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Procedural dramas in television tend to focus on a group of specialized professionals as they work to solve a wealth of complex problems. So, whether it's General Hospital or Law & Order, these shows give fans something to really focus on and allow them to sink their teeth into the nuances of the mystery. Due to the broad nature of this genre, there are many long-running procedurals, all of which provide audiences with a unique sense of dramatic tension.

Although a lot of the most popular procedural dramas have been running for decades, the 2020s have also provided audiences with a ton of exciting programs. Even when the Covid-19 pandemic made the entertainment industry grind to a halt, certain networks continued to produce these shows. As such, it seems that this new decade has spawned a new generation of hard-hitting procedural dramas.

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Miu Miu Women’s Tales is back at the Venice Film Festival’s Venice Days section for the seventh year with its 15th and 16th female-directed shorts that explore life through the female gaze. The global fashion brand created its shorts program in 2012, featuring work from such filmmakers as Zoe Cassavetes, Lucrecia Martel, Massy Tadjedin, Ava DuVernay, So Yong Kim, Agnes Varda and Chloe Sevigny.

This year’s offerings feature actress Dakota Fanning’s directing debut, “Hello Apartment,” which premiered earlier this year during London Fashion Week, and “The Wedding Singer’s Daughter” by writer-director Haifaa Al-Mansour, whose breakout feature “Wadjda” in 2012 was Saudi Arabia’s first foreign-language Oscar entry. “The Wedding Singer’s Daughter” will premiere at Venice on Sunday, Sept. 2, followed by a screening of “Hello Apartment.”

The program will also include panel discussions with Fanning and Al-Mansour as well as Bel Powley, Alison Sudol, Gugu Mbatha Raw,...

“I Dream Too Much” follows Dora (Eden Brolin), a capricious, whimsical college grad who returns home unemployed only to find her life circumscribed by her anxious, practical mother (Christina Rouner), who wants her to take the Lsat and go to law school. Though initially bummed at the prospect of years and years of mind-numbing studying, she jumps at the opportunity to travel to upstate New York to take care of her wealthy Great Aunt Vera (Diane Ladd) when she breaks her foot. Vera isn’t exactly pleased at the idea of Dora’s presence, but Dora nevertheless escapes into the fantasies of Vera’s old journals and the secrets that lie within. The film also stars Danielle Brooks (“Orange Is the New Black”) and James McCaffrey (“Rescue Me”). Check out an exclusive clip from the film below featuring Dora writing a letter to her friend about life with her aunt.

I Dream Too Much, which premiered at SXSW last month, brought former Austinite Katie Cokinos back to town on the festival circuit. Written and directed by Cokinos and starring Eden Brolin, Diane Ladd and Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black), I Dream Too Much is a coming-of-age film and a second-coming-of-age film all in one.

The story focuses on Dora (Brolin), a perky undergraduate with a poetic bent who dreams of joining her best friend on summer vacation in Brazil. Her overbearing mother has other ideas, as she wants Dora to pursue a career in law. Her assignment, then, is to spend the summer preparing to take the Lsat.

In order to satisfy her urge to travel and with the justification that it's a quiet place where she can study, Dora volunteers to care for her ailing aunt Vera (Ladd), a wealthy socialite best known as the wife of an acclaimed novelist.

South by Southwest, the multi-faceted film, music and technology festival held annually in Austin, TX will feature such upcoming films as Paul Feig’s Spy, David Gordon Green’s Manglehorn, Alex Gibney’s documentary Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, and Ondi Timoner’s Russell Brand profile Brand: A Second Coming as headliners in this year’s film festival lineup.

SXSW runs from March 13 to 21 in Austin and is now in its 22nd year. Variety has details of the 145 films and 100 world premieres bowing at this year’s festival. Brand, as previously reported, will be the festival’s opening night film.

Other notable titles on the list are the Will Ferrell/Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard, a rough cut of Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, the directorial debut of 28 Days Later screenwriter Alex Garland, Ex Machina, and a new comedy by Michael Showalter, Hello, My Name is Doris.

On the small screen,...

Red Bull Theater's Obie Award-Winning Revelation Readings series provides a unique opportunity to hear new and rarely-produced classic plays performed by many of the finest actors in New York. Tonight, see Joanna Baillie's De Monfort, directed by Sari Ketter, featuring Bill Buell, Caitlin O'Connell, Raphael Nash Thompson, Christopher Innvar in the title role, Daniel K. Isaac, Tom Nelis, Joe Penczak, Jacob Perkins, Christina Rouner, Robert Sella, Susanna Stahlmann, and more.

Pixels

Kevin James and Josh Gad have signed on to star in the long-gestating "Pixels" film at Sony Pictures. The feature is based on Patrick Jean's short film in which New York City is transformed into 8-bit pixels.

The story centers on four champion arcade gamers, who are called upon to save the world when aliens attack by using the Earth to stage versions of classic 1980s video games. [Source: THR]

Term Life

Jonathan Banks ("Breaking Bad") has signed on to co-star in the crime thriller "Term Life". Details of his role are unknown.

Vince Vaughn plays a criminal with a contract put out on his life, causing him to get a life insurance policy for his estranged daughter (Hailee Steinfeld). It takes three weeks for the policy to go into effect, so the pair must keep the father alive for three weeks. [Source: THR]

I Dream Too Much

Diane Ladd and Eden Brolin...

Diane Ladd and newcomer Eden Brolin will star in Katie Cokinos’ debut feature I Dream Too Much with Richard Linklater on board as executive producer.

Jay Thames of 77 Films and Ed McWilliams of Attic Lights Films are producing in association with Texas-based Pantheon Of Women.

Principal photography is set to commence in New York in February on the story of a college graduate who volunteers to care for her formidable great aunt at a time of upheaval in their lives.

Danielle Brooks, Christina Rouner and James McCaffrey are also among the cast.

“I Dream Too Much is a wonderful depiction of a young woman’s coming of age,” said Linklater. “This is Katie’s story and her strong point of view - one that’s underrepresented in cinema.”...

New Good Wife season 5,episode 8 spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night, CBS released the new spoilers and sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "The Good Wife" episode 8 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "Ice, Ice, Baby," and it appears to be pretty interesting as Alicia and the crew celebrate landing their first client, Will keeps up his troublesome ways, and more. In the new "Ice, Ice, Baby" episode, As Florrick/Agos move into their new offices, Alicia is going to attempt to block the deportation of an undocumented immigrant before he is sent to Mexico, where a cartel has threatened to take his life. Also, Marilyn is going to be concerned about the ethical ramifications when Eli reconnects with Natalie Flores. Robyn will attempt to be more like Kalinda. America Ferrera is going to return as Natalie Flores. Guest stars will include: Johnny Garcia as Tomas, Adyana De La Torre as Elena,...

New Good Wife season 5,episode 8 official spoilers,plotline revealed by CBS. Recently, CBS released the new,official, synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Good Wife" episode 8 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "Ice, Ice, Baby," and it sounds very interesting as Alicia and Cary finally land their first,new client. However, his life hangs in their hands, and more! In the new,8th episode press release: Florrick/Agos will get their first,new client, but failure could lead to his death. Press release number 2: As Florrick/Agos move into their new offices, Alicia is going to attempt to block the deportation of an undocumented immigrant before he is sent to Mexico, where a cartel has threatened his life. Also, Marilyn is going to be concerned about the ethical ramifications when Eli reconnects with Natalie Flores. Then Robyn will try to be more like Kalinda. America Ferrera is going to return as Natalie Flores.

See the trailer embedded for IFC Films' "The Skeptic," starring Tim Daly, Tom Arnold, Zoe Saldana, Andrea Roth, Edward Hermann, Robert Prosky, Bruce Altman, Christina Rouner and Lea Coco.   Tennyson Bardwell directs from his own writing as well as producing alongside Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof and Mary-Beth Taylor. This sees limited areas on May 1st.       What's "The Skeptic" about?   Following the mysterious death of his aunt, power lawyer Bryan Becket (Tim Daly) moves into the elderly woman's purportedly haunted Victorian mansion. A die hard skeptic, he dismisses one eerie incident after another, until the haunting turns so personal and vicious, Becket's cool, unemotional veneer begins to unravel. Whispers in the night, things he sees in the darkness, clues of a horrible secret, turn our rationalist into a terrified and reluctant seeker. A seeker of a truth so unspeakable it could destroy him. And the mystery, always just out of reach down the darkened hall,...

See the trailer embedded for IFC Films' "The Skeptic," starring Tim Daly, Tom Arnold, Zoe Saldana, Andrea Roth, Edward Hermann, Robert Prosky, Bruce Altman, Christina Rouner and Lea Coco. Tennyson Bardwell directs from his own writing as well as producing alongside Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof and Mary-Beth Taylor. This sees limited areas on May 1st. Following the mysterious death of his aunt, power lawyer Bryan Becket (Tim Daly) moves into the elderly woman's purportedly haunted Victorian mansion. A die hard skeptic, he dismisses one eerie incident after another, until the haunting turns so personal and vicious, Becket's cool, unemotional veneer begins to unravel. Whispers in the night, things he sees in the darkness, clues of a horrible secret, turn our rationalist into a terrified and reluctant seeker. A seeker of a truth so unspeakable it could destroy him...

See the trailer embedded for IFC Films' "The Skeptic," starring Tim Daly, Tom Arnold, Zoe Saldana, Andrea Roth, Edward Hermann, Robert Prosky, Bruce Altman, Christina Rouner and Lea Coco. Tennyson Bardwell directs from his own writing as well as producing alongside Isen Robbins, Aimee Schoof and Mary-Beth Taylor. This sees limited areas on May 1st. Following the mysterious death of his aunt, power lawyer Bryan Becket (Tim Daly) moves into the elderly woman's purportedly haunted Victorian mansion. A die hard skeptic, he dismisses one eerie incident after another, until the haunting turns so personal and vicious, Becket's cool, unemotional veneer begins to unravel. Whispers in the night, things he sees in the darkness, clues of a horrible secret, turn our rationalist into a terrified and reluctant seeker. A seeker of a truth so unspeakable it could destroy him...