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Exclusive: Straight Outta Compton and Mudbound star Jason Mitchell has teamed with entrepreneur and activist Gene Callaway to launch The Agrihood, an unscripted short-form docuseries about “farming, mental health, and transformation through land-based healing”.

Produced by Tsma Consulting and executive-produced by Mitchell, Callaway, Ryan Walker, and Mitchell’s talent manager Corey Simon, the series “follows the journey of individuals reconnecting with the earth as a path to purpose, healing, and community building—particularly for those impacted by Ptsd and systemic barriers”.

Described by producers as “part documentary, part grassroots movement, The Agrihood aims to amplify the power of sustainable living, urban agriculture, and generational healing in underrepresented communities.”

The team is planning to stream the series in five 15-minute episodes exclusively on YouTube with the first episode launching on July 4th.

“This show is about more than just growing crops,” said Mitchell. “It’s about growing people, growing futures. It...

Back in 2000, I made the eight-hour journey to Red Bank, New Jersey to attend Kevin Smith‘s Vulgarthon film festival – and one of the movies I was blown away by that day was writer/director Vincent Pereira’s thriller A Better Place, which Smith executive produced alongside his longtime producing partner Scott Mosier. I was enthralled by this movie, which a friend of mine once described as the most realistic movie he had ever seen about troubled teenagers / teen violence. So when Synapse Films released it on DVD the following the year, I immediately bought a copy so I could watch the movie again and again. And listen to the commentary over and over (and listen to the hidden Easter egg “drunken goof” commentary even more). Now, Smodcastle Cinema has brought a director’s cut of the film to Blu-ray and copies are available for purchase at This Link! If...

“It cost me everything,” says “MasterChef” contestant Sarah Fry while discussing the 10-minute time penalty the Midwest team was given on Wednesday night’s Mystery Box Challenge. “I couldn’t be upset because that’s the name of the game. You’re there to win. I love these people. But of course I was super upset…the other part of me is like, I probably would have done the same thing.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.

Prior to the challenge, last week’s week’s winning team captain, Jennifer Maune, had the advantage of taking 10 minutes of another team’s cooking time. She chose the Midwest, which was still going strong with five remaining home cooks. In this “United Tastes of America” cycle, judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich challenged each region to a Mystery Box with chicken. Each team had to choose one contestant to butcher...

“I’ve still been eating pork chops. I actually built myself an Argentinian grill here in the backyard just so I could grill ’em just like that day,” says “MasterChef” contestant Ryan Walker. The construction superintendent from Millstone Township, New Jersey was eliminated in 18th place on Wednesday’s episode, following a team challenge that had him manning the grill, cooking 101 pork chops for firemen and emergency personnel. Ultimately, judges Gordon Ramsay, Aarón Sánchez and Joe Bastianich held him responsible for his team’s loss. Watch our exclusive video interview above.

“The team challenge thing is tough,” he admits. “It’s kind of like a double-sided coin. You’re going home on a team challenge, you don’t make every decision that’s involved with your dish. You’re relying on team members. And then, besides that, just the elements and the way the challenge was set up and everything.

Deborah Carson of Toronto got 21 out of 24 points to win our Predict the Oscars contest! Please send an email to awardsdaily@gmail.com.  Congratulations!  The Hurt Locker for both categories...