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Exclusive: The Writers Guild Foundation announced the 18 participants for the 2025 Writers’ Access Support Staff Training Program on Tuesday morning.

Those selected to participate are: Aaron Ruttenberg, Alley Turner, A.R. Gamble, Bryce Marrero, Chloe Samillano, Colin Rothamel, Eleanor Cho, Jess Kim, Joey Lattarulo, Kadi Diallo, Kayla Yumi Lewis, Kyle Alexander, Manda K. Skelton, Mendel Bain, Puja Maewal, Rio Contrada, Rubén Mendive, and Tiffany McDonald.

According to the foundation, the 12-week program had a 1% admission rate this year. Applications were reviewed by a committee of more than 55 television creators, executive producers, showrunners, and writers.

“Last year was challenging, to say the least,” program co-founder and Wgf Board Member Mike Royce said in a statement. “And it made us even more determined to keep providing underrepresented writers with training to be a writers’ assistant and script coordinator – crucial positions that even in a tough job market can spark opportunities for staffing. If...

Stars: Thom Hallum, Billy Blair, Mallory Hargrove, Derrick Redford, Richard Ray, Lindsey Marie Wilson, Tiffany McDonald, Colin Heintz | Written and Directed by Brett Bentman

Bull Shark begins with an alarm going off and the local game warden Spencer Timms (Thom Hallum) holding his head. The empty beer cans on his nightstand explaining why. He proceeds to make himself a thermos full of coffee and vodka and heads off to work several hours late.

He’s barely there when Nolan (Billy Blair) calls. He’s got something he wants his buddy Spencer to see, a dead shark he plans on making a fortune from selling the teeth etc. Instead, he’s told to get rid of it since people will think there are sharks in the lake. Since, as well as being none too bright, he’s too lazy to properly dispose of it he dumps it into the lake. Unfortunately...

Shawn Michaels had some iconic WWE matches with The Undertaker. In the new movie “90 Feet From Home,” the retired wrestler may end up on the gurney of an actual undertaker.

In the film’s teaser trailer, which is exclusive to TheWrap, Michaels stars as the abusive father to a retired Major League Baseball player (Adam Hampton). Hampton’s character (who is described as “troubled”) returns to rural Texas to confront — and ultimately plot to kill — his dad.

Eric Roberts, Dean Cain, Thom Hallum, Steven Michael Quezada and Alexandria DeBerry also star.

Also Read: WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels on How Wrestling Aided New Acting Career

Written and directed by Brett Bentman, “90 Feet From Home” hails from Venture Capital Productions in association with B22 Films. Tiffany McDonald is producer.

“90 Feet From Home” — a reference to the length of the base paths in pro baseball, so we’re...

For its 22nd year, Dances With Films returns to Los Angeles this June with an eclectic lineup of films both feature-length and short-form that span a wide range of genres.

Dances With Films 2019 will take place June 13th–23rd at the Tcl Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Horror fans attending the festival will want to keep an eye out for several genre-centric titles, including Come, Said the Night (pictured above).

You can check out the Dances With Films 2019 lineup below, and to learn more, visit the film festival's official website.

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Apple Seed

West Coast Premiere I USA, 2019, HD, 121 min.

Writer/Dir: Michael Worth

Prods: Jody Marriott Bar-Lev, Dustin Rikert, Avi Bar-Lev, Michael Worth

Cast: Rance Howard, Michael Worth, Esther Anderson, Clint Howard, Adrienne Barbeau, Robby Benson

Prince McCoy has found himself almost to the middle of age, and definitely to the end of his rope. Losing his home,...