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Jessica Belkin (Pretty Little Liars) plays a small-town gal on the edge in Last Straw, filmmaker Alan Scott Neals edgy debut horror thriller. Expect plenty of blood and several jaw-dropping twists as Belkins desperate character, Nancy, hangs on for dear life after a group of masked assailants make a surprise visit while shes working the night shift at a rural diner. But Belkin welcomes gritty film and TV roles in stories filled with jump scares and psychological pivots. In a recent MovieWeb interview, the actress shared her love of horror thrillers, noting:

I was a blood-sucking vampire, Wren, on American Horror Story: Hotel. I always had a thing for horror growing up. I was the weird kid that would be like, I love horror. It was a full-circle transition back into horror [with Last Straw]. I remember feeling like this was my first...

Exclusive: Good Deed Entertainment has acquired North American and UK rights to the indie drama Midday Black Midnight Blue, starring 2x Emmy winner Merritt Wever (Godless), slating it for a day-and-date release in June.

The first feature from writer-directors Samantha Soule and Daniel Talbott, also starring Chris Stack (AMC’s Interview with the Vampire) and Soule (Godless), follows Ian (Stack) as he grapples with his shifting memories of Liv (Soule), a woman he once loved. For Ian, it’s a chance run-in with Liv’s sister (Wever) that sparks a journey in which he has a chance to reconnect to the light and fight his way back to life.

The film, which world premiered at last year’s Seattle Film Festival, is produced by Soule, Talbott and Stack, as well as Lovell Holder and Addie Johnson Talbott. Exec producers are Timothy Farrell, Conner Marx and Will Pullen. Gde’s EVP...

"Will you marry..." *Splash* Charlotte man Matthew Picca, 25, had planned a romantic wedding proposal to his longtime girlfriend, Kayla Harrity, 24. While vacationing with her and her family in Southpost, North Carolina, he would get down on one knee after they dined at the Old American Fish bar and restaurant, located right on the Intracoastal Waterway. He would pop the question and present her with a gorgeous engagement ring—a pear-shaped diamond, mounted in rose gold, according to The State Port Pilot. But things didn't go as planned. "Matthew got down on one knee at our favorite place in South Port tonight," Harrity said on Facebook, alongside photos of the moment. "Just as...