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Watch the trailer for Freestyle Releasing's Not Today dram,a directed by Jon Van Dyke. Starring are Cody Longo, Walid Amini, John Schneider, Wilson Bethel, Cassie Scerbo, Justin Baldoni, Shari Rigbi and Preston Davis. The drama which is also written by Van Dyke, opens in theaters on April 12th. Caden Welles has the world at his disposal. With the resources of his wealthy father, he's living life as large as any 20-year-old could dream. But what happens when that dream becomes a nightmare halfway around the world? Traveling with his friends to Hyderabad, India on a whim, Caden's expectations of a never-ending party crash hard. But not as hard as his conscience when he refuses to help a starving man and his little girl. Haunted by the images of Kiran and Annika, Caden attempts to right his wrong—only to discover Kiran has been forced to sell his own daughter.

Watch the trailer for Freestyle Releasing's Not Today dram,a directed by Jon Van Dyke. Starring are Cody Longo, Walid Amini, John Schneider, Wilson Bethel, Cassie Scerbo, Justin Baldoni, Shari Rigbi and Preston Davis. The drama which is also written by Van Dyke, opens in theaters on April 12th. Caden Welles has the world at his disposal. With the resources of his wealthy father, he's living life as large as any 20-year-old could dream. But what happens when that dream becomes a nightmare halfway around the world? Traveling with his friends to Hyderabad, India on a whim, Caden's expectations of a never-ending party crash hard. But not as hard as his conscience when he refuses to help a starving man and his little girl. Haunted by the images of Kiran and Annika, Caden attempts to right his wrong—only to discover Kiran has been forced to sell his own daughter.

Watch new clips from Freetyle Releasing's Not Today, starring Cody Longo, Walid Amini and John Schneider. The film opens on April 12th, and is produced by Brent Martz, Chris Bueno and Denise Bueno. Van Dyke directs and scripts the drama which also includes Wilson Bethel, Cassie Scerbo, Justin Baldoni, Shari Rigbi and Preston Davis. In Not Today, Caden Welles has the world at his disposal. With the resources of his wealthy father, he's living life as large as any 20-year-old could dream. But what happens when that dream becomes a nightmare halfway around the world?...

Watch new clips from Freetyle Releasing's Not Today, starring Cody Longo, Walid Amini and John Schneider. The film opens on April 12th, and is produced by Brent Martz, Chris Bueno and Denise Bueno. Van Dyke directs and scripts the drama which also includes Wilson Bethel, Cassie Scerbo, Justin Baldoni, Shari Rigbi and Preston Davis. In Not Today, Caden Welles has the world at his disposal. With the resources of his wealthy father, he's living life as large as any 20-year-old could dream. But what happens when that dream becomes a nightmare halfway around the world?...

Former world champion surfer Shaun Tomson and Project Sos founder/actress Tanna Frederick will co-host the Fourth Annual Project Sos: Surf 24, a celebrity surfathon to benefit Santa Monica Baykeeper, Waves for Water, Inside the Outdoors and Tumelo Home next month.

Celebrity surfers will include Sam Trammell (True Blood), Tate Donovan (Damages), John Slattery (Mad Men), Jesse Spencer (House), Richard Burgi (Desperate Housewives), Chad Lowe (24), Gregory Harrison (One Tree Hill), Michael Munoz (Amazing Race), Zoe Bell (Death Proof), Pat Parnell (Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit), Chris Bruno (Dead Zone), Galen Gering (Days of our Lives), David O’Donnell (Air Force One), Peter Brinkerhoff (Daytime Emmy winning director), Preston Davis (Entourage), John Philbin (PointBreak) and Kathy Zuckerman (Gidget).

Noted surfers participating include Jon Rose, Mary Osborne, Don Bigelow, Buttons Kaluhiokalani, Erin Edwards, Chuck Patterson, James Pribram, Courtney Conologue, Trae Candy, Jesse Faen, Jesse Timm, Dougie Tanaka Jr., Angie Reno and Pt Townend.

Supporting indie film, we now offer you images from Strand Releasing's "The Prankster" which opens in limited venues on September 28th. The Tony Vidal-helmed, written and produced comedy stars Matt Angel, Veronica Sixtos, Kurt Fuller, Michaela Watkins, Maiara Walsh, Robert Adamson and Devon Werkheiser. Also in the cast are Madison Riley, Jareb Dauplaise, Ally Maki, Marcella Lentz-Pope, Preston Davis, Danny Max, Kunal Sharma, Ken Davitan and Georges Corraface. Chris Karas is the brilliant leader of The Pranksters, a secret society that rights the wrongs of high school by pulling sophisticated pranks on deserving oppressors. But with graduation looming, Chris longs for more from life. Guided by the homespun wisdom of his charmingly eccentric Uncle Nick, Chris embarks on a challenging path of self-discovery and romance...

E1 Entertainment just sent out a list of its upcoming DVD releases for early February, 2010, and front and center on it is cult director David DeCoteau's The Brotherhood V: Alumni. As the tagline says, "The Brotherhood returns, and this time revenge will be sweet!"

Here's the synopsis provided by E1 for this latest release in DeCoteau's horror franchise:

A year after a mean-spirited prom prank turned deadly, the most popular students of Sunnydale High are summoned back for a surprise reunion only to find themselves at the mercy of a relentless killer. Maria Aceves (Lily and the Syphon), Preston Davis (The Prankster), Lindsay Landers (Touched) and Nathan Parsons (“General Hospital”, Teeth) star in this direct-to-dvd release, which also includes a bonus behind-the-scenes featurette.

The DVD streets on February 9th. If you're a fan of the series or just curious as to what it's all about, pre-order your copy from EvilShop below.

Robin Thede as Priscilla and Preston Davis as Eliot

As any regular reader of AfterElton.com already knows, one of the biggest issues we have when it comes to gay visibility in popular culture is the lack of gay men of color in our popular culture. That makes me especially happy to report that Bet's new webseries Buppies includes a gay storyline — and one that the network is trying to get the word out about.

Buppies (a spin on the word "yuppie") follows five African-American friends trying to make their way in black Hollywood. One of those friends is Eliot, a sports agent and the "perfect boyfriend", who is dating Priscilla, a magazine editor.

Spoiler Alert!

Three of the webisodes have aired so far and in the third we meet NFL football star Truth who appears to have some unfinished business with Eliot as you can see here.

And...

The web series world so far has been relatively devoid of scandals. So when TMZ reported on a lawsuit surrounding former Fresh Price of Bel Air star (and R&B singer) Tatyana Ali's upcoming web series Buppies, the story took a left turn. Now, after the lawsuit has been dropped in court and both sides are calling it a misunderstanding, the series is finally set for release after signing a deal with Bet.com for a November 3 launch. The series first popped up on our radar over a year ago when we talked to Ali and her sister Anastasia, who had just shot the project as the first original from their indie production co, HazraH Entertainment. The pair teamed up with writer-director Julian Breece, whom Tatyana had met while both were at Harvard, and crafted a series that feels like Sex and the City for a young black generation,...