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Lacey Chabert has been dubbed the new “Queen of Hallmark” after most of the network’s big name actresses jumped ship and joined Great American Family. So far Lacey Chabert has been loyal without a fault to Hallmark, but is that about to change? Keep reading for all the details!

Is Lacey Chabert Leaving Hallmark

Hallmark Channel stars have been making a steady stream of exits since the network’s competition Great American Family began cranking out their own movies.

Candace Cameron Bure, Danica McKellar and Jen Lilley all left Hallmark and signed contracts with Gaf in the past two years, and those are just a few of the actors that have bailed.

Technically, fans can now watch Lacey Chabert on Great American Family, but there doesn’t seem to be any truth to the rumors that Chabert is signing contracts with Hallmark’s rival (that could always change though...

L.A. Complex 2.0 has received a very early eviction notice. The CW’s in-the-works reboot of the showbiz-themed Canadian soap is not moving forward, series co-creator Martin Gero has confirmed.

When a fan on Instagram asked Gero if the project — which was announced back in Oct. 2018 — was dead, the EP responded, “Sadly, yes.”

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The original show — which premiered on The CW in the summer of...

The CW is moving back into The L.A. Complex: The network is developing a reboot of the showbiz-themed Canadian drama, which aired for two seasons.

According to our sister site Deadline, series creator Martin Gero and Brendan Gall — who got his start on the show as a writer/co-executive producer — will pen the project, which follows a new group of twenty-something tenants living in Hollywood’s Luxe hotel. As the aspiring artists try to make it in the entertainment industry as actors, dancers, producers and comedians, their relationships will rise and fall, and their beliefs and values will be tested.

Exclusive: Edward Noeltner’s sales company announces slew of Berlin deals led by Ainbo, New Life; horror-thriller Havenhurst sells to Soda Pictures in UK.

Beverly Hills-based Cinema Management Group (Cmg) announced on Monday it has licensed Tunche Films’ 3D CGI animated Ainbo – Spirit Of The Amazon (pictured) in 12 territories led by a deal with Turbo Films in China.

Company president Noeltner and his team also closed deals in the Baltics (Best Film), former Yugoslavia (Blitz Film & Video Distribution), Israel (Film House), Middle East (Front Row), Poland (Kino Swiat), Portugal (Cinemundo), South Korea (First Run), and Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar (Blue Lantern).

Brothers Sergio Zelada, Cesar Zelada and writer-director Jose Zelada founded Peru-based Tunche Films in 2003 and produced Ainbo and Noeltner acquired sales rights following a trip to Ventana Sur in Buenos Aires last December.

Argentum Entertainment’s romantic drama New Life has gone to Germany (Capelight Pictures), Scandinavia (Bld Media), China (Jetsen), Middle East (Front Row), Portugal...

New Life tells the story of Benjamin Morton, whose life changed forever the day he met the little girl next door. Ava was and always would be the girl of his dreams. From the innocence of a childhood friendship, through adolescent attraction, their love strengthens and grows. When life takes a turn neither of them expected, their entire future is called into question.

New Life explores the ups and downs of life and love, showing us that in good times and bad, life can be approached with hope and the opportunity for something new.

New Life stars Jonathan Patrick Moore, Erin Bethea, Terry O’Quinn, and James Marsters and is directed by Drew Waters

Now, you can own the New Life DVD. Wamg has two copies to give away. All you have to do is leave a comment answering this question: What is your favorite recent movie that starts with...

Exclusive: Edward Noeltner’s Beverly Hills-based outfit kicks off international sales this week in Berlin on the romance staring Erin Bethea and Jonathan Patrick Moore.

Cinema Management Group (Cmg) holds all rights excluding North America to the Argentum Entertainment title about a man and his childhood sweetheart whose future is threatened by an unexpected event.

Drew Waters recently won best director at the Love International Film Festival in Los Angeles. James Marsters, Terry O’Quinn and Bill Cobbs also star.

New Life marks the debut feature on the Argentum Entertainment slate for principals Bethea and Waters, who both produced.

“New Life is more than a film,” said Waters. “It was made to inspire others to celebrate the beautiful moments in their own lives and create those moments for others. More than anything, New Life is a chance to rekindle hope, wherever all of life takes you.”

Cmg president Edward Noeltner added: “We are delighted to bring such an...

Jane Doe has a new friend. Deadline reports Jonathan Patrick Moore has been cast in season two of Blindspot.The NBC drama follows the mystery of Jane Doe (Jaimie Alexander), a woman who is left inside a body bag at Times Square with no memory of her past. The cast also includes Sullivan Stapleton, Audrey Esparza, Rob Brown, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Ukweli Roach, and Ashley Johnson.Read More…...

Exclusive: The La-based sales company has added the faith-based rom-com to its roster heading into Mipcom.

Christian Mingle opens in the Us on October 10 in 10 markets through Rocky Mountain Pictures.

Corbin Bernsen wrote and directed the Home Theater Films production about a woman who hits the dating scene and learns to realise her true worth through her faith.

Chris Aronoff and Bernsen produce the film, which stars Lacey Chabert, Jonathan Patrick Moore, Morgan Fairchild and David Keith.

Premiere Entertainment Group will be at Mipcom representing international rights.

Network: The CW

Episodes: 19 (hour)

Seasons: Two

TV show dates: April 24, 2012 -- September 14, 2012

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Jonathan Patrick Moore, Jewel Staite, Joe Dinicol, Cassie Steele, Chelan Simmons, Andra Fuller, Benjamin Charles Watson, and Ennis Esmer.

TV show description:

This TV series follows a group of young and aspiring performers who are pursuing their dreams of stardom in Los Angeles. In search of fame and fortune, they live in an apartment-style motel -- The Delux Suites Motel -- and face similar challenges and opportunities as they go for Hollywood gold. The young hopefuls become neighbors, friends and, in some cases, the closest thing any of them have to family.

A charming actor with drop-dead good looks and a dark past, Connor Lake (Jonathan Patrick Moore) has just landed a leading role...

There better not be any snakes at this Video Game Awards show.

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New Smash show runner Josh Safran tells EW that viewers can expect fewer random musical numbers, like the bowling alley performance and the Bollywood dream sequence, though there still could be dream sequences, just ones that aren't so glaringly out of place.

Silvio Horta and Salma Hayek are teaming up again, six years after the two worked to bring Ugly Betty to ABC. According to Deadline, the two are working on Bastards, a drama about a "colorful" (and I'm guessing wealthy) Cuban-American family who learns that there's a bastard relative out there, the first revelation of many secrets within the family.

The fifth season of Leverage — currently TNT's longest-running show airing new episodes — will air its finale on Christmas Day, and with the prospect of a sixth season still uncertain, series producer Dean Devlin wrote an open...

Bell Media has reportedly cancelled The La Complex after two seasons on the air. The low-rated drama may see a third season on The CW however.

The La Complex revolves around a diverse group of performers who are trying to make it in Hollywood while living in the same apartment complex. The ensemble cast includes Andra Fuller, Benjamin Charles Watson, Cassie Steele, Chelan Simmons, Ennis Esmer, Jewel Staite, Joe Dinicol, and Jonathan Patrick Moore.

Six episodes were ordered for the first season and then, before they had aired here in the States, Bell ordered a second season of 13 episodes. According to THR, the ratings for season two were down in Canada so the broadcaster has opted not to order any more.

"Unfortunately the performance of the show was not strong enough for Much to be able to order another season,"...

HollywoodLife.com has the exclusive first photo from the upcoming Christmas musical comedy, airing Dec. 9 on ABC Family! Tori Spelling and Tia Mowry are co-starring in the ABC Family original holiday movie Mistle-Tones, but they're not exactly making beautiful music together. In the movie, Marci (Tori) gives the final spot in a local Christmas choir to her best friend, so Holly (Tia) forms a rival group to challenge them on Christmas Eve — and HollywoodLife.com has your exclusive first look at their musical face-off! But which choir will reign supreme? I guess we'll have to wait until the movie premieres — Dec. 9 at 8 p.m. on ABC Family — to find out! Mistle-Tones also stars Jonathan Patrick Moore (The L.A. Complex), Reginald VelJohnson (Family Matters), Tammy Townsend and more. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9glMYemGDks — Andy Swift Follow @AndySwift More Tori & Tia news on HollywoodLife.com: Tori Spelling & Kids, Plus Other...

We have added a new set of pictures from the event "The Cast of The L.A. Complex Visit New.Music.Live".Megan Hutchings, Georgina Reilly and Dayle McLeod pictured as the cast of The L.A. Complex Visit New.Music.Live. in Toronto on July 17, 2012.Photo copyright by Robin Wong / PR Photos. Jonathan Patrick Moore pictured as the cast of The L.A. Complex Visit New.Music.Live. in Toronto on July 17, 2012.Photo copyright by Robin Wong / PR Photos. Cassie Steele pictured as the cast of The L.A. Complex Visit New.Music.Live. in Toronto on July 17, 2012.Photo copyright by Robin Wong / PR Photos. Dayle McLeod pictured as the cast of The L.A. Complex Visit New.Music.Live. in Toronto on July 17, 2012.Photo copyright by Robin...

Hollywood life isn't all it's cracked up to be.

That's the glaring truth a group of young 20-somethings have been quickly discovering on the edgy Canadian drama "The L.A. Complex." Returning for its second season tonight (in Canada at 9 p.m. on MuchMusic), the TV series follows aspiring actress Abby (Cassie Steele), stand-up comedian Nick (Joe Dinicol), handsome Australian actor (Jonathan Patrick Moore), struggling actress Raquel (Jewel Staite), gay hip-hop songwriter Tariq (Benjamin Charles Watson), dancer Alicia (Chelan Simmons) and successful hip-hop artist Kaldrick (Andra Fuller). Naturally, all of them are hoping to make it big in Tinsel Town, but there are more hard knocks than glamour, glitz or red carpets.

On an exceptionally warm Friday afternoon, it's pretty quiet on the Toronto set. There's a brief quarrel between two fresh faces -- Simon (Michael Levinson) and Beth (Dayle McLeod) -- but that's happening behind closed apartment doors. Even...

Hollywood life isn't all it's cracked up to be.

That's the glaring truth a group of young 20-somethings have been quickly discovering on the edgy Canadian drama "The L.A. Complex." Returning for its second season tonight (in Canada at 9 p.m. on MuchMusic), the TV series follows aspiring actress Abby (Cassie Steele), stand-up comedian Nick (Joe Dinicol), handsome Australian actor (Jonathan Patrick Moore), struggling actress Raquel (Jewel Staite), gay hip-hop songwriter Tariq (Benjamin Charles Watson), dancer Alicia (Chelan Simmons) and successful hip-hop artist Kaldrick (Andra Fuller). Naturally, all of them are hoping to make it big in Tinsel Town, but there are more hard knocks than glamour, glitz or red carpets.

On an exceptionally warm Friday afternoon, it's pretty quiet on the Toronto set. There's a brief quarrel between two fresh faces -- Simon (Michael Levinson) and Beth (Dayle McLeod) -- but that's happening behind closed apartment doors. Even...

After a finale that included blood, fire, pregnancy and heartbreak, The L.A. Complex is back.

When we last saw the residents of The Lux, Tariq (Benjamin Charles Watson) had been nearly beaten to death by his in-the-closet rap superstar boyfriend Kaldrick King (Andra Fuller), Abby (Cassie Steele) and Nick (Joe Dinicol) were officially a couple, Raquel (Jewel Staite) learned she was pregnant, Alicia (Chelan Simmons) booked the gig of a lifetime and Connor (Jonathan Patrick Moore) had purposely set his mansion on fire. When the series returns on Tuesday (9/8c, The CW), expect familiar faces to leave, newcomers to move in and immediate resolution to the freshman season's cliff-hangers.

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If you're part of the small but devoted audience that's been watching The La Complex on The CW, there's some good news for you. It appears that there are more episodes on the way.

If you haven't seen it, The La Complex revolves around a diverse group of performers who are trying to make it in Hollywood while living in the same apartment complex. The ensemble cast includes Andra Fuller, Benjamin Charles Watson, Cassie Steele, Chelan Simmons, Ennis Esmer, Jewel Staite, Joe Dinicol, and Jonathan Patrick Moore.

The TV series is produced by Bell Media's MuchMusic in Canada and The CW licensed the six episodes of season one to air here in the states. They started airing in January in Canada and began running here in the states late last month.

Though The CW's ratings have ended up being quite poor,...

The CW recently cancelled shows like Ringer and The Secret Circle but there hasn't been any word about The CW's La Complex. Has it been cancelled as well or will it be back for season two?

The La Complex revolves around a group of young singers, dancers, and actors who are trying to make it in Hollywood. The ensemble cast includes Jonathan Patrick Moore, Jewel Staite, Joe Dinicol, Cassie Steele, Chelan Simmons, Andra Fuller, Benjamin Charles Watson, and Ennis Esmer.

The series had a truly terrible premiere on The CW on April 24th. It registered a mere 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 630,000 total viewers. The ratings have dropped each week since then. The fourth and most recent episode drew a 0.2 rating with 530,000 viewers.

  La Complex is produced in Canada by Bell Media for their MuchMusic,...

The CW has pretty much struck out this season. Essentially all of their new dramas could be cancelled next month. So, how did their mid-season entry, The La Complex, do last night?

This new TV series revolves around a group of aspiring performers who are pursuing stardom in Los Angeles. It stars a group of actors who, in real life, have already logged time on television -- Jonathan Patrick Moore, Jewel Staite, Joe Dinicol, Cassie Steele, Chelan Simmons, Andra Fuller, and Benjamin Charles Watson.

Premiering in Ringer's former timeslot, The La Complex drew a pitiful 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just 646,000 viewers. That's horrible. Compared to last week's disappointing finale Ringer, The CW was down by 40% in the demo and and 46% in total viewers. Yikes.

The numbers may have been slightly affected by the fact that The...

Are you already addicted to 'The L.A. Complex'? Trust me, the insanity has only just begun. Every show on TV professes to feature countless "Wtf" moments, but few are able to squeeze so many into a single hour as effortlessly as The L.A. Complex, which premiered April 24 on The CW. Real talk: When the main character gets an abortion, vomits on a piano and becomes a stripper all in the pilot episode, you're in for an awesome ride. The series premiere introduced viewers to the residents of the Deluxe Suites Motel, a Melrose Place-style complex whose inhabitants are as hot as the scandals they cook up. There's Abby (Cassie Steele), a newbie actress who recently moved from Toronto; Connor (Jonathan Patrick Moore), the star of a new medical drama; Nick (Joe Dinicol), a "comedian" who's as clueless about women as he is about comedy; Alicia (Chelan Simmons...

It was all about shattered dreams on tonight’s premiere of the CW’s La Complex, a soapy Canadian import about a crew of Hollywood wannabes trying to make it big—or just enough to pay rent in their Melrose Place-like apartment building.

Frazzled actress Abby (Cassie Steele) botches an audition for a musical TV role by puking all over the piano and the casting director. As the director puts it, “When there’s vomit on the piano, it’s time to stop the audition.” I’m choosing to forgive her for injecting my primetime TV with bodily fluids because...

Are you a fan of pretty people, Hollywood and gritty teen dramas? If so, then say hello to your new guilty pleasure, "The L.A. Complex." Originally scripted as a spinoff of Canadian staple "Degrassi: The Next Generation," the series follows the lives of several wannabe-famous young actors, dancers, singers and writers living and trying to get by in Los Angeles.

Unlike other shows of similar genres, like "90210," "The L.A. Complex" showcases a darker side of Hollywood life, one that isn't all spray tans and Rodeo Drive. Cassie Steele, who played Manny Santos on "Degrassi" for nine seasons, told HuffPost TV that she was attracted to the role of Abby, an aspiring actress, because of how similar it was to her own life when she moved to L.A. for pilot season, hoping to land a gig.

"The situations that Abby goes through are some of the same things that I've personally been through,...

Are you a fan of pretty people, Hollywood and gritty teen dramas? If so, then say hello to your new guilty pleasure, "The L.A. Complex." Originally scripted as a spinoff of Canadian staple "Degrassi: The Next Generation," the series follows the lives of several wannabe-famous young actors, dancers, singers and writers living and trying to get by in Los Angeles.

Unlike other shows of similar genres, like "90210," "The L.A. Complex" showcases a darker side of Hollywood life, one that isn't all spray tans and Rodeo Drive. Cassie Steele, who played Manny Santos on "Degrassi" for nine seasons, told HuffPost TV that she was attracted to the role of Abby, an aspiring actress, because of how similar it was to her own life when she moved to L.A. for pilot season, hoping to land a gig.

"The situations that Abby goes through are some of the same things that I've personally been through,...

Did you know that originally, "The L.A. Complex" was designed as a spinoff for Cassie Steele's "Degrassi: The Next Generation" character Manny Santos? The actress sat down with Zap2it to talk about her new show, which follows young actress Abby (not Manny) and her fellow Hollywood wannabes living in the same Los Angeles apartment building.

Steele tells Zap2it that the new show ended up being a little racier and a little more mature than her previous gig, where she spent a decade playing the same character. As Abby, she gets to be a little more vulnerable and even a little klutzier as a character.

"Manny and Abby are very different people. I think Manny is very confident and easygoing and loves her friends," she says. "Abby is just so frazzled everywhere, headstrong. She's so much more of a rollercoaster."

In the premiere, Abby bombs an audition that...

Call it "Melrose Place" meets "Fame" ... meets Canada.

Young showbiz hopefuls from up north make their way to Los Angeles to seek stardom, while occupying neighboring apartments, as The CW gives the seriocomic Canadian series "The L.A. Complex" its American premiere Tuesday, April 24. The initial six stories already have aired in the show's native country, where a 13-episode second season has been ordered.

Some of the ensemble cast will be familiar to U.S. viewers, including Cassie Steele, who worked with the same producers on the youth-oriented "Degrassi" franchise. She now plays Abby, who goes on acting auditions while resisting her boyfriend's pleas to return home. Jewel Staite ("Firefly," "Stargate Atlantis") also stars as Raquel, who's been there and back -- and wants to get there again, to the point of boldly suggesting that a producer change a character's ethnicity to accommodate her.

Chelan Simmons ("Kyle Xy") calls her own...

Chicago – The CW continues to waste the goodwill generated by pop culture hits like “Gossip Girl,” “The Vampire Diaries,” and “Supernatural” with yet another misfire in the worst year in the fledgling network’s history. “The L.A. Complex” makes the trip tonight via Canada and this generic, cliched snooze isn’t bad enough to be entertaining in a B-movie kind of way. It’s just the worst thing TV can be — boring.

TV Rating: 2.0/5.0

Like CBS’s “Flashpoint” and ABC’s “Rookie Blue,” “The L.A. Complex” is another Canadian import, a show that played to reasonable audiences (by Canadian standards) North of the border and now fills one of many holes in the schedule of The CW. To say that we’ve seen this overly familiar soap opera before would be an understatement. It’s yet another saga of beautiful young men and women trying to get their break in the city of angels.

Breaking into Hollywood is no easy task. But that’s just what the aspiring actors, dancers, music producers, and comics of The CW’s Canadian import, The L.A. Complex, (premiering Tuesday at 9/8c) will try to do. Think of it as Fame-meets-Melrose Place with a dash of Degrassi: The Next Generation. Below, star Cassie Steele explains the Complex connections to her previous gig; what makes her wannabe actress, Abby, different; and why mouths will be gaping at the adventures of these Hollywood newbies.

Krista Allen Joins L.A. Complex

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Breaking into Hollywood is no easy task. But that’s just what the aspiring actors, dancers, music producers, and comics of The CW’s Canadian import, The L.A. Complex, (premiering Tuesday at 9/8c) will try to do. Think of it as Fame-meets-Melrose Place with a dash of Degrassi: The Next Generation. Below, star Cassie Steele explains the Complex connections to her previous gig; what makes her wannabe actress, Abby, different; and why mouths will be gaping at the adventures of these Hollywood newbies.

Krista Allen Joins L.A. Complex

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The CW's newest drama, the Canadian soap "The L.A. Complex," follows a group of Hollywood wannabes living in a "Melrose Place"-esque apartment building as they try to make it in Tinseltown. Zap2it spoke with star Jonathan Patrick Moore, who plays on-the-verge-of-stardom Australian actor Connor, who says there's some pretty juicy stuff in store for his character throughout the show's first six episodes.

"I think Connor is a guy who's naturally talented and charismatic, but he's covering up his very deep insecurities," Moore explains. "He's got a troubled past, a broken family, and he's found a way to manage it through women -- he doesn't like to be alone, so if ever those feelings start to come up, he'll go and he'll find someone and he'll smile and make them melt."

He'll soon have plenty more women lining up to console him, considering the medical drama he's on has just been picked up.

Daisy Betts (Harry’s Law) has joined the cast of ABC’s drama pilot Last Resort starring Andre Braugher. The Sony TV-produced project centers on the crew of the U.S.S. Nevada, a nuclear submarine, who, after disobeying a suspicious order, become fugitives. They land on the island of Sainte Marina, where they take over the Nato Listening Station and declare themselves an independent nuclear nation. Betts will play a member of the crew, Lt. Grace Shepard, the daughter of an Admiral father who is new to the sub and to command positions. Alona Tal been cast in the CW drama pilot Cult. The project, from Warner Bros. TV and Fake Empire, centers on Skye (Jessica Lucas), an inquisitive, young female production assistant on a wildly popular television show called Cult who, after a rash of disappearances and a likely murder, joins a journalist blogger in investigating the rabid...

Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively Savages Photo. The Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively photo is the first image from Oliver Stone‘s Savages (2012). The Savages‘ photo shows Benicio Del Toro blowing smoke into the face of Blake Lively. Since this a film in part concerning marijuana, we can only guess as to the true nature of the smoke.

The Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively Savages photo:

Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro, Savages

Olive Stone’s Savages is based on “Don Winslow’s novel of the same name, [who co-wrote the script with Shane Salerno] about two small-time pot growers…University of California, Berkeley graduate Ben (Aaron Johnson) and former U.S. Navy Seal Chon (Taylor Kitsch)…and their shared girlfriend O (Blake Lively). Their little world gets messed up when O is kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel as a means of strong-arming the two guys into working for the cartel.”

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The CW is looking for a Melrose Place for the summer. The youth-skewing network is in talks to acquire The L.A. Complex, a Canadian soap set to bow next week on music-themed channel MuchMusic from CTV. Created and executive produced by Bored to Death's Martin Gero, the series stars Jonathan Patrick Moore (Neighbours) as Connor, an Australian with a dark past, and Cassie Steele (Degrassi) as Abby, a Toronto girl with dreams of making it Hollywood. The CW is eyeing the six already-produced hourlong episodes of the series and, depending on whether or not CTV extends

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Exclusive: As part of new CW president Mark Pedowitz’s promise to keep the network’s lights on during the summer, the CW is nearing a deal to acquire upcoming Canadian soap The L.A. Complex. The network is in final negotiations to buy the 6 already produced episodes of the series, which premieres on specialty channel MuchMusic next week and will later air on sibling broadcaster CTV. It may also pick up 7 more for a 13-episode run. Created by Canadian writer-producer Martin Gero, L.A. Complex has drawn comparisons to the long-running Canadian teen soap Degrassi, which is produced by the same company, Epitome Pictures. In the vein of Melrose Place, which the CW remade a couple of years ago, L.A. Complex revolves around twenty-somethings living in the same La apartment complex as they try to make it in Tinseltown. The series features an international cast: Jonathan Patrick Moore (Neighbours) as Connor,...

Move over, "Melrose Place" -- there's a new, er, place to be.

But unlike the small apartment building in West Hollywood that housed a doctor, a social worker and a bad-boy handyman, the dwellers of The Lux in new MuchMusic series "The L.A. Complex" are more like aspiring actress Sandy and struggling writer Billy.

The new original scripted drama is from the producers of classic teen opus "Degrassi," and centres on a group of people with stars in their eyes as they deal with the "real" reality of showbiz.

"The L.A. Complex," created and executive-produced by Martin Gero ("Bored to Death," "Young People Fucking"), stars Jonathan Patrick Moore ("Neighbours") as Connor, a breakout Australian with a dark past; Cassie Steele ("Degrassi") as Abby, a Toronto girl ready to fight to get to the top in Tinseltown (eerily similar to her real-life experience); Joe Dinicol ("Life With Derek") as Nick, a...

While ABC's "20/20" was busy airing a behind-the-scenes look at the real-life Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding plans, Lifetime was airing "William & Kate," the made-for-tv movie starring Nico Evers Swindell and Camilla Luddington as the royal couple.

The first hour was a charming, typical Lifetime movie about two friends at university falling for each other. It was full of cute looks and silly moments working on school projects, culminating with a kiss in (what else?) a rainstorm. How romantic.

The second hour saw William and Kate become a couple, but have to deal with him wanting to keep her private and away from the press, much to Kate's consternation because it left the paparazzi free to speculate about William's love life.

Once they were out of the closet, so to speak, the movie showed how much Kate's life changed once they went public, including an etiquette scene that would've made...

This morning an email appeared in our inbox from Fuzzy Pictures about a new Australian horror comedy entitled Dead Set, which shows what happens when a director refuses to relinquish his dream even as cast and crew drop dead around him.

Dead Set, written and directed by Paul Komadina and starring Jonathan Wood and Mollie King, is described as "a bloody, black comedy [that's] slickly shot and dripping with gore." It will have its world premiere at the European Film Market (Efm) in Berlin, which runs February 11-21, 2010.

Below you'll find some early artwork and a trailer for the film. We're not sure why they chose to change its name from the previously announced The Director's Cut to mimic a very popular British TV show (the original title seems much more applicable), but in any event, visit the official Dead Set website and keep it here for more as it comes.