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LA Times Studios Launches Podcast Slate with ‘Boiling Point’ Hosted by Times Climate Columnist Sammy Roth
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L.A. Times Studios is kicking off its 2025 podcast lineup with the launch of Boiling Point, a new audio series hosted by award-winning Los Angeles Times Climate Columnist Sammy Roth. The weekly podcast will dive into the biggest climate stories shaping the Western U.S. and the world. Each Thursday, Roth will unpack key issues on climate change, energy and conservation; interview leading environmental voices; and feature exclusive Times reporting, while also exploring the most promising solutions to combat climate change. The podcast will serve as an audio companion to Roth’s acclaimed climate newsletter that was named “Newsletter of the Year” by Covering Climate Now in 2023. The first episode is available now on all podcast platforms.

L.A. Times Studios will also debut a new true-crime podcast hosted by Times Staff Writer Christopher Goffard, Crimes of The Times, launching on Jan. 28.

The first episode of “Boiling Point” features a conversation with Kelly Sanders,...
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  • 1/17/2025
  • Podnews.net
Amber Heard’s Criminal Minds Episode isn’t Even in the Top 35 List of the Show
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Episodic television reached a new height with Criminal Minds after the police procedural show put Law and Order to shame with its brilliant and gripping characters and storylines. With a unique host of individually distinct character arcs, the series grabs the audience’s imagination and doesn’t let go, even a decade and a half later.

Criminal Minds [Credit: Lionsgate Television, 20th Television]

But even as the show delivers some of the most mind-gripping and adrenaline-raging episodes in its long run, some of the plotlines fall short of impressing the viewers in the end. One such episode in the first season of Criminal Minds featured Amber Heard as a Hollywood actress with an erotomanic stalker.

Criminal Minds Brings Out the Actress in Amber Heard Amber Heard and Matthew Gray Gubler in Criminal Minds Season 1 [Credit: Lionsgate Television, 20th Television]

Amber Heard got a common start in Hollywood by featuring as a scene extra and later as...
See full article at FandomWire
  • 11/21/2024
  • by Diya Majumdar
  • FandomWire
Kristin Cavallari's Terrifying Experience With A Stalker Caused Her To Hide In A Bathroom
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Kristin Cavallari faced a frightening stalker named David Berkowitz who even slashed her tire to try to make contact with her. Despite confronting her stalker, Cavallari obtained a restraining order to ensure her safety. The fact that her stalker shared a name with a notorious killer added even more fear to Kristin Cavallari's terrifying ordeal.

Even though filming Laguna Beach made Kristin Cavallari uncomfortable as a teen, she went on to star in other reality shows, including The Hills. Cavallari's personal life has also been in the spotlight for many years due to her marriage to Jay Cutler.

Thanks to Cavallari's years under the spotlight, there have been headlines about her relationship with Lauren Conrad and her dating a much younger man. What many fans don't know about Cavallari, however, is that she reportedly had a stalker named David Berkowitz.

This article will reveal what Kristin Cavallari said about hiding...
See full article at The Things
  • 5/17/2024
  • by Matthew Thomas
  • The Things
Lynne Marta Dies: Prolific ‘Love, American Style’ & ‘Footloose’ Actor Was 78
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Lynne Marta, an actor who maintained a steady and prolific TV and film career for nearly 40 years best known for roles on Love, American Style and the 1984 film Footloose, died of cancer in Los Angeles January 11. She was 78.

Calling Marta “a beautiful light,” the actor’s friend Joan Sobel wrote on Facebook, “My friend, Lynne Marta lost her good fight. A wonderfully talented actress and a beautiful singer whose voice was of the angels. A dear heart who adored her friends both human and furry. I will miss her terribly.”

Born on October 30, 1945, in Somerville, NJ, Marta began her TV career in 1966 with appearances on Gidget and The Monkees, and relatively few years went by without a film or TV credit through her 2004 role in an episode of the NBC drama series American Dreams. She appeared in 24 episodes of the soap Days of Our Lives between 1983 and 2003.

A steady presence...
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 1/17/2024
  • by Greg Evans
  • Deadline Film + TV
Lynne Marta
Lynne Marta, Actress in ‘Joe Kidd,’ ‘Footloose’ and ‘Love, American Style,’ Dies at 78
Lynne Marta
Lynne Marta, the actress who appeared in films including Joe Kidd and Footloose, as a regular on Love, American Style and as a guest star on dozens of other TV shows, has died. She was 78.

Marta died Thursday in her Los Angeles home after a battle with cancer, her friend Chris Saint-Hilaire told The Hollywood Reporter.

The New Jersey native also showed up on episodes of such Aaron Spelling-produced series as The Mod Squad, The Rookies, Starsky & Hutch, Charlie’s Angels, Vega$ and Matt Houston and on Quinn Martin productions like The F.B.I., Dan August, Cannon, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, The Manhunter and Caribe.

As the companion of a wealthy landowner (Robert Duvall), Marta caught the eye of a bounty hunter (Clint Eastwood) in John Sturges’ Joe Kidd (1972), and she portrayed Lulu Warnicker, the aunt of Kevin Bacon’s Ren, in the Herbert Ross-directed Footloose (1984).

The younger of two daughters,...
See full article at The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
  • 1/16/2024
  • by Mike Barnes
  • The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Only Major Actors Still Alive From Mork & Mindy
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"Mork & Mindy" originated as a spin-off from the "Happy Days" season 5 episode "My Favorite Orkan" which aired in 1978. According to the Robin Williams documentary "Come Inside My Mind," the episode was created to capitalize on a little-known movie called "Star Wars" that "Happy Days" creator Garry Marshal's son loved.

At the time, Williams was a recent Julliard graduate still awaiting his big break and quickly gaining a reputation as an off-the-wall local street performer. Faster than you can say "Nanu Nanu," Robin Williams' casting on "Mork & Mindy" launched him to stardom. His quirky, quick-witted improvisations, voices, and pratfalls were perfect for the out-of-this-world character of Mork. The show itself aired for four solid seasons from 1978 to 1982. Since then, several members of the series' cast — including the beloved Williams — have sadly passed away. However, one of the main stars is still living to this day.

Read more: The 15 Best...
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  • 12/12/2023
  • by Caroline Madden
  • Slash Film
How Winona Ryder Accidentally Helped Doom The Godfather 3
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Although The Godfather III got a positive reception, it didn’t live up to the quality of its predecessors, and one of its most criticized elements was unintentionally provoked by Winona Ryder. In 1972, Francis Ford Coppola brought Mario Puzo’s best-selling novel The Godfather to the big screen, becoming one of the greatest movies ever made and a landmark of the gangster genre, making way for a film trilogy. The Godfather II arrived two years later and served as both a sequel and prequel to the first movie, and the third installment arrived in 1990, which Coppola considers an epilogue.

The Godfather III continues the story of the patriarch of the Corleone family, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), who attempts to legitimize his criminal empire, but as expected, he makes a lot more enemies along the way. The Godfather III also catches up with Michael’s now grown-up children, Anthony (Franc D’Ambrosio...
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  • 3/1/2023
  • by Adrienne Tyler
  • ScreenRant
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25 tragic deaths of actresses: Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Carrie Fisher and more
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In Hollywood’s long and illustrious history, thousands of young starlets have arrived with big dreams and plans. Some make it, establishing successful careers that last so long we’re duped into believing they’ll be with us forever. Who didn’t believe Betty White would make it to 100? How many of us were stunned when she died 18 days before that landmark birthday? Sadly, some don’t get that many years, and stun the world when they die suddenly at the height of their fame. Then there are those who die young and tragically when their careers have just begun, and are remembered more for their manners of death than their work. In more than 100 years of Hollywood history, there have been several deaths that have made the headlines.

SEE30 music legends tragic deaths; remembering Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Selena and more

One of the earliest Hollywood scandals involved the...
See full article at Gold Derby
  • 7/22/2022
  • by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
  • Gold Derby
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25 tragic deaths of actresses
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In Hollywood’s long and illustrious history, thousands of young starlets have arrived with big dreams and plans. Some make it, establishing successful careers that last so long we’re duped into believing they’ll be with us forever. Who didn’t believe Betty White would make it to 100? How many of us were stunned when she died 18 days before that landmark birthday? Sadly, some don’t get that many years, and stun the world when they die suddenly at the height of their fame. Then there are those who die young and tragically when their careers have just begun, and are remembered more for their manners of death than their work. In more than 100 years of Hollywood history, there have been several deaths that have made the headlines.

One of the earliest Hollywood scandals involved the sudden death of a young actress. In 1921, 26-year-old Virginia Rappe died from a...
See full article at Gold Derby
  • 7/21/2022
  • by Susan Pennington, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
  • Gold Derby
Rebecca Schaeffer
The Most Shocking Crimes Covered on E! True Hollywood Story Through the Years
Rebecca Schaeffer
Some stories just demand the full investigative treatment. And if so, you can bet that E! True Hollywood Story was on top of it. Starting in 1996 when the series first premiered with a deep dive into the murder of Rebecca Schaeffer, Ths revealed everything you wanted to know and then some about actors, singers, models, royalty and athletes; the making of shows and movies; the rise and fall of businesses; the most explosive scandals; and the most unspeakable crimes. Over the course of 501 episodes, including the flagship series' six-episode return in 2019, Ths explored some of the most nefarious, heinous, heartbreaking and truly bizarre acts committed over the past half...
See full article at E! Online
  • 6/19/2020
  • E! Online
Brad Silberling
TV Director-Producer Brad Silberling Signs With ICM Partners
Brad Silberling
Exclusive: Prolific TV director-producer Brad Silberling has signed with ICM Partners.

Silberling serves as an executive producer and director on the CW’s drama series Dynasty, currently in its third season and renewed for a fourth for 2020-2021. He also is directing and executive producing the first two episodes of the upcoming Netflix series Dash & Lilly.

More from DeadlineReality TV Producer Lee Metzger Signs With ICM PartnersFormer Laker & NBA Champ Matt Barnes Signs With ICM PartnersICM Signs Cooper Raiff, Filmmaker Behind SXSW Jury Prize Winning Narrative 'Shithouse'

Silberling directed the CW/CBS Studios pilots Charmed, Reign, Jane the Virgin and No Tomorrow, all of which went to series. His company, Reveal, is under a deal with CBS TV Studios.

On the film side, Silberling is known for directing such features as Casper, City of Angels, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and Moonlight Mile, based on...
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 5/1/2020
  • by Nellie Andreeva
  • Deadline Film + TV
Rebecca Schaeffer
The Still Terrifying Details of the Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer: A Star on the Rise and an Obsession Turned Deadly
Rebecca Schaeffer
Rebecca Schaeffer thought it was sweet that a fan was sending her stuffed animals and other little gifts at the studio lot where her sitcom My Sister Sam was filmed. The CBS show, on which she played a spunky teen who goes to live with her photographer sister in San Francisco, was her big break after just a few acting jobs, and she had quickly become a favorite of the Seventeen-reading set. My Sister Sam ended in 1988 after two seasons, but the work kept coming. Schaeffer co-starred in the racy big-screen farce Scenes From the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, which hit theaters in June...
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  • 7/18/2019
  • E! Online
20/20: ABC Explores Murder of Sitcom Star Rebecca Schaeffer (My Sister Sam)
If you watched television in the late 1980s, you probably remember the My Sister Sam TV show on CBS. The sitcom revolves around San Francisco freelance photographer Samantha "Sam" Russell (Pam Dawber). Sam's world is turned upside down when her 16-year-old sister, Patti (Rebecca Schaeffer), comes to live with her. Others in the cast include Jenny O'Hara, Joel Brooks, and David Naughton. Executive produced by Diane English (pre-Murphy Brown), the series did well enough in its first season to be renewed but the ratings saw a big decline in year two and was cancelled in May 1988 with 12 installments left unaired.

While My Sister Sam didn't last, it looked clear that Schaeffer was destined for bigger things. Tragically, in July 1989, the actress was fatally shot by an obsessed fan in the doorway of her Los Angeles apartment. He had been stalking her for three years.
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  • 4/12/2019
  • by TVSeriesFinale.com
  • TVSeriesFinale.com
Ashlee Simpson
E!: Ashlee Simpson-Ross & Evan Ross, Busy Philipps Series, ‘E! True Hollywood Story’ Return Among Series Greenlights
Ashlee Simpson
E! has announced six new series, including a talk show hosted by Busy Philipps, and a new docuseries featuring Ashlee Simpson-Ross and her husband Evan Ross. In addition, E! is bringing back long-running franchise E! True Hollywood Story with new episodes. The network also set three unscripted projects in development, including a competition elimination series for stuntwomen from the team behind American Ninja Warrior, a twins docuseries and a comedy that brings celebrity autobiographies to the small screen.

Talk show Busy Tonight, hosted by Philipps, will feature comedic commentary, interviews, and segments that go behind her most popular Instagram stories. Philipps executive produces with Julie Darmody and Eric Gurian for Little Stranger.

Ashlee and Evan

This new docu-series will follow actress and singer Ashlee Simpson-Ross and her husband actor and artist Evan Ross. We’ll get an inside look into this young millennial couple as they try to balance life as new parents with a solid foundation of humor and love. Coming from two famous music families, Ashlee and Evan will take viewers inside the recording of their first duet album. Fans will see Evan’s rising star in music and Ashlee cautiously jumping back into the music world. We will watch as they face challenges and success in their marriage and music while receiving the unwavering support from their legendary families and life-long friends. “Ashlee and Evan” is produced by Citizen Jones and Cinema Giants with Jonah Bekhor, Jonas Bell Pasht, Jessy Terrero, Angela Aguilera, Ashlee Simpson-Ross and Evan Ross serving as Executive Producers.

“Busy Tonight” (working title)

Hosted by actress Busy Philipps, “Busy Tonight” features comedic commentary, interviews, and segments that go behind her most popular Instagram stories. Unfiltered, in-the-know and always entertaining, Busy will give us her unique and hilarious point of view on literally everything. Executive Producers for “Busy Tonight” are Busy Philipps, Julie Darmody and Eric Gurian for Little Stranger.

“E! True Hollywood Story”

The series that told Hollywood’s most compelling stories is back. “E! True Hollywood Story” is taking a modern approach, and providing a voice to the moments that are reshaping popular culture. Each self-contained documentary will explore a topic, headline, or person that became the ground zero for a revolution, change or shift in culture, told by the people who were on the frontlines of the story. “E! True Hollywood Story” is produced by Wilshire Studios.

“The Funny Dance Show” (working title)

For more than a year, “Stand Up 2 the Streets” has played to sold-out crowds at the #1 Comedy Club in the country, The Comedy Store. Created and hosted by comedians Justine Marino and Heidi Heaslet, this one-hour format harnesses the conventions and spectacle of dance pop culture found in movies like the wildly popular “Step Up” franchise and TV shows like “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dancing with the Stars” but with a comedic Pov. In each stand-alone episode, four comic celebrities compete for a donation to the charity of their choice. Anchored by comedian and pop culture expert, Justin Martindale, an irreverent judging panel critiques the performances so that the audience can ultimately vote on the winning team. The series is produced by Ugly Brother with Mike Duffy, Tim Duffy, Justine Marino and Heidi Heaslet serving as Executive Producers.

“The LadyGang” (working title)

What happens when you mix the “Girls Trip” sense of female community with juicy pop culture commentary, no-holds-barred celebrity interviews, and three equally gorgeous and hilarious La ladies? You not only get a “Podcast of the Year” winner with over 22 million listens, but a phenomenon that graced People Magazine and made Entertainment Weekly’s “Must List.” Welcome to the LadyGang, the TV show based on the podcast created by Keltie Knight, Becca Tobin, and Jac Vanek. “The LadyGang” is produced by Purveyors of Pop and Entertainment One (eOne) with Matt Anderson, Nate Green, and Cooper Green for Purveyors of Pop, Tara Long for eOne, Keltie Knight, Becca Tobin, and Jac Vanek serving as Executive Producers.

“Nat & Liv” (working title)

Natalie Halcro and Olivia Pierson are influencers, designers, and fashion & beauty bloggers that have over five million followers on Instagram alone. But more importantly they are family. Cousins and best friends, this docu-series will take us to a part of their lives that we’ve never seen before from Vancouver to Los Angeles. From their hilariously direct older brothers, to Nat’s hippy sister, to their hysterical parents, Nat and Liv’s family will make you laugh and cry… sometimes at the same time. “Nat & Liv” is produced by Machete Productions & Cineflix with Amber Mazzola, Kim Bondi and Dave Hamilton serving as Executive Producers.

Three unscripted projects in development include:

“The Twins Project” (working title)

Three vibrant sets of twins all have their sights set on conquering each of their own worlds. From radio DJs, to pop artists and social media fame, the docs-series will explore their dynamics as siblings, best friends and co-workers while reaching new heights in their careers and choosing to do so together, rather than alone. “The Twins Project” is produced by World of Wonder with Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato and Tom Campbell serving as Executive Producers.

“Written by the Stars” (working title)

“Written by the Stars” takes the most ridiculous first-hand excerpts from celebrity autobiographies and transports them from the page to the screen. Quoting directly from the books and with the help of a hilarious SNL-esque troop, the most epic celebrity stories come to life – viewers will see their favorite celebrities’ hazy nights, crazy affairs, behind the scene antics, and Hollywood secrets. “Written by the Stars” is produced by Haymaker with Aaron Rothman and Irad Eyal serving as Executive Producers.

“Wonder Women” (working title)

The need for stuntwomen in the entertainment industry has never been greater. This competition-elimination docu-series will follow a stunt director on a journey to find the next great stuntwoman. Each week, hopefuls will face challenges that test their physical, mental, and emotional strength – requiring them to give their all if they want to become the next breakthrough female stunt performer. “Wonder Women” is produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions, with Arthur Smith and Toby Gorman serving as executive producers.
See full article at Deadline Film + TV
  • 5/1/2018
  • by Denise Petski
  • Deadline Film + TV
Holly Hunter at an event for The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)
Holly Hunter movies: 12 greatest films ranked from worst to best, including ‘Broadcast News,’ ‘The Piano’ …
Holly Hunter at an event for The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)
Holly Hunter missed out on a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Oscars for “The Big Sick” despite reaping SAG, Critics Choice, and Indie Spirit bids, but she’ll have a chance to pick up an Emmy later this year in the Best Drama Actress category for “Here and Now.” Created by Alan Ball (“American Beauty,” “Six Feet Under,” “True Blood”), the HBO series focuses on a multi-racial family whose bond is tested when one of their children begins seeing things which the rest cannot. Hunter plays Audrey Bayer, a therapist and the family matriarch. In honor of her recent small-screen achievement, let’s take a look back at some of the actress’s best big-screen performances. Tour through our photo gallery above of Hunter’s 12 greatest films, ranked from worst to best.

Despite her recent snub, Hunter has been popular at the Oscars. She won Best Actress for “The Piano...
See full article at Gold Derby
  • 3/24/2018
  • by Zach Laws
  • Gold Derby
Rebecca Schaeffer
How the Murder of Starlet Rebecca Schaeffer by Her Stalker ‘Changed Hollywood’
Rebecca Schaeffer
Danna Schaeffer can vividly recall the moment she learned her daughter, up-and-coming actress Rebecca Schaeffer, had been murdered.

It was a July morning in 1989 in Portland, Oregon, and Dana, a writer and teacher, was working on a play. So when her phone started ringing at about 11:30 a.m., she let it go to her answering machine.

Then she heard the message an ABC executive had left for her, and she called back.

“I still remember how sunny my voice sounded when he picked up the phone,” Danna told Entertainment Weekly. “Then he said, and these words are inscribed in my brain,...
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  • 3/28/2017
  • by People Staff
  • PEOPLE.com
Insights: Will Christina Grimmie’s Murder Ruin The Fan Bond That Built the Creator Community?
In 1982, an actress named Theresa Saldana nearly died when an obsessed fan attacked her with a knife outside her apartment. She survived but took four months to recover. Seven years later, Rebecca Schaeffer wasn’t as fortunate. Another obsessive fan shot her to death in the doorway of her apartment complex.

Those two West Hollywood tragedies pushed the California Legislature to enact the nation’s first anti-stalking laws. They also forced film and TV performers and their handlers to reconsider how they interacted with the public. The result for many stars: though they were safer, they also were more insulated from fans, reclusive, and walled off.

Now, in the wake of Christina Grimmie’s June 11 murder, online stars who weren’t even alive when Schaeffer died face an almost existential question. How can they protect themselves while still maintaining and building their most valuable resource: a direct relationship with their ardent fans?...
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  • 6/22/2016
  • by David Bloom
  • Tubefilter.com
Barack Obama
Hollywood’s Own Killing Fields: Covering Celebrity Gun Deaths
Barack Obama
President Barack Obama’s call to action to stem the tide of gun violence has particular relevance to Hollywood. While there are industry conservatives who disagree with the president’s call for increased background checks and vetting measures, and liberals who will feel the president hasn’t gone far enough, there is also a long trail of industry insiders and their loved ones lost to gun violence. I have had the grim task of reporting many of these over the last quarter-century, and when I sat down and contemplated the carnage in the wake of the president’s appeal Monday, I was taken aback at how long the list actually is.

In 1989, when 21-year-old My Sister Sam star Rebecca Schaeffer was gunned down in her doorway by a deranged fan, the Screen Actors Guild spearheaded a campaign to make it more difficult for stalkers to obtain the home addresses of celebrities.
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  • 1/7/2016
  • by David Robb
  • Deadline Film + TV
Snapchat Co-Founder Evan Spiegel -- I'm Being Stalked ... On Snapchat!
Snapchat has made Evan Spiegel the world's youngest billionaire -- but it's also part of the reason he's calling in Lapd to nab a seriously creepy alleged cyberstalker.  In a not-at-all-funny case of live by the sword, die by the sword ... police say Spiegel received harassing messages through Snapchat, Twitter and email from a man identifying himself as Ramon Martinez. According to docs, one email Spiegel received referenced JFK, slain actress Rebecca Schaeffer, Molotov cocktails,...
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  • 7/12/2015
  • by TMZ Staff
  • TMZ
Stalker (2014)
Press Tour: Kevin Williamson defends 'Stalker' from angry critics
Stalker (2014)
"Stalker" creator Kevin Williamson walked into a room full of hostile critics at the TCA 2014 summer press tour, but that's when you get when your pilot opens with a random woman getting doused with gasoline and set on fire in her own car by a stalker. Williamson's attempts to deflect the logical questions provoked by such ugly exploitation ranged from humor to self-importance to flat out frustration. His stars, Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott, sat on either side and remained largely silent throughout the panel (save for a few direct, and totally generic, questions that came their way). There's no doubt a good deal of the reaction was driven by Williamson's recent work fetishizing murder sprees on a weekly basis for Fox's "The Following," although he doesn't see much similarity himself. "I'm really curious to see what people do when they compare the two shows," Williamson allowed. "To me it's apples and oranges.
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  • 7/18/2014
  • by Geoff Berkshire
  • Hitfix
Kevin Williamson
Kevin Williamson pilot ordered by CBS (it's about stalkers)
Kevin Williamson
Finally creepy exes who won’t take a hint are getting a TV drama devoted to their crimes.

Kevin Williamson’s new drama project about cops who go after stalkers just received a CBS pilot order. The Vampire Diaries and The Following writer-producer’s show is a described as a “psychological thriller centered around a pair of detectives who handle stalking incidents for the Threat Management Unit of the Lapd.”

It case you’re wondering, the show is based on a real police unit. The Lapd created the country’s first Threat Management Unit in the early 1990s after actress...
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  • 1/28/2014
  • by James Hibberd
  • EW - Inside TV
AfterElton Briefs: Chris Colfer Is The People's Choice, "Stars In Danger" Belly Flops, and Lance Bass Was A Bully
Big congrats to Chris Colfer, who won the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedic Actor last night.

Birthday shoutouts go to Shawn Colvin, who is 57, and Pat Benatar is 60. This year's biggest Oscar snubs. Did anyone really believe Matthew McConaughey was going to get a nomination?ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee insists that the network loves Happy Endings, and that's why it's now also seen on Sunday, "To raise sampling," but no decision about its future has been made.In a bit of a surprise, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower beat The Vow and Magic Mike for Favorite Dramatic Film at the People's Choice Awards.In ratings news, Stars In Danger wasn't ready for the deep end.Chris Colfer blogs about Struck By Lightning. Speaking of, here he is with Lea Michele, who won the People's Choice award for Favorite TV Comedic Actress.

Below you can see a very brief Nsfw!
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  • 1/10/2013
  • by snicks
  • The Backlot
Max Thieriot and Jennifer Lawrence in House at the End of the Street (2012)
House at the End of the Street Takes Us on a L.A. Murder House Tour!
Max Thieriot and Jennifer Lawrence in House at the End of the Street (2012)
Every year, there are usually a number of horror films based on or inspired by some sort of true story. The upcoming Relativity Media thriller House at the End of the Street is not based on such a story, but, if you're familiar with any number of grisly crimes in Los Angeles, it very well could be. In honor of this terrifying tale, arriving in theaters September 21, I was invited to take part in a unique tour of infamous L.A. murder houses, all of which were in very different neighborhoods scattered throughout the City of Angels.

Our evening began, fittingly, at the Museum of Death on Hollywood Boulevard, where we were shown a number of bizarre "artifacts" from the Charlie Manson killings and the Heaven's Gate mass suicide. There were also some of the most sickening images I have ever seen, taken by an L.A. woman and her...
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  • 9/19/2012
  • by MovieWeb
  • MovieWeb
Foywonder's Valentine's Day Salute to The Love Bomber
Nothing says "I love you" quite like the gift of imploding large buildings. I know that probably sounds like a rather odd, not to mention extreme, way by which to prove your love for a woman, but then none of you is "The Love Bomber". Woman can't resist a man that can make shit blow up. Why do you think Michael Bay gets laid as much as he does?

Today being Valentine's Day, what better time to pay homage to one of cinema's most lovelorn maniacs? "The Love Bomber" was the villain of the 1984 made-for-tv thriller City Killer, the terrifyingly romantic tale of a deranged stalker's quest to prove his worth to the woman he loves by demolishing infrastructure.

The big three TV networks rarely make original movies anymore; cable networks have been left to pick-up the slack. Were it made today, City Killer would almost assuredly be a Lifetime...
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  • 2/14/2011
  • by Foywonder
  • DreadCentral.com
Deborah Gibson: 'Scary' Stalker Won't Slow Her Down
Deborah Gibson is speaking out about the man who allegedly stalked her earlier this April. In her restraining order application filed on Tuesday, Gibson, 37, alleges that Bassas Jorge Puigdollers has continually shown up at Gibson's hotel and house. The last straw was when Puigdollers came to her home and knocked on her door. "That was crossing a line, so that was really scary," she tells People. "I am a single female, so I reacted like anyone would and called 911. I'm very good at reacting calmly in the moment, but then I fall apart later." Police detained Puigdollers, but did not charge him with any crime.
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  • 4/18/2008
  • by Steve Helling
  • PEOPLE.com
Brad Silberling: The family that grieves together...
The killing of his actress girlfriend stunned Hollywood. Now Brad Silberling has shared his tale of a household's time of mourning

In 1989, Rebecca Schaeffer, a 21-year-old television actress, answered the door of her West Hollywood apartment to a flower delivery man. Moments later, Robert Bardo shot her in the chest at point-blank range. He was a crazed fan who had been following her for weeks and adopted the disguise to gain entry to her home. The case caused a sensation, eventually leading to anti-stalking legislation, and for months was the talk of Hollywood. Schaeffer's fiancé, Brad Silberling, then 26, a film graduate, was caught up in the story as he struggled to come to terms with his loss. Minutes before she died, he had spoken to her on the phone and wished her luck for an audition later that day for The Godfather Part III.

'It stopped me cold in my tracks.
See full article at The Guardian - Film News
  • 2/16/2003
  • by Akin Ojumu
  • The Guardian - Film News
Hoffman Blasts Disney
Hollywood A-lister Dustin Hoffman is furious with mega studio Disney for failing to promote his latest film adequately. The veteran Oscar winner stars in Moonlight Mile, which is loosely on the life of writer/director/producer Brad Silberling, who saw his girlfriend Rebecca Schaeffer killed by an obsessed fan in 1989. The $20 million dollar film was pulled from American screens in December after only recouping some $7 million. Hoffman rages, "Disney dumped it. They didn't even watch it. There was no advertising. I think it really hurt Brad. That's why I am here...to support a piece of work that I am really proud of."...
  • 2/14/2003
  • WENN
Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Moonlight Mile (2002)
Parents Thrilled With Director's Grief Tribute
Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Moonlight Mile (2002)
The parents of murdered actress Rebecca Schaeffer have praised director Brad Silberling for turning their traumatic story into a hit new film. Silberling was dating Schaffer when she was killed by a stalker in 1989, and was even a suspect at one point. But he's turned the harrowing tale of grief into acclaimed new film Moonlight Mile, starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarandon. And Benson and Danna Schaeffer are calling his project a masterpiece. Benson Schaefer says, "This movie will bring her back to people's minds." His wife Danna adds, "It's really hard to see it both as a participant and as a moviegoer, but it's a great movie, a classic about grief." Benson states he was particularly moved by something Silberling said in a recent interview about trying to figure out a way to allow all concerned a way to live the rest of their lives. He adds, "That was so powerful and very well said. After the murder of your daughter it's very easy to sink into bitterness and I've sunk there from time to time. What he said made sense." The Schaeffers admit the film has presented a few problems for them - because moviegoers can't help but try and empathize with them. Danna explains, "One lady said, 'I know just how you felt, my dog died last week, ' and she meant it."...
  • 10/4/2002
  • WENN
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