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Keanu Reeves and his band Dogstar are headed back to the Los Angeles concert stage. The group is set to headline the 1,100-capacity Regent Theater downtown on Friday, July 18. A ticket presale is on now at Ticketmaster.

So far it’s the only show listed on the band’s website, which touts the trio’s 2023 album Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees. Watch lyric videos for Dogstar’s “Everything Turns Around” and “Glimmer” below.

Reeves plays bass for the group, which formed in the early 1990s with Gregg Miller on guitar and vocals and Rob Mailhouse on drums. Guitarist and singer Bret Domrose joined in 1994, and the group recorded an EP and toured before Miller left in 1995. Now a trio, its debut album, Our Little Visionary, came out in 1996. Sophomore disc Happy Ending arrived in 2000, but the band split in 2002.

Fast-forward two decades, and Dogstar resurfaced and started to play live again.

Stars: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Richard Crenna, Ray Baker, Ron Masak, Robert Mailhouse | Written by J. Michael Straczynski, Peter S. Fischer, Derek Marlowe, Mark A. Burley, Richard Levinson, William Link | Directed by Anthony Pullen Shaw, Walter Grauman, Vincent McEveety, Seymour Robbie

Dame Angela Lansbury had an illustrious career that spanned 80 years. The actress, singer and producer won many awards for her roles on stage and screen. Among her numerous wins were five Tony Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, 18 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award and she was nominated for three Academy Awards. These are just some of her well-deserved awards and nominations.

Dame Lansbury starred in such classic films as Gaslight (1944), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971). After an amazing career in film, Angela was offered the opportunity to star in two TV series. One a sitcom and the other a detective series, her...

Keanu Reeves has been acting since the 1980s, and has given the world great performances in the realm of action, adventure, drama, and even comedy. It's rare for someone whose most prolific catchphrase is "Whoah" to be able to show so much emotional depth in a wide range of roles. Reeves is known not to take himself too seriously while still being able to take on very serious roles.

The 1990s were a very rich decade for Keanu Reeves' best films, which saw him star in action-packed blockbusters like Speed, emotional indie films like My Own Private Idaho, and ensemble pieces like Bram Stoker's Dracula. His star was on the rise throughout that tumultuous time of growth, and he's been an unwavering part of pop culture ever since. While Reeves has a very stoic approach to acting, with some criticizing his limited range, it's that brooding calmness that makes...

Earlier this week, MPTF's fundraising telethon for entertainment industry members in need returned for its third year, raising $810,770 and exceeding the original goal of $750K.

Rob Morrow, Tom Bergeron and Lisa Loeb attend MPTF's Lights, Camera, Take Action! Telethon

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Lights, Camera, Take Action! aired live on Ktla (Channel 5 in Los Angeles) on Sunday, December 8, with presenting sponsors City National Bank and UCLA Health leading the charge on the philanthropic endeavor. Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron returned as hosts and served as two of the producers for this uplifting, entertaining evening of stories, songs, and celebrities. Ktla’s Dayna Devon returned to host the live Celebrity Lounge, and Tiffany Smith hosted the Tote Board throughout the evening.

During the telethon, co-host Tom Bergeron said, “We have met so many amazing people who both serve at MPTF and are served by MPTF.

On a recent episode of Tony Hawk’s Hawk vs Wolf podcast, Keanu Reeves stopped by with his band Dogstar for a discussion touching on a range of music-related topics, including the iconic soundtrack for Hawk’s video game series, Pro Skater.

After congratulating Hawk on the upcoming 25th anniversary of the first installment of the game, Reeves asked what his go-to skating band was in the early days. “Favorite band — and everything kinda follows — is Gang of Four,” Hawk replied. “Everything kinda surrounds that.”

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Continuing, Hawk shed light onto the creation of the Pro Skater soundtrack, giving a bit of a history lecture in the process. “Music was just a huge part of skating, especially in the formative years of the ‘70s and ‘80s,” he said. “So, when I got to do a game, I wanted to represent the culture, including music. So, I just...

Keanu Reeves’ band, Dogstar, is taking to the skies yet again, announcing dates for the U.S. leg of their Summer Vacation Tour. Woah, indeed!

In the announcement, Dogstar issued the following statement: “We are having the best time out here on the road interacting with fans at these shows, we wanted to keep it going! For this next U.S. run starting in August, we will be planning to try out some new songs as well. Hope to see you out there!” Dogstar is currently in Europe but they will hit the United States less than six weeks later once they wrap up that leg in Italy. From there, they will play the Indiana State Fair on August 8th, with nearly 30 shows total on the North American leg.

Dogstar will conclude their tour at Ohana Fest on September 27th. That opening day will also feature Garbage, Maren Morris, Crowded House,...

Last year, Keanu Reeves’ rock band Dogstar released their first new album in 20 years, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees. Now, the group has announced new US tour dates supporting the album, kicking off later this summer.

Dubbed the “Summer Vacation” Tour, the outing will kick off on August 8th in Indianapolis, after which Dogstar will make stops in cities across the country, from Kentucky to New York, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, California and more. They’ll wrap the dates with a final show in Maricopa, Arizona on September 21st.

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Tickets for the shows will first become available via an artist pre-sale opening on Wednesday, June 5th at 10:00 a.m. local time (visit Dogstar’s website for more info). General on sale will then open via Ticketmaster on Friday, June 7th, at 10:00 a.m. local time. After that, fans can look for deals...

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This summer, you’ll be able to see Keanu Reeves playing bass regardless of which pill you take. The actor, known for such roles as The Matrix’s Neo, John Wick, and air-guitar enthusiast Ted, will be hitting the road with Dogstar, the grungy trio he first played with in the Nineties and early 2000s. The band reunited in 2020 and released a new album, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees,...

Dogstar stopped by The Tonight Show to perform their single “Blonde.” The group, led by actor and bassist Keanu Reeves, offered a powerhouse rendition of the anthemic track flanked by festive holiday lights.

The mid-tempo song comes off the alt-rock band’s recent third album, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees, which arrived in October. The wistful tune sees the band reflecting on loneliness as guitarist and singer Bret Domrose croons, “Can’t you stay here/ The way you change the dark to light/ Save me/ What you...

In the midst of a slew of tour dates, grunge rock outfit Dogstar — which features Keanu Reeves as their bassist — stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night in support of their first album in two decades, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees.

Dressed in quintessential all-black attire, the band performed their recent single, “Breach,” which features a “nasty bass solo” from Reeves himself. Watch the full replay below.

The appearance marked Dogstar’s first TV outing since Jay Leno’s Tonight Show in July 2000. Formed in 1994, the band debuted with Reeves playing bass, Bret Domrose as the guitarist/vocalist, and Rob Mailhouse on drums. The trio released two albums, 1996’s Our Little Visionary and 2000’s Happy Ending, before calling it quits in 2002.

After reuniting last summer, Dogstar made their live comeback in May at the BottleRock festival. Get tickets for their upcoming shows here.

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Dogstar, the rekindled rock trio featuring actor-bassist Keanu Reeves, are back with their first album in over 20 years, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below.

The 12-track LP marks the band’s first full-length since 2000’s Happy Ending, and solidifies the recent reunion between Reeves, guitarist-vocalist Bret Domrose, and drummer Rob Mailhouse that kicked off in May with a performance at Napa Valley’s BottleRock Festival. The appearance hosted the live debuts of nearly every song from the new collection, and the group affirmed in a statement that the concert experience has been a major driving force for them, saying, “When creating this record, we were so excited about the idea of playing it live.”

In advance of their first new offering in over two decades, Dogstar shared the self-described “fun, summer” single “Everything Turns Around” and its follow-up “Breach,” featuring...

Dogstar have been trying to make a go of their sleek, post-grunge alt-rock for decades, but bassist Keanu Reeves’ and drummer Robert Mailhouse’s pesky day jobs as actors keep getting in the way. Now they have planned a third album, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees, due out Oct. 6, and a sleek new video for the song “Breach.”

The track is a slow-throbbing rocker in the vein of Urge Overkill or Queens of the Stone Age, in which singer-guitarist Bret Domrose sings, “And everything you want, it...

‘John Wick’ star Keanu Reeves has now reunited with his old buddies from the alternative rock band Dogstar for which Keanu is the bassist and one of its founders. Dogstar have also just released their new single ‘Everything Turns Around’ where the ‘Baba Yaga’ can be seen rocking the bass in the music video. This will mark the first song the band has released in over 23 years.

In addition, the band is slated to release its new comeback album ‘Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees’ with the three-piece band consisting of Reeves, vocalist Bret Domrose, and drummer Rob Mailhouse confirming that the album will come out on October 6, 2023.

Also, the band has embarked on its new tour which kicked off in North America and will be heading to countries such as Canada and Japan. The single had received a very positive response, over which Reeves and the rest...

Keanu Reeves may have just let the guns cool for John Wick, but he’s picking up the bass once again as his band Dogstar is headed out on tour, marking a happy ending for the band after all. To support their upcoming album “Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees”, Dogstar will hit the road starting in August, hot off of the band performing at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood on Tuesday.

The 30-date tour kicks off in Hermosa Beach, California on August 10th before bouncing around Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, more of the Golden State, and Japan, concluding its first leg in Yokohama. Following the album’s release on October 6th, Dogstar will return in November for shows across the U.S. (and one in Canada), wrapping up in December in Nashville. Tickets go on sale this Friday. Dogstar also released a music video for the single...

Dogstar is releasing its first album in 23 years and has dropped its lead single “Everything Turns Around” with an accompanying music video. The trio is composed of guitarist and vocalist Bret Domrose, drummer Rob Mailhouse and bassist Keanu Reeves confirmed that the title of their new album is Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees.

“We are so excited to announce our new album Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees out on October 6th on our label Dillon Street Records. A very limited quantity of signed vinyl is available in the Official Shop – act quick!” read a post shared on their official Instagram account.

The band would also embark on a 25+ date headlining tour across North America and Japan starting August 10 in Hermosa Beach, California.

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One star not slowing down amid the actors strike is Keanu Reeves, who on Tuesday night returned to his rockstar side gig as bassist for band Dogstar.

The group, comprised of Reeves, guitarist/vocalist Bret Domrose and drummer Rob Mailhouse, was active between the mid ’90s to early 2000s, before taking a pause in 2002; they reunited for a show at BottleRock Napa Valley music festival in May, and on Tuesday played their first headlining concert in more than 20 years at The Roxy in Los Angeles.

The show also served as the launching point for new single “Everything Turns Around,” out Wednesday, and announcement of new album Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees, set to be released Oct. 6. Dogstar is also planning a 25-date headlining tour in North America and Japan in support of the album.

Keanu Reeves rocks out with his band Dogstar at their Los Angeles show pic.

Dogstar — the Nineties alt-rock band featuring storied bassist and occasional movie star Keanu Reeves — are officially back with a new song, a new album, and a whole lot of tour dates.

Their new single, “Everything Turns Around,” is a bright bit of good vibes rock and roll, with just the right amount of distorted crunch. The track will appear on the band’s first album in over 20 years, Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees, which arrives Oct. 6 via their label, Dillon Street Records.

In a statement, Dogstar said of the new tune,...

Actor Keanu Reeves reunited with his rock band Dogstar at the 2023 BottleRock Napa Valley festival. The star of The Matrix played bass with the group for the first time in public in more than 20 years, reports Deadline.

His bandmate Robert Mailhouse gave Reeves some advice ahead of performing in front of a live crowd.

“He was just super positive. He was like, ‘Listen to the music. Just be present in the song, and it will go from there,'” he told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Dogstar was formed in 1991 when Reeves and Mailhouse met at a supermarket and started a friendship. Reeves serves as the band’s bassist and backup vocalist while Mailhouse is a drummer and percussionist.

Gregg Miller joined the band a year later as the lead guitarist and vocalist. He would leave the band in 1995. Bret Domrose joined the band in 1994 as a guitarist and vocalist but when Miller left,...

Keanu Reeves reunited with his rock band Dogstar at the 2023 BottleRock Napa Valley festival. The star of The Matrix played bass with the group for the first time in public in more than 20 years.

His bandmate Robert Mailhouse gave Reeves some advice ahead of performing in front of a live crowd.

“He was just super positive. He was like, ‘Listen to the music. Just be present in the song, and it will go from there,'” he told the San Francisco Chronicle.

Dogstar was formed in 1991 when Reeves and Mailhouse met at a supermarket and started a friendship. Reeves serves as the band’s bassist and backup vocalist while Mailhouse is a drummer and percussionist.

Gregg Miller joined the band a year later as the lead guitarist and vocalist. He would leave the band in 1995. Bret Domrose joined the band in 1994 as a guitarist and vocalist but when Miller left,...

Keanu Reeves is back on stage with his rock band once again.

The actor reunited with Dogstar to perform at the BottleRock Festival in Napa Valley over the weekend.

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Reeves is a bassist and backing vocalist for the group, who first got together in the mid ’90s.

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Speaking to the San Francisco Chronicle, Reeves revealed how his bandmate Robert Mailhouse eased his nerves ahead of the performance.

“He was just super positive. He was like, ‘Listen to the music,” recalled the “John Wick” star. “Just be present in the song, and it will go from there.'”...

Dogstar, the Nineties alt-rock outfit that featured Keanu Reeves on bass, played their first concert in 20 years Saturday as the reunited trio performed at Napa Valley’s BottleRock Festival.

The 12-song performance boasted a mix of tracks from Dogstar’s lone two albums — 1996’s Our Little Visionary and 2000’s Happy Ending — as well as songs from the band’s in-the-works third LP, including “Glimmer,” “Flowers” and “Breach.”

The BottleRock gig marked Dogstar’s first show since Oct. 2002, the same year they broke up. However, after 20 years of dormancy, in July...

Keanu Reeves’ ’90s band Dogstar made their live comeback this weekend at BottleRock Festival in Napa Valley, California.

The band played material from their two previous studio albums, 1996’s Our Little Visionary and 2000’s Happy Ending, along with new songs from their upcoming, as-yet-unannounced album.

Comprised of bassist Reeves, drummer Robert Mailhouse, and singer-guitarist Brett Domrose, Dogstar released two albums and an EP from 1996 to 2002 before breaking up. The band teased a comeback earlier this month, announcing that both new music and live shows were on the way.

In a pre-show interview with Billboard, Reeves described Dogstar as “something that’s part of my life.” Discussing the impetus to reunite the band, he explained, “I missed playing together, I missed writing together, I missed doing shows together. It’s something I’ve always missed. We came to a spot where we weren’t playing anymore, and I missed it … Once we started to play,...

Keanu Reeves’ band Dogstar has reunited.

The actor plays bass for the rock group, which also includes guitarist/vocalist Bret Domrose and drummer Rob Mailhouse.

The group will mark their official reunion with a May 27 performance at BottleRock Napa Valley music festival, where they will play music from a forthcoming album. It will mark their first public performance in two decades.

The band has been teasing their reunion and potential new music on their social media accounts, but the news wasn’t officially announced until Wednesday.

The band was together from the mid-1990s through the early 2000s, releasing an EP (Quattro Formaggi) and two albums (Our Little Visionary and Happy Ending, the latter of which included a cover of the Carpenters’ “Superstar”).

The group also played at various venues around the country and at festivals including Glastonbury and opened for David Bowie and Bon Jovi. Their last performance was...

Dogstar, the Nineties alt-rock band featuring Keanu Reeves on bass, has officially announced its live return following a two-decade-long hiatus.

For nearly a year, Reeves and his bandmates — drummer Robert Mailhouse (a fellow actor who notably appeared on Seinfeld) and guitarist/vocalist Bret Domrose — have been sharing videos of the trio recording the long, long-awaited follow-up to their second album, 2000’s Happy Ending.

With that LP completed, Dogstar will return to the stage on May 27 at the BottleRock music festival in Napa Valley, California. The performance will feature new music...

Keanu Reeves’ band Dogstar is making a comeback.

The Canadian actor’s ’90s grunge group are set to release their first new music in over 23 years, confirming the return on Instagram.

The band’s bio on the social media site read, “Dogstar is back,” with them also sharing a behind-the-scenes shot from a new photo shoot.

They wrote, “Exciting news coming soon. Thanks for being so patient. ”

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Reeves plays bass in the band, while Robert Mailhouse is on drums and Bret Domrose plays guitar and does vocals.

The group also shared a photo of rehearsals late last month, alongside the caption: “Dogstar getting ready for the summer and writing more new material.”

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Back in the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, Keanu Reeves co-founded and played bass in a grunge band called Dogstar. After quietly reuniting last summer, the group has announced they will be “rolling out some new music” this summer, to be followed by some live shows.

Update — May 10th: BottleRock Festival has revealed Dogstar will give their first major comeback performance on Saturday, May 27th.

Last week, they shared a preview of a rooftop photoshoot on Instagram, and apparently, the reception was so strong that Dogstar couldn’t wait to share more news. “Thank you everyone for the kind comments. We are overjoyed to see such a response!” they wrote in the comments of the post. “Honestly, didn’t expect this. It makes us want to play out even more.”

Dogstar continued, “We will be rolling out some new music this summer, followed by some gigs. As soon as...

1966: Days of our Lives' Tony prepared to leave town.

1985: General Hospital's Josh Clayton was killed.

1994: One Life to Live's paralyzed Luna took her first steps.

1994: All My Children's Hayley and Alec plotted revenge."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1966: On Days of our Lives, Tony Merritt (Richard Colla) told Marie Horton (Maree Cheatham) he was leaving Salem.

1966: On Dark Shadows, news of Bill Malloy's death spread around Collinsport.

1966: On the Season 3 premiere of Peyton Place, Chris Webber (Gary Haynes) was...

1980: Atwt''s Jay tried to calm Carol outside the Wade Bookstore fire.

1986: Dynasty's Krystle battled her look-a-like.

1986: General Hospital's Frisco worked on the Brownstone murder.

1993: Alison Sweeney debuted as Sami Brady on Days of our Lives."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1958: On The Edge of Night, Toni Fescina was kidnapped by one of Sgt. Fitzsimmons' (Frank Sutton) goons.

1975: On The Doctors, Dr. Karen Werner (Laryssa Lauret) fantasized about living with Erich (Keith Blanchard) in Germany.

1973: On Another World, Steve (George Reinholt...

1966: Days of our Lives' Tony prepared to leave town.

1985: General Hospital's Josh Clayton was killed.

1994: One Life to Live's paralyzed Luna took her first steps.

1994: All My Children's Hayley and Alec plotted revenge."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1966: On Days of our Lives, Tony Merritt (Richard Colla) told Marie Horton (Maree Cheatham) he was leaving Salem.

1966: On Dark Shadows, news of Bill Malloy's death spread around Collinsport.

1966: On the Season 3 premiere of Peyton Place, Chris Webber (Gary Haynes) was furious with Steven Cord (James Douglas) for defending his brother,...

1980: Atwt''s Jay tried to calm Carol outside the Wade Bookstore

fire. 1986: Dynasty's Krystle battled her look-a-like. 1986: Gh's

Frisco worked on the Brownstone murder. 1993: Alison

Sweeney debuted as Sami on Days of our Lives."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."

― Machiavelli

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1958: On The Edge of Night, Toni Fescina was kidnapped by one of Sgt. Fitzsimmons' (Frank Sutton) goons.

By Allen Gardner

Pier Paolo Pasolini’S Trilogy Of Life (Criterion) Pier Paolo Pasolini was Italy’s last Neo-Realist, a product of post-ww II Europe who was fervently Catholic, openly gay, defiantly Marxist, and one of the most original voices of the 20th century’s second half. Before his brutal murder in 1975 (after the premiere of his still-controversial swan song, “Salo”), Pasolini directed a trilogy of films based on masterpieces of medieval literature: Boccaccio’s “The Decameron,” Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales,” and “The Thousand and One Nights (also known as “The Arabian Nights”). The three films celebrate the uninhibited, earthy, raw carnal nature of the original texts, leaving little to the imagination, but also offering Pasolini’s own very unique and pointed views on modern society, consumerism, religious and sexual mores (and hypocrisies), and an unexpurgated celebration of the human body, both male and female. Extraordinary production design by Dante Ferretti and another evocative,...

The Streamy Awards, more commonly known as the Streamys, are presented annually by the International Academy of Web Television to recognize excellence in the arts and science of web television production, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. Last night saw The 2nd Annual Streamy Awards take place at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California; and below are the results of the ceremony:

Audience Choice: “Agents of Cracked” Best Comedy Web Series: “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis” Best Drama Web Series: “The Bannen Way” Best Hosted Web Series: “Diggnation” Best News or Political Series: “Auto-Tune the News” Best Animated Web Series: “How It Should Have Ended” Best Branded Entertainment Web Series: “Back on Topps” (Topps, Dick’s Sporting Goods) Best Directing for a Comedy Web Series: “The Guild” (Sean Becker) Best Directing for a Drama Web Series: “The Bannen Way” (Jesse Warren) Best Writing for a Comedy Web Series:...

On a windy, overcast Sunday afternoon the 2010 Streamy Awards took over the Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Even though the FearNet webseries “Fear Clinic,” directed by Robert Hall and starring genre favorites Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Danielle Harris, and Lisa Wilcox, stood alone to represent our favorite genre, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a gaggle of horror-related goodies to indulge in while working the red carpet event before the show.

Before the Streamy Awards were under way, Dread Central’s red carpet team of Heather Wixson and Brian Smith had the opportunity to catch up with some new faces in horror as well as some of the genre’s most beloved personalities.

Since we never want to deprive our readers of any sort of awesomeness, Dread Central has cooked up two videos from the Streamy Awards red carpet event. The first video is chock-full of interviews.

Being...

2010 Streamy Awards Winners Announced Tonight, the International Academy of Web Television announced the winners of the 2nd Annual Streamy Awards during a live ceremony hosted by actor and comedian Paul Scheer at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles.

Over 1300 digital entertainment leaders and a large number of live global online viewers gathered together to celebrate the best in web television programming. The live online broadcast offered closed captioning in five languages.

Attendees

Ceremony attendees and participants included: Chad Hurley (CEO, YouTube), Paul Scheer (Host), Chris Hardwick, Illeana Douglas, Tony Hale, David Faustino, Robert Englund, Tatyana Ali, Jaleel White, Jason & Randy Sklar, Julie Benz, David Henrie, Justine Bateman, Patrick Duffy, Kevin Pollak, Crystal Chappell, Danielle Harris, Daryl Sabara, Rob Huebel, Autumn Reeser, Jason Calacanis, and top Internet stars Ryan Higa, iJustine, Alex Albrecht, Felicia Day, Shane Dawson, Elisa Donovan, Zoe Bell and Nick Kroll.

Winners

Visionary Award: Chad Hurley (Co-founder & CEO,...

The nominees for the 2010 Streamys were announced today. The Streamys celebrate online television programming and this year they have a fantastic line up of nominees. Last year was the Streamys debut year and the winners included high profile shows such as Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and the exceptional Battlestar Galactica web series The Face of the Enemy.

This year there is even more competition with some really interesting content now being released on the web rather than through more traditional media routes. Two of my favourites from this year’s nominee list are the excellent Interview Project which is presented by davidlynch.com and the slightly flawed but thoroughly enjoyable Angel of Death, created by Ed Brubaker and starring Zoe Bell, which also received a DVD release last year.

The awards ceremony takes place on April 11th 2010 and the full list of nominees is listed below with handy links...

Last night's Los Angeles premiere of Easy to Assemble season 2 was everything you would expect in a sophomore debut—bigger, brasher and beaming. For the gawkers on Hollywood Blvd. peering onto the red carpet outside the Egyptian Theater, most probably thought they were scoping out a movie premiere as stars like Keanu Reeves, Kevin Pollack, Justine Bateman and Harry Shearer casually strolled past the check-in tables with cameras flashing. The new season of the Ikea backed web series, which kicks off today, is a classic season long face-off. Picking up essentially were things left off last season, Illeana Douglas and Justine Bateman both still work at the Burbank Ikea store, playing themselves "in between acting jobs." The rivalry of the two celeb employees squares off around the coveted Co-worker of the Year title, the retail equivalent of queen bee. It's a 40 year-old's Blair vs. Serena. For the dozens of...

Illeana Douglas and the Web go together about as well as the Swedish and meatballs. After all, the quirky actress has found a following online with her Ikea-set comedy series, Easy to Assemble, which starts its second season on My Damn Channel today. (Douglas plays a fictional version of herself who, fed up with showbiz, decides to work in an Ikea store.) And that’s not all: The actress is hard at work producing a spin-off Web series, Sparhusen, which follows a Swedish band that plays music for the big box store. Not only have we snagged a sneak peek of the series (premiering Oct.

There's a lot of news to digest here, so let's start with the highlights: Keanu Reeves is starring in a web series. It's called Spärhusen and is actually a spin-off of Ikea-backed Easy to Assemble. It's part of a 7-show slate of web series from My Damn Channel premiering October 8, 2009. You know the medium is growing up when we get news of not only another A-lister headlining a web series, but the fact that it's a spinoff of another web series. Keanu Reeves is starring in Spärhusen, a spinoff series about fictional Swedish rock band of the same name that despite oozing musical talent, never quite hit the Abba level. It actually came out of an episode of Easy to Assemble from last season. For the first season, Spärhusen is basically a Behind the Music look at the "in-studio tensions" from the recording sessions of the band’s 1972 single "Apples & Fish.

Gail O'Grady, Greg Germann and Robert Mailhouse have been tapped to star in the Hallmark Channel original movie All I Want for Christmas.

The movie, set to premiere Dec. 1, centers on a single mother (O'Grady) with no time for dating who suddenly finds herself with thousands of potential suitors.

The movie, from Alpine Medien, Larry Levinson Prods. and Grand Army Entertainment, is executive produced by Nick Lombardo and Michael Moran, with Kyle Clark and Stephen Niver producing. Harvey Frost is the director; Marc Prey wrote the script.

Teri Polo, Barry Bostwick and Robert Mailhouse have signed on to star in the Hallmark Channel original movie Love Is a Four-Letter Word. The two-hour movie revolves around two divorce lawyers who are representing clients divorcing each other and who fall in love while settling the case. Polo and Mailhouse portray the lawyers, and Bostwick plays one of the clients. The project, an Alpine Medien production in association with Larry Levinson Prods. and RHI Entertainment, is targeted for a Valentine's Day premiere. Robert Halmi Jr., Larry Levinson and Nick Lombardo are executive producing. Harvey Frost (Hallmark Channel's Meet the Santas) is directing from a script by Jill Blotevogel (ABC's Invasion).

The title of Rick Rosenthal's comedy-drama is a tip-off that the film, yet another tale of relationship and sexual angst amongst thirtysomething yuppies, is too cute by far.

A talented and good-looking cast do their best to enliven the material, but "Just a Little Harmless Sex" will only have minor appeal to its targeted demographic. One of its more interesting gimmicks is that the women's dialogue was written by a female screenwriter (Marti Noxon), while the men's was written by a male (Roger Mills).

The film centers around a group of friends who are thrown into crisis mode by Alan (Robert Mailhouse) and Laura's (Alison Eastwood) marital division, which is precipitated when he is arrested for having oral sex with a hooker. (It was, of course, a big misunderstanding). Alan and Laura attempt to bury their sorrow by drinking heavily and hanging out with their best friends: he with Danny (Jonathan Silverman), a misogynist divorcee who hits on every woman in sight, and Brent (William Ragsdale), a bachelor who can't seem to perpetuate a relationship; and she with the uninhibited Terrianne (Jessica Lundy), Danny's ex-wife who is embarrassed about her inability to achieve orgasm, and the demure Allison (Kimberly Williams), who harbors secret fantasies of being an exotic dancer.

Mostly taking place during one long evening, "Just a Little Harmless Sex" features the kind of endless, frank kibitzing about sex and relationships that is so prevalent in today's indie films. Its endless talkiness, which includes a fair amount of ribald wit, is occasionally interrupted by such embarrassing sequences as Allison's impromptu striptease at a local bar and Danny and Brent's falling all over themselves trying to score with Laura's sexy mother (the still amazingly beautiful Lauren Hutton).

The film is most effective when it stays on the lighter side of its subject; when it attempts to dig deeper into the complexities of male and female relationships, the results are less insightful than mawkish.

JUST A LITTLE HARMLESS SEX

Phaedra Cinema

Director-producer: Rick Rosenthal

Screenwriters: Marti Noxon, Roger Mills

Director of photography: Bruce Surtees

Editor: James Austin Stewart

Production designer: Amy Danger

Costume designer: Kelly Ztrick

Associate producer: Jen Miller

Co-producer: James Beardsley

Producer: Deborah Capogrosso

Music: Tito Larriva

Color/stereo

Cast:

Laura: Alison Eastwood

Alan: Robert Mailhouse

Brent: William Ragsdale

Danny: Jonathan Silverman

Allison: Kimberly Williams

Terrianne: Jessica Lundy

Elaine: Lauren Hutton

Marilyn: Rachel Hunter

Running time -- 98 minutes

MPAA rating: R...