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Before is a psychological thriller drama miniseries created by Sarah Thorp. The Apple TV+ series follows Eli, a recently widowed child psychologist who meets his next patient and soon figures out that the young boy has a haunting connection to his past. Their unconventional bond deepens as Eli tries to figure out the mystery behind the boy. Before stars Billy Crystal, Jacobi Jupe, Maria Dizzia, Ava Lalezarzadeh, Rosie Perez, and Judith Light. So, if you loved the intense story, psychologically thrilling mystery, and compelling characters in Before here are some similar shows you should check out next.

The Patient (Hulu) Credit – FX

The Patient is a psychological thriller miniseries created by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg. The FX series follows Alan Strauss, a grieving therapist who is held prisoner by a patient who reveals himself to be a...

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Apartment 7A is a psychological horror thriller film directed by Natalie Erika James who also co-wrote the film with Christian White and Skylar James. Based on the 1967 novel titled Rosemary’s Baby by author Ira Levin, the Paramount+ film serves as a prequel to the iconic 1968 film by Roman Polanski. Apartment 7A is set in 1965 in New York City and it follows the story of a young dancer who rents a room from an elderly couple after suffering from a serious injury that ends her career. Apartment 7A stars Julia Garner, Dianne West, Kevin McNally, Jim Sturgess, Marli Siu, Rosy McEwen, Amy Leeson, Scott Hume, and Andrew Buchan. So, if you loved the psychological horror, edge-of-the-seat thrills, and compelling characters in Apartment 7A here are some similar movies you should check out next.

Rosemary’s Baby Credit – Paramount Pictures

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With five seasons of playing Alice in “Good Trouble” under her belt, Sherry Cola says that she is the “most liberated version” of herself thanks to her evolution on the show.

“Now that we’re in season five, I’ve learned so much as an actor, I’ve learned so much as an activist, I’ve learned so much as someone who is queer, and immigrant and Chinese American and woman,” Cola told TheWrap, describing the show as a “creative playground.” “I am the most liberated version of myself today, because I’ve had the honor of evolving through ‘Good Trouble.’ That’s not lost on me … I don’t take it for granted that this show has changed my life in a lot of ways.”

Cola, who stars in Lionsgate’s upcoming “Joy Ride” alongside Ashley Park and Stephanie Hsu, also praised the Freeform drama for practicing what it...

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs appeared on two episodes of Gilmore Girls as Principal Merton. Merton was the principal of Jess (Milo Ventimiglia)’s high school. Hilton-Jacobs thought they were looking for a female principal, so he was surprised he ended up getting the role, let alone coming back a second time.

Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs | Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Hilton-Jacobs appeared on Scott Patterson’s I Am All In podcast on Sept. 7 to talk about his role on Gilmore Girls. He described being the only man to audition for the role of Principal Merton.

A room full of women auditioning for Principal Merton intimidated Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs

Apparently, Principal Merton only has a last name. That meant the principal could have been either a man or a woman. When Hilton-Jacobs got to the Gilmore Girls audition, he thought he was out of his element.

“It was funny, man, on casting, I was the only male...

It seems like everyone who was even on one episode of Gilmore Girls has a story. Alan Blumenfeld was in four episodes as Rabbi David Barans, friend of Reverend Skinner (Jim Jansen). In his first appearance in season 3 of Gilmore Girls, Rabbi Barans’ left arm is in a cast, due to a real life injury Blumenfeld incurred. If you ever wondered why, Blumenfeld is still telling the story.

Alan Blumenfeld | Allen Berezovsky/WireImage

Blumenfeld was a guest on Scott Patterson’s I Am All In podcast on Jan. 11 to discuss his role on Gilmore Girls. Blumenfeld explained his cast and how nobody from the casting directors to the costume department noticed his arm was in a cast.

Alan Blumefeld tore his bicep tendon before he auditioned for Rabbi David Barans on ‘Gilmore Girls’

Blumenfeld didn’t break his arm. He had a much more specific injury that required him to wear a cast.

Stars: Nicole Brydon Bloom, Giles Matthey, Taylor Nichols, Alan Blumenfeld, Celeste Sully, Susan Davis, Clayton Hoff, Earnestine Phillips, Naomi Grossman | Written and Directed by David Marmor

After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises and threatening notes, her new life quickly starts to unravel. Caught in a waking nightmare, Sarah must find the strength to hold onto her crumbling sanity or be trapped forever in an existential hell.

1Br is essentially a modern update of the classic bodysnatchers story – with people’s personalities replaced not by clones but by a sense of need, a sense of belonging to a community. The idea that in the digital age (the internet) where we can talk to anyone anywhere we are still lonely and cults prey upon that loneliness… Something that is all...

"We all, kind of, take care of each other here." Dark Sky Films has unveiled the official trailer for an indie horror film titled 1Br, a reference to "one bedroom" listings for apartments. This premiered at numerous genre festivals last year, including at Fantasia, Beyond Fest, Monsterfest Melbourne, and also the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. Nicole Brydon Bloom plays Sarah, a young woman trying to escape her painful past who decides to start anew in La, but her neighbors are not what they seem. Also starring Giles Matthey, Taylor Nichols, Alan Blumenfeld, Celeste Sully, Susan Davis, Clayton Hoff, with Earnestine Phillips. This definitely looks creepy as hell, with some big twists hinted at in this trailer. Tread carefully. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for David Marmor's 1Br, direct from Dark Sky's YouTube: After leaving behind a painful past, Sarah (Nicole Brydon Bloom) scores the perfect Hollywood apartment only...

In her 4.5-star Telluride Horror Show review, Christina Bergling wrote that "psychological horror almost always wins with me, but 1Br in particular gets it so right." Following its run on the festival circuit, 1Br is coming out soon from Dark Sky Films, and we've been welcomed to the film's nightmarish neighborhood with the movie's official trailer and poster.

Written and directed by David Marmor, 1Br stars Nicole Brydon Bloom, Giles Matthey (Ford v Ferrari) Taylor Nichols (PEN15), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Alan Blumenfeld (Heroes), Clayton Hoff (Shameless), Celeste Sully (Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart), Earnestine Phillips (Here Comes the Boom), and Susan Davis (WarGames).

The film was produced by Alok Mishra and Shane Vorster (of Malevolent Films), Allard Cantor and Jarrod Murray (of Epicenter), and Nic Izzi and Sam Sandweiss, with Peter Phok and David Marmor on board as executive producers.

While the film's theatrical release date may...

Stars: Nicole Brydon Bloom, Giles Matthey, Taylor Nichols, Alan Blumenfeld, Celeste Sully, Susan Davis, Clayton Hoff, Earnestine Phillips, Naomi Grossman | Written and Directed by David Marmor

After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises and threatening notes, her new life quickly starts to unravel. Caught in a waking nightmare, Sarah must find the strength to hold onto her crumbling sanity or be trapped forever in an existential hell.

1Br is essentially a modern update of the classic bodysnatchers story – with people’s personalities replaced not by clones but by a sense of need, a sense of belonging to a community. The idea that in the digital age (the internet) where we can talk to anyone anywhere we are still lonely and cults prey upon that loneliness… Something that is all...

Written by Brea Grant (Heroes) and directed by Natasha Kermani, it has been announced that Lucky has wrapped production and will be released in the Us by Dread. Also in today's Horror Highlights: 1Br's Fantasia International Film Festival premiere details as well as a clip from the film, open submissions for a new Tenderfoot TV podcast, and release details for both Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare and the radio drama Hall of Shadows.

1Br Fantasia International Film Festival Premiere Details and New Clip: "After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises and threatening notes, her new life quickly starts to unravel. By the time she learns the horrifying truth, it's too late. Caught in a waking nightmare, Sarah must find the strength to hold onto her crumbling sanity.

1Br is the debut from writer/director David Mamor and stars Alan Blumenfeld (Heroes), Taylor Nichols (Jurassic Park III), Naomi Grossman (American Horror Story), Giles Matthey, Earnestine Phillips, Susan Davis, Clayton Hoff, Celeste Sullivan and Nicole Brydon Bloom as Sarah, in her debut feature film. 1Br also features a vibrantly nightmarish score from celebrated composer Ronen Landa, best known for his work on horror hits The Pact and At the Devil’s Door.

After leaving behind a painful past to follow her dreams, Sarah scores the perfect Hollywood apartment. But something is not right. Unable to sleep, tormented by strange noises and threatening notes, her new life quickly starts to unravel. By the time she learns the horrifying truth, it’s too late. Caught in a waking nightmare, Sarah must find the strength to hold onto her crumbling sanity…or be trapped forever in an existential hell.

1Br will celebrate...

1Br is set to have its World Premiere in Montreal, at this year's Fantasia Film Festival. The film is the directorial feature debut of David Marmor and centrally stars Nicole Brydon Bloom; this is Bloom's debut as well. In the film, Sarah (Bloom) is tormented by her past. Putting down roots in Hollywood, she finds her home is a living hell. 1Br also stars: Alan Blumenfeld ("Heroes), Taylor Nichols (Jurassic Park III), Naomi Grossman, Giles Matthey and a few others. A new clip has debuted this week, self-titled "Midnight Roast" and it can be found here. "Midnight Roast" shows Sarah awoken from her sleep. The smoke detector is going off and nothing is working in her apartment. However, when Sarah gets to her kitchen, events take a turn for the grisly. 1Br is slated to show this July 18th. This first showing will be the film's World Premiere. As well,...

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is purportedly the most-produced of all the Bard’s plays, but neither that nugget nor its cinematically friendly fantasy elements has done it many favors on film. Hollywood’s most famous stab was a notorious flop — stage titan Max Reinhardt’s garish 1935 Warner Bros. extravaganza featuring such unlikely (and highly variable) Shakespearean actors as Dick Powell, James Cagney, Mickey Rooney and Joe E. Brown. An almost equally starry 1999 effort, shot in Italy with Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Calista Flockhart and Christian Bale, wasn’t much better.

Since then there’s been the lamentably self-explanatory “A Midsummer Night’s Rave,” and the inexplicable “Strange Magic,” one Disney cartoon that children of all ages found easy to resist. That’s 80 years of evidence suggesting “Dream” might best be left sleeping by American filmmakers.

All the more surprising, then, that director-adapter Casey Wilder Mott’s debut feature proves...

E3 Coliseum returns to Los Angeles this year, and it’s lined up some big names in Hollywood and the video game industry for three full days of panels and presentations.

“Westworld” series creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy will talk about the hit HBO show on Tuesday, June 12. Actor Elijah Wood will appear that day as well. He’s lending his vocal talents to Ubisoft’s upcoming thriller “Transference” and Bandai Namco’s upcoming World War I adventure game “11-11: Memories Retold.” Other guests that day include “Death Stranding” and “Metal Gear” series creator Hideo Kojima and actor Jack Black.

The Wednesday, June 13 lineup includes “Avengers: Infinity War” director Joe Russo and Camilla Luddington, voice and motion capture actress for Square Enix’s recent “Tomb Raider” series. Film director Darren Aronofsky will appear during a slate of panels on Thursday, June 14.

Other notable speakers this year are Bethesda Game Studios’ Todd Howard,...

Doug Spearman, writer/director of Hot Guys With Guns

With a title like Hot Guys With Guns, the gay action comedy has been getting attention on the film festival circuit and for good reason. Taking elements of film noir, buddy comedies and a dash of gay romance, writer/director Doug Spearman has crafted a layered story that follows two exes, Danny (Marc Anthony Samuel) and Pip (Brian McArdle) as they try to solve a West Hollywood crime ring. Of course, the two men are also trying to solve the matter of their hearts as lingering feelings from their past relationship are just as paramount as the clues they’re searching for to solve the crime.

The film, which also deftly sends up Hollywood, gay culture and race, screens at the 31st Annual Outfest Lgbt Film Festival in Los Angeles this Friday, and brings a full circled-ness to the project since...

Life of the Sex Party: Spearman’s Debut Features Intriguing but Diluted Premise

The multifaceted Doug Spearman, who many are familiar with as a main player in Logo’s groundbreaking series “Noah’s Arc,” unveils his feature film debut, Hot Guys With Guns, which tries to be a sassy neo-noir dark comedy riffing on dynamics from a multitude of iconic cinematic elements. Those hoping for a breezy comedy will be sorely disappointed with a surprising amount of sinister elements that are declawed by the film’s attempt to be too many things at one time. That’s not to say there aren’t some redeeming elements of discussion highlighted in Spearman’s scenario, which is initially a daring expose of a seedier, often undisclosed side of a community that often engages in contradictory depictions of transparency and provocation. The base premise has all the fixings of a capitalistically mutated cousin to Cruising,...

This email was sent by AFTRA to members today about the AMPTP talks:

May 19, 2008

Dear AFTRA Member:

As you know, AFTRA has been in negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) on our contract covering primetime network dramatic programs—also known as Exhibit A—since May 7. Because a press blackout is in effect for these talks, I felt it was important to contact you directly with you a brief update.

We are confronting a number of challenging issues, and a resolution may not be quick or easy. However, our discussions with the Industry have been professional and businesslike, and we remain focused on continuing negotiations in this vein.

As expected, there are several significant issues in the area of New Media—including, most notably, how AFTRA members will participate in original New Media productions, and under what circumstances employers can exploit excerpts from traditional TV programs in New Media.