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Showtime has signed “Yellowjackets” co-creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson to an overall deal, the network announced on Monday. The husband-and-wife duo will continue to serve as showrunners for the mystery series alongside fellow showrunner Jonathan Lisco, while also developing new projects exclusively for the network.

Gary Levine, who made the announcement with Jana Winograde, his fellow president of entertainment at Showtime Networks Inc., said in a statement, “Ashley and Bart are not only great writers, but they are also wildly original thinkers and creators. I’m not sure I would want to go camping with them, but I sure as hell love working with them, and I’m thrilled they will be working at Showtime for years to come.”

“Yellowjackets” received seven Emmy nominations for its freshman season: Outstanding Drama Series, two writing Emmys, acting nods for Melanie Lynskey and Christina Ricci, and nominations for directing and casting. The...

Showtime has signed the Emmy-nominated Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson to an overall deal.

The duo will continue to serve as showrunners to Yellowjackets alongside fellow showrunner Jonathan Lisco while developing new projects exclusively for the network. They created the drama that’s up for seven Emmy Awards next month, including Outstanding Drama Series and two writing Emmys.

The series was also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress for Melanie Lynskey and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Christina Ricci and earned additional noms for directing and casting. Lyle and Nickerson also received WGA and Hca nominations for their work on Yellowjackets, which averaged over 5 million weekly viewers across platforms in season one and was the second-most streamed series in Showtime history.

“Ashley and Bart are not only great writers, but they are also wildly original thinkers and creators,” said Gary Levine, president of entertainment for Showtime with Jana Winograde. “I’m not...

Exclusive: Honorary Academy Award winner Wes Studi and SAG Award, NAACP Image Award and Golden Globe nominee Adam Beach have signed on to star in the thriller American/Indian from writer-director Peter Curtis Pardini.

Set in the wake of the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the film follows twin brothers Slim and Joe Gresham (both played by Studi), products of the Indian Boarding School system, who have taken very different paths in life. Joe is now a popular U.S. Congressman about to step down to lead the transformation of their tribe’s bingo hall into an expansive (and lucrative) casino resort, while Slim works behind the scenes as a brutal enforcer who ensures everything and everyone stays in line for his brother, no matter the cost. What follows is a dark and thrilling tale of wealth, deceit,...

At long last, the gods must have smacked Katie and Will out of their comas on Colony Season 3 Episode 10, because they started talking again. Now the real fun begins.

Man, I've missed these two, and Katie hit the ground running when she laid out the situation for Michelle in no uncertain terms.

That's the Katie we know and love.

With her, Will, and Broussard working together, you know they're going to figure out a way to the island. What they're going to do with that information, I don't know, but one thing's for sure, Kynes is an overseeing mastermind.

There isn't a thing going on in Seattle that he doesn't know about, and he's surrounding himself with the best protection there is for when it all hits the fan.

The wildcard?

Easy, we're friendlies.

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Broussard. Kynes doesn't know anything about him, so he's...

Bridget Lamonica Nov 10, 2017

In what should be a routine case, Dean learns more about the afterlife through an unexpected reunion on Supernatural. Spoilers...

This review contains spoilers.

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13.5 Advanced Thanatology

Advanced Thanatology starts off on a light note, with Sam doing things to make Dean happy. After all the troubles Dean has been through, Sam tries to make things easier on his big brother, which leads to some overindulgence and a hangover-fueled continental breakfast. There's all these amusing little moments between them that can get lost if you're not paying attention. One such moment is when Sam is talking to Dean outside the hotel, and Dean walks away and impatiently waves his arms in front of a not-automatic door. Might seem trivial, but that gesture says a lot more about what Dean is feeling than by what he tells his brother.

Those fun...

Castiel is finally back on Supernatural ... sort of. "The Big Empty" made a big stride towards Castiel reuniting with Sam and Dean (and his foster son Jack) as Castiel was whisked away from the episode's namesake, the void where angels go when they die, to the real world. Castiel is alive and was "resurrected" in a similar field to Dean's grave from season 4. As exciting as it is to have Cas back, the more exciting development of "The Big Empty" was one of the new characters, the unnamed ruler of the Empty. The character made quite an impression and hopefully the episode was just the first appearance of many.

Bridget Lamonica Nov 3, 2017

A classic monster returns in a fun, well-structured episode of Supernatural. Spoilers ahead in our review...

This review contains spoilers.

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13.4 The Big Empty

Things are getting to a boiling point between the brothers and Jack, so it was about time for a little self-help. Meanwhile, Cass finds himself in a weird plane of nothing, but he’s not exactly alone.

I do enjoy when the writers bring back a classic monster and find a way to make it fresh. This week’s was a return to the Shapeshifter, those creepy monsters who can shed their skin to become any person they wish. The main shifter the Winchesters meet in this episode is not some vicious killer,...

Official photos from the fourth episode of Supernatural season 13, "The Big Empty," airing Thursday, November 2 at 8/7c on the CW.

Official Synopsis from the CW: "When multiple patients of grief counselor Mia Vallens (guest star Rukiya Bernard) turn up dead, Sam (Jared Padalecki), Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Jack (Alexander Calvert) investigate the mystery surrounding the murders and, each inadvertently, are forced to deal with unresolved grief of their own."...

Hulu has announced the new titles that will be available to stream on the platform during the month of April. Leading the pack is the new original series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” based on Margaret Atwood’s classic novel of the same name and starring Elisabeth Moss. The series premieres April 26.

Read More: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Trailer: New Teaser Reminds Us Elisabeth Moss’ Story Is Ours

Also available to stream next month are a handful of modern classics, such as “Robocop,” “Days of Thunder,” “Thelma & Louise,” “The Usual Suspects,” “Election,” “JFK,” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” as well as indie favorites like “Short Term 12,” “The Babadook,” “In a World,” and “Hello, My Name is Doris.”

Find the list of all titles coming to Hulu in April below.

April 1

1408 (2007) (*Showtime)

A Horse Tale (2015)

Agent Cody Banks (2003)

Affliction (1998)

Almost Famous (2000)

America’s Sweethearts (2001) (*Showtime)

Bad Company (1995) (*Showtime)

Bangkok Dangerous (2008) (*Showtime...

April showers bring May flowers, and May will also bring more than 30 new movies and a ton of spring TV finales to Amazon Prime Instant Video (Piv) and Amazon Instant Video (Aiv). Here's Amazon's complete list of what's being added in May 2015.

Piv: New in May - Available for Streaming on Prime

Big Trouble In Little China

5/1/15

Ghoulies: Ghoulies Go To College

5/1/15

Grizzly Man

5/1/15

Liberty Stands Still

5/1/15

Men in Black II

5/1/15

Payback

5/1/15

Ravenous

5/1/15

The Big Empty (2003)

5/1/15

The People vs. George Lucas

5/1/15

The Puffy Chair

5/1/15

The Real Blonde

5/1/15

What's The Worst That Could Happen

5/1/15

The Professional (1994)

5/1/15

The Words

5/1/15

Let's Kill Ward's Wife [Exclusive]

5/2/15

Art And Craft [Exclusive]

5/8/15

Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas

5/8/15

Slugterra- Slug Fu Showdown

5/9/15

Defiance - S2

5/13/15

The Aviator

5/18/15

Laggies

5/20/15

Struck by Lightning

5/21/15

Manny

5/23/15

The Prince (2014)

5/23/15

Suits - S4

5/25/15

Low Down

5/29/15

Aiv: New in May - Available for Purchase

Movies

Fifty Shades of Grey

5/1/15

Jupiter Ascending

5/5/15

Mortdecai

5/5/15

Seventh Sun

5/12/15

Kingsman: The Secret Service...

Veteran character actor Jon Gries is best known for his gut-busting portrayal of Uncle Rico, he of the orange van and dashed dreams of high school football glory, in the 2004 cult gem Napoleon Dynamite. Jon Gries is also recognizable as Roger Linus on Lost, but the actor has been kicking around in Hollywood for decades, ever since he appeared in 1969 at age 11 opposite Charlton Heston in Will Penny, a western directed by his father Tom Gries. Some of Jon’s other films include Monster Squad (1978), Get Shorty (1995), and Taken (2008). Jon is also an accomplished musician, having composed songs for the films Twin Falls Idaho (1999) and The Big Empty (2003). In 2010, after directing several music videos, Jon tried his hand at directing a feature and the result was the acclaimed redneck road comedy Pickin’ & Grinning’.

(http://pickinandgrinninmovie.com/ )

Now Jon has teamed up with writer Derek Walker for Another Man’S Gun,...

Humphrey Bogart as indie-film booster? It could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Writer-director Steve Anderson (“The Big Empty,” “Fuck”) has convinced the Humphrey Bogart Estate to help finance his micro-budget noir, “This Last Lonely Place,” according to the WSJ’s MarketWatch. The filmmaker has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $75,000 for his original thriller about three lost souls who find their worlds colliding in an L.A. cab, and not only has the Bogie Estate thrown $10,000 to the cause, it has committed to matching every additional donation. Bogart LLC majority owners Stephen Bogart and his sister Leslie see the investment as a way to support the kinds of films their father most liked. From the story: "The main goal of the Humphrey Bogart Estate is to honor and promote my father's legacy," said Stephen Humphrey Bogart, son of the iconic performer. "My father loved film noir, he...

If you're hoping for another Hot Tub Time Machine, this probably isn't the movie for you, but even though the first trailer for Safety Not Guaranteed only hints at the possibility of actual time travel, the premise still seems somewhat intriguing. When a magazine writer (Jake M. Johnson) spots a classified ad in the local paper looking for a companion to go back in time with someone, he takes a couple of interns (Aubrey Plaza, Karan Soni) to investigate. They meet up with strange and paranoid supermarket clerk named Kenneth (Mark Duplass), who may or may not be insane. The movie comes from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine, although director Colin Trevorrow and writer Derek Connolly are essentially unknowns. The cast is decent (Kristen Bell and Jeff Garlin also appear), but it definitely seems to be more mumblecore than sci-fi. I fear that it could end up resembling the...

When I reviewed "Fallout: New Vegas" before the new year, there were a few things I left out of the piece to avoid spoiling plot points. Now that more time has passed since its release, I felt like it was a good time to examine some of the hints in "Dead Money" which point to the future of Dlc for "New Vegas." If you're planning on playing through "Dead Money," and are concerned about spoilers, you should stop reading now.

The Big Empty (aka The Big Mt. Training Facility)

One of the characters you meet in the Sierra Madre is Christine. She starts off as a mute, but eventually you discover that she's actually a member of the Brotherhood of Steel. Her mission was to track down Father Elijah, the main antagonist of "Dead Money," and bring him to justice. Unfortunately, in tracking him down, she was captured and held...

There hasn’t been a serial horror story in quite some time. Probably John Saul’s Blackstone Chronicles is the most recent. But there is a new kid on the block now, Rick Florino’s Dolor, and this ain’t your mama’s serial horror.

Set in the mysterious town of Dolor, the ten-part series will unfold slowly, introducing the reader to Dolor’s various denizens as well as the town itself. Because from the beginning, with "Lila", the reader knows something has gone terribly wrong in Dolor; and as the ten diaries are read by an FBI agent investigating what happened in Dolor, the reader will also discover what happened and who (or what) might be responsible.

Dread Central recently had an opportunity to chat with the creator of Dolor: Lila (review here) and discovered that Rick Florino is something of an enfant terrible and an author people should take note of.

John Person played by Jon Favreau (Swingers, Very bad things) is an out of work actor who finds himself 28 grand in dept after ten years trying to crack Hollywood. John's exceedingly weird neighbour Neely comes to him with an strange offer, He will receive enough money to clear all his debts if he delivers a blue suitcase to the middle of the desert and into the hands of a man known only as The Cowboy.

The big empty is the debut and at this point only film from writer and director Steve Anderson, the story and style pitch it some where between the Coens and Lynch, but its lighter than both. For a leftfield first time effort the film has a fairly strong cast that includes along with Jon Favreau, Daryl Hannah (Kill Bill, Splash), Kelsey Grammer (Cheers, X-men 3), Joey Lauren Adams (Chasing Amy, Big Daddy) and Sean Bean (The lord of the rings,...

Clark Gregg has one of those faces; you've seen him in countless TV and film roles, usually looking serious and determined and carrying a gun. He's played enough cops, lawyers, and FBI agents — among them his recurring role as Agent Michael Casper on The West Wing and his appearance as the mysterious operative looking to recruit the title character in Iron Man — to start his own task force. It's a casting trend that amuses the 46-year-old Gregg and his friends. "I did kind of become the go-to guy for authority figures, which is something that everyone who knows me gets a really good laugh out of," he notes. "I guess I have an FBI face, I don't know."At any rate, it's one that is becoming increasingly familiar to audiences, thanks to turns in films like the aforementioned Iron Man and his regular role as the wry ex-husband to Julia Louis-Dreyfus...

Steven Bickel on Tuesday was named president of international at the Film Department.

Bickel, who starts Monday, replaces Elizabeth Kim and reports to company founders Mark Gill and Neil Sacker.

Bickel comes from Aura Entertainment, where he was president since 2001. In that role, he also served as executive producer of The Big Empty and Blind Dating and as producer of Love Comes to the Executioner.

A financing, production and international sales company, the Film Department plans to finance and produce six films per year budgeted at $10 million-$45 million.

• Fuck is a 90 minute long documentary that offers and in-depth examination one of the most popular and offensive words in the English language. It is directed by Steve Anderson, who made an ambitious debut at the 2003 American Film Institute Film Festival with his narrative feature, The Big Empty (starring John Favreau, Daryl Hannah, Joey Lauren Adams, and Kelsey Grammar), which earned him comparisons to the likes of David Lynch and The Cohen Bothers. Prior to his directorial debut, Anderson was a cameraman with a Peabody Award and thousands of hours of broadcast television to his credit. The word fuck is one of the most versatile words in the English language, able to be used as a noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, and virtually every word in a sentence (“Fuck the fucking fuckers”), as illustrated in the film via an animation by Bill Pylmpton. It is also the most expensive word in history,

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Daryl Hannah, who worked with helmer John Sayles on his upcoming Casa de los Babys for IFC Films, will reteam with the director on his next project, Silver City. At the same time, the actress has inked with Writers & Artists Agency. Details of Silver City are being closely guarded, but it's described as a political drama/murder mystery that tells the story of a small town in Colorado and the events leading up to a local election. Among those events is the discovery of a man's body in a local lake and the mystery surrounding his death. Hannah will play a wild girl named Wendy. Maggie Renzi is producing from a script by Sayles. Shooting is due to begin next month. In addition to Writers & Artists, Hannah will continue to be repped by manager Chuck Binder. Hannah has been on a roll lately, starring onscreen in the Polish brothers' Northfork for Paramount Classics. She also has four other projects in the can: She next stars in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, followed by Sayles' Babys, Kenny Golde's The Job and Steve Anderson's The Big Empty.

Producers Steven Kaplan and Gregg Daniel have teamed with entrepreneur Richard Katz to form Rainstorm Entertainment, an Encino-based independent film production company. The privately financed Rainstorm is currently involved in the Steve Anderson-directed dark comedy The Big Empty with Echo Lake Prods and Aura Entertainment. The film -- starring Jon Favreau, Rachael Leigh Cook, Kelsey Grammer, Daryl Hannah, Sean Bean, Adam Beach and Joey Lauren Adams -- is in postproduction. The company will also be executive producing Clint Hutchison's Ginger and Jack, which is casting. In addition, Rainstorm has inked a three-picture deal with Anderson as well as a two-picture deal with Hutchison and Lance Dreesen, who co-directed the 2000 project Terror Tract with Hutchison.