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Stars: Holden Andrews, Nick Bandera, Lauren Compise, Erin Darling, Alixzandra Dove, Josh Eichenbaum, Matt Fowler, Lindsey Grubbs, Rob Healy, Alexandra Corin Johnston, Eric Pierce, Alexandra Costa, Brad Gage | Written and Directed by Holden Andrews, Ivan Asen, Victor Mathieu

Age: Released in 2018

Appearance: Straight to VOD anthology horror film. Occasionally wonky, sometimes amateurish but never ever boring. Some decent gore and a few laughs along the way.

Death Note. I mean Dead List!

Cool! I love horror anthologies! Creep Show, Asylum, Cat’s Eye…

It doesn’t quite reach those dizzying heights.

Ah, more like Tales from the Crapper than Tales from the Crypt then?

I wouldn’t say that either. It does have low production values and sometimes feels like a home movie, which might put some people off but if you stick with it, you will find a fun ride that is both creative and charming.

So,...

YouTube star Anna Akana is tackling a culturally-relevant blend of topics in her new series. She and her partner Brad Gage are the stars of Search Bar, a sketch comedy series that has arrived on the Fullscreen subscription video on-demand (Svod) service.

In Search Bar, Akana and Gage tackle topics such as white privilege, privacy, and climate change, all of which were hot-button issues in the recent election. A press release describes Search Bar as a “woke” sketch comedy show, making use of the kids’ favorite signifier for political awareness.

Search Bar is not the first program Akana and Gage have devised for Fullscreen. They also teamed up for a video version of their Explain Things To Me podcast. The audio version of that series can be found on iTunes.

To watch Search Bar, you’ll need a subscription to Fullscreen, which launched last April.

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This post has been updated with new information. Carrie Fisher was hospitalized after a heart attack on a plane on Friday. The actress's brother, Todd Fisher, told AP that she was receiving treatment in an intensive care unit after suffering the medical emergency, but did not classify her current condition or what caused the heart attack. Carrie's mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, provided an update via her Facebook page on Sunday, letting everyone know that her daughter is now stable. "If there is any change, the family will share the information at that time," she said. "To all her friends and fans, I thank you all for your prayers and good wishes." According to multiple outlets, the 60-year-old Star Wars actress was on a flight from London to Lax when the incident occurred. Airport police confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that they responded to someone with a medical emergency on a plane around 1 p.

Fullscreen is bolstering the content slate for its recently launched subscription service with six original series and the return of Jack & Dean Of All Trades, a comedy in which YouTube creators Jack Howard and Dean Dobbs attempt to hold down temporary jobs after quitting lucrative careers in finance. The second season of that show will bow in 2017.

First off, Andrea Russett will join Fullscreen’s roster of influencer-driven talk shows with an as-yet-untitled series in 2017 in which the YouTube star and actress will serve cocktails, dish on gossip, share relationship and sex advice, and host guests in her 90s-themed basement set. Other Fullscreen talkers include Shane Dawson’s Shane And Friends, Zall Good with Alexis G. Zall, and Not Too Deep with Grace Helbig. Fullscreen also says that it is collaborating on short-form “personality-driven programming” with influencers like Lauren Giraldo, Anna Akana and Brad Gage, Shannon Boodram, Cody Ko, and...