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11 October 2008 1:13 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

A second trailer for the long awaited Return To Sleepaway Camp has made it's way on-line! This one looks like it's an official Magnet produced trailer. (the "horror-themed" subdivision of Magnolia Pictures) Check it out below!

You can check out the first trailer to Return To Sleepaway Camp at our previous news post Here. And read our early First Look Review of the movie Here or by clicking the image below!

Here's the DVD cover!

Return To Sleepaway Camp is a direct sequel to the original Sleepaway Camp and was written and directed by Robert Hiltzik, helmer of the original. Back from Sleepaway Camp are actors Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tierston and Paul DeAngelo. The flick also stars Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos) and the late Isaac Hayes! You can visit the official website at: http://www.sleepawaycampmovies.com/

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Our Fright exclusive interview with Felissa Rose!

29 September 2008 12:08 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The jury trying former Sopranos actor Lillo Brancato for murdering a police officer have been told by the slain cop's partner to ignore his fame and focus on the facts.

Brancato and Stephen Armento stand accused of killing off-duty officer Daniel Enchautegui when he disturbed them while they robbed his neighbour's house in The Bronx, New York in 2005.

But Enchautegui's former partner, Detective Robert Korn, is angry so much media attention has been focused on Brancato, a 32-year-old actor who played Robert De Niro's son in A Bronx Tale and junior mobster Matthew Bevilaqua in The Sopranos.

Korn tells the New York Post, "It gets me kind of heated that people are more concerned for this kid because he came from a good family. So did Danny."

The trial is due to begin in New York next month.

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20 September 2008 11:00 PM, PDT | From buddytv.com | See recent BuddyTV news

Mad Men has definitely made its mark in television history, garnering 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations alongside Damages and becoming the first basic cable television series to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.  While some might question the success of the show and where this might be rooted, viewers might say that it is the loyal fan base of the show that makes it very successful.  However, delving deeper into the production of the series, we can see that it might be just more than that.

In fact, creator Matthew Weiner, the two-time Golden Globe Award winning screenwriter, television producer and director behind Mad Men admits that it took him several years to perfect the series, which returns with new episodes on September 28 at 10pm on AMC.

"When time stacks up against itself, all the events look very close together.  But when it's happening, you don't

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15 September 2008 9:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood costume designer Arlene Coffey and her son have been found dead in her New York apartment in an apparent murder-suicide, according to police.

Coffey, 73 - who had worked on hit TV show The Sopranos - was discovered in her bedroom with a gunshot wound to the head on Sunday.

The body of her 53-year-old son David Coffey was reportedly discovered in another bedroom. He had a bullet wound to his head and a gun in his hand.

The pair had shared the Union Square apartment for the past 50 years.

It is believed the bodies were found by the son of the building's superintendent, Carlos Flores, after he was unable to reach the occupants by phone.

According to the building's owner, Noah Osnas, no one reported hearing gunshots.

A low-calibre gun with two shell casings was found at the scene.

Arlene Coffey's credits as a Hollywood costume designer include The Sopranos and 1980s films The Cotton Club and Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder drama See No Evil, Hear No Evil.

Coffey, the widow of well-known cinematographer Joseph Coffey, was known to be battling cancer.

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8 September 2008 12:27 PM, PDT | From Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news

The Muppets will be first returning to television before the Big Screen.  NBC has announced the production of Letters to Santa -- A Muppets Christmas for this holiday season. This will be the third holiday themed special following a 1970s hour with John Denver and a 1980s effort. They also adapted Charles Dickens’ immortal tale in A Muppet Christmas Carol in 1992.

This one will be set once again on Christmas Eve as Kermit and company discover three errant letters to Santa.  They take it upon themselves to handle the requests so the writers don’t have a spoiled Christmas. Joining in on the fun will be Whoopi Goldberg, Tony Sirico and Steve Schirripa from The Sopranos, Richard Griffiths and Madison Pettis.

Paul Williams will supply news songs according to The Hollywood Reporter.  No airdate has been provided.

As for their feature film careers, Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller are at

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5 September 2008 8:57 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Sopranos actor Joe Pantoliano headed to the Republican National Convention in Minnesota this week (begs01Sep08) to lobby politicians on behalf of the mentally ill.

The star, who suffers from clinical depression, runs the No Kidding charity, an organisation which aims to remove the stigma surrounding brain disease.

Pantoliano campaigned outside the U.S. Republican Party's annual event - during which Senator John McCain formally accepted his party's nomination to run for presidency - in a bid to raise awareness and defend sufferers of the illness.

He tells the New York Post's PageSix, "My mum was bi-polar, and it runs in my family.

"We want to take the sting out of mental illness, so it's like having diabetes or asthma, so the all-American brain gets the same constitutional privileges as our gallbladder."

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4 September 2008 1:39 AM, PDT | From DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news

Jason Cuadrado, the Los Angeles filmmaker who made one of the most impressive indie films I’ve seen in a long time, Tales From the Dead (review) dropped me a line last night with some exclusive pics from and news on his latest venture, the short film called “Monstrous Nature”.

The film is about a nun who is kidnapped and wakes up in the woods with a very disturbed man who she soon comes to learn, quite contrary to her faith, is a werewolf, and he’s got some very twisted plans for her. Oh, I’m so there.

For a short film, the cast and crew are pretty impressive. Camillia Sanes (War of the Worlds, “The Shield”) is in the role of the nun, and Gary Perez (“The Sopranos”) is the disturbed lycanthrope. Aj Raitano (Final Destination 3) was the cinematographer, and makeup was handled by Graham Shcofield (Midnight

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31 August 2008 7:35 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

James Gandolfini is a husband again. The actor, best known for his highly acclaimed role as Tony Soprano in the hit HBO's TV series "The Sopranos," married former model Deborah Lin on Saturday, August 30 in her hometown of Honolulu.

Gandolfini, 46, and Lin, 40, exchanged wedding vows in front of close family and friends. Their intimate wedding ceremony, held at Central Union Church, was surrounded by white lilies and rhododendrons. The bride was seen wearing a white gown made of Italian lace, whereas the groom wore a black tuxedo and white tie. A harpist was heard playing the "Hawaiian Wedding Song" in the background.

People magazine reports the wedding and has quoted a wedding guest as confirming, "There was a nice big kiss at the end with both hands on the cheeks. They looked great." Gandolfini's eight-year-old son, Michael, from a previous marriage with Marcy Wudarski, served as best man. The nuptials

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31 August 2008 7:12 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

The Sopranos star James Gandolfini has married his partner Deborah Lin in an intimate ceremony.

The couple exchanged vows in front of family and friends at Central Union Church in Lin's hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday.

Gandolfini's best man was his eight-year-old son Michael from his first marriage to Marcy Wudarsk, which ended in 2002.

A wedding guest tells People.com, "There was a nice big kiss at the end with both hands on the cheeks. They looked great."

Gandolfini, 46, and former model Lin, 40, have been engaged since late last year.

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30 August 2008 10:25 PM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

James Gandolfini and fiancée Deborah Lin tied the knot Saturday in her hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, a wedding guest confirms to People. "There was a nice big kiss at the end with both hands on the cheeks" as The Sopranos star and Lin officially became husband and wife, the guest tells People. "They looked great." As a group of their closest friends and family looked on, Gandolfini, 46, and Lin, a former model, 40, exchanged their vows in an intimate ceremony surrounded by white lilies and rhododendrons adorning every pew held at Central Union Church. According to the guest, Lin strolled down

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27 August 2008 11:00 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Aaron Hillis

38-year-old New York actor Ken Leung ("Rush Hour," "Saw," "The Squid and the Whale") may have only gigged on a single episode of "The Sopranos" (as Junior Soprano's violent protégé in a psychiatric hospital), but it was enough to inspire producers to write him into another TV pop phenomenon, "Lost." As brooding spiritualist Miles Straume, one of the elusive strangers to parachute onto the island, Leung brings to the role both quiet menace and caustic wisecracks.

Leung can also be seen in writer/director David Kaplan's rotoscope-animated indie "Year of the Fish," a contemporary retelling of the Cinderella fairytale set in a seedy massage parlor and the streets of Chinatown. Leung costars as Johnny, an accordion player who may also be the Prince Charming to disillusioned immigrant Ye Xian (An Nguyen). Notoriously shy, Leung graciously offered up a phone interview from Hawaii while preparing to shoot

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22 August 2008 8:00 AM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Fangoria got the word from Magnolia Pictures on what we can expect in terms of supplemental material for the Return To Sleepaway Camp DVD. According to their post, special features include:

- Behind-the-scenes footage

- Making-of documentary

- Cast and crew interviews

- Screensavers/wallpaper

- Music featured in the film

The official Sleepaway Camp Movies website elaborated on the disc's features by stating that "Bonus features will include the Jeff Hayes documentary: Behind The Scenes: Making Return To Sleepaway Camp. Felissa Rose co-hosts the documentary, which features exclusive on-set footage, photographs, interviews, and puts you behind the scenes of the gruesome new Sleepaway Camp."

The site also clarifies that the DVD release date has been pushed from October 14th to November 4th to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the original Sleepaway Camp.

You can check out the trailer to Return To Sleepaway Camp at our previous news post Here.

11 August 2008 1:08 PM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

An Icons of Fright Exclusive! The first review of the long-awaited "Return to Sleepaway Camp"!

Return to Sleepaway Camp

It's been 5 years since principal photography completed on “Return To Sleepaway Camp” and this reviewer has to wonder why it's taken so long to get the movie out. Especially when you consider that this is a sequel that finally lives up to the rude and nasty spirit of the original “Sleepaway Camp”. Forget the mid-80's sequels, “Return To Sleepaway Camp” is The movie us fans have been waiting for.

The sequels that hit video store shelves in '88 and '89, featuring Pamela Springsteen as Angela, were adequately goofy/gory spoofs of the cheapo slasher subgenre. They featured enough splatter and contrived continuity from the original to tide over fans for almost two decades. Still, “Sleepaway Camp” writer-director Robert Hiltzik had nothing to do with them. While they hold up as

11 August 2008 1:14 AM, PDT | From Cynopsis.com/ | See recent Cynopsis news

The industry lost three notables in the past few days - Bernie Mac, Bernie Brillstein and Isaac Hayes. Actor/comedian Bernie Mac died Saturday at age 50 from complications associated with pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital. Born Bernard Jeffrey McCullough on October 5, 1957, Bernie grew up poor in Chicago's South Side living with his mother and grandparents. Despite doing stand-up comedy since he was a child, Bernie got his first big break landing a small role in the 1992 comedy Mo' Money with Damon Wayans. Thereafter, Bernie appeared in numerous hit films including Spike Lee's 1996 Get on the Bus, the Ocean's Eleven franchise and the 2005 Guess Who with Ashton Kutcher among others. He was one of The Original Kings of Comedy in the 2000 documentary of the same name that brought Bernie and other African-American stand-up comedians to national attention. Concurrent to his film career, Bernie appeared in a recurring role on

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9 August 2008 11:04 AM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Magnolia/Magnet have revealed the cover art to the long awaited Return To Sleepaway Camp, which is scheduled to hit DVD shelves on October 14th, 2008! (See below!)

Return To Sleepaway Camp is a direct sequel to the original Sleepaway Camp and was written and directed by Robert Hiltzik, helmer of the original. Back from Sleepaway Camp are actors Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tierston and Paul DeAngelo. The flick also stars Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos) and Isaac Hayes! (Chef!) You can check out the trailer at our previous news post Here! And visit the official website: http://www.sleepawaycampmovies.com/

Check out these Fright exclusive related interviews!

Our Fright exclusive interview with Felissa Rose!

And Jeff Hayes!

8 August 2008 12:06 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Legendary Hollywood manager/producer Bernie Brillstein has died. He was 77.

The star passed away in a Los Angeles hospital on Thursday after suffering from heart disease.

Born in 1931 in New York, Brillstein got an early start in the showbiz industry when he joined the William Morris Agency as a postboy.

He worked his way up in the talent agency and soon became a talent scout, before being named manager-producer of TV programming in the 1960s.

He formed The Brillstein Company in 1969 and continued to work as a talent manager while developing various TV shows.

Brillstein went on to found a production and management firm with his business partner Brad Grey, called Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, in 1991.

He helped to steer the careers of The Muppets creator Jim Henson and Saturday Night Live star John Belushi.

His many movie credits as executive producer include 1984's Ghostbusters, and Happy Gilmore and The Cable Guy in 1996.

He was also heavily responsible for bringing hit mob drama The Sopranos to TV, as well as long-running comedy show Saturday Night Live.

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3 August 2008 1:07 AM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

Vincent Pastore was so fat as a baby that he had to be baptized at Sea World. Actor Paul Borghese can't remember which comic came up with that line since there were so many shots taken at Big Pussy of "The Sopranos" during his roast at the Friars Club. Potty-mouthed roastmaster Judy Gold introduced Pat Cooper, Deanna Martin, "Goumba Johnny" Saliano and John "Cha-Cha" Ciarcia, who made the night by literally falling off the stage.

25 July 2008 8:33 AM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Hot on the heels of last week's announcement that Magnolia Pictures would be putting out the long-awaited sequel Return To Sleepaway Camp on DVD October 14th, now the official Sleepaway Camp website has posted an exclusive on-line trailer! Go to the following link: http://www.sleepawaycampmovies.com/ (or click the teaser image below) and the trailer will appear on the main index page! (Note: Firefox users may have problems opening the trailer. Internet Explorer seems to work fine though.)

Return To Sleepaway Camp is a direct sequel to the original, the new Sleepaway Camp (the 4th in the series if you're counting) was written and directed by Robert Hiltzik, helmer of the original. Back from Sleepaway Camp are actors Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tierston and Paul DeAngelo. The flick also stars Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos) and Isaac Hayes! (Chef!)

Updated: Trailer is now available on You Tube! You can watch it below!

24 July 2008 6:33 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Movie tough guy Harvey Keitel has signed up to star in his first TV series after joining the cast of U.S. drama Life On Mars.

The hit British show, which has been recast for American TV audiences, will also feature Jason O'Mara and The Sopranos star Michael Imperioli.

The Piano star Keitel will play the leader of a no-nonsense homicide task force.

The show revolves around O'Mara's cop character, who wakes up in the 1970s after he's knocked unconscious in a traffic accident.

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21 July 2008 9:07 AM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Finally! Fangoria got the word that the long awaited (and long-delayed) Sleepaway Camp sequel Return To Sleepaway Camp was picked up for distribution by Magnolia Pictures and will be released on DVD October 14th, 2008! A direct sequel to the original, the new Sleepaway Camp (the 4th in the series if you're counting) was written and directed by Robert Hiltzik, helmer of the original. Back from Sleepaway Camp are actors Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tierston and Paul DeAngelo. The flick also stars Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos) and Isaac Hayes! (Chef!)

Magnolia is no stranger to genre fare having released The Signal and The Host, as well as recently picking up the distribution rights for Red based on the Jack Ketchum novel.

We're awaiting more word on Return To Sleepaway Camp, so we'll keep you posted! In the meantime, check out these Fright exclusive related interviews!

Our Fright exclusive interview with Felissa Rose!

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