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XLrator Media proudly announces the VOD and DVD release of WE THE PARTY. Written and directed by Mario Van Peebles, WE THE PARTY takes a close look at today's youth culture. The film is available on VOD on all providers on July 19, 2012, and in stores on July 31, 2012 at an SRP of $20.99 for the DVD and $26.99 for the DVD/Blu-Ray combo.

Directed by John Carpenter, board president of Lakewood Theatre, in addition to Lauren Moore the cast includes Heather Alexander as odd seamstress Popeye Jackson, Jill Braddock-Watson as former Miss Firecracker Elain Rutledge, Michael Welch as the troubled and charming Delmount Williams, Daniel DeVault and Asa Ambrister sharing the role of Mac Sam, and Laura Lindsey as pageant coordinator Tessy Mahoney.

It's supposed to be 108 degrees in the Nashville area by week's end, which means stepping outside will likely leave you melted, quite literally and figuratively. But if you do have to venture out of doors, perhaps a trip to the theater is a good idea…it'll be dark and cool (with any luck, the AC will be working-and you know which theaters we're talking about) and you'll be entertained, perhaps even transported to another world. Or not. In the meantime, we present you with installment number four of Music City Confidential-our continuing effort to create a sense of community and build up some enthusiasm and excitement for the live theater industry here in our alarmingly sweaty region. So, press on, gentle readers and catch up on the latest adventures of the theaterati…

The CW has released a first clip of its new medical drama EMILY OWENS, M.D. starring Mamie Gummer and Josh Hartley. Get a sneak peek at the new series below!

According to TVLine.com, Mamie Gummer will star in the upcoming CW medical pilot FIRST CUT. The actress joins previously announced cast member Justin Hartley.

The New York Film Academy (NYFA) has a long and impressive list of speakers who have shared their insight and knowledge with students who have chosen acting and/or filmmaking as a career. Previous guests have included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Glenn Close, Dennis Hopper, John Carpenter, Kevin Klein, Jon Voight, Kevin Spacey, Ben Stiller, Ron Howard, Juliette Lewis, Sir Ben Kingsley, Andy Garcia and Steven Spielberg.

As the cold draft of autumn begins to settle in, Chiller offers two more reasons to stay warm indoors with the premieres of two originals, it was announced today by Thomas P. Vitale, EVP, Programming and Original Movies, Syfy and Chiller. First up on Thanksgiving weekend will be the all-new original special The Future of Fear, premiering Friday, November 25 @ 8 PM. The highly-anticipated Steve Niles' Remains, Chiller's first original movie, will premiere Friday, December 16 @ 10 PM.

As first reported on Deadline.com, actress Mamie Gummer is set to star in an upcoming Indie film entitled 'Claire's Cambodia'.

Since the spookiest and scariest of seasons is aggressively upon us, now is the perfect time to take a look at some selected clips from the most theatrical and horrifying of Halloween treats available to view on YouTube and beyond - especially these six specially-chosen, seriously spooktacular entities! While SILENCE OF THE LAMBS has recently given birth to some new mutton in the form of the Off-Broadway camp spoof musical SILENCE! starring Brent Barrett, there are some surprisingly effective and engrossing horror-themed musicals on our list, as well - REEFER MADNESS: THE MOVIE MUSICAL and THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW included - but, also, some theatrically-themed flights of fearsome fancy - such as Dario Argento's OPERA and Darren Aronofsky's BLACK SWAN. Also, we have a historic classic helmed by the director of two of the most beloved movie musicals of all time - WEST SIDE STORY and THE SOUND OF MUSIC - Robert Wise and his original black and white horror-fest, THE HAUNTING - and a look at a modern-day master from the other side of the planet, Japan's Takashi Miike and his banned-from-American-broadcast IMPRINT. Julie Harris to Kristen Bell, Tim Curry to Alan Cumming, Ana Gasteyer to Natalie Portman - this Halloween countdown is definitely one that is all treats and no tricks! Well, maybe just one…

As the cold draft of autumn begins to settle in, Chiller offers two more reasons to stay warm indoors with the premieres of two originals, it was announced today by Thomas P. Vitale, EVP, Programming and Original Movies, Syfy and Chiller. First up on Thanksgiving weekend will be the all-new original special The Future of Fear, premiering Friday, November 25 @ 8 PM. The highly-anticipated Steve Niles' Remains, Chiller's first original movie, will premiere Friday, December 16 @ 10 PM.

Albuquerque Theatre Guild October 2011 Performances begin.

Albuquerque Theatre Guild announces their October 2011 Performance Calendar.

The Signal Season of Dummy Hoy, by Allen Meyer and Michael Nowak, is the tale of William Ellsworth Hoy, one of the first deaf baseball players to make it to the major league - and the man some people credit with the creation of baseball signals. The play opened last week at Lakewood Theatre Company in Old Hickory, running through August 27, in a production directed by John Carpenter.

Allen Meyer and Michael Nowak's The Signal Season of Dummy Hoy, the tale of one of the first deaf baseball players to make it to the major league - and the man some people credit with the creation of baseball signals - opens at Lakewood Theatre Company in Old Hickory on August 12, running through August 27, in a production helmed by director John Carpenter.

William Ellsworth's The Signal Season of Dummy Hoy, the tale of one of the first deaf baseball players to make it to the major league - and the man some people credit with the creation of baseball signals - opens at Lakewood Theatre Company in Old Hickory on August 12, running through August 27, in a production helmed by director John Carpenter.

Noel Coward's Private Lives, which played the West End's Vaudeville Theatre for a ten week season beginning in February 2010 starring Kim Cattrell and Matthew Macfadyen, will travel across the pond and open at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in September in a Mirvish production. Cattrall will also star in this production, which reportedly has an eye for Broadway. She will be joned in Toronto by Paul Gross. Richard Eyre will continue on as director.

Film critic Dave Kehr's new book When Movies Mattered: Reviews from a Transformative Decade, published by the University of Chicago Press, is a collection of his reviews written between 1974 and 1986 in the Chicago Reader.

The following events arelined up at Joe's Pub February 26-28:

Joe's Pub has announced their line-up for February 1-4, which includes Tracy Bonham, Lia Ices, Todd Snider, David Garza, Pistolera & more.

The following events arelined up at Joe's Pub February 26-28: