Colleen Camp has joined Jack Black and Cate Blanchett in the Eli Roth-directed adaptation of John Bellairs' fantasy book series A House With A Clock In Its Walls from Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Owen Vacarro, Kyle MacLachlan, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Vanessa Anne Williams and Sunny Suljic also have joined the cast of the pic. Universal today scheduled it for a September 2018 release. Written by Eric Kripke, the story follows a recently orphaned 10-year-old…...
- 9/26/2017
- Deadline
In a decision issued Thursday, a three-judge federal appeals panel upheld a lower court ruling that the confession of Brendan Dassey — whose case was the focus of Netflix’s hit true crime documentary series Making a Murderer — had been illegally obtained and that the 27-year-old should be retried for the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach or freed from his confinement, People confirms.
Dassey is serving a life sentence for first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and sexual assault in connection with Halbach’s death in 2005.
The case drew national attention after the premiere of Netflix’s docuseries, which cast...
Dassey is serving a life sentence for first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and sexual assault in connection with Halbach’s death in 2005.
The case drew national attention after the premiere of Netflix’s docuseries, which cast...
- 6/23/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
The fate of Brendan Dassey now rests with a trio of federal appeals judges.
During a brief hearing Tuesday in Chicago, Wisconsin prosecutors appeared before the panel to appeal a judge’s August decision overturning Dassey’s conviction for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. The convictions of Dassey and his uncle, Steven Avery, were featured in Netflix’s true crime docuseries, Making a Murderer.
The lawyers fielded a number of questions from U.S. Circuit Judges Ilana Rovner, Ann Williams, and David Hamilton. Most of the judges’ questions centered around the techniques investigators used during Dassey’s controversial interrogation in...
During a brief hearing Tuesday in Chicago, Wisconsin prosecutors appeared before the panel to appeal a judge’s August decision overturning Dassey’s conviction for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. The convictions of Dassey and his uncle, Steven Avery, were featured in Netflix’s true crime docuseries, Making a Murderer.
The lawyers fielded a number of questions from U.S. Circuit Judges Ilana Rovner, Ann Williams, and David Hamilton. Most of the judges’ questions centered around the techniques investigators used during Dassey’s controversial interrogation in...
- 2/14/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
Visitors to conservative websites on Monday were re-introduced to Danney Williams-Clinton, who claims to be the secret spawn of a secret relationship between Bill Clinton and his mother, a Little Rock prostitute named Bobbie Ann Williams. That’s right, America: We’ve entered the Black Love Child phase of Campaign 2016. There’s a long history of allegations of presidents or presidential candidates having secret African-American children. In some cases they actually did. Why is this allegation thrown around so often? Probably because America has a long history of racism. It all started with Thomas Jefferson, who actually did have children with Sally Hemmings,...
- 10/3/2016
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
Shorts Program 8: Horror Shorts includes 8 individual short films of various styles, for a total running time of 95 minutes. Played consecutively, these films offer a broad and entertaining showcase for independent horror filmmakers in the St. Louis area.
The Cask Of Amontillado (13 minutes)
Directed by Hugo Fleming, The Cask Of Amontillado is a tale of revenge, based on the story by Edgar Allen Poe. Two men (Mark Bunch and Billy Benner), with their minds altered by the effects of Budweiser 40s, wander deep into a subterranean realm, whereas only would may ultimately return. The film is more of a operatic ode to Poe, that a traditional narrative film. The Cask Of Amontillado contains no dialogue, instead told entirely by the very words of Poe himself. Illustrated by a haunting piano and vocal score (Somewhere Under the Rainbow, written and performed by Heather Rice) that draws on the dark heart of Poe’s literary horror.
The Cask Of Amontillado (13 minutes)
Directed by Hugo Fleming, The Cask Of Amontillado is a tale of revenge, based on the story by Edgar Allen Poe. Two men (Mark Bunch and Billy Benner), with their minds altered by the effects of Budweiser 40s, wander deep into a subterranean realm, whereas only would may ultimately return. The film is more of a operatic ode to Poe, that a traditional narrative film. The Cask Of Amontillado contains no dialogue, instead told entirely by the very words of Poe himself. Illustrated by a haunting piano and vocal score (Somewhere Under the Rainbow, written and performed by Heather Rice) that draws on the dark heart of Poe’s literary horror.
- 8/16/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On this date in...
1936: Ann Williams, future actress in roles such as Margo on The Edge Of Night, Eunice on Search For Tomorrow and Maggie on The Doctors was born. Williams died of cancer on December 13, 1985 at the age of 49.
1960: Eileen Fulton debuted in the role of Lisa on As The World Turns. She would play the part for most of the next 50 years.
1982: At the 9th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included Guiding Light (Drama Series, Writing), Anthony Geary, Robin Strasser, David Lewis and Dorothy Lyman.
2001: At the 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included As The World Turns (Drama Series, Writing), David Canary, Martha Byrne, Michael E. Knight, Lesli Kay, Justin Torkildsen and Adrienne Frantz.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Priscilla Pointer (ex-Rebecca, Dallas) - 87
Robert Morse (Bertram, Mad Men; ex-Harry, All My Children) - 80
Gail Strickland (ex-Dorcas, Dark Shadows; ex-Veronica, Dallas; ex-Katherine, Melrose Place...
1936: Ann Williams, future actress in roles such as Margo on The Edge Of Night, Eunice on Search For Tomorrow and Maggie on The Doctors was born. Williams died of cancer on December 13, 1985 at the age of 49.
1960: Eileen Fulton debuted in the role of Lisa on As The World Turns. She would play the part for most of the next 50 years.
1982: At the 9th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included Guiding Light (Drama Series, Writing), Anthony Geary, Robin Strasser, David Lewis and Dorothy Lyman.
2001: At the 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, winners included As The World Turns (Drama Series, Writing), David Canary, Martha Byrne, Michael E. Knight, Lesli Kay, Justin Torkildsen and Adrienne Frantz.
Celebrating a birthday today are:
Priscilla Pointer (ex-Rebecca, Dallas) - 87
Robert Morse (Bertram, Mad Men; ex-Harry, All My Children) - 80
Gail Strickland (ex-Dorcas, Dark Shadows; ex-Veronica, Dallas; ex-Katherine, Melrose Place...
- 5/18/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
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