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If you were holed up in a cabin with your loved one during the apocalypse, what horrors would you find outside your long unopened door? That’s the question at the heart of writer/director Ben Wagner’s latest film, Dead Within, which Millennium Entertainment recently picked up.

A release date has not yet been set for this psychological horror film, but we’ll let Daily Dead readers know when one is determined. To get real results out of his actors, Ben Wagner filmed the movie in the tradition of The Blair Witch Project, placing stars Amy Cale Peterson and Dean Chekvala (both of whom helped write the script) in a real locked cabin wherein they had no idea what horror the filmmakers would throw at them. In addition to the film, a prequel comic illustrated by artist Alfonso Ruiz will soon be available, perhaps expanding on the apocalyptic events...

Timothy Tracy accused by officials of paying right-wing groups of provoking post-election unrest on behalf of Us intelligence

An American film-maker was formally charged late Saturday by Venezuelan officials who accuse him of paying right-wing groups to foment post-election unrest on behalf of Us intelligence.

The federal prosecutor's office said Timothy Tracy, 35, of West Hollywood, California, was charged with crimes including conspiracy, association for criminal purposes and use of a false document.

On Thursday, President Nicolas Maduro said he had personally ordered Tracy's arrest on suspicion of "creating violence in the cities of this country" in the wake of a 14 April presidential election narrowly won by the hand-picked successor to Hugo Chávez.

Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles contends the election was stolen from him by fraud, setting up post-election tensions and bitter accusations between Venezuela's government and opposition.

Friends say Tracy is an innocent, self-funded documentary film-maker with no political aims or government ties.

President Maduro orders Tracy's detention on suspicions that he had channelled Us money to anti-government protesters

Timothy Tracy was a little-known filmmaker until he was thrown into the international spotlight by the Venezuelan government and accused of working for Us intelligence.

President Nicolás Maduro ordered Tracy's detention on Thursday on suspicions that the 35-year-old American had channelled Us money to student protestors and instigated violent protests in the wake of the presidential election earlier this month.

Citing more than 500 videos as evidence, interior minister Miguel Rodríguez Torres said he had ample proof that Tracy was involved in seditious activities.

President Maduro said Tracy had visited several cities to promote violence and said that he personally ordered his arrest on suspicion of "creating violence in the cities of this country". But friends and associates dispute the claim that he was fomenting unrest.

Tracy, a graduate of Georgetown University, reportedly arrived in...

New York Theatre Barn will present a free private reading of the new musical Costs of Living November 7 and 8 in the Theatre District. Jose Llana The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Enrico Rodriguez Zanna, Dont, Rent will star. Costs of Living, with book, music and lyrics by Timothy Huang, was a selection of Stephen Schwartzs 2012 Ascap Musical Theatre Workshop and a 2012 American Harmony Prize finalist.

Justin Bieber will be showing off his singing and dancing talent on Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. Through a press release, NBC unveiled that the 16-year-old pop sensation has been added to the list of the musical guests headlining the network's 11th consecutive live broadcast of the largest Fourth of July fireworks display in the United States.

The "Baby" hitmaker is joining Grammy Award-winning musician Enrique Iglesias and multi-platinum singer LeAnn Rimes on the list. Earlier this month, he has done a dress rehearsal for the gig to be aired on Sunday, July 4 at 9 P.M. Et/Pt. For his performance, he reportedly will be joined by the New York Pops and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Justin, Enrique and LeAnn were not the only stars expected to make merry the show. Cast members of "The Twilight Saga's Eclipse" will also take part, although it is yet to be disclosed...

In celebration of the United States independence day on July 4, NBC plans to hold an extravant show for its 11th Annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. Justin Bieber, Enrique Iglesias and "Twilight" cast members are booked for the festivity with Nick Cannon and Alison Sweeney on the hosting duty.

Bieber and Iglesias are going to take the stage for a live performance along with another musical guest LeAnn Rimes. The Canadian pop star has done a rehearsal for the special event earlier this month. He reportedly will be joining the New York Pops and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for the gig which airs on Sunday, July 4 at 9 P.M. Et/Pt.

The Macy's 4th of July Fireworks is the U.S. largest Fourth of July fireworks display. It returns to the Hudson River to illuminate the sky over New York City with a glorious spectrum of colors, shapes and sparkling dazzlers.

Director Michael Stephenson, the star of the infamous 'Troll 2', shot a great documentary about the film’s enormous cult following a few years back. Now thanks to distribution company Area23A the 'Best Worst Movie' will finally be shown on the big screen across the country...

Press Release: Area23A, the event-based film distribution company formed in January by industry veteran Richard Abramowitz and Kirt Eftekhar, founder of Ocule Films, announced today that it will theatrically release the award-winning “Best Worst Movie”, which has been an official selection in over thirty film festivals. The documentary had its world premiere at South by Southwest and has received several awards including the Top Ten Audience Favorite at Hot Docs 2009. Area23a will open the film in Austin, Los Angeles, New York, and other markets to follow this spring.

In “Best Worst Movie” Michael Paul Stephenson makes his directorial debut by...

Are you a fan of Troll 2? It's okay. You can admit it! There are lots of us out there! So much so that a documentary has been made focusing on the fans, the film, and the spectacle that the little flick has turned into! Now, thanks to distributor Area23A, you're gonna get your chance to join in on the heartwarmingly silly event that is Best Worst Movie!

From the Press Release

Area23A, the event-based film distribution company formed in January by industry veteran Richard Abramowitz and Kirt Eftekhar, founder of Ocule Films, announced today that it will theatrically release the award-winning “Best Worst Movie”, which has been an official selection in over thirty film festivals. The documentary had its world premiere at South by Southwest and has received several awards including the Top Ten Audience Favorite at Hot Docs 2009. Area23a will open the film in Austin, Los Angeles, New York,...

Area23A, the event-based film distribution company formed in January by industry veteran Richard Abramowitz and Kirt Eftekhar, founder of Ocule Films, announced today that it will theatrically release the award-winning “Best Worst Movie” which has been an official selection in over thirty film festivals. The documentary had its world premiere at South by Southwest and has received several awards including the Top Ten Audience Favorite at Hot Docs 2009. Area23a will open the film in Austin, Los Angeles, New York and other markets to follow this Spring.

In “Best Worst Movie” Michael Paul Stephenson makes his directorial debut by exploring one of the worst and most critically panned movies ever made, Troll 2, which he starred in twenty years ago as a child.

In 1989, Italian director, Claudio Fragrasso cast small-town dentist Dr. George Hardy and a group of unwitting Utah actors in the ultra-low budget horror film, Troll 2. Soon after its disastrous release,...