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The Austin Film Festival has unveiled its second wave of films for the 25th anniversary lineup which includes closing-night pic The Front Runner starring Hugh Jackman. The fest kicks off Oct. 25 and continues through Nov. 1.

Based on the real-life story, The Front Runner follows charismatic politician Gary Hart, who was considered the overwhelming front runner for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination when his campaign was sidelined by the story of an extramarital relationship with Donna Rice. The pic, which recently screened at Telluride and then at the Toronto International Film Festival will close out the fest on Nov. 1 with director Jason Reitman in attendance.

Also screening at this year’s fest will be Yogos Lanthimos’s The Favourite starring Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz as well as Asghar Farsadi’s Everybody Knows starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.

The festival will also mark four world premieres including British drama Undercliffe, the...

Insidious star Lin Shaye is playing a supporting role in Day for Night, Los Angeles-based Australian director Michael Chrisoulakis. debut feature.

A psychological thriller set in Hollywood, the film follows a would-be actress as she pursues her dream, a journey which takes her into the murky La underworld.

Arielle Brachfeld plays the actress, Priscilla, with Azim Rizk as Benny, a lovelorn mechanic who helps her in a plan to find hidden loot stolen by a bunch of criminals.

Shaye is cast as Cousins, an eccentric character with underworld connections. Chrisoulakis has already filmed her scenes and a further 12-day shot is planned for late next month.

Insidious: Chapter 3, which opens in the Us and Australia in June, stars Shaye as gifted psychic Elise Rainier, who reluctantly agrees to use her ability to contact the dead in order to help a teenage girl who has been targeted by a dangerous supernatural entity.

February is here again and that means super heroes and sci-fi characters will descend upon the Irving Convention Center for the annual Dallas Comic Con Fan Days. For two days, thousands of pop and geek culture enthusiasts will be in their comfort zone as some of today’s hottest actors and artists come together in celebration of everything they love.

The main media focuses of this year’s event are Arrow, Doctor Who, Star Trek, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Power Rangers Megaforce. Enthusiasts of The Walking Dead, Stargate Sg-1, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer have reason to get excited as well.

Celebrities who are attending include Colin Baker and Alex Kingston of Doctor Who fame. The Emerald Archer himself, Stephen Amell, is accompanied by co-stars David Ramsey and John Barrowman from DC Comics and the CW’s hit show Arrow. Original Uhura, Nichelle Nichols, and Terry Farrell are the...

Meet the newest member of the Power Rangers!

On Saturday, April 5 (Noon/11c), Saban's Power Rangers Super Megaforce will debut Orion, the Silver Ranger, played by Cameron Jebo. He joins the current team of Yellow Ranger Gia (Ciara Hanna), Pink Ranger Emma (Christina Masterson), Red Ranger Troy (Andrew Gray), Blue Ranger Noah (John Mark Loudermilk) and Green Ranger Jake (Azim Rizk).

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A "Power Rangers" reunion? Don't hold your breath.

Earlier this week, David Yost -- a.k.a. the Blue Ranger -- refused an offer to appear on an episode of "Power Rangers Megaforce," claiming he was treated poorly by the producers of the show.

The openly gay actor, who appeared on the show from 1993-1996, said he experienced homophobic abuse while on "Power Rangers" and is "done with abusive relationships," according to TMZ.

“I walked off set one day during the middle of lunch .... I just had made a decision,” Yost told the fan site No Pink Spandex in 2010 of his exit from the series. “The reason I walked off was is because I was called f***** one too many times ... from creators, producers, writers, directors ... I know that my co-stars were called in a couple times to different producers' offices and questioned about my sexuality, which is kind of...

Meet the new "Power Rangers" of "Power Rangers Megaforce."

The new series kicks off on Nickelodeon on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. Est and the Rangers will be taking on invading aliens. The new rangers of "Power Rangers Megaforce" have command of the land, air and sea to battle the forces of evil.

Ciara Hanna plays the Yellow Ranger, Christina Masterson is the Pink Ranger, Andrew Gray is the Red Ranger, Azim Rizk plays the Black Ranger and John Mark Loudermilk is the Blue Ranger. It wouldn't be "Power Rangers" without a mysterious Ranger, this season it's Robo Knight, whose identity will be revealed.

"Power Rangers Megaforce" marks the 20th anniversary of the "Power Rangers" franchise. This series will see the "Power Rangers" battle the evil Warstar aliens. Gosei, a supernatural guardian who has protected Earth with his robot aide Tensou, calls upon the five teens to become the "Power Rangers.