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Steven Spielberg is often regarded for his invaluable contributions to cinema, but there's an argument to be made for his place in television. After his short film "Amblin'" made waves with Sid Sheinberg, the former head of Universal, Spielberg spent the late '60s and early '70s directing a number of shows including "Columbo" and "Night Gallery." Though his focus would cater toward the glamour of big screen adventures, he never lost sight of the medium that gave him the opportunities to flex his chops. Most of Spielberg's later television career consisted of executive producer credits, but there were some shows that he had an active hand in developing, with one that made a considerable splash in the mid '80s.

"Amazing Stories" was Spielberg's foray into the world of anthology television, as each episode spanned the genre-scope of fantasy, science fiction and horror. Invoking the series will undoubtedly...

The words offbeat, personal and edgy used to be a draw for movie fare — we’d check out a new relationship picture based only on an actor or two that we liked. Bobby Roth’s semi-autobiographical buddy story has a good stab at the early ’80s art + singles scene in Los Angeles, with a dash of macho clichés — pals Peter Coyote and Nick Mancuso fight in public and somehow suffer while bedding fantastic women. But the overall vibe is one of honest sensitivity, aided by fine performances from Carole Laure, Kathryn Harrold and Carol Wayne. Plus music by Tangerine Dream.

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Starring: Peter Coyote, Nick Mancuso, Carole Laure, Max Gail, James Laurenson, Carol Wayne, Jamie Rose, Kathryn Harrold, George Morfogen, Jerry Hardin, Henry Sanders, Walter Olkewicz.

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[Editor's Note: Just Before Dawn celebrates its 40th anniversary on November 27th! We hope you enjoy this special edition of Let's Scare Bryan to Death that celebrates the film's 40th anniversary!]

Welcome back to Let’s Scare Bryan to Death! As you are aware from my interview with Gena Radcliffe a few months back, I’m a big fan of the Kill By Kill podcast, a show that started with a full run-through of the characters from the Friday the 13th franchise, but has since moved on to covering all sorts of well-known and deeper-cut horror movies with humor and panache. So, it was only a matter of time before I had to have a chat with Patrick Hamilton, the show’s co-host who has a knack for finding ’80s oddities that are just off the beaten path.

Of course his selection for this month, Just Before Dawn, is no exception. Ironically...

Hello, dear readers! We’re back with a brand-new batch of home media releases for this week, and there’s definitely something for everyone in Tuesday’s Blu-ray and DVD titles. If you missed it when it was released late last year, you can finally catch up with Spell this week, and for those of you who are looking to add some more classic titles to your personal collections, there’s certainly an array of films headed home this week that surely fit that bill.

Kino Lorber is showing some love to Frank Darabont’s Buried Alive this Tuesday, and Code Red is keeping themselves busy with a pair of cult titles headed to Blu as well: Just Before Dawn and The Devil’s Wedding Night. Other notable releases for January 12th include Rituals, Go/Don’t Go, It Cuts Deep, Devilman: Special Edition, and a Double Feature Blu-ray for both Zombieland films.

1950: The First Hundred Years premiered.

1981: Falcon Crest premiered.

2000: Port Charles kicked off the "Fate" arc.

2009: Venice premiered."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...

1933: After its August 14 debut on local station Wlw in Cincinnati, radio soap opera Ma Perkins graduated to the NBC Red network in the 3 p.m. Et timeslot. The show was produced by Frank and Anne Hummert, the prolific team responsible for numerous radio dramas including Just Plain Bill, Backstage Wife and Young Widder Brown.

In his New Yorker essay “O Pioneers!

1976: Another World's Mac told Iris to leave Clarice alone.

1978: Dallas' Ray fell for country singer Garnet McGee.

1984: Days' Bo found Roman dead but the body disappeared.

1985: Ryan's Hope's Jillian couldn't remember Frank."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...

1957: On The Edge of Night, Billy (Pud Flanagan) asked Mary (Anne Sargent) and Roger (Allan Nourse) Harper to legally adopt him.

1963: General Hospital introduced a new opening sequence.

1969: On The Doctors, Dr. Nick Bellini (Gerald Gordon) clashed with Dr. Steve Aldrich (David O'Brien) after Nick's wife, Althea, walked out on him. Meanwhile, the staff...

Albie Manzo appears to have a new, very special lady in his life.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey alum shared an Instagram image of himself and a dark-haired beauty, tagged as Jamie Rose, sitting side-by-side at a dinner table at the end of last month.

“When you know, you know, you know?” Caroline Manzo‘s eldest son wrote, hinting that he’s in love with Rose.

She also took to social media to share an image of Manzo with his arm around her at what appeared to be a special event. “I know,” she wrote, which appeared to be...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including Girls, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow and Scandal!

1 | Now that we know Grimm‘s Adalind is on her way back to full Hexenbiestiality, how much are you looking forward to the inevitable second round of her fight with Juliette, er, Eve?

VideosGrimm Sneak Peek: Sean Dangles Diana in Front of an Angry Adalind

2 | Which Sleepy Hollow Witness moment did you enjoy more: Ichabod and Abbie bantering over pastries at the start of the episode,...

Official photos from season 12 episode 14 of Grey's Anatomy, airing Thursday, March 17 at 8pm on ABC.

"Odd Man Out" -- Richard throws everyone for a loop when he switches the resident and attending pairings, and Arizona takes a huge risk on a woman who is pregnant with quadruplets. Meanwhile, April is faced with a difficult decision. Guest starring are Scott Elrod as Major Will Thorpe, Rita Moreno as Gayle, Casey Wilson as Courtney Hall, Jay Ali as Doug, Lance Henriksen as Griffin McColl and Jamie Rose as Lena.

Three truly obscure titles are getting set to hit Blu-ray for the first and very limited time. That's right, kids! Jeff Lieberman's hillbilly slasher Just Before Dawn is on its way along with Fulci's Voices From Beyond and Umberto Lenzi's Nightmare City!

There's a catch though... Just Before Dawn and Voices From Beyond will only be sold through the Code Red website and will both be granted an Extremely limited run. Order Just Before Dawn here and Voices From Beyond here. No firm release date has been given for either film. Hurry up! These two will likely sell out fast.

Now on to the good news... for the first time we are getting the original uncut version of Just Before Dawn from the original InterNegative. Also included will be an extended cut (for overseas distribution) and the original theatrical trailer.

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Five friends set out for a weekend camping excursion to drink,...

Former ‘Bachelor’ contestant Jamie dropped by HollywoodLife.com headquarters to discuss Sean Lowe, Kacie Boguskie and season villain Tierra LiCausi.

Sean Lowe is fast proving to be one of the most popular stars of The Bachelor ever, but he has made some controversial decisions so far, for example: saving villain Tierra LiCausi week after week, while eliminating veteran contestant Kacie Boguskie. HollywoodLife.com’s Eleanore Hutch was joined by former Bachelor contestant Jamie Otis, who gave us the lowdown on this hot new season. Watch the video here!

Jamie Otis Spills All About ‘The Bachelor’

Jamie rose to fame when she appeared on Ben Flajnik‘s season of The Bachelor, where she came sixth. Since then she has appeared on Bachelor Pad, and now she is HollywoodLife.com‘s official Bachelor expert!

Jamie and Eleanore discuss Kacie’s crazy elimination, Tierra’s inability to get eliminated, and how Sean is...

Will Young wearing that damn scarf again.

The Most Compelling Lgbt People Of 2012 Britney Spears is about to get the axe from X-Factor. AIDS and the Lost Generation of Culture.Congrats, Wbc, you've won the crown.Sex & The City was one long segue.

Below you can see a Nsfw preview of that calendar featuring alleged Romanian Orthodox Priests.

It/s official. Tom Daley is now just a tease.

Continuing the 50 Greatest 80's TV Theme Songs/Openings!, Here's #29, Lady Blue.Airing for 13 episodes on ABC from April 15, 1985 (as a mid-season replacement) – January 25, 1986, Lady Blue starred flame-haired Jamie Rose as a tough-as-nails Chicago cop. The show was dubbed "Dirty Harriet" by watchdog groups, who called it the most violent show on the air, and helped speed its demise. The title song "Back To The Blue" is perfect mid-80's pop rock, heavy on the drum machine.

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With other companies making waves releasing cult horror films on Blu-ray, it's no surprise Code Red DVD is getting in on the trend by bringing Nail Gun Massacre, Just Before Dawn, and The Electric Chair to hi-def.

Code Red announced on its blog that the company's first foray into Blu-ray will be the 1974 obscurity The Electric Chair. I’m not even familiar with this one. Are you? If so, you might be excited to hear a 97-minute cut of the film will be coming to a loaded Blu-ray to be hosted by former WWE diva Maria Kanellis and TV’s “Monster Man” Cleve Hall.

Following that will be the notorious 1985 splatterfest Nail Gun Massacre, about members of a construction crew that gang-rape a young woman and then begin getting brutally killed off by a mysterious maniac wielding a nail gun. Code Red promises another loaded disc boasting both a brand...

When Lucio Fulci concluded The Beyond with the words "And you will face the sea of darkness, and all therein that may be explored", he might as well have been referring to the banner year of 1981.

Whatever your genre poison, 1981 delivered it in spades. Werewolves ruled the box office with films that not only redefined special effects artistry but remain stellar examples of modern lycanthropic horror – even today. Elsewhere, Satan's son reared his ugly head for a final conflict while David Cronenberg explored factions of warring psychics with Scanners. Sam Raimi's Candarian demons were unleashed in a Tennessee cabin while seemingly endless droves of slashers stalked theaters across the country. Wes Craven doled out one hell of a Deadly Blessing while The Boogens broke free from a Colorado silver mine, endearing themselves to a whole band of cult aficionados who've remained loyal to a film that, thirty years later,...

Margaret Ladd, Earl Hamner, Ana Alicia, Abby Dalton and Robert Foxworth attending Falcon Crest: A Look Back at The Paley Center for Media.Photo copyright Amanda Meredith / PR Photos. Margaret Ladd, Earl Hamner, Ana Alicia, Abby Dalton and Robert Foxworth attending Falcon Crest: A Look Back at The Paley Center for Media.Photo copyright Amanda Meredith / PR Photos. Margaret Ladd, Earl Hamner, Ana Alicia, Abby Dalton and Robert Foxworth attending Falcon Crest: A Look Back at The Paley Center for Media.Photo copyright Amanda Meredith / PR Photos. 10/12/2010 - Jamie Rose, Susan Sullivan, Margaret Ladd, Earl Hamner, Ana Alicia, Abby Dalton and Robert Foxworth attending Falcon Crest: A Look Back at The Paley Center for Media.Photo copyright...

Stephen J. Cannell's Silk Stalkings ran for eight seasons, first on CBS and USA and then just on USA. The series went through some cast changes over the years but essentially revolves around a pair of detectives who solve sexually-based crimes of passion in Palm Beach, Florida.

For the first handful of seasons, Silk Stalkings stars Rob Estes and Mitzi Kapture, with Ben Vereen playing their boss. Other actors featured throughout the run of the show include William Anton, Nick Kokotakis, Tyler Layton, Chris Potter, Janet Gunn, Jamie Rose, and Sandra Ferguson.

Mill Creek Entertainment recently re-released the first season of this steamy drama on DVD and it includes all 20 episodes. You can purchase it from Amazon now for just $6.99! Mill Creek passed along a copy to us and we'd like to give it to you.

To enter,...

It’s hard to surprise people when putting together a list of the best slasher movies and, in the interest of doing so, I thought I’d exclude all the genre mainstays from the list. This list doesn’t necessarily represent the “ten best”, but rather some of the slasher subgenre’s more ‘overlooked’ offerings.

10. The Mutilator (1985)

It can be argued that this film’s greatest asset is its amazing tag line (By Pick, By Sword, By Axe, Bye Bye!), but that’s doing a bit of disservice to director Buddy Cooper’s only attempt to run with the slasher big dogs.

First we’ve got one of the most preposterous killer motivations in the subgenre: a child, cleaning his father’s gun in an attempt to gleam his daddy’s affections, accidentally shoots his mother dead. Dad comes home, flips his lid and viola! Instant slasher!

If you track down the uncut version,...