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The Tremont Hotel is a mysterious and thrilling place for Griffin Campbell and his new best friend, Harper Dunn, to explore. They frequently travel across time in this American drama that’s been called the “Stranger Things” show for middle schoolers. Come along on a spooky adventure with us as we talk about the hit Disney series, “Secrets of Sulphur Springs,” including everything you need to know about the next season.

What Is the TV Series “Secrets of Sulphur Springs” About?

Things look pretty grim when 12-year-old Griffin Campbell’s family moves from Chicago to an abandoned hotel in Louisiana. Griffin finds himself far from his friends and the bustle of Chicago, living in the dilapidated Tremont Hotel while his dad fixes it up.

To make matters worse, the whole town of Sulphur Springs is convinced that the place is haunted by Savannah Dillon, a girl who disappeared from the...

Updated with clarification: Two more local SAG-AFTRA presidencies have been decided: Jim Gleason won a squeaker in New Orleans, and Rik Deskin won handily in Seattle. Deskin, who defeated Peter M. Wallack by a vote of 158-62, is a prominent supporter of Fran Drescher, who’s running for SAG-AFTRA national president.

Gleason, who defeated Olga Wilhelmine in New Orleans by only eight votes – 120-112 – is a supporter of national presidential candidate Matthew Modine’s MembershipFirst slate. An earlier version of this story noted that Gleason, who won in New Orleans without even posting a candidate’s statement on the ballot, does not appear to be aligned with either faction. Gleason, however, does support Modine for national president, and his running mate, Joely Fisher for national secretary-treasurer.

“I don’t belong to any SAG-AFTRA political faction,” Gleason said last month in an email to his supporters. “I’m not running...

Netflix has released the first trailer and poster for the highly-anticipated Benji movie, which is getting ready to debut on the streaming service March 16. This movie comes from producer Jason Blum and his team of horror masters over at Blumhouse, with the company carving out a new niche for itself by taking on this family film. Production began on Benji way back in October 2016, but now the adventure is finally ready to see the light of day, ending this project's long journey to the screen.

A modern day retelling of the classic, the story of Benji follows one orphaned puppy and Carter and Frankie, two capricious New Orleans school kids who strike up a friendship with the tenacious street dog. When danger befalls them and they end up kidnapped by robbers who are in over their heads, Benji and his scruffy sidekick come to the rescue. Blumhouse picked up the...

Historia Films has just released a batch of new stills from The Hollow, the upcoming thriller from The Theory of Everything‘s Lisa Bruce, written and directed by Miles Doleac (Banshee).

The film features an ensemble cast including James Callis (Battlestar Galactica), Jeff Fahey (Lost), Christiane Seidel (Boardwalk Empire), William Forsythe (The Bronx Bull), Miles Doleac (Containment), William Sadler (Iron Man 3), David Warshofsky (Now You See Me), Garrett Hines (Deepwater Horizon), Jim Gleason (The Best of Me) and Kelly Lind (The Big Short).

When a U.S. congressman’s daughter passing through a small town in Mississippi dies in a mysterious triple homicide, a team of F.B.I. agents descends to investigate, the team’s brilliant but jaded lead agent battling demons both past and present, as his beautiful, tough-as-nails partner tries to hold him and the case together. They find a struggling and corrupt sheriff’s department,...

Historia Films has just released a batch of new stills from The Hollow, the upcoming thriller from The Theory of Everything‘s Lisa Bruce, written and directed by Miles Doleac (Banshee).

The film features an ensemble cast including James Callis (Battlestar Galactica), Jeff Fahey (Lost), Christiane Seidel (Boardwalk Empire), William Forsythe (The Bronx Bull), Miles Doleac (Containment), William Sadler (Iron Man 3), David Warshofsky (Now You See Me), Garrett Hines (Deepwater Horizon), Jim Gleason (The Best of Me) and Kelly Lind (The Big Short).

When a U.S. congressman’s daughter passing through a small town in Mississippi dies in a mysterious triple homicide, a team of F.B.I. agents descends to investigate, the team’s brilliant but jaded lead agent battling demons both past and present, as his beautiful, tough-as-nails partner tries to hold him and the case together. They find a struggling and corrupt sheriff’s department,...

Bound by a promise he made to his mother on her deathbed, a pastor seeks to lead his wayward ex-con brother to Christ as they work together to renovate a dilapidated church. But, when a desperate man robs the church at gunpoint, one brother's sacrifice sets events into motion that lead the pastor, the gunman, and the community on an improbable journey back to faith and redemption. The heart-warming sequel to the popular drama, What Would Jesus Do?, mesmerizes audiences once again when Wwjd: What Would Jesus Do? the Journey Continues arrives on DVD and Digital HD March 31 from Cinedigm. John Schneider is back to reprise the role of The Drifter, joined by co-stars Lorenzo Lamas and Joseph Nasser, who also executive produced and wrote the film.

Wwjd: What Would Jesus Do? the Journey Continues is based on the inspirational novel In His Steps -What would Jesus Do?&#160by&#160Charles Sheldon,...

Recently, CBS delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS: New Orleans" episode 10 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Stolen Valor," and it turns out that we're going to see the NCIS New Orleans team look into the homicide of a retired Seal, and more. In the new, 10th episode official press release: Pride will travel to afghanistan after the lead suspect in a murder case, is found with the navy-issued jacket of an officer believed to have been killed in the line of duty. Press release number 2: The NCIS team is going to investigate the murder of a retired Seal who tracked down individuals impersonating military personnel. But the case will take a mysterious turn when the lead suspect is found with the Navy-issued jacket of an officer believed to have been killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan. Also, Brody is going to discover...

‘The Butler’: ‘True story’ drama passes $100 million milestone at North American box office (photo: Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan in ‘The Butler’) Hailed as a sleeper hit upon its North American release in mid-August, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, featuring an all-star cast that includes Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, James Marsden, and Robin Williams, passed the $100 million milestone at the domestic box office last Sunday, September 15, 2013. As of Monday, the $30 million-budgeted The Butler‘s domestic box-office total stood at $100.5 million, as per Box Office Mojo. The "based on a true story" account of a black butler (Forest Whitaker) who served eight U.S. presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, during the course of three decades, The Butler was distributed by the Oscar-savvy The Weinstein Company. Considering the film’s domestic box-office success and the generally positive reviews — 80% approval rating and 7.1/10 average among...

‘The Butler’: ‘True story’ drama passes $100 million milestone at North American box office (photo: Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan in ‘The Butler’) Hailed as a sleeper hit upon its North American release in mid-August, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, featuring an all-star cast that includes Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, James Marsden, and Robin Williams, passed the $100 million milestone at the domestic box office last Sunday, September 15, 2013. As of Monday, the $30 million-budgeted The Butler‘s domestic box-office total stood at $100.5 million, as per Box Office Mojo. The "based on a true story" account of a black butler (Forest Whitaker) who served eight U.S. presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, during the course of three decades, The Butler was distributed by the Oscar-savvy The Weinstein Company. Considering the film’s domestic box-office success and the generally positive reviews — 80% approval rating and 7.1/10 average among...

Oprah Winfrey to help ‘The Butler’ top the domestic box office? (Photo: Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard in ‘The Butler’) About a week ago, Oprah Winfrey was in the news for being told that a $38,000 crocodile-skin purse at a store in Zurich wasn’t really for her. The uproar was related to racism: possibly, supposedly, maybe the saleswoman-for-the-filthy-rich felt that a black woman wouldn’t be able to afford a $38,000 crocodile-skin purse, even though those stores for the disgustingly megarich — I mean, $38,000 for a goddamned purse? Crocodile skin? — surely cater to the wives and mistresses and aunts of megarich African entrepreneurs and dictators alike. Fast forward a week or so and … Oprah Winfrey is back in the news as a result of another "incident" related to ethnic issues: the weekend debut of Lee Daniels’ The Weinstein Company-distributed The Butler, about a black butler in the appropriately named White House. The Butler...

Castle (Nathan Fillion) tries on his space cowboy outfit from his time on Firefly. Alexis (Molly Quinn) says he wore it five years ago. "Don't you think you should move on?" She's reading the Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe which should have been a clue to Castle's outfit at the end. She's skipping his Hallowe'en party this year. She's looking after a baby egg for school, called Fagin. Beckett (Stana Katic) calls about a case. A man is found in the cemetery with a stake though him. Castle loves this time of year. He also loves walking in cemeteries since there are so many stories behind the graves, pointing out one called Elizabeth Dryden, but there's no year for when she died, which of course was another clue for the current case. Castle 'looks like Buffy visited.' Lanie (Tamala Jones) thinks the Db hit his...

Over the years podcasts have quickly become one of the single most interesting bits of new media this generation has seen. Some talk news and opinion, and some ... well, some tell tales of terror the old fashioned way. Ever wonder what sitting in on your favorite podcast or radio drama would be like? Some zombie fans in particular are about to find out.

From the Press Release

The zombie-action radio show “We’Re Alive – A Zombie Story Of Survival” has been winning over audiences and racking up awards while single-handedly reviving the radio drama format. The brain-child of co-creators/producers Shane Salk and Kc Wayland and currently in its second season, the show marries old time radio drama with modern day explosions.

On April 16th, the “We’re Alive” actors are gathering for “In The Flesh Performance of We’re Alive,” a special one-time only Live performance at Meltdown Comics (7522 West Sunset Boulevard,...

Zombie-Action Radio Show "We're Alive - A Zombie Story Of Survival"

This audio drama is truly re-inventing an old format with a modern day spin:

-- just hit 3 million downloads; it's currently airing it's second season

-- has upcoming Live performance at Meltdown Comics in La on April 16th

-- winner of: a Golden Ogle Award, a Communicator Award, and the Dead

Letter Award for Best Audio Drama

-- been ranked #1 podcast on Zune and #1 Performing Arts Podcasts on iTunes

“We’Re Alive – A Zombie Story Of Survival” Pumps New Life into an Old Format

Award Winning Radio Drama Hits 3 Million Downloads and Lands Upcoming Live Performance on April 16th

From the Press Release:

Hollywood, CA – The zombie-action radio show “We’Re Alive – A Zombie Story Of Survival” has been winning over audiences and racking up awards while single-handedly reviving the radio drama format. The brain-child of co-creators/producers Shane Salk...

"We're Alive" is a horror themed webseries from directors Kc Wayland and Shane Salk. This series has been running since at least 2010 and likely longer. Currently, this zombie survival showing is into its second season and this reviewer wanted to pass along a few notes on this thrilling fantasy adventure.

The first two chapters break down a pandemic in a zombiefying Los Angeles, with soldiers Michael (Jim Gleason), Angel (Shane Salk), and Saul (Nate Geez) searching for a safe place to bunk. Instead, they find more survivors and the early chapters deal with these characters settling into a large apartment building, called the Tower.

The action is tense early in Chapter 1 and the characterizations develop more in the second chapter. So far, this series has hooked this zombie follower and if you enjoy this genre, head over to "We're Alive" for a free-to-use podcast. The link details are below, along...