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"You have a new perspective." Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted an official trailer for an odd indie film titled Auggie, the feature directorial debut of English actor / filmmaker Matt Kane. This premiered at the Cinequest Film Festival this year, and also played at the Newport Beach, Greenwich, and Provincetown Film Festivals. From the looks of it, this seems like another kooky film much like Lars and the Real Girl about a man who falls in love with a fake woman. In Auggie, Richard Kind plays Felix Greystone, who is forced into early retirement and falls in love with an augmented reality companion, damaging his relationship with his wife and daughter. The cast includes Christen Harper as Auggie, plus Larisa Oleynik, Christine Donlon, Susan Blackwell, Steven M. Robertson, and James C. Victor. This seems way more sad and depressing than expected, but it's supposed to be a cautionary tale about technology and our addiction to it.

Recently, CBS released the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS: Los Angeles" episode 2 of season 6. The episode is entitled, "Inelegant Heart," and it sounds like things will get quite interesting and intense as Hetty gets investigated, the team investigates the murder of a crooked navy contractor, and more. In the new, 2nd episode press release: The NCIS: La team is going to discover that one of their own is compromised when they investigate the murder of a navy contractor involved with selling highly confidential data. Press release number 2: The NCIS: La team will discover that one of their own is compromised when they investigate the murder of a Navy contractor involved in illegal transactions of confidential data. In the meantime, Hetty is going to be under investigation in Washington, D.C., when the Department of Justice arrives in L.A. to investigate the team. Guest...

Another horror fan drops me a line on "Nine Dead," starring Melissa Joan, which is moving towards a mid 2009 release date. A trailer is already online at the "Nine Dead," homepage; yet, this feature seems to be taking a line out of the original "Saw," movie play book, with central characters banding together to solve a puzzle and the title, a play on words of the saying, "a cat has nine lives," seems pretty kitschy.

From the trailer, the use of hoods and wooden posts seems to be an attempt by writer Patrick Wehe Mahoney, or director Chris Shadley to play up on the viewer's fear of hostage taking abroad. And is the title "Nine Dead," revealing the ending of the film? Have a look at a couple stills of Melissa Joan Hart at her bloody best and the first trailer that has a dark, sinister appeal.

A synopsis for "Nine Dead,...