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Update August 8, 5:25 pm: Anne Heche is in “extremely critical condition” and remains in a coma following the fiery crash that took place in Mar Vista, California, on Friday night. A rep for the actor told Deadline, “At this time Anne is in extreme critical condition she has a significant pulmonary injury requiring mechanical ventilation and burns that require surgical intervention,” the rep said in a statement. “She is in a coma and has not regained consciousness since shortly after the accident.”

The statement follows the rep’s previous statement that Heche was in “stable condition,” which was issued on Saturday following the incident. It took place on Friday when Heche was heading east on Preston Way in her vehicle at high speed, ran off the road, and collided with a residence. The vehicle and the home became engulfed in flames before Heche was rushed to a local hospital.

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With "Heroes" history, that means cast members are going to be looking for work. The good news for anyone who has ever appeared on a popular genre program is that you can always count on getting work in a Syfy original movie. Next year former flying hero Adrian Pasdar will have to deal with a more earthbound horror when he enters Syfy's Garden of Evil.

So what terror awaits Pasdar in this garden of evil? It's actually an ecological disaster flick, but the disaster is being caused by monstrous plants unleashed from ancient times.

Militant environmentalists Kate and Joe witness, and videotape, the rapid growth of a gigantic root system that literally begins mowing through the country like an earthquake. At the same time, government agent Jack Taylor contacts plant expert Jocelyn Snow, who discovers that her ex-colleague, Frame Marcos, is the probable source of the ancient seed that started the whole ecological disaster.

Director/writer: Andrew C. Erin.

Toxic Skies was released on Australian television March 7th of 2009. Now, a year later Image Entertainment is releasing this thriller on DVD March 23rd, in North America. The film, as previously reported here, involves chem' trails, government conspiracies and one medical doctor's (Anne Heche) attempts to find a cure to a mysterious disease (Toxic Skies article). The film definitely has a television movie feel, with pauses at the height of dramatic action. While the film has a somewhat unbelievable premise, Toxic Skies is an interesting ride through a fictional greedy corporate scheme to receive financial rewards by creating a deadly disease.

This disease kills at will and passes from person to person through personal touch. Anne Heche plays Dr. Tess Martin, the central protagonist, who watches her friends suffer from illness, while being petitioned to invest in conspiracies. However, here there is no conspiracy only...

What is more scary a violent slasher, or a film that feeds paranoia about big companies and corrupt governments? Toxic Skies has a premise that incorporates capitalist deception and a disease that is brought about by chem trails. Chem trails are the deliberate release of chemicals at high altitudes to detoxify, or toxify the general public below. Toxic Skies deftly utilizes the public's fear of the potential of this phenomenon and provides, what looks like, an entertaining piece of cinema. The film stars Anne Heche (Spread), Daniel Bacon (39 Steps), and Barclay Hope (Cruel Intentions 2). The DVD date for the release is March 23, with Image Entertainment helping with distribution. More info' below.

A synopsis for Toxic Skies:

"A mysterious disease is spreading across the country, killing people with alarming speed in this pulse-pounding, action-filled thriller. Toxic Skies co-stars Anne Heche and James Tupper. These two reignite their chemistry as...