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The Sentinel Awards returned on Tuesday night at the Television Academy’s Wolf Theater for its first in-person ceremony in three years, honoring 12 shows whose storytelling tackled powerful and timely topics.

The event, hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown, recognized Reservation Dogs, Abbott Elementary, Dopesick, Hacks, The White Lotus, A Million Little Things, Upload, The First Lady, Resident Alien, Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock, Never Have I Ever and Harlem for their handling of topics including racism, mental health and abortion.

Hollywood, Health and Society, a program from the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center, presented the awards. Season one of Reservation Dogs received a special Culture of Health Award, recognizing TV’s power to affect audiences with stories that address important issues of health, well-being and equity in society.

Stars in attendance included Quinta Brunson and presenter Tyler James Williams, with her Abbott...

Former "Glee" star Alex Newell has landed himself the title role in a new NBC comedy pilot titled "Imaginary Friend," alongside Megan Neuringer who plays an intelligent but unmotivated woman, who discovers a special and unexpected way of dealing with her mediocre life. I assume that discovery is the creation of an imaginary friend, hence the series' title, which Newell will play. The series has been penned by actress and writer Kassia Miller and came through the NBC Playground comedy initiative. Newell is most known for his role in "Glee," where he played Wade 'Unique' Adams, a transgender student and member of the New...

The After Dark Films supernatural thriller that was first announced in January 2013, Sanatorium, is making its way to DVD and VOD on December 23rd.

Brant Sersen directed the picture which stars Kate Riley, Megan Neuringer and Don Fanelli.

On New Year's Eve in 1955, Richard Howell, a patient at the Hillcrest Sanatorium, went on a bloody, child-killing rampage, before he hanged himself.

Fifty-six years later, a team of ghost hunters - from the popular TV series "Ghost Trackers" - prepares to spend the night at the sanatorium.

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Source: Getty The Internet's been having a field day with what's been dubbed New Jersey's "bridgegate" or "Bridgeghazi" scandal, with everyone from Jimmy Fallon to Ellen DeGeneres weighing in on the issue. Governor Chris Christie held a nearly two-hour press conference last Thursday to address a traffic jam that was allegedly planned by his advisers as political retribution, and he followed up with another press conference on Tuesday. Christie, who was recently reelected as the state's governor this past November, admitted that he's "ultimately responsible" for how events transpired. Although the incident would be awkward for any politician, it's drawing special attention this time, because Christie is rumored to be running for president in 2016. The Background This past September, Fort Lee, NJ, experienced a four-day traffic jam as people tried to leave the city via the George Washington Bridge. Reports surfaced that the jam may have been caused by Christie...

After Dark Films proudly announces the fifth film in its After Dark Originals 2 series (ADO2), Sanatorium, a terrifying film that authentically captures a Paranormal Investigation TV show’s worst fears.

Sanatorium is directed and written by Brant Sersen (Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, Splinterheads), starring Kate Riley (College Humor), Megan Neuringer (Kroll Show) and Don Fanelli (Inside Amy Schumer)

“I’m really pleased that Brant Sersen’s film Sanatorium has joined the After Dark Films canon. … Continue reading →...

After Dark Films proudly announces the fifth film in its After Dark Originals 2 series, Sanatorium, a film that "authentically captures a Paranormal Investigation TV show's worst fears."

Brant Sersen (Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story) directed the picture which stars Kate Riley, Megan Neuringer and Don Fanelli.

On a bitterly cold December night, a paranormal investigations team has set their sights on the bloody Hillcrest Sanatorium to answer the age old question: Is there life after death? With rumors of hauntings and local children gone missing, they may just get their answer the hard way when members of the team mysteriously disappear, leaving behind unnerving evidence...  Check out the poster inside!

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It's been awhile since we had a new horror flick to talk about from the good folks over at After Dark as they've been dabbling with action flicks as of late, but here we are with a haunting new tale primed and ready to start spooking!

From the Press Release

After Dark Films proudly announces the fifth film in its After Dark Originals 2 series (ADO2), Sanatorium, a terrifying film that authentically captures a Paranormal Investigation TV show's worst fears.

Sanatorium is directed and written by Brant Sersen (Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, Splinterheads), starring Kate Riley (College Humor), Megan Neuringer (Kroll Show) and Don Fanelli (Inside Amy Schumer)

"I'm really pleased that Brant Sersen's film Sanatorium has joined the After Dark Films canon. We've built a library of 40+ horror features over the past 6 years, and it's been so rewarding to work with these exciting filmmakers to get their films out into the world.

On today’s live Very VH1, Kate Spencer and Best Week Ever‘s Megan Neuringer break down Sunday night’s SAG Awards, discuss the Chris Brown feud with Frank Ocean, chat about the Super Bowl and more! Tune in at 2Pm Est. Check out the video below to watch the show and click on the comment icon in the upper right hand corner to participate in the chat.