It is with great pleasure and with the cooperation of WaterDogFilms that I get to help promote the award-winning indie film, “16 to Life.”
The film stars the always intriguing and beautiful Theresa Russell (“Black Widow,” “Spiderman 3,” and “The Razors Edge”), newcomer Hallee Hirsh (TV’s “ER”), and Mandy Musgrave (TV’s “South of Nowhere” and the upcoming film, “GirlTrash: Up All Night”). The piece was written, produced, and directed by Becky Smith (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” and the Disney Channels “Bug Juice”).
Here is the official synopsis of the movie:
“Kate is a rural American teenager whose angst about sexual inexperience drives a comic quest for love and understanding on a birthday to end all birthdays. 16 To Life, shot on location on the Mississippi River, boasts terrifically funny, heartfelt performances from newcomers Hallee Hirsh (KATE), Mandy Musgrave (DARBY), and soulful veteran seductress Theresa Russell (LOUISE). This first feature from Emmy-nominated writer/director Becky Smith (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy) puts a wry, witty, and unpredictable ensemble cast in a small-town locale reminiscent of a Capra comedy. Kate’s irreverent fantasies of sexual awakening and guilt, fueled by obsessive reading of books on bizarre subjects (currently the Chinese Cultural Revolution) drive this explosive day. Kate is turning 16 and has never been kissed! When best-friend Darby abruptly decides to lose her virginity this very day, mortified Kate pretends not to care by playing matchmaker for her other co-workers, Rene, the stoner cook (Shiloh Fernandez) and emotionally messy Louise (Theresa Russell), the stand owner. Kate pairs Louise with paraplegic customer and amateur Chinese historian, Ronald (Jaime Gomez), unaware of their tragic shared history. For Rene, Kate selects over-sexed Russian co-worker, Tatiana (Emily Foxler), to complicated and hilarious effect. Before the clock strikes midnight, Kate will learn more about love than most 16-year-olds could imagine. And Kate will discover what a 16-year-old American girl has in common with a 16-year-old Chinese girl half a world, and a cultural revolution, away.”
Check out the Official Trailer for “16 to Life” and demand that the film be played near you via Eventful.
And be sure to visit the 16 to Life Website, 16 to Life Blog, and Official Facebook page!
Fangoria Frightfest has announced that DARK HOUSE has won the demand competition on its’ website. That means it will get a limited theatrical release July 30th! The film hits DVD on Sept. 28th. Check out the trailer on YouTube and/or pre-order a copy of the DVD from Amazon.com.
The film is directed by writer/producer Darin Scott (Tales From the Hood) and features a thrilling high-tech take on the traditional haunted house. The film stars the wonderfully charismatic and maniacal horror legend, Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator, The Frighteners), and my friends Matt Cohen (South of Nowhere), Diane Louise Salinger (Carnivale), and Erin Cummings (Bitch Slap, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, and ABC TV’s upcoming Detroit 1-8-7).
Besides Sharon Gless’ well-deserved Emmy nomination, I would also like to note that some of my other favs have been nominated as well. They include:
Elizabeth Mitchell finally snagged a nomination for playing “Dr. Juliet Burke” on LOST.
Fox’s GLEE grabbed a ton of noms, including one for the fantabulous Chris Colfer and his TV dad, Mike O’Malley. Betty White ruled SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE’s Mother’s Day show and brought in a bunch of nominations. Matthew Fox also got a nod for playing the long-suffering “Dr. Jack Shepherd” on ABC’s LOST. LOST, itself, tallied up a bunch for its’ final season run.
Then there are the few folks and shows that I personally feel got dissed this year and I just have to gripe about:
Starz’ new series, SPARTACUS: BLOOD AND SAND, and its’ star, Andy Whitfield, were ignored.
And the always awesomeness that is HOUSE’s Lisa Edelstein was skipped yet again.
The final season of ABC’s UGLY BETTY was absent (I’m so going to miss Mark and Amanda!), as was SONS OF ANARCHY’s Katey (Peggy Bundy) Segal and FRINGE’s always excellent, John Noble.
Veteran television actress Sharon Gless is no stranger to awards and accolades, but she was overjoyed when she called TV Guide Magazine from her Toronto apartment to share her reaction to her tenth Emmy nomination, for outstanding supporting actress for Burn Notice.
“It’s been a long time, I’m just so thrilled,” Gless says. “I know it sounds silly at [age] 67 to keep grinning and blushing and jumping up and down, but it’s very exciting, especially for this show.”
Gless’ nod marks the first major nomination for USA Network’s Burn Notice. “I’m happy about my first time in the supporting category, because I support the most amazing troupe of actors and I hope they get their turn next year,” she adds.
Gless admits she hasn’t spoken to her Burn Notice co-stars in Los Angeles yet because of the time difference, but she did share the good news with some early morning houseguests. “I hired new cleaning people I’ve never met, and when they arrived I said, ‘Hi, I’m Sharon and I just got nominated for an Emmy!’ Gless says. “They were the first people I told and they don’t speak English, but they got excited for me anyway!”
Jul 3 10
Way Back When with Kelly’s Family
Finally, official word that Erin is a series regular on Detroit 1-8-7 this fall 
Article courtesy of Free Press:
Erin Cummings
Good news “Spartacus: Bloods and Sand” fans. Actress Erin Cummings, who played the title character’s wife Sura in the first season of the Starz series, will be joining the cast of “Detroit 1-8-7” as a cast regular.
Cummings will play the primary medical examiner the “1-8-7” homicide detectives work with during their investigations, ABC confirmed today with the Free Press. But there’s more: Ala Drew Barrymore’s locally-made film “Whip It!” and our very own real-life sports stars, the Detroit Derby Girls, Cummings’ character will moonlight after work as a roller derby player.
Cummings comes to “1-8-7,” the first ever network prime-time series to be fully produced in Detroit, a graduate of the University of North Texas with a degree in journalism. Her acting credits include “Star Trek: Enterprise,” “Charmed,” “Dante’s Cove,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” “Cold Case,” and “Dollhouse.”
Executive producers David Zabel, Jason Richman and Kevin Hooks met with the Free Press a couple weeks ago and talked about how construction for a studio is currently under way in Highland Park and that shooting there, and all around metro Detroit, is expected to begin in mid-July.
ABC allocated a budget that will inject more than $25 million into the local economy through production costs for its first 12 episodes, putting hundreds of extras to work while creating dozens of other jobs.
Producers are hopeful that the character-driven crime series, based around the lives of a Detroit homicide unit, will be picked up for a full season, which would mean an additional nine episodes shot in the D and many more millions of dollars stimulating the Michigan economy.
It is tentatively scheduled to premiere Sept. 21.
Courtesy of the SarahConnorSociety.com:
You’re all aware of Thomas Dekker’s recent mentions of a TSCC continuation movie, right? He’s dropped hints that there are early talks going on and that one of the other actors is involved in it all. Well if you had any doubts about it, maybe this will change your mind:
Thomas Dekker and Brian Austin Green were at Starfury and got asked about all this Sarah Connor Chronicles movie talk at a Q&A. Jenkehs from the TSCC wiki attended the panel and reported back.
The gist of it all is that James Middleton and Brian Austin Green have been working to get a Sarah Connor Chronicles continuation movie. Josh Friedman is going to be asked to return, along with writers Zack Stenz and Ash Miller. This movie would complete the story as it was originally intended and if it were successful enough, a sequel could perhaps follow.
For Johnette Napolitano, launching a tour for the twentieth anniversary of Concrete Blonde’s seminal 1990 album “Bloodletting” is bittersweet commemoration of triumph and tragedy.
On one hand, it’s a victory lap. Originally dismissed by I.R.S. Records executives as too dour, the Los Angeles band’s third album turned out to be its best-selling record and produced the poignant hit, “Joey.” Twenty years later, “Bloodletting” holds up remarkably well, losing none of its exquisite ache. In July, Shout! Factory will release a remastered version of the album, with six bonus tracks.
Read more @ Express Night Out.
Jun 11 10
Lisa Edelstein finds her home on “House”
“Playing Doctor” – After a long TV journey, Lisa Edelstein finds her home on ‘House.’
By Jenelle Riley, BackStage.com
Though Lisa Edelstein wrapped her sixth season on the hit drama “House” with perhaps her biggest storyline yet—embarking on a romance with the dyspeptic doc—things could have gone very differently for the actor. Rather than commanding the halls of Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital as Dean of Medicine Dr. Lisa Cuddy, Edelstein almost wound up on Wisteria Lane when she auditioned for the role of Lynette on “Desperate Housewives,” a part that eventually went to Felicity Huffman. The producers were making the offer to Huffman when Edelstein came in for her final test. “It was a bit embarrassing,” says Edelstein. “They didn’t know someone had let me in, and I literally walked in and they were on the phone talking numbers.” She notes the people at “Housewives” were wonderfully supportive and there were no hard feelings. She landed “House” a week later.
Having been through 15 prior pilot seasons, Edelstein felt she had a good sense for what shows would succeed. “You develop a skill for recognizing three things: something you like on the page, something you think you’d like on the page six years from now, should it be successful, and something you think is written well enough to become that show,” she says. But she also knows not to set her expectations too high. “It’s always a gamble,” she admits. “You have to look at it in the long term but assume the short term.”
Read more here.