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With Hallmark's Christmas programming over, it's time to look ahead at what's on tap for the network's "Loveuary" event.

That's right, folks.

February will be all about romance on Hallmark, thanks to six movie premieres that are sure to get fans talking. Get the details below.

Sweeter Than Chocolate

Saturday, February 4 (8 p.m. Et/Pt)

Starring: Eloise Mumford, Dan Jeannotte, Brenda Strong

A local bakery is rumored to have the secret recipe to finding true love on February 14th, drawing in a TV reporter to investigate.

A Paris Proposal

Saturday, February 11 (8 p.m. Et/Pt)

Starring: Alexa PenaVega, Nicholas Bishop

Anna (PenaVega) is an account manager for a New York City advertising agency who has the opportunity to land the biggest client of her career - Durand Diamonds.

Much to her chagrin, her boss dispatches her and her colleague Sebastian (Bishop) to the City of Lights to make the pitch and seal the deal.

Netflix is parting ways with two of its freshman dramas.

The streaming service canceled Partner Track and The Imperfects.

Partner Track launched on August 26 but failed to garner much traction.

The series followed Ingrid Yun (Arden Cho), a 1st generation Korean American and the first lawyer in her family, who experiences the trials and tribulations of excelling at the prestigious (but old school) law firm, Parsons Valentine.

Bradley Gibson (Power Book II: Ghost), Alexandra Turshen (Ray Donovan), Dominic Sherwood (Shadowhunters), and Rob Heaps (Good Girls) also starred.

The cast was rounded out by Nolan Gerard Funk (The Flight Attendant), Matthew Rauch (Banshee), and Roby Attal (The Haunting of Bly Manor).

Unfortunately, the series ended on a big cliffhanger, meaning it joins the ranks of Netflix's other one-and-done series that failed to get conclusions.

Also canceled is The Imperfects.

The drama focuses on a group of people who undergo experimental gene...

Partner Track season 2 is not moving forward at Netflix. Based on the 2013 novel by Helen Wan, Partner Track centered around Ingrid Yun, played by Teen Wolf alum Arden Cho, a rising legal star who finds herself willing to do whatever it takes to make partner at her esteemed Manhattan law firm. With that setup, the legal drama explores what people of color and women in particular experience as they attempt to reach for that big and often elusive promotion. The series, which also stars Bradley Gibson, Alexandra Turshen, and Dominic Sherwood, debuted back in August.

Now, along with the news that Netflix has canceled sci-fi drama The Imperfects, the streamer announces that Partner Track season 2 will not be happening. The news comes as a bit of a surprise, given previous comments from Netflix executive Jinny Howe. Shortly after the Partner Track premiered, Howe - who is the Head of Drama...

It's case closed for the Partner Track TV series. Netflix has cancelled the legal drama, so there won't be a second season or, a resolution to the first season's cliffhanger.

Based on the 2013 novel by Helen Wan, the Partner Track TV series was developed by Georgia Lee. The show stars Arden Cho, Alexandra Turshen, Bradley Gibson, Dominic Sherwood, Rob Heaps, Nolan Gerard Funk, Matthew Rauch, and Roby Attal. The story follows Ingrid Yun (Cho), a young and idealistic mergers and acquisitions lawyer who struggles to balance her moral compass with her desire to make partner at the prestigious law firm, Parsons Valentine & Hunt. Read More…...

Two Netflix shows that debuted this summer, “Partner Track” and “The Imperfects,” won’t be picked up for a second season, TheWrap confirmed Tuesday.

“Partner Track,” based on Helen Wan’s 2013 novel “The Partner Track,” starred Arden Cho, who played Ingrid Yun, a motivated young lawyer who is climbing the ladder to becoming a partner at a prestigious law firm. During her journey, the show highlights the challenges women of color — specifically Asian American women — face in white, male-dominated industries.

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“At an elite NYC law firm, Ingrid Yun fights to make partner — and hold onto her principles — while balancing romance, friends and family expectations,” reads the show’s description on Netflix. The legal drama premiered on the streaming platform Aug. 26 with 10 episodes. Other cast members included Dominic Sherwood, who played Jeff Murphy; Alexandra Turshen,...

Netflix has canceled Partner Track after one season, adding to the sadly large pile of shows the streamer has axed after just one go. The cancellation news comes after the legal drama ended on a big cliffhanger for its leading lady, Arden Cho‘s Ingrid Yun, one of the few Asian women leading a TV series at a major streamer. The romantic drama tracked Ingrid, an idealistic lawyer struggling with her moral compass as she fights to climb the partner track at the upscale New York City law firm of Parsons Valentine & Hunt. Ingrid and her legal pals, Rachel Friedman (Alexandra Turshen) and Tyler Robinson (Bradley Gibson), were the core of the series. After the series dropped its 10-episode debut season on August 26, the trio of friends became beloved by viewers. “I feel like we’re forming one of those iconic television friendships,” Gibson told TV Insider in a September interview about the series.

Netflix is getting off the Partner Track: The streamer has cancelled the Arden Cho-starring legal drama after one season, TVLine has confirmed.

The series, which debuted Aug. 26, followed Ingrid Yun (played by Teen Wolf vet Cho), “a 1st generation Korean American and the first lawyer in her family, [who] experiences the trials and tribulations of excelling at the prestigious (but old school) law firm, Parsons Valentine,” per the official synopsis. “With the support of her friends, she battles through workplace challenges to break through the glass ceiling on her path to become partner. But will her drive and ambition leave room for love?...

The most frustrating turn in any romantic comedy is when the leading lady and/or man becomes a jerk. It’s a crucial moment — necessary, even — but it’s always the hump you have to endure in order to get to the part where everyone learns their lesson, embraces their truth, and kisses their hot crush to the triumphant swell of an impossibly catchy pop song that will nonetheless fade from memory by the time the credits roll. Without that annoying blip of tension, that payoff won’t be half as sweet — or, truth be told, half as earned.

Such is the conundrum facing “Partner Track,” Netflix’s frothy new comedy based on Helen Wan’s novel about lawyers fighting tooth and nail to become partner, if only they could stop getting distracted by each other. Ingrid (Arden Cho) is the firm’s determined golden girl, especially because she’s...

Netflix’s upcoming romantic dramedy series “Partner Track,” set at a Manhattan-based white-shoe law firm, has been described as “Sex and the City” meets “Suits,” but for star Arden Cho the series is unlike any other that she’s seen on television. That’s because the story centers on a first-generation Korean American merger and acquisitions lawyer, Ingrid Yun (Cho), as she navigates everything from forbidden romance to microaggressions at the male-dominated company — something Cho said is hard to come by in shows about single 20-something women in New York City.

“Ingrid just sticks out to begin with,” Cho told TheWrap. “She is an Asian American woman, and there is some diversity at the firm but it’s very clearly noted. You’ve just got, ‘Oh, we’ve got a couple of people of color. Let’s stick them together, and that’s your diversity,‘ which is something we see happening in the world.

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About five years ago, Arden Cho started saying no to scripts. It began when her role as Kira Yukimura, the only woman of color in the main cast of MTV’s hit series Teen Wolf, was abruptly cut from the final season in 2016. She decided to hold out for the right next project — which meant finding characters that, as a Korean American who grew up in Texas, she thought she would never see. “I deserve, at least once in my life, to tell a story that girls can watch and be inspired by,” she tells THR. Her private “no’s” found a public stage this May, when she turned down Teen Wolf‘s film reboot; reports of the salary she was offered (apparently a fee less than half what her white co-stars earn) surfaced, and the story went viral. Cho said she based...

Partner Track, starring Teen Wolf's Arden Cho, finally has a premiere date.

Netflix on Friday confirmed the series will premiere all episodes of its first season on August 26.

"Ingrid Yun (Arden Cho), a 1st generation Korean American and the first lawyer in her family, experiences the trials and tribulations of excelling at the prestigious (but old school) law firm, Parsons Valentine," the logline teases.

"With the support of her friends, she battles through workplace challenges to break through the glass ceiling on her path to become partner," it continues.

"But will her drive and ambition leave room for love?"

Bradley Gibson (Power Book II: Ghost), Alexandra Turshen (Ray Donovan), Dominic Sherwood (Shadowhunters), and Rob Heaps (Good Girls) star.

The cast is rounded out by Nolan Gerard Funk (The Flight Attendant), Matthew Rauch (Banshee), and Roby Attal (The Haunting of Bly Manor).

The official trailer welcomes viewers to Ingrid's world,...

There’s a glass ceiling in need of shattering on Netflix’s Partner Track, and Arden Cho is adding a few cracks.

The Teen Wolf vet leads the upcoming series adaptation — based on Helen Wan’s 2013 novel of the same name — for which the streamer unveiled a new trailer on Friday.

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“Teen Wolf” alum Arden Cho is learning to live a little in the trailer for the upcoming Netflix romantic comedy series, “Partner Track.”

The series, which is based on the novel of the same name by Helen Wan, follows Cho’s Ingrid Yun, a first generation Korean American and the first lawyer in her family, as she experiences the trials and tribulations of excelling at the prestigious (but old school) law firm, Parsons Valentine.

With the support of her friends, she battles through workplace challenges to break through the glass ceiling on her path to become partner. But will her drive and ambition leave room for love?

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In the trailer, which Netflix released Friday, it looks like Ingrid is right on track to become a partner at the firm until she...

Exclusive: Lena Ahn has signed on to play a recurring role in Partner Track, the Netflix drama series based on Helen Wan’s 2013 novel from creator Georgia Lee, which is currently in production in New York.

She joins a cast led by Arden Cho that also includes Bradley Gibson, Alexandra Turshen, Nolan Gerard Funk, Dominic Sherwood, Rob Heaps, Matthew Rauch, Desmond Chiam and Tehmina Sunny, as previously announced.

In Partner Track, idealistic young lawyer Ingrid Yun (Cho) struggles with her moral compass and her passions as she fights to climb the partner track at an elite New York City law firm. Ahn wil play Ingrid’s chaotic, artistic, feminist, social-justice-warrior, Gen-z sister Lina, who is the first to call out the patriarchy and the bland dudes that she dates.

Netflix gave the series produced by Jax Media a 10-episode order in September. Lee...

Exclusive: Desmond Chiam (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) and Tehmina Sunny (Chicago Med) have signed on for recurring roles in Partner Track, the Netflix drama series from creator Georgia Lee based on Helen Wan’s 2013 novel.

They join a cast led by Arden Cho that also features Bradley Gibson, Alexandra Turshen, Nolan Gerard Funk, Dominic Sherwood, Rob Heaps and Matthew Rauch.

In Partner Track, idealistic young lawyer Ingrid Yun (Cho) struggles with her moral compass and her passions as she fights to climb the partner track at an elite New York City law firm.

Chiam will play Zi-Xin “Z” Min, a handsome idealist with a strong sense of right and wrong. His steadfast commitment to the environment might seem overzealous to some, but to Z, integrity is everything. His priorities bring him head-to-head with Ingrid as her client courts his family’s energy company.

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Netflix has ordered an adaptation of Helen Wan’s “Partner Track” from Jax Media.

The series will be created by Georgia Lee, starring Arden Cho, Bradley Gibson, Alexandra Turshen, Dominic Sherwood, Rob Heaps, Nolan Gerard Funk and Matthew Rauch.

“Partner Track” centers on Ingrid Yun (Cho), an idealistic young lawyer, struggles with her moral compass and her passions as she fights to climb the partner track at an elite New York City law firm. The season will consist of 10 episodes, which will be filmed in New York.

“We are so deeply excited to bring this story of an Asian American woman trying to break the glass ceiling at an elite law firm to life,” said Lee.

Added Jinny Howe, vice president, original series, Netflix: “We’re proud of the incredible team assembled to bring to life ‘Partner Track,’ an empowering story told through the eyes of our Asian-American lead character Ingrid Yun,...

Arden Cho may want to study up on some legal jargon: The Teen Wolf and Chicago Med alum will lead a small-screen adaptation of Helen Wan’s 2013 novel The Partner Track, which scored a series order at Netflix on Tuesday.

Created and exec-produced by The Expanse writer Georgia Lee, Partner Track will star Cho as Ingrid Yun, an idealistic and whip-smart young woman who is eager to be the first Asian-American junior partner at Parsons Valentine, an elite white-shoe law firm in Manhattan. “As Ingrid bargains and fights her way through these male power structures, she wrestles with what it...

Netflix has given a formal 10-episode series order to Partner Track, an adaptation of Helen Wan’s 2013 novel. Arden Cho has been tapped as the lead of the series, created by Georgia Lee (The Expanse). Bradley Gibson (Powerbook III: Ghost), Alexandra Turshen (Ray Donovan), Nolan Gerard Funk (The Flight Attendant), Dominic Sherwood (Penny Dreadful: The City of Angels), Rob Heaps (Good Girls) and Matthew Rauch (Terminal Lis) also star in the series, produced by Jax Media.

Julie Anne Robinson is set to direct the first two episodes of Partner Track in her followup to directing two episodes, including the pilot, of another Netflix drama series, global hit Bridgerton. It earned Robinson an Emmy and DGA Award nominations.

In Partner Track, Ingrid Yun (Cho), is an idealistic young lawyer, struggles with her moral compass and her passions as she fights to climb the partner track at an elite New York City law firm.

Netflix has given a series order to the drama “Partner Track,” with “Teen Wolf” alum Arden Cho set to star.

Based on Helen Wan’s 2013 novel of the same name, “Partner Track” centers on Ingrid Yun (Cho), an idealistic young lawyer who struggles with her moral compass and her passions as she fights to climb the partner track at an elite New York City law firm.

“The Expanse” vet Georgia Lee serves as creator and executive producer on the series, co-showrunning with Sarah Goldfinger. “Bridgerton’s” Julie Anne Robinson will direct the first two episodes of the series.

Bradley Gibson, Alexandra Turshen, Dominic Sherwood, Rob Heaps, Nolan Gerard Funk and Matthew Rauch also star. Additional executive producers on the project include Kim Shumway, Tony Hernandez for Jax Media, and Kristen Campo. Wan is a consultant.

“We are so deeply excited to bring this story of an Asian American woman trying...

Vulture Watch Is this the back nine? Has the Red Oaks TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on Amazon? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Red Oaks, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? A 1980s coming-of-age comedy streaming on the Amazon Prime Video paid subscription platform, Red Oaks stars Craig Roberts, Paul Reiser, Richard Kind, Jennifer Grey, Alexandra Socha, Oliver Cooper, Ennis Esmer, Gina Gershon, and Alexandra Turshen. The story centers on David Myers (Roberts) and his family and friends at the Red Oaks Country Club. In the third and final season, during the summer of ’87, David is pursuing a directing career in...

For a show perhaps best known for its short shorts and tennis courts, “Red Oaks” has always been about a race: It’s the pursuit of one’s dream vs. the crushing constrictions of time. It’s those fleeting years of adolescence, spent getting high and thinking higher vs. the life’s practicalities, the expectations of parents, and the varying opportunities dictated by privilege. It’s David vs. Goliath, and David’s got a shot at this thing.

This race, though, has largely been run. Entering its final season, “Red Oaks” is flying past the finish line, and viewers are treated to a leisurely cool down, waiting for the results even if they can probably guess ‘em. This extended epilogue isn’t particularly urgent, nor hysterically funny. But it remains galvanizing, as the honesty and maturity that made the series beloved by its small fandom persists, and those who’ve...

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“I recall us standing on the set early in Season 1 of ‘The Knick,’ and one of these stories somehow came up again,” Steven Soderbergh said, referencing how his first assistant director, Gregory Jacobs, would share memories about growing up as a tennis pro in New Jersey. “I said, ‘Dude, this is a series. You’ve got to memorialize these stories. This just sounds like a really interesting world to explore during the period you experienced it.'”

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Tribeca Enterprises announced on Wednesday that to supplement its acclaimed annual film festival, this fall it would launch the Tribeca TV Festival, to run Sept. 22 through 24 at Cinepolis in New York City and feature numerous premieres and panel Q&As.

‎”Ten years ago we wouldn’t have needed a TV festival. Now, with the change in the TV landscape, both the quality and quantity of shows, it makes sense,” Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro said in a statement. “As the Tribeca Film Festival has done, the Tribeca TV Festival will act as a curator in bringing people together for this emerging experience.

As of late, every major fest has included some degree of television in its programming. But Tribeca is demonstrating a new level of commitment to episodic content with Tribeca TV, an entire festival dedicated to the small screen (to use an increasingly antiquated term).

Running September 22-24 in New York, Tribeca TV will feature the world premieres of the upcoming new series “At Home with Amy Sedaris,” as well as “Designated Survivor” Season 2 and “Red Oaks” Season 3. Also getting special previews are Season 2 of the Emmy-nominated “Better Things,” the fourth season of “Gotham,” the upcoming Sundance TV miniseries “Liar,” and NBC’s revival of classic sitcom “Will & Grace.”

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There are few story premises so perfect in their simplicity as "what do we do with this dead body?" It's a foundation for countless different outcomes. Do you call the cops? Do you hide the evidence? Do you try to frame someone else? Do you show it off? Do you pretend it never happened? Those and many more questions are the driving force behind the new indie thriller Body. It's out on Dgitial HD today and it's our pleasure to premiere a clip from the movie. But not just any clip! This is the moment when things start to really go south for three unlucky ladies (played by Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, Lauren Molina). But before we get to the clip, here's the official synopsis. "A darkly funny and twisted journey taking place entirely on one...

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Merry Christmas Eve, weirdos! The folks over at Oscilloscope have let us open a present early  --- an exclusive clip from the horror film, Body. The holiday-themed flick has been playing select theatres for a few weeks, and is due to premiere on VOD on December 29th.Having seen the film at the 2015 Stanley Film Festival, I can attest that there are some squirmy scenes and a very icky-and-hilarious moment with genre stalwart Larry Fessenden, who plays the hapless caretaker. What starts off as a normal night becomes a pretty messed up situation when some co-eds (played by Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, and Lauren Molina) get into much more trouble than they anticipated. Here's the synopsis:a darkly funny and twisted journey taking place entirely on...

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The holidays are all about joy and togetherness and goodwill toward man and all of that, but sometimes you need a break from all that sweetness. Sometimes, you need a nasty little thriller like Body to cut through all that holiday cheer. Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, Body follows three college students (Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, and Lauren Molina) who […]

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Body

Written & Directed by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen

USA, 2015

Body is a taught psychological-thriller that doesn’t so much re-invent the ‘one crazy night’ genre so much as skew it for modern sensibilities. There aren’t any scares here, but Dan Berk and Robert Olsen deliver a treatise on self-absorption that is horrifying, nonetheless. It’s rare to find this level of rich subtext in such a modest genre picture. Lively and entertaining, Body is a nice change of pace if you’re looking for something slightly more sinister this holiday season.

It’s Christmas Eve, and Mel (Lauren Molina), Holly (Helen Rogers), and Cali (Alexandra Turshen) are back home from school and bored out of their minds. They’ve tortured their younger brother, titillated old boyfriends, and tormented their dorky parents. Now it’s time for some real fun! Cali has a rich uncle who lives out in the ‘burbs.

Three college-age women on holiday break decide to abandon a quiet evening of Scrabble and pot-smoking when party girl Cali (Alexandra Turshen) insist they crash at her rich uncle’s vacant McMansion. There they ring in Christmas Eve with golf cart joyrides and various other liquor-soaked shenanigans, until the suspect Holly (Helen Rogers) discovers they’ve actually broken into a stranger’s home, more specifically that of an Asian family Cali babysat for once upon a time. Before they can leave the scene of their innocent crime, they’re discovered by a groundskeeper (played by horror filmmaker, Larry Fessenden, who, based on his acting resume, loves a good victim role), and an ensuing scuffle leaves him prone and unresponsive at the bottom of the stairs. The story then shifts into a study of group power dynamics when the trio, with Cali as their dominating lead, decides to make the scene look like an attempted rape,...

Body

Written & Directed by Dan Berk & Robert Olsen

USA, 2015

Body is a taught psychological-thriller that doesn’t so much re-invent the ‘one crazy night’ genre so much as skew it for modern sensibilities. There aren’t any scares here, but Dan Berk and Robert Olsen deliver a treatise on self-absorption that is horrifying, nonetheless. It’s rare to find this level of rich subtext in such a modest genre picture. Lively and entertaining, Body is a nice change of pace if you’re looking for something slightly more sinister this holiday season.

It’s Christmas Eve, and Mel (Lauren Molina), Holly (Helen Rogers), and Cali (Alexandra Turshen) are back home from school and bored out of their minds. They’ve tortured their younger brother, titillated old boyfriends, and tormented their dorky parents. Now it’s time for some real fun! Cali has a rich uncle who lives out in the ‘burbs.

Reviewed by Jonathan Weichsel

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Body is written and directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen. The film stars Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, and Lauren Molina.

Body is a thriller about three grown women who break into the mansion where one of them babysits in order to drink all the liquor and party while the family that lives there is on vacation. After they accidentally kill the groundskeeper, the three girls spend a long time debating whether to get rid of the body or call the police. They decide on a compromise in which they will lie to the police and say that the groundskeeper tried to rape one of them and that they killed him in self defense, but before they can put their plan into action they realize that the groundskeeper isn't actually dead, but is only paralyzed with a broken neck. The three girls then proceed...

Read More: Watch: First Trailer For Christmas Eve Thriller 'Body' An exclusive clip has been released for upcoming holiday-themed thriller "Body." The film stars Alexandra Turshen, Helen Rogers and Lauren Molina as three young girls who end up with a dead body on their hands and must decide how to proceed. Home for the holidays, Holly, Cali and Mel grow bored with family time and head to Cali's uncle's house to party on their own. As it turns out, Cali was telling quite the white lie, and the house really belongs to an out-of-town family she used to babysit for. Watch the above clip to see the confrontation that begins the night of extreme tension and eventual violence. "Body" will be released by Oscilloscope Laboratories in theaters on December 11 and On Demand on December 29. Read More: Watch: First Trailer For Ghoulish Christmas Horror Comedy ‘Krampus’ with Adam Scott,...

*full disclosure: an online screener of this film was provided by Oscilloscope Laboratories. **there are major spoilers in this review. Directors/writers: Dan Berk and Robert Olsen. Cast: Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, Lauren Molina and Larry Fessenden. Directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen's Body is set for an upcoming December release. The film involves a girl's night out, that leads to violence. Full of tension and conflict, Body is a decent thriller, which asks a few moral questions. Unfortunately, the mostly amoral trio of female characters are unwilling to make the right decisions. This lack of morality leads to bigger and bigger problems. And, Body has some connections with recent news stories, at American universities. Here, feminist delusions over rape culture and false rape accusations seep into the film's narrative. Relevant and controversial, Body is an entertaining watch, with the film asking viewers how they would act. Parties often...

The Christmas holiday is fast approaching, which means that the temptation to go hard on the eggnog will be difficult to resist. But as the upcoming thriller "Body" warns, holiday season hijinks can go too far, and put you in a fight for your life. Fair warning. Read More: Slamdance Review: Thriller Tries To Hide The 'Body' Debuting earlier this year at the Slamdance Film Festival, the film from directors  Dan Berk and Robert Olsen stars Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, Lauren Molina, and Larry Fessenden. The story follows three young women looking for some fun on Christmas Eve, who wind up with a dead body on their hands, and that's just the start of their troubles as they spent the night trying to survive. Here's the official synopsis:  A darkly funny and twisted journey taking place entirely on one unforgettable Christmas Eve, Body revolves around a trio of...

The revamped The X-Files series doesn't air until January of next year, but we are getting a look at some more teaser images to hold us over until then. Also: a trailer for Body, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Kickstarter details, a Bang Bang Baby release announcement, and TeeFury's ugly Christmas sweaters.

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Not all horror movies have ghosts or zombies or monsters or masked murderers hacking up teenagers. Sometimes, horror movies just find regular people in terrible circumstances and watch as things heat up, like ants put under a magnifying glass in the sun. That’s the case in Body, the feature debut from the writing/directing team of Dan Berk and Robert Olsen and a solid four character thriller and a welcome surprise this year.

Three friends, Holly (Helen Rogers), Mel (Lauren Molina) and Cali (Alexandra Turshen) are hanging out on Christmas Eve. They’ve eaten too much, they’ve smoked a little weed and now they’ve gotten bored. Cali suggests they go over to her rich uncle’s house, which is empty for the holidays. They head over and drink some more and goof around a little. Then a man (Larry Fessenden) shows up and surprises them. There is an accident.

Stars: Helen Rogers, Alexandra Turshen, Lauren Molina, Adam Cornelius, Larry Fessenden | Written and Directed by Dan Berk, Robert Olsen

Body sees three girlfriends head out for a wild night during the Christmas holidays, but their jaunt is about to turn deadly. Cali suggests they crash her rich uncle’s mansion since he’s out of town and soon they’re partying the night away. However there’s something Cali hasn’t told her BFFs – namely that they’ve actually jut broken into the place without permission! Soon their part is rumbled by the mansion’s groundskeeper (played by modern horror cinemas equivalent of Christopher Lee, one Mr. Larry Fessenden) who takes a dive down the stairs at the hands of one of the girls. Soon the fear of possible reprisals finds the terrified trio embarking on a course of action from which there is no return.

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In two weeks, vampires, cannibals, Halloween frights and more will grace the screen at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois for Bruce Cambell's Horror Film Festival. Now a telekinetic kid and and an apocalypse have joined the killer lineup, as both June and JeruZalem will make their U.S. premieres at the festival.

Press Release: "Chicago, Illinois (August 6, 2015) – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), is proud to announce the addition of two more films to the already bursting schedule.

June, starring Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers) and Kennedy Brice (The Walking Dead), tells the story of nine-year-old June (Brice), who has been shuffled in and out of foster homes for years. Though she tries to be good, no matter where she goes a trail of chaos and terror seems to follow.

One month from now, Bruce Cambell's Horror Film Festival will take over the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois and they've announced killer lineup that includes Tales of Halloween, a screening of Fright Night with a Q&A from Tom Holland, and Eli Roth introducing Cannibal Holocaust:

"Chicago, July 22, 2015 – The second annual Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival presented by Wizard World, running August 20 – 23 at the Muvico Theater in Rosemont, Illinois (9701 Bryn Mawr Ave., Rosemont), promises thrills, chills, guests and surprises to Chicago’s legions of horror fans. The four-day event, programmed by The Awesome Fest, will coincide with Wizard World Chicago and offers convention-goers and ticket holders a chance to sit back, relax, and lose their minds.

“You can have your rom-coms, your indie darlings and your blockbusters,” remarks Bruce Campbell. “I’ll take a good old-fashioned horror movie any day or night of the week!”

“With this program we...

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a smarter, warmer, more honest depiction of human sexuality than this roundrobin of emotion and attraction. I love this movie. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

Ricky (Michelle Hendley) hates life in her small rural Kentucky town. She’s working in a cafe there only until she hears back from the New York design school she’s applied to; she dreams of having her own line of clothing and already has quite a following on her YouTube channel devoted to fashion. She and her purely platonic best friend Robby (Michael Welch: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1) pass their time hanging out and have teasing conversations about the differences between men and women when it comes to love and sex and relationships.

All totally normal for a couple of young 20somethings.

It is hard to think of a more generic title for a romantic comedy than Boy Meets Girl, although the newest film from writer/director Eric Schaeffer (If Lucy Fell) is much more unique than its limp name implies. The title does not refer to a meeting between two people of different genders, but the merging of gender identities. Protagonist Ricky (Michelle Hendley) was born a man but identifies as a woman. As a child, she dressed up in gowns for Halloween. In high school, she ditched football for fashion blogging and dress designing.

In a time when greater awareness about the transgender community has created much more cultural acceptance, watching Boy Meets Girl feels both liberating and limiting. That liberation comes from Schaeffer’s openness to delve into questions of gender, identity and sexuality, However, familiar plotting, characters and dialogue limit the depth of the drama. Regardless, one can...

We’re going back to the Overlook Hotel! Okay fine, it’s technically one of the three “Overlook Hotels” related to Stephen King’s classic novel, The Shining, but for our money it’s the coolest due largely to the Stanley Film Fest. This year’s fest will be its third incarnation after debuting in 2013. We attended and loved that inaugural weekend, and while we missed last year’s festivities their latest announcement has us excited to return to Estes, Co later this month. The lineup includes twenty feature films consisting of festival favorites (The Final Girls, The Treatment, The Invitation, Deathgasm and We Are Still Here to name a few) and three world premieres (Sun Choke, Some Kind of Hate and the highly intriguing-sounding Director’s Commentary: The Terror of Frankenstein). They’re also screening five older films including the likes of David Cronenberg’s Shivers, Roman Polanski’s Repulsion and the eternally awesome Re-Animator which...

Earlier this week, we gave you details on first wave of special experiences and events taking place at the 2015 Stanley Film Festival. We now have details on their impressive slate of features, short films, and additional special events, including screenings of The Final Girls, Deathgasm, Stung, The Invitation, and We Are Still Here.

We're teaming up with the festival for live coverage and special opportunities for Daily Dead readers, so be sure to check back all month for contests, features, and more.

"April 2, 2014 (Denver, Co) - The Stanley Film Festival (Sff) produced by the Denver Film Society (Dfs) and presented by Chiller, announced today its Closing Night film, Festival lineup and the 2015 Master of Horror. The Festival will close out with The Final Girls. The film, directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson, is the story of a young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s,...

Exclusive: Brady Bowen said on Monday (January 26) the company had acquired international sales rights and will kick off business at the Efm next week.

Robert Olsen and Dan Berk make their directorial debut on Body, about three girls who break into a mansion for a night of fun and self-destruct after they inadvertently kill the groundsman.

Helen Rogers stars alongside Alexandra Turshen and Lauren Molina.

Bryan Gaynor, Michael W Gray and Chadd Harbord produced the thriller.

“Helen Rogers as Holly and her character’s actions has been the selling point for me,” said Bowden, who brokered the deal with Marc Bortz of Preferred Content on behalf of the film-makers.

“We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to work with a company like Archstone on our first feature,” the directors said. “We couldn’t be more excited for Brady and his team to take the movie to international audiences.”

Archstone Distribution plans to screen Body in Cannes in May...

Wolfe Releasing, celebrating its 30th anniversary year, has acquired world rights to two coming-of-age films.

Eric Schaeffer’s rom-com Boy Meets Girl will open on VOD on April 7 followed by DVD on April 28 and centres on a young transwoman looking for romance in her small Kentucky hometown.

Newcomer Michelle Hendley stars alongside Alexandra Turshen and Michael Welch star in the film, which won a slew of awards at FilmOut San Diego and was named best feature Award at the Iris Prize Film Festival. Wolfe holds all rights excluding Germany.

Wade Gasque’s Tiger Orange will debut later this year and stars Mark Strano and Frankie Valenti (aka former adult star Johnny Hazzard) as estranged gay brothers who grew up under a homophobic father.

The film premiered at Outfest 2014 in Los Angeles where Mark Strano won the grand jury award for Best Actor.

“We’re confident these will be two of the most popular Lgbt films of 2015,” said...