built around performances from such artists as Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, Jessica Alba, Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Amanda Peet and Rebecca Hall.

"Our Discovery and Encounters sections complement one another -- one highlights fresh talent that is breaking onto the scene, while the latter continues to offer original films that reflect pop culture and contemporary issues," senior programmer Genna Terranova said. New York native Burns will bring "Nice Guy Johnny,...