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NCIS season 22 may be setting up a major death in the McGee family that could be devastating for Sean Murray's Tim. After a packed season 21 due to its shortened year in light of the dual Hollywood strikes of 2023, CBS' longest-running police procedural is back with more episodes, which allows the show to not only lean on its weekly cases but also give its characters their respective arcs. Alden Parker, Jessica Knight, Jimmy Palmer, and even Nick Torres have their own overarching storylines unfolding, but arguably the most interesting narrative is Tim McGee's.

In NCIS season 22, episode 1, the Major Case Response Team was at an odd place, with Knight in Camp Pendleton and Torres undercover. While both storylines were immediately resolved in the same outing, it also set up an interesting future for Tim, as he vied for a significant promotion to be the Deputy Director of the agency.

Klayton, the multifaceted musician known for his work across movies, TV, and video games, and bestselling writer and film producer Joshua Viola have teamed up to form Bit Bot Media. The cutting-edge multimedia company will spearhead the creation of original films and video games, along with "a diverse range of licensed comics, music, apparel, and merchandise such as latex masks, toys, and more." Today, they’ve unveiled a teaser video for the company, and we have your exclusive first look, along with more details on their new partnerships.

Bit Bot Media has forged a strategic partnership with Raven Banner Entertainment, a prominent indie Canadian film studio celebrated for its innovative genre films from around the globe. Together, they will collaborate on an array of ancillary offerings and film productions. Raven Banner’s recent productions include Steven Kostanski’s Frankie Freako, Nick Cutter’s The Breach, and the Shudder Original hit...

It’s now been more than two decades since Sega exited the hardware business, but gamers who were around back then still fondly remember the days when Sega did what Nintendon’t. The Sega Genesis wasn’t just the console that introduced the world to Sonic the Hedgehog, it was also home to a deep library of action titles, sports games, and high-quality arcade ports.

And while a lot of the console’s best games have been re-released in various forms over the years, it’s still home to plenty of great titles that haven’t seen a proper update or new title in the series. To be fair, a few of these games have seen sequels, but if even those games were released decades ago, we think it’s time for another one, especially with Sega recently announcing plans to bring back a few classic franchises. These are...

It’s been almost three decades since Nintendo debuted its beloved 16-bit console, but we still haven’t forgotten its contributions to the golden age of gaming. It was the home of not only the best platformers of the day but also a console that brought the best RPGs Japan had to offer. The Snes was the birthplace of the Metroidvania as well as the first console to let us kart race with Mario and friends.

There are so many classic titles on the Snes that a few have fallen by the wayside over the years. The console boasts one of the greatest catalogs of games ever released on a platform and it’s time to celebrate that. Here are the 35 best Snes games of all time:

Note: This article has been updated since it was originally published to include entries 26-35.

35. Killer Instinct

1995┃Rare

Before Microsoft purchased Rare, almost...

Ah, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Truly one of God’s finest creations. After the Nintendo Entertainment System helped rebound the very concept of video games and the Sega Genesis evolved past its limitations, Nintendo released this wonderful 16-bit console to help Nintendo reclaim that top spot. It’s the system that gave us so many classic games and so many classic characters. Characters like Yoshi, Diddy Kong, Mega Man X, Geno, Fox McCloud, Gabby Jay, Ness, and Aero the Acro-bat. Okay, maybe they weren’t all classics.

Still, the Snes is still such a beloved part of gaming history and has a spot in many hearts. Active for about a decade and with such a massive library, there are so many fascinating bits of trivia out there. Here are some interesting facts to celebrate the system that gave us the Rainbow Road.

15. The Snes’ Disruptive Launch

In Japan, the...

Now Streaming on The Killer Movies TV Network is the Horror Film Deviant Behavior Directed by Jacob Grim, Written by Sal Hernandez and Starring Ed Guinn, John Dugan, Bonnie Ann Coronado, Hendrik James, Hannah Keller, Eric Rodrigue, Buddy Smith and More! Synopsis: A masked self made transgender, on a twisted mission to become the most …

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NBC is developing a series adaptation of the 1980s film “St. Elmo’s Fire.”

The series is described as a modern adaptation of the film that showcases a group of close friends struggling with career, commitment and the responsibilities of adulthood. Released in 1985, the film starred many members of the so-called Brat Pack, including Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson, Rob Lowe, and Demi Moore. Joel Schumacher directed and co-wrote the script with Carl Kurlander.

Josh Berman is attached to write and executive produce, with Chris King also executive producing. Sony Pictures Television and Osprey Productions will produce. Berman most recently co-created the ABC series “Notorious” and previously created the series “Drop Dead Diva,” “Vanished,” and “Killer Instinct.” He also co-created “The Mob Doctor.” His other credits include “CSI,” “Bones,” and “The Blacklist.”

News of the series development comes as the broadcast networks have largely moved away from ordering remakes...

Lloyd Coombes May 28, 2019

While the biggest games can be expensive, there are plenty of great releases which won’t cost you a penny…

Looking for something new to play but don't have the dime for the latest release? There's never been a better time to opt for a free-to-play title instead. While "free" once meant lower quality gaming, that's not really the case anymore, with plenty of Aaa-level titles releasing on a F2P model. Mind you, with most of the games on this list, you'll likely be tempted to spend some money on microtransactions, but that really is up to you, isn't it?

Check out our picks for best free games below:

Apex Legends

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC

A battle royale title focused on teamwork, Apex Legends allows players of all confidence levels to engage in strategic team battles across a huge map, with a unique “Ping...

Tagline: "Stay Alive or Die Trying." The Furies is the debut feature from director Tony D'Aquino. Previously titled Killer Instinct, this title hopes to reinvigorate the '80s style of slasher films. In the story, seven girls are forced to take part in a game, with seven masked killers. Alone and confused, Kayla (Airlie Dodds) must find a way out of this twisted deathmatch. This title also stars: Linda Ngo (Top of the Lake), Taylor Ferguson (Strangerland) and Ebony Vagulans. As well, The Furies will have its World Premiere at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival in early April. The Australian premiere, in which the film was shot, takes place in mid-April - at the Horror in the Hinterland Film Festival. All of the available details on The Furies are hosted here. A trailer has not been released for the film. However, a number of images have shown some of...

John Hardie, CEO of British producer ITN, the company behind Netflix’s recent doc series Drug Lords, is leaving the company after nearly a decade.

Hardie, joined the company in 2009 from Disney, where he was executive vice-president and managing director of Walt Disney Television across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

He leaves the company in good shape, having helped it grow into a company with revenues of £126m (Us$166M), up from £96m in 2010, with profits of nearly £6m. It also received its first Oscar nomination with Watani: My Homeland nominated in 2017 for best documentary short.

It has two major division, a news production arm, which produces news broadcasts for ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, and a traditional TV production arm, which has made shows such as The Queen’s Green Planet, with Sir David Attenborough, for ITV, Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen for Investigation Discovery and Inside Monster Storms,...

Silence is not something found in abundance at fighting game tournaments. Hype is the currency the fighting game community trades in, and skilled play is a press that mints hype.

In Cologne, Germany last October, Red Bull held a team tournament for “Street Fighter V” called The Pit. Like most tournaments, the atmosphere was electrifying. When Team Ecv, including Sven Van de Wege, took the stage, a hush fell over the crowd and suddenly the atmosphere resembled that of a golf tournament more than a fighting game tournament.

The crowd went silent because the announcer had prompted them to do so out of respect for Van de Wege, who is blind and plays using only audio cues.

He lost, but the crowd nonetheless erupted like a volcano for him.

“I lost my match against an Akuma player, but I got such a big applause that it felt like I won the tournament,...

“Battletoads” is back, and it’s coming to Xbox One in 2019. The game’s first trailer premiered at Sunday’s Xbox E3 2018 Briefing.

The all-new entry in the beloved series is being developed in partnership with Dlala Studios and will feature “body-morphing genre mashups, three-player couch co-op, 4K hand-drawn 2.5D graphics, and broad non-specific feature declarations,” Microsoft announced. The franchise first made its way to Xbox One as part of 2014’s “Rare Replay” anthology, and has since been teased and celebrated with a playable fighter in “Killer Instinct” (2013) and an optional Xbox Live gamerpic.

Originally released in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, “Battletoads” later made its way to a Tiger Electronics handheld of the same name, a separate Game Boy version, and three sequels.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo kicked off Sunday with the Xbox E3 2018 Briefing at 1 p.m. Pt; you can watch the broadcast live here. The presser is...

Travel Channel has named veteran TV exec Jane Latman as General Manager, expanding her current role with Discovery. Latman now will be responsible for the creative leadership and programming strategy for the 83 million subscriber network.

Latman will remain in Silver Spring, MD and continue to serve as Evp, development and research for Investigation Discovery and American Heroes Channel and general manager of Destination America. She will continue to report to Henry Schleiff, Group President.

The move is part of the restructuring following the company’s acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive, in which Travel Channel was added to Schleiff’s portfolio.

A 15-year veteran of programming and development at Discovery, Latman has been credited as the creative leader behind ID’srise from the #50 network a decade ago to the #1 network for W25-54, today.

“Jane is an unrivaled force in the television industry whose visionary creativity, natural leadership skills and passionate...

Jane Latman has been named general manager of Travel Channel. She carries the same title at Destination America.

“Jane is an unrivaled force in the television industry whose visionary creativity, natural leadership skills and passionate belief in collaboration make her one of the most, deservedly, respected executives in the industry,” said her boss, Henry Schleiff. “I’m continually impressed by her ability to cultivate content that converts viewers into passionate fans – and, move a brand forward — a trait that will undoubtedly make her a successful steward at Travel Channel.”

Latman is also an executive vice president of Development and Research at Discovery’s ID and American Heroes Channel. She’ll continue to work in Silver Springs, Maryland.

Also Read: Animal Planet Orders 'Wolves & Warriors,' Which Pairs Combat Vets With, Well, Wolves (Exclusive)

Below is Latman’s full bio, per Discovery, Inc.:

Jane Latman has worked in non-fiction television for more than 20 years and has been at Discovery, Inc. since 2003, when she joined the programming department for what was then the Discovery Times Channel. After a stint in development for the Military Channel, Latman was tapped to help transition Discovery Times to Investigation Discovery, giving her the challenging privilege of designing content for the network that would ultimately propel it to astounding growth. Many of her series have become the network’s top hits, including “Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda,” “On the Case with Paula Zahn,” “A Crime to Remember,” the “American Murder Mystery” franchise, “Web of Lies,” “Killer Instinct with Chris Hansen,” “Vanity Fair Confidential,” “Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall” and “Disappeared.” Latman also developed the critically acclaimed documentary film Into the Abyss and subsequent television series “On Death Row” with legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog.

As general manager of Destination America, Latman oversees the development, production, scheduling, research, marketing, communications, and online efforts for this growing brand. Under her stewardship, the network successfully launched paranormal programming hits such as “Paranormal Lockdown,” “Ghost Brothers,” and “Ghosts of Shepherdstown.”

Previously, Latman was general manager at Discovery Life Channel where she championed the network’s transition from Discovery Fit & Health and oversaw a diverse slate of lifestyle and medical programming, including the groundbreaking series “New Girls on the Block,” the first television series to embed with a group of friends within the transgender community.

Prior to joining Discovery, Latman was a freelance producer, director, and writer for projects that included the award-winning series “Nurses” for Discovery Health Channel and “Understanding Obesity” for The Learning Channel’s acclaimed “Understanding” series. She also did development work for a variety of ventures including PBS’s miniseries “Stealing Time: The Science of Aging.”

Before launching her television career, Latman was a freelance theater director in Washington, D.C. An adventure-seeker at heart, Latman travels often with her husband and son.

Read original story Jane Latman Named Travel Channel Gm At TheWrap...

CBS has picked up two new drama pilots, TheWrap has learned. The first comes from former “Royal Pains” producer Michael Rauch as well as Secret Hideout’s Alex Kurtzman and Heather Kadin. Alan Cumming is attached to act in the pilot as well as executive produce. Formerly titled “Dr. Death,” the pilot “Killer Instinct” follows a former CIA operative who has since built a “normal” life as a gifted professor and writer is pulled back into his old life when the NYPD needs his help to stop a serial killer on the loose. Also Read: Pilot Season 2017: TheWrap's Complete...

CBS has added a pair of drama pilots to next season’s slate… and one will feature a face that’s familiar to CBS viewers.

The network has given a pilot order to Killer Instinct, starring The Good Wife alum and three-time Emmy nominee Alan Cumming. The plot centers on a retired CIA operative who’s left the agency for a quiet life as a writer and professor, but gets dragged back into service when the NYPD needs help catching a serial killer.

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Killer Instinct is based on Dr. Death, the...

The Game Awards 2016 are only a few weeks away! Which means, it's time to find out if your favorite games of 2016 got nominated! Come inside for the full list of nominees!

Movies have the Oscars, TV has the Emmy Awards, and Video Games have The Game Awards. On December 1st, the 3rd annual Game Awards will distribute their awards to the games, developers, talents, and eSports members that astonished and amazed gamers, around the world, from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles!

This is a night where video games, and all who make and play them, are honored for their hard work and committment to excellence. Among the nominees, no game is being honored more than Naughty Dog's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, which has earned 9 nominations, including Game of the Year. Other games garnering a lot of nominations include Blizzard's Overwatch, Indy Developer Campo Santo's Firewatch and PlayDead's Inside,...

Ahead of the main event taking place on December 1, long-time host Geoff Keighley has lifted the lid on the official nominees for The Game Awards 2016.

Spotlighting the crème de la crème of the past 12 months, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Blizzard’s über-popular Overwatch are up for multiple awards, while the likes of Firewatch and Playdead’s critically adorned Inside have received nods for Best Art Direction, Best Sound Design and more.

For the first time, The Game Awards 2016 will be live across every gaming screen – Facebook Live, PlayStation Network, Steam, Twitch, Twitter, Xbox Live, or YouTube – and the event itself can even be streamed via compatible Vr devices. It’ll take place on Thursday, December 1 at 9:00 pm Et and if previous years are any indication, should herald a number of worldwide reveals and all-new trailers.

Below, you’ll find the comprehensive list of nominees.

Stars: Johnny Messner, Vinnie Jones, Estella Warren, James Remar, Michael Paré, Richard Burgi, Matt Cinquanta, Rachel Laurenne, Ardeshir Radpour, Michael J Long, Paulina Vallin | Written by Sean Ryan | Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.

Assassination, aka Decommissioned sees CIA agent John Niles (Messner) set up to be the patsy in the assassination of the President of the United States after the President (Burgi) announces plans to decomission (hence the films original title) a special taskforce within the Us government which spies on its own citizens, citing that it is against the Us constitution. However those involved with the taskforce, dubbed BT85, have other ideas…

Ok, let’s lay our cards on the table. I’m a big fan of Johnny Messner, I have been since his starring role in the 2005 cop show Killer Instinct (a show that was, and still is, criminally underrated). Since then Messner has been working steadily in...

Simon Brew Aug 26, 2019

Not all publicity is good publicity, as Coca Cola found out in Natural Born Killers, a film that changed the way brands worked with movies.

In Jane Hamsher's excellent book, Killer Instinct, the producer charts the difficult path she and Don Murphy had in bringing Natural Born Killers to the big screen. Natural Born Killers was, of course, originally a Quentin Tarantino screenplay, one that changed dramatically when Oliver Stone signed up to direct the movie.

Tarantino sold the rights to the movie for $10,000 after he'd tried to set the project up himself--this was before the Oscar-winning success of Pulp Fiction--and he would regret the decision. That said, rumors that he held animosity toward Stone himself were just that. In interviews since, Tarantino has always been respectful toward the Platoon director.

Back to Killer Instinct though: There are a couple of passages in the book...

So, Twitter news (cue most of you scrolling down past this part)… I recently griped on Twitter about Warren Ellis and Scott Snyder (one is the writer of ‘Transmetropolitan’, the other writes ‘Batman’). My gripe with Warren Ellis is that he’s moved on to writing novels and really doesn’t interact much at all with the comic book community as a whole, as well as letting his primary publisher, Avatar Press, fall to ruin with bad horror comics like ‘Crossed’. Snyder, on the other hand, ended his incredible run on ‘Swamp Thing’ far too soon in favor of writing the higher-profile and more expensive ‘Superman Unchained’, as well as publishing his excellent new sci-fi horror ‘The Wake’ through the loathsome Vertigo Comics.

I did Not expect to have a conversation with either of them, but I (sorta) did! Warren basically shot back with curt, colorless responses that pretty much...

Cory Monteith dead at 31: Glee actor found dead in Vancouver hotel room Cory Monteith, best known as the character Finn Hudson in the television series Glee, was found dead at a Vancouver hotel earlier today, July 13. The Canadian-born Monteith (Calgary, on May 11, 1982) was 31. As reported on CNN, police say the cause of death is unclear, but the possibility of foul play seems to have been discarded. Cory Monteith had an unspecified drug-addiction problem, and entered rehab last April. In one interview, Monteith said he had begun using drugs at age 13. Cory Monteith movies According to the IMDb, Cory Monteith’s movie career included only 11 features, two of which currently in post-production. His first film credits date from 2006: small roles in John Whitesell’s comedy Deck the Halls, starring Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, and Kristin Davis; Richard Valentine’s horror thriller Bloody Mary; and James Wong’s horror mystery Final Destination 3,...

Rip-roaring adventure, memorable enemies and beautiful women, the Bond movies should make great games. But they've only made one. Here's why

I can remember my first experience of a James Bond computer game. It was the Commodore 64 version of View to a Kill, released by Domark Software in 1985. I distinctly recall awkwardly driving a tiny block-like taxi around a depiction of Paris that resembled a series of green sticking plasters haphazardly slapped over each other. And I thought to myself, this in no way captures the experience of watching a James Bond movie. It would turn out to be a prescient observation.

Fast forward to 2012 and the latest Bond flick is thrilling movie-goers with its gritty action, complex plot and compelling central performance. But there is no direct video game tie-in. Instead, there are a couple of sequences from Skyfall tucked into a game called 007 Legends, a sort of best-of-Bond compendium,...

Continuing our coverage of the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con comes the programming for Thursday. For the full run down, go to the con’s website. Thursday is the first full day of the Comic-Con and is filled with awesome panels about zombies, monsters, The Walking Dead, Dexter, The Hobbit and others. Including our very own panel at 7:30 Pm in 24Abc in Hall H. We hope to see you there.

For the events that cater more to the sensibilities of FM, check the highlights below:

10:00-11:00 The Witty Women of Steampunk— The Victorian era was one marked by constraints on behavior, morals and bosoms. When you add a bit of sci-fi to the mix, however, those corset laces begin to loosen. The steampunk genre has allowed a new wave of female creators and personalities to explore how liberating, sexy, and adventurous the age of steam can be. Robin Blackburn...

The schedules for the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con Preview Night and Day 1 (July 11 and July 12) are now live, and we have the horror highlights for you here (along with a few panels of general interest). As always, though, be sure to check the official Sdcc site for updates!

We also recommend downloading the Sdcc app if you have a smart phone.

Preview Night - Wednesday, July 11

6:00-9:45 Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings— Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television proudly continue their annual Preview Night tradition, with exclusive world premiere screenings of the pilot episodes of five of the most highly anticipated TV series pilots of the 2012–13 television season: 666 Park Avenue, Arrow, The Following, Revolution and Cult. More info can be found here. Ballroom 20

Day 1 - Thursday, July 12

10:00-11:00 The Witty Women of Steampunk— The Victorian era was one marked by constraints on behavior, morals and bosoms. When you...

The schedule Wednesday (preview night) and Thursday schedules for the San Diego Comic-Con have just been announced. We’ve included a number of the highlight for Thursday, which include a panel on The Walking Dead comic book series, Dexter, American Mary, and more:

11:00-12:00 Twisted Twins: American Mary— Jen and Sylvia Soska (of Twisted Twins Productions and the makers of Dead Hooker in a Trunk) and Todd Masters (of Mastersfx and make-up effects producer on True Blood) will discuss the use of prosthetics in horror. The Soskas will also address the challenges of working in a male-dominated genre. They will unveil a sizzle reel from their new film American Mary. Paula Lindberg (Ruby in American Mary) will also be on the panel, which is moderated by Beth Accomando (author of the Kpbs blog Cinema Junkie). Room 5Ab

3:00-4:00 Hotel Transylvania— Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish five-stake resort,...

All right, you buncha undercooked couch potatoes, limber up your DVR and pretend like you don’t need any friends, it’s time for more junk TV.

Sleeper hit Burn Notice has its sixth season premiere tonight, and I’m betting the suits over at the USA Network haven’t been this pleased since they dug Silk Stalkings out of CBS’s garbage. Series creator Matt Nix had a chat with the good folks over at TVLine and he explains that this will be a very different season. Which, yes, every series creator says before a premiere, but I think Nix actually means it this time. As you may (or may not) recall, the end of last season found the sweet(?) and precious(!) Fiona in the slammer after she turned herself in for blowing up the consulate. This canny move totally threw a monkey wrench in Anson’s plans (Jere Burns,...

Exclusive: Veteran Bones writer-producer Carla Kettner has signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures TV. Under the two-year pact, she will join the studio’s new Fox drama series The Mob Doctor as an executive producer and will develop new projects. On Mob Doctor, a fast-paced medical drama starring Jordana Spiro as a brilliant young female cardiothoracic surgeon juggling her promising medical career with her lifelong debt as a doctor to Chicago’s Southside mob, Kettner will serve as an executive producer alongside creators Josh Berman and Rob Wright and director Michael Dinner. Wme-repped Kettner spent the last five years on the Fox dramedy Bones, rising to an executive producer this past season. Mob Doctor reunites her with Berman. Kettner served as co-executive producer/exec producer on Berman’s two previous series for Fox, Killer Instinct and Vanished, and the two also worked together on Bones. Additionally, Kettner co-wrote with...

It's almost time for WonderCon 2012 to start packing fans into the Anaheim Convention Center, and we have the horror highlights of the three-day event that runs from March 16th-18th right here.

Along with the horror, we've included a few other panels that we thought would be of interest to our readers. For more info be sure to visit the official WonderCon website.

Friday, March 16th

12:30-1:30 Idw Presents: The Idw Panel!— Chief creative officer Chris Ryall and sergeant of marketing Dirk Wood, give out prizes, make announcements, and evade questions! Featuring a host of creators, including Steve Niles, Ben McCool, Jason Ciaramella and more! All this, plus the Smoke & Mirrors boys, Mike Costa and Jon Armstrong, perform live magic! Yes, you read that right! Room 203

1:30-2:30 Monsters Anonymous— Comics and prose authors discuss the pros and cons of world-building with monsters and whether or not...

2012 will be the first year that GeekTrant will invade WonderCon, mostly due to the fact that it was moved down to Anaheim, CA this year which is right in our backyard. We're all pretty excited about attending this year, as we've heard it's a much smaller more intimate version of San Diego Comic Con.

WonderCon is set to open on Friday, March 16th and run through Sunday, March 18th at the Anaheim Convention Center. If you plan on attending let us know, and maybe we can meet up and hang out for a bit!

I've put stars next to the panels we are interested in attending. Check out the schedule, and let us know what you are looking forward to seeing most!

Friday March 16th

12:30-1:30 Idw Presents: The Idw Panel!— Chief creative officer Chris Ryall and sergeant of marketing Dirk Wood, give out prizes, make announcements, and evade questions!

As an increasingly old and, as some would have it, bitter man, I’ve recently begun to cast my resentful mind back on the many trials that afflicted the 90s gamer which today’s youth would doubtless fail to grasp. I’m not talking about the obvious here: graphics have gotten far better and we didn’t have touch screens on our Sega Mega Drives. Instead the list below gathers together some odd things even those who lived at the time may have relegated to the limits of their subconscious and one you may never have heard of (though I’m certain I haven’t made it up). Quirks, practices and technological limitations that your grandchildren, dear reader, will scarcely be able to believe afflicted you: the greatest generation.

I could have mentioned demo discs, “cheats”, the size of the original Game Boy (above) or the fact that we used...

Yesterday saw the official announcement of the line-up for the London Film4 FrightFest 2010 and whilst the FrightFest gang had already announced Hatchet II, The Last Exorcism, Eggshells, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and we exclusively revealed the appearance of Burning Bright, and Red White & Blue at this years festival, there was still some surprises amongst the bunch.

So after reading up on each movie that is due to play the festival I thought it would be a good idea to breakdown just which movies I’m looking forward to seeing, and which ones I’m not… As always let me know your thoughts in the comments!

Highlights:

The real highlights for me this year include Simon Rumley’s Red White & Blue, the infamous A Serbian Film – which should test the FrightFest audiences metal! Of course I’m looking forward to Hatchet II – since when has Adam Green ever let FrightFest down?...

One of the most fun things of any press tour is getting to sit down with Chi McBride and just talk, about anything. Politics, baseball, cigars... when you're talking to Chi, the conversation can go just about anywhere.

The drawback to seeing McBride on so many tours is that he's always there with a new show to promote. Because he's able to handle drama and comedy with equal ease, he's cast in a lot of pilots. The problem is, most of the resulting shows rarely last more than a couple of years. In the last six years, since his four-season run on 'Boston Public' ended, we've seen McBride in 'Killer Instinct,' 'The Nine' and 'Pushing Daisies.' Now he's co-starring with Mark Valley and Jackie Earle Haley in the Fox popcorn-action series 'Human Target.'

I sat with McBride as he held court at Fox's...

Noah Emmerich makes a terrific sidekick. He has played Jim Carrey's devious cohort (The Truman Show), Jim Caviezel's understanding best friend (Frequency), and Kurt Russell's kindhearted assistant (Miracle). But in Pride and Glory, opening next week, Emmerich is nobody's buddy. In the film's tight-knit family of New York City cops — with the patriarch played by Oscar winner Jon Voight, his son-in-law by Colin Farrell, and his youngest son by Edward Norton — Emmerich is Francis Jr., the eldest son, caught in a web of police corruption. It's a plum role, and even Emmerich couldn't believe it when writer-director Gavin O'Connor offered it to him, despite his having appeared in both of the filmmaker's previous movies, Tumbleweeds and Miracle. "I read the script and was like, 'Oh my God, this is a starring role,'" Emmerich recalls. "I asked him, 'Are you sure you want me for this?'...

Kristin Lehman and Melanie Lynskey have been tapped to co-star in Fox's drama pilot Drive, while Dutch film star Thekla Reuten and Omid Abtahi have come on board the second installment of Showtime's miniseries Sleeper Cell. On Drive, Lehman and Lynskey join previously cast Alan Ruck, Emma Stone, Shahine Ezell and Andres Saenz-Hudson. The show, from 20th Century Fox TV, chronicles an underground race across America. This past development season, Lehman starred in another 20th TV drama pilot for Fox, Damages, through her talent holding deal with the network. Last year, she toplined the network's drama pilot Killer Instinct.

After what one could call Fox's most successful seasons in its history, there are very few cancellations to report. Fox's schedule will remain the same for the most part and borderline shows (ratings-wise) like The Oc, The Loop and The War at Home have received renewal notices. The few shows that were cancelled (either this week or earlier) include:

Arrested Development - Critics loved it but few people watched. Read more information here.

The Bernie Mac Show - After five seasons and 104 episodes, this comedy aired its last original episode on April 14, 2006.

Free Ride - This partially-improved sitcom aired the last of its six episodes on April 9, 2006.

Head Cases - The Chris O'Donnell comedy was one of the first fatalities of the 2005-06 season.

Killer Instinct - This San Francisco-based crime thriller aired episode #13 (of 14 produced) in March of 2006 and hasn't been seen...