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Michaela Zee Cable news went into marathon-coverage mode Wednesday night as the nation was shocked by reports of mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine. The shootings occurred at Schemengees Bar & Grille Restaurant and Sparetime Recreation, a bowling alley, the Lewiston Police Department shared on Facebook.

UPDATE – Lewiston police told NBC news that at least 22 people were dead.  

Valerie Wu Intern Lara Parker, known for her role as the witch Angelique in the ABC gothic soap opera “Dark Shadows,” died in her sleep on Oct. 12 at her home in the Topanga Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, her daughter confirmed. She was 84.

who passed away Oct. 11, 2022.Lansbury garnered 12 consecutive Emmy nominations for her starring role in “Murder, She Wrote” as sleuthing mystery writer Jessica Fletcher, who solved murders in the seaside community of Cabot Cove, Maine, and never let her late-in-life fame as a best-selling novelist go to her head.

Keith Buckley, the ex-vocalist of the group Every Time I Die, has revealed he is in a new band named Many Eyes.The announcement of the new band came in the form of a video that Buckley posted onto his official X/Twitter page. He shared that brothers Charlie and Nick Bellmore will join him on guitars and drums, respectively. The duo previously worked with the likes of Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta and Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, among others.“Dear you, Sup.

A 'killer clown' is stalking the streets of a sleepy Scots village - leaving locals terrified. The creepy character, wearing a Pennywise-style outfit - complete with scary mask and make-up - even leaves red balloons dotted around Skelmorlie in North Ayrshire.

The One Show presenter Alex Jones was left red-faced after an 'awkward' comment from Peter Crouch. The BBC programme returned for its 7pm slot on Tuesday night (October 10) with Welsh TV presenter Alex Jones and her co-host Jermaine Jenas at the helm.

It's September 11, 1993 and The Rev Jim Burns' beloved Manchester City are in turmoil. The club are languishing in the then fledgling Premier League and fans have been calling for the head of chairman Peter Swales since the start of the season.

Caroline Brew editor Stephen King’s 1983 novel “Pet Sematary” has been adapted several times for film, beginning with Mary Lambert’s 1989 version. That was followed by its 1992 sequel, then by Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kölsch’s 2019 adaptation — and now, there’s “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines,” directed and co-written by Lindsey Anderson Beer. What sets Beer’s version apart from the others is that hers is a prequel, with the intention to answer some of the unknowns about the “Pet Sematary” universe, rather than just tell a different version of the same story.

Wind gusts quivered the tree limbs, rainfall ricocheted off the roads, and in an instant, power cut off at the old Opera House on Elm Street in Camden, Maine, scuttling screenings there at the Camden International Film Festival.

Some of the most eye-catching moments of Francis Lee's football career didn't happen in a Manchester City shirt.

EXCLUSIVE: Chip & Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network today unveiled its slate of cable and streaming premieres for the month of October, including Season 4 of Ranch to Table, Season 2 of In the Kitchen with Abner and Amanda, Season 2 of Makeover by Monday and Season 9 of Maine Cabin Masters on Magnolia Network. Also coming in October are the streaming premieres of new seasons of First Time Fixer and Beach Cottage Chronicles,  Diary of an Old Home and Bargain Mansions on Max and discovery+.

The official trailer for Todd Haynes’ upcoming film, May December, explores a twisted personal drama, reminiscent of the real-life scandal between former teacher Mary Kay Letourneau and her 13-year-old student, Vili Fualaau.

Lady Gaga won her first Oscar playing up-and-coming singer/songwriter Ally Maine alongside Bradley Cooper in 2018′s A Star is Born. However, she wasn’t the only pop icon considered for the role.

Michael Nordine author Evil, as conceived by Stephen King, is an inexorable force as old as the world itself. It exists in countless forms, some of which can be staved off for a time but none of which can be extinguished permanently. It’s as much a part of the earth as it is a part of us, and it persists in a way none of us can or will.

Cyberpunk 2077 has added a heartbreaking Edgerunners reference in update 2.0, which was launched earlier this week.Spoilers for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners follow. The North Oak Columbarium in Westbrook Distinct records the deaths of characters across the course of Cyberpunk 2077‘s story as well as those who have passed away ahead of the start of the game.

William Earl Vanna White has extended her contract on “Wheel of Fortune” by two years as the show begins its farewell season with longtime host Pat Sajak. White has inked a contract extension that keeps her revealing letters on the durable syndicated game show through the 2025-26 TV season. Sajak announced earlier this year his plan to retire after Season 41, which began this week.

A first-time filmmaker has claimed the top prize at the 19th Annual Camden Film Festival in Maine, one of the country’s foremost all-documentary festivals.

Seven filmmakers will benefit from one of the most generous grants in the documentary field, as the North Points Institute today announced the recipients of the inaugural Diane Weyermann Fellowships.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Three documentaries have been selected to to participate in the inaugural Diane Weyermann fellowship program, which will kick off Sept. 15 at Maine’s 19th edition of the Camden Intl.

Organizers of the Camden International Film Festival in coastal Maine are moving ahead with regular programming today, as Hurricane Lee – downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone – aims further north towards Nova Scotia.

A familiar face is returning to Port Charles. After exiting ABC’s General Hospital 26 years ago, Rena Sofer will be returning to reprise her Daytime Emmy-winning role as Lois Cerullo, according to People.

Rena Sofer is returning to General Hospital.

EXCLUSIVE: POV Shorts and Chicken & Egg Pictures is giving a major career boost to five young documentary filmmakers. Today, the organizations announced the recipients of the inaugural Chicken & Egg Pictures/POV Shorts Co-Production Fund, which will provide $120,000 for development and production funding to three short documentary projects helmed by women and nonbinary filmmakers. 

Now we see in detail how Pet Sematary‘s Jud Crandall came to the conclusion that sometimes dead is better.

Michaela Zee A “Murder, She Wrote” movie is in the works at Universal Pictures, with “Dumb Money” writers Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo and producer Amy Pascal attached, Variety has confirmed. Blum and Angelo joined the project prior to the writers strike, and will not resume their work on the screenplay until the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have reached a deal. The “Murder, She Wrote” film is among the writers’ next projects, Blum and Angelo’s representatives shared with Variety.

Fall Out Boy and Metro Boomin have been added to the list of performers for next week’s 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.The ceremony will take place at the Prudential Centre in Newark, New Jersey on September 12, and will also feature the recently-announced Olivia Rodrigo.Others to perform at the 2023 VMAs will be Måneskin, Doja Cat and more, alongside the newly announced Peso Pluma. It will be Fall Out Boy’s first performance on the show since 2007.Taylor Swift, Doja Cat and SZA lead the list of nominations, which was revealed last month.Swift is leading the way with eight nominations, SZA earned six and Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj and Sam Smith have all earned five each.

Fall Out Boy is planning on creating a few more Mmrs.The pop-punk rockers are heading out on the second North American leg of their ‘The So Much for (2our) Dust’ tour with special guest Jimmy Eat World starting on Feb. 28.Along the way, the ’00 icons will stop into New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Friday, March 22 and Albany’s MVP Arena on Sunday, March 24.But wait! There’s more!On select dates, fan favorite acts like The Maine, Hot Mulligan, Daisy Grenade, Games We Play and Carr on select dates will serve as the opening acts for the co-headliners.Plus, if you’re overseas, you can catch FOB perform a handful of international shows later this year.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Demi Lovato has signed with Brandon Creed’s Good World Management, a rep for the singer confirms to Variety. The news was first reported by Hits; Lovato parted ways with former manager Scooter Braun earlier this year.

Fall Out Boy and Jimmy Eat World have announced plans for a joint US tour in 2024.The former shared a teaser video in which they contemplate who they should take with them on the second leg of their ‘So Much For (Tour) Dust’ tour before they eventually settle on Jimmy Eat World. You can watch the teaser below.The ‘So Much For (2our) Dust’ tour will kick off on February 28 in Portland, with further stops planned in Seattle, Austin, Orlando, Baltimore, New York, Nashville, Milwaukee, and more, before wrapping up on April 6 in Minneapolis.

Steven Simon of Landis Simon Management & Productions passed away on Sunday. According to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner, Simon, who had hypertensive heart disease, died of natural causes. He was 55.

It is possible that in his search for CNN’s next boss, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav simply checked back through the news network’s archives. 

Lady Gaga won her first Oscar playing up-and-coming singer/songwriter Ally Maine alongside Bradley Cooper in 2018′s A Star is Born. However, she wasn’t the only pop icon considered for the role.

Noel Gallagher took to the stage in front of 25,000 fans tonight at a huge home-coming gig at Wythenshawe Park tonight. It was Noel's first first show in Manchester since a gig at Heaton Park in 2019 - and the closest he's played to his childhood home of Burnage since the Oasis mega gigs at Maine Road at the height of their fame.

Addie Morfoot Contributor The 19th edition of the Camden Intl. Film Festival, kicking off Sept. 14, will feature a handful of award-contending documentaries fresh off showings at Telluride, Toronto, Sundance, South by Southwest, Berlin and Tribeca film festivals.

Bradley Cooper is reflecting on the “wild” days back when he was still drinking.