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Plenty of critics consider Bob Dylan’s 1975 album, Blood on the Tracks, to be his greatest work, but even the most fervent biographers might not know the legend of the Malibu motel where he reportedly began writing the record. Originally founded as the Malibu Riviera Motel in the late 1940s by Wayne and Helen Wilcox, the Point Dume property fell into disrepair in later decades and was eventually revived by current owners Shaun Gilbert, Sam Shendow and Reem Al-Zahaw. The new owners purchased the property in 2015 from Gary Wilcox, the...

It’s Daytime Emmys weekend, celebrating the best in daytime and streaming programming and spanning achievements in dramas, game shows, talk shows, animated programs, and more. The awards were presented in two parts. The lion’s share of hardware was handed out at the Creative Arts Awards on Friday night, May 3, with the rest of the categories to follow on Sunday night, May 5, during a live streaming webcast. Scroll down for the complete list of Creative Arts winners as they’re announced.

Hosted by David Osmond (“Wonderama”), the Creative Arts ceremony honored performers, writers, directors and various below-the-line craftspeople, among other daytime TV professionals. The presenters who handed out trophies were Laila Ali (“Home Made Simple”), Lamon Archey (“Days of Our Lives”), Bob Bergen (“Wabbit”), Sasha Calle (“The Young and the Restless”), Anne Marie Cummings (“Conversations in L.A.”), Tiffany Derry (“Top Chef Junior”), Najee De-Tiege (“The Bay”), Akbar Gbaja-Biamila...

Serial Scoop Now host Michael Taylor Gray interviewed the stars in front of and behind the camera on the red carpet of the 10th Annual Indie Series Awards on April 3 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. In the first of our multi-part coverage, we chat with hosts Patrika Darbo and Kevin Spirtas, along with nominees from After Forever, Anacostia (Lauren B. Martin), Only Children and Giants.

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The first round of presenters for the 10th Annual Indie Series Awards was announced earlier today. To help honor the incredible slate of 2019 nominees, 13 stars were added to the list of presenters. Nikki Coble, Anne Marie Cummings, Patrika Darbo, Inessa Frantowski, Adam Henry Garcia, Marem Hassler, Tanee McCall, Joy McElveen, Brian Michael, Kevin Spirtas, Wesley Taylor, Wayne Wilcox and Alex Wyse will be taking the ISAs stage as presenters.

In addition, musical performances from Best Original Song nominees Drew Anthuny, Colin Deane, Justin Leakey and Ashly Williams were also announced.

The producers will continue to announce talent joining the show in the coming weeks.

The 10th Annual Indie Series Awards will be held at The Colony Theatre in Burbank on Wednesday, April 3 at 8 p.m. Pt/11 p.m. Et.

The 10th Annual Indie Series Awards are coming up on April 3 at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, California. If you are looking for a new "story" to watch, I highly recommend the eight shows nominated in the Best Drama Series category. They represent the very best of indie drama in 2018. Check them out below.

After Forever

Brian (Kevin Spirtas) and Jason's (Mitchell Anderson) love and marriage were supposed to last forever... until forever is cut short.

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Conversations In L.A.

The story of Michelle Macabee (Anne Marie Cummings), an unemployed, menopausal woman who goes through the rewards and difficulties of redefining herself at midlife. When she meets the sexy and much younger Hispanic – Gus Borrero (Gustavo Velasquez) – they have an unexpected connection they discover is worth fighting for, despite the challenges of their age difference, their pasts, and the strong opinions of friends,...

James Bland stars as Malachi in Giants.The 10th Annual Indie Series Awards nominations were revealed on Wednesday in a Facebook Live broadcast hosted by former winners Dee Freeman and Michael Taylor Gray. The ISAs celebrate the best in independently produced entertainment created for the Web. Nominees were announced in 30 categories.

Giants led all series with 19 total nominations, followed by After Forever with 14. Those shows will compete in the Best Drama Series category with Conversations in L.A., In Absentia, The New 30, Only Children, Riley Parra and What's Your Status.

Indoor Boys led all comedies with 13 nominations. The series is joined in the Best Comedy Series field by 190 Lorimer, #Adulting, The Amazing Gayl Pile: Apocalypse Soonish, Does It Fart, My 90-Year-Old Roommate, The Rich and the Ruthless and #Washed.

Competing for Best Non-Fiction Series are Girl Mess, The No-Name Cinema Society, The Vivid Project, What The IVF and The Witching Hour.

The Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life call sheet is longer than the list of Emily’s fired housekeepers, but there are a handful of alums who will be absent from the Netflix revival. Among the Mia vets: Wayne Wilcox’s Rory-crushing Marty.

But exec producers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino (who wrote and directed all four installments, out Nov. 25) maintain that they very much wanted Wilcox’s fan favorite character to make the trip back to Stars Hollow.

PhotosGilmore Girls Revival: The Complete Cast List

“We absolutely tried,” Amy tells me in the following video Q&A.

Any ardent lover of Gilmore Girls has had those moments envisioning what life would be like dating Jess, Dean or Logan. The popular podcast Gilmore Guys, co-produced by Kevin Porter and Demi Adejuyigbe, has taken the conversation to a new level by going on tour.

Each live performance is cheekily called a "Town Meeting" in honor of the weekly ritual in Stars Hollow. Like fans before them, Porter and Adejuyigbe analyze the intricate relationships, but what makes this fandom unique is that Gilmore Girls stars are stepping on stage to join the commentary.

Wayne Wilcox (who played Marty aka "Naked...

It isn't often, but when opportunities like this come along, we wish we lived closer to New York City. Carrie has returned to the stage in a newly revised Off-Broadway production that began January 31, and to help make up for the fact that many of us won't be able to see it, we have a trio of stills to share.

Playbill provided the photos, which feature Molly Ranson in the title role, opposite Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie as her religiously fanatical mother, Margaret White.

Stafford Arima helms the latest incarnation of the pop musical that has been retooled by the original writers, who have refined the focus of the story, including lyric rewrites and several new songs. Carrie has a score by Academy Award winner Michael Gore and Academy Award-winning lyricist Dean Pitchford and a book by original film screenwriter Lawrence D. Cohen. It officially opens March 1st and...

We've been talking about Carrie The Musical for quite some time here on Dread Central, and with its premiere date of January 31st creeping up on us, the McC Theater has dropped some eye candy and more!

Based on Stephen King's bestselling novel, the musical of Carrie hasn't been seen since its legendary 1988 Broadway production. Now, the show's original authors have joined with director Stafford Arima (Altar Boyz) and McC Theater for a newly reworked and fully re-imagined vision of this gripping tale. Set today, in the small town of Chamberlain, Maine, Carrie features a book by Lawrence D. Cohen (screenwriter of the classic film), music by Academy Award winner Michael Gore (Fame, Terms of Endearment), and lyrics by Academy Award winner Dean Pitchford (Fame, Footloose).

The cast is led by Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie (Next to Normal, Kiss Me Kate) as Carrie's evangelical mother, Margaret White, and Molly Ranson (Jerusalem,...

With performances beginning on January 31, 2012, it was inevitable that word would start trickling out regarding the final casting lineup for Carrie, the newly reworked and re-imagined production of the short-lived 1988 Broadway musical being performed at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. Today we bring you the full cast and crew for director Stafford Arima's Carrie, which opens officially on March 1st.

Per Broadway.com joining previously announced stars Marin Mazzie (as Carrie’s mother, Margaret) and Molly Ranson (in the title role) are Christy Altomare, Carmen Cusack, Jeanna de Waal, Derek Klena, Ben Thompson, Wayne Wilcox, Corey Boardman, Blair Goldberg, F. Michael Haynie, Andy Mientus, Elly Noble, and Jen Sese.

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Carrie White is a misfit. At school she's an outcast who's bullied by the popular crowd and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home she's at the mercy of her loving but cruelly over-protective mother. But Carrie's just discovered she's got a special power,...

Plus stand inside an imploding building, Wile E. Coyote is back on the big screen, and why are the Backstreet Boys playing San Francisco Pride?

James Franco has announced yet another role, beyond yesterday’s R-rated comedy and the summer story on General Hospital. He’s going to star as the scientist that raises the apes up to overthrow humanity in the Planet of the Apes sequel. What, Keanu Reeves was busy?

The thought of shooting a documentary about the attendees of San Diego Comic-Con is somewhat intimidating for me, but if I could assemble a dream team of Morgan Spurlock, Thomas Tull, Stan Lee, Joss Whedon and Harry Knowles, I might be willing to try it.

Madonna, who has extensive charitable operations in Malawi, has released a statement calling on the people of Malawi to challenge their government over the 14-year hard labor sentences for Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga.