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SDAFF 2022 presents ‘Ocean City Monster Building’: Its all been a mirage!

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Reviewed by Alicia Glass

Set in 1984, the former Mayor of an upstate New York township is found dead with the body of a young girl also in his car, and his family and friends plus an out-of-town Detective attempt to unravel the mystery.

So Sally Lambert (Julie Joy Shin), the adopted daughter of the former Mayor James Lambert, seems to have made her escape from the small insular town by going to college, and is rather unhappy about needing to come back there. Her adoptive mother Denise (Tjasa Ferme) puts on a cheerful white-lady front to everyone and tries to circumvent Sally finding out the whole truth about what happened to, and because of, her father. The general consensus between the two women, bound together as they are because of the secretive actions of one man, is that these hidden truths should stay buried at all cost. Especially considering they both suspect that the death of James Lambert wasn’t a murder, but a suicide.

Detective Aida Pierre (Evelyn Maria Dia) is also from outside the small town, and more or less immediately locks horns with the town Sheriff Jonathon White (Rick Schneider). That she’s undeniably black seems to have little bearing, but rather, that Pierre is passionate about solving a case that seems to involve a lot of stubbornly close-mouthed people, and is actually good at her job too, is what ruffles townsfolk feathers about her. Most cops have territorial issues, and while the Sheriff seems like a good ol’ boy (in a non-bedsheet-wearing kind of way), he too wants the case closed with a minimum of fuss and bother. Which circles us back around to the original question – why?

The parents of dead girl Megan Miller found with the former Mayor, Jake (Theron LaFountain) and Christine (Allison Altman), both have rather visceral reactions to the news that their missing daughter is in fact dead, though Christine’s explosive ranting and shrieking is far louder, and earns her some cool-down time in the local lockup. Neither parent enjoys a stellar reputation amongst the terribly judgy townsfolk, but that shouldn’t be enough to warrant their daughter being killed, in what is looking more and more like a successful suicide attempt. But Megan was young and just beginning to flower, eagerly looking forward to all life had to offer, so again, why?

Filmed on a necessary micro-budget in a surprising found footage-style ode to Lynchian filmmaking, the excellent writing (also from Director Chris Lane) commands stellar performances of all the actors, and makes for a truly compelling murder mystery movie to watch.

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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