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One of the most emotional segments of the annual SAG Awards ceremony is the “In Memoriam.” Netflix will live stream the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday with host Kristen Bell.

Among the Oscar winners and nominees who will have their lives celebrated are Teri Garr, Louis Gossett, Jr., James Earl Jones, David Lynch, Joan Plowright, Gena Rowlands, Maggie Smith, and honorary recipient Donald Sutherland. Some of the past Primetime Emmy winners and nominees include John Amos, Dabney Coleman, Shelley Duvall, Linda Lavin, Martin Mull, Bob Newhart, and Alan Rachins,

Seesag Life Achievement award: Full gallery of recipients since 1995

There are more than 100 actors and actresses who died since the last SAG Awards ceremony:

Marla Adams

Anouk Aimée

Jean Allison

John Amos

Erich Anderson

John Aprea

Niels Arestrup

Erica Ash

John Ashton

Susan Backlinie

Barbara Baldavin

Bobby Banas

Terrence Beasor

Joan Benedict

Meg Bennett

Robyn Bernard

Mark Blankfield

Tom Bower...

Mash's "Life Time" was a unique, real-time episode that showcased the show's willingness to experiment. The episode predates 24's real-time format, highlighting Mash's innovative storytelling. "Life Time" also featured a moving subplot, demonstrating the show's ability to balance intense drama with humor.

One of Mash's most experimental episodes feels like a prototype for one of the 2000s biggest TV shows. Mash ran for 11 seasons in total, and by the time the finale aired in 1983, it had picked clean every storyline imaginable. It began recycling plot points and character arcs, eventually leading the cast to vote on ending the show before it ran out of steam. Despite being on the air for a decade, it was still a ratings hit for CBS, but the network respected the cast's decision that it was time to shut down the 4077th.

Still, CBS tried to keep things going with various Mash spinoffs,...

Kevin Brophy, an actor best known for his titular role in the 1970s television drama Lucan and the indie horror classic Hell Night, has died. He was 70. According to his Legacy.com obituary, Brophy passed away on May 11 at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, after a battle with cancer. He lived ten years with stage four cancer, five of them in total remission. “Known for his positive attitude and limitless faith… Kevin will be remembered for his quick wit, love of family and friends and gratefulness of spirit,” reads the obituary. Born on November 1, 1953, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Brophy relocated with his family to California, where he graduated from the California Institute of the Arts. He then embarked on a career in acting, landing his first major role as the titular Lucan in the TV series of the same name, based on an earlier made-for-tv movie directed by David Greene.

Kevin Brophy, whose credits include the TV series Lucan and films Hell Night and The Long Riders, died on May 11 at the age of 70, according to an online obituary. He had stage 4 cancer for ten years before succumbing at the family home in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, his family relocated to the San Fernando Valley. He then moved to Del Mar, California for high school.

After graduating from the California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts) in Valencia, Brophy played the title character in the television series Lucan (1977-1978).

He was also featured in the films The Long Riders (1980) and the horror classic Hell Night (1981).

Brophy had numerous guest roles in motion pictures and television series, appearing on The Love Boat, M*A*S*H, Growing Pains, The Hardy Boys Mysteries and Hart to Hart.

He later worked at the Hotel Bel Air and the Luxe Hotel,...

Kevin Brophy, who starred as a young man raised by wolves on the short-lived ABC series Lucan and as the doomed leader of a college fraternity in the cult horror film Hell Night, has died. He was 70.

Brophy died May 11 at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, his family announced. He was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer 10 years ago, they said.

On 1977-78’s Lucan, his first professional acting job, Brophy portrayed a 20-year-old man who spent the first 10 years of his life with wolves in the forests of Minnesota before he’s brought into society.

His character possessed wolf-like superpowers like strength, agility and heightened senses of smell and hearing, and when angry, his eyes glowed amber.

When he got the part, Brophy asked himself, “What does a boy raised by wolves do?” he recalled in December in an interview for the Happy Horror Time podcast. “I came to...

A federal judge in California has upheld Cardi B’s sweeping victory at the recent civil trial in Santa Ana where jurors found her not liable for using a portion of a man’s back tattoo on the cover of her early mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1.

U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney ruled Wednesday that plaintiff Kevin Brophy’s request to overturn the Oct. 21 jury verdict was both too late and lacked merit. He subsequently ordered Brophy to pay the Grammy-winning “Wap” rapper’s attorney’s fees and costs.

Cardi B’s court battle over the cover art for her mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1 is over. On Friday, days after the rap star appeared in court to battle the 5 million lawsuit, a jury in Santa Ana found that the artist did not use the likeness of Kevin Brophy nor portray him in a bad light.

Brophy — whose back was pictured in the cover art for the rapper’s mixtape — had originally sued Cardi, claiming that the “raunchy” artwork had “ruined” his private life.

“After the verdict, Michael Brophy,...

Starring Morgan Fairchild as a news anchor targeted by a deranged stalker, The Seduction is coming to Blu-ray on May 21st from Scream Factory, and ahead of its anticipated release, we've been provided with a clip, TV spot, and trailer to give Daily Dead readers a better idea of what to expect from the new Blu-ray.

The Seduction Blu-ray: "Morgan Fairchild and Andrew Stevens burn up the screen in this steamy stalker thriller!

L.A. anchorwoman Jamie Douglas (the stunning Morgan Fairchild in her big screen debut) has it all: a glamorous career on a top-rated news show, a luxurious house in the hills, and a devoted young admirer named Derek (Andrew Stevens). But when Jamie rebuffs his romantic advances, Derek becomes an obsessed stalker who plays out an increasingly psychotic courtship with the frightened newswoman. Soon he is threatening every part of her life, secretly watching even her most intimate moments.

Starring Morgan Fairchild as a news anchor targeted by a deranged stalker, The Seduction is coming to Blu-ray on May 21st from Scream Factory, and we've been provided with the full list of special features, including a new interview with Fairchild.

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – On May 21, The Seduction, the steamy stalker thriller starring Morgan Fairchild and Andrew Stevens comes to Blu-ray™ from Scream Factory. Bonus features include brand new interviews with Morgan Fairchild, Andrew Stevens, and producer Bruce Cohn Curtis, and more. The Seduction is available for pre-order from Scream Factory and Amazon.com.

L.A. anchorwoman Jamie Douglas (the stunning Morgan Fairchild in her big screen debut) has it all: a glamorous career on a top-rated news show, a luxurious house in the hills, and a devoted young admirer named Derek (Andrew Stevens). But when Jamie rebuffs his romantic advances, Derek becomes an obsessed stalker who plays out...

After being possessed by the demon Pazuzu in The Exorcist, Linda Blair faced a different kind of threat that made some horror fans "pray for day" in Hell Night. With the 1981 slasher film out now on a Collector's Edition Blu-ray from Scream Factory, we've been provided with three copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.

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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Collector's Edition Blu-ray / DVD combo pack copy of Hell Night.

How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:

1. Instagram: Following us on Instagram during the contest period will give you an automatic contest entry. Make sure to follow us at:

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2. Email: For a chance to win via email, send an email to contest@dailydead.com with the subject “Hell Night Contest”. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.

Entry Details: The contest will...

Happy 2018, dear readers! With a new year comes a new batch of home entertainment releases, even if we only have a relatively quiet week of titles to look forward to. Scream Factory is kicking off 2018 right with their Collector’s Edition of Hell Night, and Umberto Lenzi’s Seven Blood Stained Orchids is getting a brand new Blu as well. If you missed it last fall, The Houses October Built 2 comes home this week, and cult film fans should keep an eye out for Miss Zombie from Redemption Films, too.

Other January 2nd releases include Bigfoot Country, Dystopia, Anna, Death Island Paranormal Retribution, No Solicitors, and The Body Tree.

Hell Night (Scream Factory, Blu/DVD Combo)

As an initiation rite into Alpha Sigma Rho fraternity, four pledges must spend a night in Garth Manor, twelve years to the day after the previous resident murdered his entire family. Two of the pledges,...

Before he came face to face with Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Peter Barton faced a different kind of cinematic killer alongside Linda Blair in Hell Night. With the 1981 horror film coming out soon on a Collector's Edition Blu-ray / DVD with a new 4K scan from Scream Factory, we've been provided with an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip to share as a special treat for Daily Dead readers.

In the behind-the-scenes clip below, Barton reflects on a humorous time when it was difficult for him to maintain a straight face during filming, and he also talks about the high level of energy that goes into a performance when actors are playing characters who are fighting for (or fear for) their lives.

Scream Factory's Hell Night Collector's Edition Blu-ray / DVD will be released on January 2nd, 2018, and we have a look at the full list of special features...

After facing off against the demon Pazuzu in The Exorcist, Linda Blair faced off against a vicious murderer that made some horror fans "pray for day" in the 1981 slasher film Hell Night (read our own Scott Drebit's Drive-In Dust Offs on the film here), coming out this January on a Collector's Edition Blu-ray / DVD combo pack from Scream Factory that's brimming with almost four hours of bonus features:

Press Release: One dark night 12 years ago, madman Raymond Garth butchered his wife and children in their mansion before killing himself. Legend has it that one child survived the slaughter and remains hidden in the house as a deformed monster. Years later on pledge night, a group of new fraternity and sorority pledges must spend an evening in this creepy mansion on the anniversary of the killings. But what starts off as a night of innocent pranks and rowdiness soon turns deadly…...

The guy going down on Cardi B on her mixtape cover is pissed off because he claims he never posed for the photo, and never signed off on his image being used in such a sexual manner. Cardi's "Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1" cover shows a shirtless guy, with very distinct back ink, performing oral sex on the rapper. Kevin Brophy says the image is 100% him, but he only found out about it when a friend...

Over the next two months, Scream Factory’s releases include five Blu-rays limited to 1,000 units apiece. Each release will highlight an obscure and underseen sci-fi, horror, or fantasy film from the ’70s and ’80s, and the cover artwork and details on each Blu-ray have been revealed.

Deathstalker Double Feature (August 30th): “Deathstalker (1983)

Deathstalker (Richard Hill) is a mighty warrior chosen to battle the evil forces of a medieval kingdom who sets off on a journey to the most challenging tournament in the land. To the winner will go the throne of the evil wizard, the ultimate mystical power and the love of the beautiful Princess Codille (Barbi Benton). But first Deathstalker must prove himself worthy of his legacy . . . and treachery lurks at every turn.

Deathstalker II (1987)

Deathstalker II (John Terlesky) has a mission: to save the kingdom from the wicked grip of the immoral wizard Jerak and his queen Sultana,...

Danny Lopes (above), who is 31, Geri Halliwell is 41, and Vera Farmiga is 40.

I have no idea what to make of this.

Batman And Robin Go Gay in new Erotic Lives Of The Superheroes book, which “portrays the Dark Knight not only as an aging gay man, but also a narcissist who occupies a seat next to Elton John during New York charity dinners and cruises other gay men for one-night stands.”

Lucy Lawless On How She’d Bring Back Xena.

But who cleaned up all the brontosaurus crap?

Pre show shower time! pic.twitter.com/546H4OZAPx

— Donnie Wahlberg (@DonnieWahlberg) July 31, 2013

17 Gay Superhero Power Couples.

Below you can see a very sweet marriage proposal that took place at GaymerX (h/t VeryCutePanda)

Hudson Taylor talks to CNN about ensuring athlete safety at Sochi.

Hans The Incredible Unicorn just wanted a drink of water. Then Nsfw things happened …

Here’s the...

On September 27th, Shout! Factor will be releasing another Roger Corman’s Cult Classics set, which includes The Velvet Vampire, Lady Frankenstein, Grotesque, and Time Walker. We’ve included the official press release, which contains disc information and cover art.

“In The Velvet Vampire, a couple accepts an invitation from the mysterious Diane LeFanu (Celeste Yarnall, The Mechanic) to visit her in her secluded desert estate. Unaware that Diane is actually a centuries-old vampire, the couple soon realize that they are both the objects of her seduction and cravings . . .

When Baron Frankenstein is killed by his creation, his daughter Tania (Rosalba Neri, a/k/a Sarah Bay) creates her own creature using the brilliant mind of her assistant and the body of her dimwitted servant in Lady Frankenstein. She not only ends up with the perfect lover, but one that can destroy her father’s killer. Also starring Joseph Cotten...

Shout! Factory has not let up delivering fans quality editions of writer/director/producer Roger Corman films, and it continues in their latest set, a series of four films in what’s being called Roger Corman’s Cult Classics – All-Night Marathon: Vampires, Mummies, & Werewolves.

The four titles included in this set are: Lady Frankenstein, The Velvet Vampire, Time Walker, and Grotesque. Here’s the press release (via Dread Central), along with the extras:

Roger Corman’S Cult Classics: Vampires, Mummies & Monsters 2-disc Special Edition: The Velvet Vampire, Lady Frankenstein (theatrical cut and a longer international cut), Grotesque, and Time Walker! Own It On DVD September 27, 2011, From Shout! Factory. Featuring new anamorphic widescreen transfers and bonus features!

In The Velvet Vampire, a couple accept an invitation from the mysterious Diane LeFanu (Celeste Yarnall, The Mechanic) to visit her in her secluded desert estate. Unaware that Diane is actually a centuries-old vampire,...

Even more Roger Corman spawned mayhem is on its way from our favorite purveyors of schlock, Shout! Factory, and this is one package you are not going to want to miss!

From the Press Release: Roger Corman’S Cult Classics: Vampires, Mummies & Monsters 2-disc Special Edition: The Velvet Vampire, Lady Frankenstein (theatrical cut and a longer international cut), Grotesque, and Time Walker! Own It On DVD September 27, 2011, From Shout! Factory. Featuring new anamorphic widescreen transfers and bonus features!

In The Velvet Vampire, a couple accept an invitation from the mysterious Diane LeFanu (Celeste Yarnall, The Mechanic) to visit her in her secluded desert estate. Unaware that Diane is actually a centuries-old vampire, the couple soon realize that they are both the objects of her seduction and cravings ...

When Baron Frankenstein is killed by his creation, his daughter Tania (Rosalba Neri, a/k/a Sarah Bay) creates her own creature using...

What are you all doing out front of my house on a cold night like tonight? You want to hear about another movie from back in the day? Don’t you have school or something? Ok, I guess I can spare a few minutes to share another forgotten gem with you, but then it’s straight to bed…for me, anyway.

I think it’s safe to say that Linda Blair and I have pretty much grown up together, albeit on different sides of the camera. While I was toiling in the multi-media club in high school making movies for the classes she was in Hollywood making movies for the masses, but we were on the same ship. From the Exorcist movies, Born Innocent, Sarah T.–Portrait of an Alcoholic, Roller Boogie, Ruckus, Savage Streets, Night Patrol, all the way up to All is Normal…I’ve pretty much seen it all.