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Madeleine McGraw and her sister Violet McGraw have had separate successes in the horror genre, with Madeleine having a standout role in The Black Phone and Violet dealing with M3GAN (plus playing roles in the Mike Flanagan projects The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep). Now, they’ll be facing horrors together in The Curse of the Necklace, which is set to be released through the Tubi streaming service this Friday, October 18th. Ahead of that date, a trailer for the film has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

Directed by Juan Pablo Arias Munoz from a screenplay by John Ducey, The Curse of the Necklace follows the Davis family, who navigate through tough times in the 1960s. Laura Davis is separated from her husband Frank due to unpredictable temper fueled by alcohol. As she returns to work as a nurse, her daughters, 11-year-old Ellen & 16-year-old Judy,...

After being released in theaters in late September, followed by a digital release in early October, the new horror film The Curse of the Necklace will finally make its streaming release on Tubi this week. The exact Tubi release date is Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Make sure to save the date!

Esx Entertainment is the television/movie studio behind The Curse of the Necklace. It's a horror flick directed by Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz from a screenplay written by John Ducey.

The story takes place in the '60s and centers around the Davis family. Laura Davis separates from her alcoholic cop husband, Frank, and kicks him out of the house. Now, it's just her and their two daughters, 11-year-old Ellen and 16-year-old Judy, living in the house. In an attempt to win Laura back, Frank gifts Laura an antique necklace he finds in an old evidence bag at the police station,...

Exclusive: The cast for Esx Entertainment’s horror movie The Necklace keeps mushrooming, with Nip/Tuck and Pretty Little Liars actress Roma Maffia joining.

Already cast in the movie directed by Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz and executive produced by Ali Afshar are sisters Madeleine and Violet McGraw, Henry Thomas, Sarah Lind, Felix Solis, Jacob Moran, Christina Moore and Brynne Kurland.

The Necklace centers on the Davis family, which is dealing with tough times in 1960. Laura Davis has separated from her husband Frank due to his unpredictable temper, fueled by alcohol. As she returns to work as a nurse, her daughters, 11-year-old Ellen (Violet McGraw) and 16-year-old Judy (Madeleine McGraw), grapple with the changes in the family dynamics. The plot thickens when Frank attempts to win Laura back with a beautiful antique necklace, which turns out to be a conduit for the tormented...

Exclusive: The Haunting of Hill House actor Henry Thomas is joining the Esx Entertainment produced horror movie The Necklace, Deadline hears.

The E.T. actor joins a booming ensemble in the Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz directed movie that includes sisters Madeleine & Violet McGraw (respectively from M3GAN and The Black Phone), Sarah Lind, Felix Solis, Jacob Moran, Christina Moore and Brynne Kurland.

John Ducey wrote the screenplay.

The feature project follows the Davis family who navigate through tough times in 1960. Laura Davis has separated from her husband Frank due to his unpredictable temper, fueled by alcohol. As Laura returns to work as a nurse, her daughters, 11-year-old Ellen (Violet McGraw) and 16-year-old Judy (Madeleine McGraw), grapple with the changes in their family dynamics. The plot thickens when Frank attempts to win Laura back with a beautiful antique necklace, which turns out to be a conduit...

Two new castings have been announced for the upcoming indie horror flick The Necklace. They are actresses Christina Moore and Brynne Kurland. More on this film and these castings below.

The Necklace is an Esx Entertainment produced horror movie from Chilean director and writer Juan Pablo Arias Munoz. He's best known for making his feature debut with the thriller flick Pumpkinhole, which can currently be streamed on Tubi for free or rented or purchased through Amazon Prime Video. He directs from a screenplay written by John Ducey. You might know Ducey from his work on the Netflix romantic comedy That's Amor. He wrote the script for that movie.

The Necklace follows the Davis family as they navigate through tough times in the '60s. After separating from her ill-tempered and alcoholic husband Frank, Laura Davis returns to work as a nurse. Her young daughters, 11-year-old Ellen and 16-year-old Judy, find...

Exclusive: The Esx Entertainment produced horror movie The Necklace has added actresses Christina Moore and Brynne Kurland to their growing cast which includes sisters Madeleine & Violet McGraw (respectively from M3GAN and The Black Phone), Sarah Lind, Felix Solis and Jacob Moran.

John Ducey wrote the screenplay which Juan

Pablo Arias Muñoz is directing.

The Necklace watches as the Davis family navigates through tough times in 1960. Laura Davis has separated from her husband Frank due to his unpredictable temper, fueled by alcohol. As Laura returns to work as a nurse, her daughters, 11-year-old Ellen (Violet McGraw) and 16-year-old Judy (Madeleine McGraw), grapple with the changes in their family dynamics. The plot thickens when Frank attempts to win Laura back with a beautiful antique necklace, which turns out to be a conduit for the tormented soul of an evil boy from long ago, putting Laura and her daughters in grave danger.

Exclusive: Sarah Lind (A Wounded Fawn) is the newest addition to The Necklace, the indie horror flick from director Juan Pablo Arias Munoz that’s shooting in Atlanta. As previously announced, Jacob Moran, Madeleine McGraw, Violet McGraw and Felix Solis will also star.

Written by John Ducey, The Necklace watches as the Davis family navigates through tough times in 1960. Laura Davis (Lind) has separated from her husband Frank due to his unpredictable temper, fueled by alcohol. As Laura returns to work as a nurse, her daughters, 11-year-old Ellen (Violet McGraw) and 16-year-old Judy (Madeleine McGraw), grapple with the changes in their family dynamics. The plot thickens when Frank attempts to win Laura back with a beautiful antique necklace, which turns out to be a conduit for the tormented soul of an evil boy from long ago, putting Laura and her daughters in grave danger.

Daniel Aspromonte and Christina Moore are producing the film,...

Exclusive: Ozark‘s Felix Solis has signed on to star opposite Jacob Moran, Madeleine McGraw and Violet McGraw in The Necklace, a horror film from director Juan Pablo Arias Munoz that heads into production in Atlanta in late May.

Written by John Ducey, The Necklace watches as the Davis family navigates through tough times in 1960. Laura Davis has separated from her husband Frank due to his unpredictable temper, fueled by alcohol. As Laura returns to work as a nurse, her daughters, 11-year-old Ellen (Violet McGraw) and 16-year-old Judy (Madeleine McGraw), grapple with the changes in their family dynamics. The plot thickens when Frank attempts to win Laura back with a beautiful antique necklace, which turns out to be a conduit for the tormented soul of an evil boy from long ago, putting Laura and her daughters in grave danger.

Solis will play the role of Detective Callahan. Daniel Aspromonte and...

Jacob Moran is set to reteam with Madeleine McGraw, his co-star on the hit Blumhouse/Universal horror pic The Black Phone, on a new horror pic titled The Necklace that enters production in Atlanta in late May.

Details as to Moran’s role are under wraps. Madeleine’s sister, Violet McGraw of M3GAN fame, will also star.

Directed by Juan Pablo Arias Munoz, from a script by John Ducey, The Necklace watches as the Davis family navigates through tough times in 1960. Laura Davis has separated from her husband Frank due to his unpredictable temper, fueled by alcohol. As Laura returns to work as a nurse, her daughters, 11-year-old Ellen (Violet McGraw) and 16-year-old Judy (Madeleine McGraw), grapple with the changes in their family dynamics. The plot thickens when Frank attempts to win Laura back with a beautiful antique necklace, which turns out to be a conduit for the tormented...

Exclusive: Ali Afshar’s Esx Entertainment is entering into the horror space with the feature The Necklace starring sisters Madeleine & Violet McGraw, each of whom have garnered widespread acclaim for

gripping performances in M3GAN and 2021’s The Black Phone respectively. Cameras will roll this summer.

Afshar produced the Netflix streaming hit A California Christmas and I Believe in Santa along with the hit HBO Max original A Christmas Mystery, both of which starred Violet McGraw.

The screenplay was written specifically with the McGraw sisters in mind by Afshar collaborator John Ducey . The pic is being directed by Chilean filmmaker Juan Pablo Arias Muñoz, who helmed Pumpkinhole and HBO’s Perry Mason.

Said Afshar, “Madeleine and Violet are among the brightest lights of this generation of young actors, and an absolute joy to work with. Each brings a unique energy to the screen and, together,...

The holidays started early in Tinseltown (and elsewhere), beginning with James Cameron missing his own “Avatar: The Way of Water” Hollywood premiere, knocked down with a bout of Covid and moving on to New York’s first look at “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” Santa turned up at Christina Moore and John Ducey’s “I Believe in Santa” Netflix premiere and there was even a Christmas Con! Meanwhile, Damien Chazelle brought a much less family-friendly flick, “Babylon,” to the City of Angels in another splashy premiere.

“Avatar: The Way of Water”

Dolby Theatre, Hollywood

Stars Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver and Sam Worthington attend the U.S. premiere of “Avatar: The Way of Water” in Hollywood. (Courtesy 20th Century Studios)

It was well worth the wait! Disney transported fans into Pandora for the “Avatar: The Way of Water premiere” at the Dolby Theatre. Stepping inside, it was as...

I Believe in Santa is a romantic comedy starring Christina Moore y John Ducey. It is directed by Alex Ranarivelo.

Are you expecting another cookie cutter rom-com set in New York? Well, then you are in for a surprise. This flick isn’t set in New York.

Premise

Lisa thinks she’s finally met the man of her dreams until she finds out he still believes in Santa Claus.

About the Movie

Do you remember The Noel Diary? Possibly not, because it was neither a grand movie nor was it intended to stay on the anyone’s retina for its visuals. If that movie was not outstanding, this new Netflix Christmas number is even less so, exhibiting its TV production arsenal and following the manual on how to produce a limited budget, family friendly, clichéd and light movie without dying in the process.

One has to be very undemanding not...

Producer Ali Afshar and Esx Entertainment has become a big supplier of holiday movies for HBO Max with count ’em, three coming up: two on Thanksgiving — Holiday Harmony and A Christmas Mystery and one one on Dec. 1, A Hollywood Christmas.

Holiday Harmony follows singer/songwriter Gail (Annelise Cepero) who lands an opportunity to compete for a once-in-a-lifetime shot at the big time, and heads cross country—until she breaks down in Harmony Springs, Oklahoma. With just two weeks to get to the iHeartRadio Christmas Eve performance of her dreams, she takes the advice of local Jack-of-all-trades, Jeremy (Jeremy Sumpter), and takes on a group of misfit kids hoping to perform in a Christmas Eve Gala of their own. Gail and Jeremy grow close, but if she’s going to fulfill her lifelong dream, she may have to leave him and the town she’s grown to love behind. Brooke Shields...

Grace Van Dien stars alongside Sean Patrick Flanery, Christina Moore.

Arclight Films has added the female-led racing film Lady Driver starring Grace Van Dien to its sales slate heading into Cannes.

Van Dien, who starred as Sharon Tate opposite Matt Smith in Mary Harron’s Charles Manson drama Charlie Says, will play the lead alongside Sean Patrick Flanery and Christina Moore (Disney’s Jessie).

Forrest Films, the new distributor launched by Forrest and Charlotte Lucas of Lucas Oil and actor-producer Ali Afshar, will release the film theatrically in the Us on October 25.

Lady Driver is set in the world of...

Grace Van Dien stars alongside Sean Patrick Flanery, Christina Moore.

Arclight Films has added the female-led racing film Lady Driver starring Grace Van Dien to its sales slate heading into Cannes.

Van Dien, who starred as Sharon Tatte opposite Matt Smith in Mary Harron’s Charles Manson drama Charlie Says, will play the lead alongside Sean Patrick Flanery and Christina Moore (Disney’s Jessie).

Forrest Films, the new distributor launched by Forrest and Charlotte Lucas of Lucas Oil and actor-producer Ali Afshar, will release the film theatrically in the Us on October 25.

Lady Driver is set in the world of...

"These men may spend the night in jail, there may be guards all over the place, but when they're with these horses they're free." One Media has debuted a trailer for a film titled Running Wild, a drama about a woman trying to save her ranch by working with convicts to rehabilitate a herd of wild horses that came on to her property. This stars Dorian Brown as Stella Davis, the rancher woman who learns that "there is no better remedy to misfortune than helping another living creature." Indeed. Sharon Stone also stars, along with Tommy Flanagan, Christina Moore, Jason Lewis, Tom Williamson, John Ducey, & Michael Wiseman. This looks like a straight-to-tv Hallmark movie, but somehow it's sneaking into some theaters. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Alex Ranarivelo's Running Wild, direct from YouTube: Running Wild is about Stella Davis, a widow who saves her ranch by working...

Los Angeles was the host to the Esx Entertainment special screening of “The Wrong Side of Right.” The film premiered Tuesday at Hollywood’s Tcl Chinese 6 Theatres. In attendance were several of the film’s stars, including Lea Thompson, Allison Paige, Christina Moore and Jayson Blair, Brandon Eaton and Annabelle Kavanaugh, as well as director Alex Ranarivelo, producer/actor Ali Afshar, and the man who’s the basis for the film, Daniel Christensen. Other guests included Missi Pyle, John Ducey, Lucas Oil Porducts’ Forrest Lucas and Charlotte Lucas, Jeff Probst, fashion designer Ashley Michaelsen, Caitlin O’Connor, Alice Aoki, radio personality Trent Loos and Caitlyn Carver. Take a look at a gallery of photos [ Read More ]

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Network: NBC

Episodes: 13 (half-hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: October 2, 2014 -- January 22, 2015

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Kate Walsh, Tone Bell, Ryan Hansen, John Ducey, and Miguel Sandoval.

TV show description:

This comedy series revolves around Judge Rebecca Wright (Kate Walsh) of the Los Angeles County Circuit Court. She's tough-as-nails and one of La's most respected criminal court judges. She has a reputation for unorthodox behavior in the courtroom, including creative rulings and saying exactly what's on her mind.

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Kate Walsh had a long run playing Addison Montgomery, first on Grey's Anatomy and then on Private Practice. Will her Bad Judge TV show last as long on NBC or will it be cancelled after one short season? Stay tuned.

Bad Judge follows Rebecca Wright (Walsh), an unorthodox judge of the Los Angeles County Circuit Court. She's tough-as-nails and one of La's most respected criminal court judges but has a truly wild lifestyle in her off hours. The rest of the cast includes Tone Bell, Ryan Hansen, John Ducey, and Miguel Sandoval.

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Court will soon be out of session. NBC has cancelled their Bad Judge sitcom, deciding not to order any additional installments beyond the initial 13 episode order. Ten episodes have been completed and three more will be produced.

Bad Judge follows Rebecca Wright (Walsh), an unorthodox judge of the Los Angeles County Circuit Court. She's tough-as-nails and one of La's most respected criminal court judges but has a truly wild lifestyle in her off hours. The rest of the cast includes Tone Bell, Ryan Hansen, John Ducey, and Miguel Sandoval.

The series got off to a disappointing start on October 2nd, registering a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.84 million viewers. The series held steady in week two which was a positive sign, especially since Bad Judge was airing opposite highly-rated Thursday night football games on CBS. Perhaps the numbers would start to...

Following Kate Walsh's long run on ABC, the peacock network likely has great expectations for her Bad Judge sitcom. Is it a ratings hit? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?

Bad Judge follows Rebecca Wright (Walsh), an unorthodox judge of the Los Angeles County Circuit Court. She's tough-as-nails and one of Los Angeles' most respected criminal court judges but she also has a truly wild lifestyle in her off hours. The rest of the cast includes Tone Bell, Ryan Hansen, John Ducey, and Miguel Sandoval.

The show debuted on October 2nd with a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.84 million viewers. This certainly wasn't a great start. The second installment drew a 1.3 in the demo with 5.24 million.

While Bad Judge's ratings aren't very good, it's positive that the numbers didn't go down that...

The pilot to Bad Judge feels off. That's not unexpected for a show that's already had two showrunners, a heavily revised first episode, and major cast alterations before the pilot has even premiered. Out of all of the behind-the-scenes calamity, though, comes a pilot that looks more like Frankenstein's Monster than a half-hour comedy. It's an episode that stitches together parts of completely different concepts in the hopes of making something cohesive, but instead delivers an episode nothing short of erratic. In the patchwork of a pilot, Bad Judge is missing just about every key ingredient—coherent plotting, concrete characterization,...

Just keeping busy before its big schedule announcement on Sunday, NBC picked up a trio of comedies on Friday afternoon, including two from executive producer Will Ferrell. The "Anchorman" star and "Anchorman" director Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions is behind "Bad Judge" and "Mission Control," which will be joined by "One Big Happy" on NBC's slate for next season. Sadly, Ferrell has nothing to do with "One Big Happy," but with Ellen DeGeneres executive producing, it doesn't lack for behind-the-scenes starpower. Let's look at the three new NBC comedies and let's try not to resent that they were ordered while "Community" was cancelled... In addition to DeGeneres, "One Big Happy" is executive produced by creator Liz Feldman and pilot director Scott Ellis. The comedy focuses on best friends Lizzy (Elisha Cuthbert) and Luke (Nick Zano). She's a Type-a lesbian! He's a laid-back straight guy! They've decided that they want to have a family together,...

John Ducey (Jonas) has been cast in Bad Judge, NBC’s single-camera comedy pilot starring and executive produced by Kate Walsh. The project, from writer Chad Kultgen and producers Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Anne Heche, centers on a hard-living, sexually unapologetic woman (Walsh) who plays with the law, and whose life on the edge is constantly in balance as she also happens to be a judge in the criminal court system. Ducey, repped by Pakula/King & Assoc., will play Tom, a dapper Da and a shameless brown-noser who wants to be judge and would climb over Rebecca’s (Walsh) dead body to advance his own career. The Shield alumna Cch Pounder has joined Scott Bakula and Zoe McLellan in CBS’ NCIS planted spinoff. Executive produced by NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg and Harmon, the spinoff is set at the NCIS New Orleans office, which handles cases from Pensacola through Mississippi...

The folks at Disney just can't get enough of the singing Jonas brothers. Disney Channel has just announced that the trio's sitcom, Jonas, is coming back for a second season.

Jonas revolves around three brothers; Nick, Kevin and Joe Lucas. The trio of siblings form the enormously successful Jonas band, named after the New Jersey street where they live. They try to live normal lives and attend Horace Mantis Academy while adjusting for hectic concert tours and adoring fans. The sitcom features Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Chelsea Staub, Nicole Anderson, Rebecca Creskoff, John Ducey, Robert Feggans, and Frankie Jonas.

The first season of Jonas has been very successful for The Disney Channel and debuted to four million viewers last May.

In its season one primary timeslot Disney boasts that the sitcom ranks first among kids 6-11, tweens...

The Disney Channel has set a May 2 premiere date for "Jonas," a new orginal series starring Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas. Or maybe it stars Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas. Who can choose? The first episode of "Jonas," which co-stars Chelsea Staub ("Minutemen"), Nicole Anderson ("Hannah Montana"), John Ducey ("Will and Grace") and Rebecca Creskoff ("Mad Men"), will air at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Saturday, May 2. The "Jonas" premiere will be simulcast on Sprint TV and MobiTV and will be made available on the Disney Channel website. "The true test of artists is their willingness to stretch creatively –...

Teen sensation rockers the Jonas Brothers are branching out into TV comedy! Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas will star in "Jonas," which "follows the fictional Lucas Brothers through the unexpected, unpredictable and often absurd situations that confront these rock and roll superstar brothers as they try to live ordinary lives," the Disney Channel announced in a press release. The famous brothers will join fellow young stars Chelsea Staub ( "Minutemen"), Nicole Anderson ("Hannah Montana"), John Ducey ("Will and Grace") and Rebecca Creskoff ("Mad Men") in the series, which will feature original Jonas Brothers songs created specifically for the show. In the premiere episode of "Jonas," Nick Lucas writes a love song for a girl he's just met -- a fellow student and aspiring singer -- despite warnings from Kevin and Joe that he's moving too fast with his new crush. Then, the brothers attend the girl's first gig where she sings...

"J.O.N.A.S!", the brand new TV series by Jonas Brothers has received a new promo on Disney Channel, although the premiere date is still a couple of months away. The promo gives none of the plot but rather the three boys, Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas, descending the firefighter pole with "Jonas" shirt on.

In the original production of Disney Channel, the brothers will play as themselves, a teen band trying to live a normal life in a regular high school. They often encounter their fans, mostly tween girls, and have to run to save themselves. Their brother in real life, Frankie Jonas, is also in the show as their youngest brother.

Executive producer Roger Schulman has compared the show to The Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night", which is a movie starring the legendary band. "It's hard not to make parallel comparisons to the Beatles...

Charles Shyer has signed on to direct ABC's comedy pilot Him and Us, while Arlene Sanford has been tapped to helm Fox's comedy pilot More, Patience and is close to signing on to direct ABC's comedy pilot Women of a Certain Age. In casting news, Jessica Lucas, who is currently onscreen opposite Amanda Bynes in the feature film She's the Man, and Alona Tal (UPN's Veronica Mars) have been tapped for roles in the CW's drama pilot Split Decision. Additionally, Karen LeBlanc has joined the cast of the CW's Runaway, and John Ducey and Colby Paul have been cast in Fox's comedy pilot Union Jackass. Him and Us, a single-camera comedy from Touchstone Television, centers on a gay British rock star (Anthony Stewart Head) and his relationship with his longtime manager (Kim Cattrall).

Charles Shyer has signed on to direct ABC's comedy pilot Him and Us, while Arlene Sanford has been tapped to helm Fox's comedy pilot More, Patience and is close to signing on to direct ABC's comedy pilot Women of a Certain Age. In casting news, Jessica Lucas, who is currently onscreen opposite Amanda Bynes in the feature film She's the Man, and Alona Tal (UPN's Veronica Mars) have been tapped for roles in the CW's drama pilot Split Decision. Additionally, Karen LeBlanc has joined the cast of the CW's Runaway, and John Ducey and Colby Paul have been cast in Fox's comedy pilot Union Jackass. Him and Us, a single-camera comedy from Touchstone Television, centers on a gay British rock star (Anthony Stewart Head) and his relationship with his longtime manager (Kim Cattrall).

Presidio Med star Blythe Danner is staying in business with CBS and Warner Bros. TV with a starring role in Charlie Sheen's comedy pilot Two and a Half Men. Meanwhile, Thomas Ian Nicholas and John Ducey have joined CBS' untitled Nicole Sullivan comedy pilot, while Sasha Barrese has been cast in the WB Network's comedy pilot Run of the House. In other pilot casting news, Cara DeLizia, Stark Sands and Kerry Butler have been tapped to star in Fox's untitled twins comedy pilot, and Chris Sieber has been added to the cast of ABC's untitled Flett-Giordano/Ranberg comedy pilot.