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Anurag Kashyap, Sunny Leone, Taapsee Pannu, Rahul Bhat, Ranjan Singh, Anup Singh, Don Palathara, and Sami Khan are among the guest list at the 12th edition of Bmo International Film Festival of South Asia (Iffsa), Toronto (Oct. 12-22).

With a lineup of some 120 films and more than 30 events, Iffsa is among the largest South Asian-themed festivals in the world. Selections include Cannes duo – Kashyap’s “Kennedy,” starring Leone and Bhat, and Kanu Behl’s “Agra,” Laetitia Colombani’s “The Braid” starring Kim Raver (“Grey’s Anatomy”) and Berlin selections “Ghaath” by Chhatrapal Ninawe and “Aatmapamphlet” by Ashish Bende. From Rotterdam, Palathara’s “Family,” starring Vinay Forrt and Devashish Makhija’s “Joram,” headlined by Manoj Bajpayee, feature alongside Jagath Manuwarna’s Sri Lankan film “Whispering Mountains.”

Acclaimed Bangladesh series “Pett Kata Shaw” will feature as will Canadian Bengali-language production “Meghna Konnya” by Fuad Chowdhury, Atul Sabharwal’s Hindi-language “Berlin” and Osman...

A full Free Movie of the Day is posted on the JoBlo Horror Movies YouTube channel every day of the week – but on Fridays things get even freakier and a little more fun. Get your weekend started the right way by indulging in Friday Fright Nights! Every Friday, we’ll be taking a look at another genre movie you can watch in its entirety, free of charge, either on the YouTube channel linked above or in the video embed here.

The Friday Fright Night feature we have for you this week is the 2007 supernatural horror film Dead Mary, starring Dominique Swain – an actress I always expected to have a more high profile career than she has had up to this point. She got a lot of attention when she first appeared on screens in Lolita and Face/Off back in 1997, but she hasn’t done many big movies since then, with...

Playing dead has been good for Manny Jacinto. As Jason Mendoza, a lovable, doofy airhead, Jacinto is known for stealing scenes in NBC's acclaimed comedy The Good Place. That's not putting down his role of security guard in Untold Stories of the ER, but now Jacinto is getting the chance to shine on screen in ways he never dreamed of—and getting recognized off screen as a result. "I think, and I think it's kind of the same with the rest of the cast, especially the babies of the cast, [the biggest change] is being recognized more," Jacinto told E! News. Take a recent airport encounter Jacinto had. He was flying in to Los Angeles from Vancouver and he was flagged to go for further security...

Exclusive: Scot Cru has left Grb Studios, the producer and distributor best known for its long-running A&E reality hit Intervention.

I hear that Cru has departed the company less than six months after he was promoted to president. He joined the business, which was formerly known as Grb Entertainment in July 2018 after spending 15 years working for Mark Burnett’s production company, most recently as Executive Vice President, International for United Artist Media.

It’s not clear exactly for what Cru will do next, which Gary R. Benz, founder and CEO of Grb, told Deadline that he was leaving for a bigger role.

Benz told Deadline, “When Scott left Grb Studios he told me he was heading to work for a larger company. We appreciate his time here and wish him great luck in his new endeavors. Grb Studios will be attending Miptv next week with a full sales team, and announcing a new international co-production.

Exclusive: Intervention producer Grb Studios has struck a deal with Canadian production company Media Ranch to co-develop, co-produce and co-distribute unscripted programming.

The two companies have inked the deal on the eve of Natpe in Miami.

Grb, which is best known for producing the long-running A&E factual series, will work with the Montreal company to push new and existing formats and factual series globally. However, they will continue to operate independently.

Media Ranch produces series including Life In The Kitchen, True Sex Confessions, Dining with the Enemy and Street Jungle. It is run by President Sophie Ferron.

Last October, Grb rebranded from Grb Entertainment to Grb Studios and promoting Scott Cru to President. Cru, who spent 15 years working for Mark Burnett, joined the company in July 2018. Grb’s past credits include shows such as Untold Stories of the ER for TLC, Next Action Star for NBC, Showdown of the Unbeatables for Nat Geo,...

Grb Entertainment is now calling itself Grb Studios, a shift that suits its new push toward content and distribution, with the rebranded company promoting Scot Cru to president.

Cru joined the unscripted programming specialist in July as president of international sales and distribution after a 15-year run working for Mark Burnett’s production company.

The announcement was made by Gary R. Benz, founder and CEO of Grb, which is best known for its long-running A&E reality hit Intervention.

In related promotions, Karen Pinto is now Evp of Production and Megan Reeves is Svp of Development. Cru’s former lieutenant, Patrice Choghi, who he recently brought on as Svp of International, will continue in that role.

“I look forward to working with Scot, Karen, Megan and Patrice as we build Grb Studios to expand our reach domestically and internationally,” Benz said in a press release. “Scot is a well-known and highly respected television executive,...

It's back to the ER for Discovery Life. This week, the network announced they've renewed Untold Stories of the ER for a 12th season.The series "chronicles real emergency room cases - featuring some of the most extreme situations ever encountered by ER physicians - as reenacted and recounted by the patients who experienced them and the doctors who treated them."Read More…...

What do you say when your inbox has a subject line that reads “Man with a shovel impalement in his perineum on the 100th episode of Untold Stories Of The ER airs this Friday”?Well. first thing is you watch the video.How does it happen? In this case, the guy fell off his roof directly on to an upright shovel, handle first. He became a human Popsicle. It’s not pretty. The 100th episode of “Untold Stories of the ER” kicks off a stream of all-new episodes, beginning this Friday at 10/9c on Discovery Fit & Health. In the premiere, Dr. Klauer […]...

Stilettos, Toilets, Turtles and More! Untold Stories of the ER Resuscitates Its Craziest Cases and Celebrates 100th EpisodeIt’s back! November 7 with the “Craziest Cases” special and the 100th episode premiere on November 14.What show other than Untold Stories of the ER can administer a weekly dose of medical mayhem, like tandem skydivers impaled together on a fence post, or a woman stuck in a toilet bowl for 18 hours? In case you missed these stories and more, Discovery Health is preempting the return of all-new episodes of Untold Stories of the ER with the Craziest Cases special on Friday, November 7 […]...

With the season finale of "Untold Stories of the ER" (Fri. Jan. 10 at 9:00 p.m. on Discovery Fit & Health) upon us, we had to wrap things up with a memorable clip. In this exclusive, a woman and her husband head to the ER about the nasty, infected wound in the woman's arm. But we won't spoil it for you. It's just too delightful. Also in the episode, Dr. Rich Teitell’s patient lost both his legs when he was run over by a train and is in critical condition. Now, it’s a race against time to get the man ready for...

It’s been said that sex is like pizza — even when it’s bad, it’s good. But pizza almost never lands you in the emergency room. And sex does, as TLC’s “Sex Sent Me to the ER” will prove on Saturday. The show revisits real emergency room sex stories, as told by physicians and the couples who got a little overzealous between the sheets — with a little bit of help from actors doing re-enactments. The four-part series comes from Grb Entertainment (“Untold Stories of the ER”). See video: Anderson Cooper Discusses Mother’s Love of Oral Sex, For...

Talk about a memorable first time. In its premiere, TLC's new series Sex Sent Me to the ER spotlights Greg, a 24-year-old virgin who weighs in at 440 pounds. When Greg and his girlfriend, Jen, decides to take their relationship to the next level, things go horribly awry when he accidentally sends her headfirst through the wall -- and ultimately to the ER. Photos: From Adam Levine to Miley Cyrus, Hollywood's Most Daring Magazine Nudity The series is from Grb Entertainment, the production company behind Untold Stories of the ER. The four-part series documents the real-life -- and

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You know, there are some things we just don't think about as much as we should. What is the meaning of life? What would traffic be like if we could fly? What if a dumpster was dropped on my face? Maybe we don't want to think too much about that last one, as we all want to be able to sleep at night. But, thanks to "Untold Stories of the ER" (Fri. at 10:00 p.m. on Discovery Fit & Health, repeats Sat at 10:00 p.m. on TLC), we can get an idea of what that might be like. Short answer? Bloody...

Sometimes emergency rooms are very serious places. But sometimes, a doctor does something really, really unexpected that's probably not ethical at all. But it's funny! And a little violent! In this exclusive clip from "Untold Stories of the ER" (airing Fri. Dec. 6 at 10:00 p.m. Et on Discovery Fit & Health), doctor Mike Abernethy tries a little test on a convict that undoubtedly isn't covered by insurance. Bet it hurts! Also in the episode, Abernethy is confronted with an inebriated young man who’s suffocating to death due to an inexplicably blocked airway. His solution is way outside the box (we get the...

It's debuting only three days into 2014, but Discovery Fit & Health has an early lead on the award for next year's best TV title: Sex Sent Me to The ER. The show, which is pretty much summed up in the title, premieres Friday, Jan. 3 at 10/9c.

Repeats of Sex Sent Me to the ER will then air on TLC starting Saturday, Jan. 11 at 10/9c. Discovery Fit & Health has ordered four episodes of the show.

Sex Sent Me to the ER comes from Grb Entertainment, which also produces Untold Stories of the ER. For this spinoff, cameras will document what the channel calls "the real-life and often hilarious stories of what happens when a little action leads to a medical crisis."

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If you're already feeling like a post-Thanksgiving lump on Friday, you may want to watch "Untold Stories of the ER" (Discovery Fit & Health, 10:00 p.m. Et). No, it won't help you digest that wad of food that's probably still sitting uncomfortably in your stomach, but you can at least comfort yourself in knowing that you aren't sitting in an ER where people like the guy in this exclusive clip might be running around.  In the clip, we meet a guy who just can't be held down -- or at least can't be held down by less than a big group...

Women complain all the time about how their husbands and boyfriends forget to put down the toilet seat. Now, they might finally have a really strong argument to get their menfolk to change. In this exclusive clip from "Untold Stories of the ER" (airing Fri. Nov. 22 at 10:00 p.m. on Discovery Fit & Health), a woman is stuck on the john for 18 hours before paramedics are called. Eighteen. Hours. And why did this happen? Yup, her husband didn't put down the toilet seat.  That's not the end of it, of course. She has to get to the ER --...

If you ever think, gosh, I should have gone into the glamorous world of medicine, take heart! It's not all "Grey's Anatomy" and lollipops, people. Being a first year intern certainly wasn't all that glamorous for Dr. Andy Kahn. In an exclusive clip from this week's episode of "Untold Stories of the ER" (Fri. at 10:00 p.m. on Discovery Fit & Health, then repeats Sat. at 9:00 p.m. on TLC), watch as Kahn gets stuck with a case none of his coworkers wanted -- a wild-eyed, compulsive masturbator who won't even take a break when medical professionals want to take his blood...

While this comes just one day late for Halloween, I'd like to think that this blood-spurting exclusive clip from tonight's episode of "Untold Stories of the ER" (Fri. Nov. 1 at 10:00 p.m. on Discovery Fit & Health) might extend the holiday for you just a little bit. It's not a zombie apocalypse, but it's something! In this clip, we learn about how one patient's vomiting jag rips apart the carotid patchwork on his throat. The result is one big mess that may not be possible to fix. There's a storm in town, and the small hospital isn't equipped to help...

Have you ever put a bug in someone's ear? Literally? Probably not, but it turns out bugs can get in there, and the pain is so intense you might end up writhing and bucking so hard people think you're having convulsions. Learn something new every day! In this exclusive clip from "Untold Stories of the ER" (airs Sun. Oct. 27 at 9:00 p.m. on Discovery Fit & Health, then repeats Sat. Nov. 2 at 9:00 p.m.), see what a bug in your ear really looks like. Consider this your warning. Also, don't watch this right before you eat. If this clip...

Tune in alert for this Sunday, October 6 at 9 Pm (Et/Pt), the eighth season of signature series Untold Stories of the ER returns on Discovery Fit & Health. The season will continue to air premieres Sundays at 9Pm (Et/Pt) into January followed by encore episodes airing Saturdays at 9 Pm (Et/Pt) on TLC. This week, Dr. Sudip Bose treats a patient covered in cow feces. In the same shift, a lap dancer with a stiletto heel stuck in her cheek flirts with him while he tries to remove it. Meanwhile, Dr. David Meyers tries to revive a woman whose heart has stopped. Sadly, he fails, and declares her dead. But is she actually? Then, Dr. Tyler Cymet's patient...

If you need to escape the sun, your third cheeseburger or embarrassing childhood stories this Fourth of July weekend, TVLine has you covered. We’ve gathered the best of the holiday weekend’s marathons and specials, including old-school classics (Beverly Hills, 90210), catch-ups on current faves and some guilty pleasures (Pregnant & Dating, anyone?) Enjoy!

Thursday, July 4

6 am – 1:30 pm Cake Boss (TLC) | Buddy Valastro’s masterpieces include cakes inspired by the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore and Radio City Music Hall.

6 am – 12 am Lifetime Movie Network’s “Perfect” Marathon (Lmn) | A two-day marathon of “flawless” movie titles (continuing Friday at 8am...

Tune in alert for highlights for TLC's primetime schedule for the week of December 24th. TLC Primetime Highlights: Week of December 24th (As of 12.20.12) Of note this week: Scheduling note: TLC.s Best Funeral Ever has moved to Sunday, January 6th at 10p (from Wed, Dec 26 at 10p) Specials Wives With Beehives- Thursday, December 27th Vegas Brides- Friday, December 28th Sister Wives: Secrets Revealed- Sunday, December 30th Season premieres Say Yes To The Dress Season 9- Friday, December 28th Untold Stories Of The ER Season 7- Saturday, December 29th Season finales Sister Wives Season 3- Sunday, December 30th Tuesday, December 25th 8:00 Pm Et/Pt Undercover Boss #9 . Taylormade Mark King, President and CEO of TaylorMade Golf...

Susan Winston, a former executive producer on ABC's Good Morning America, has been tapped to executive produce the upcoming syndicated show Jury Duty.

The strip, from Vincent Dymon's Radar Entertainment and independent distributor Foster/Tailwind, is a court show in which celebrities act as jury members. The show is presided over by Bruce Cutler, who came to fame in the '80s for defending John Gotti and is now serving as the defense attorney for Phil Spector in the music producer's murder trial.

Duty has been cleared in 70% of the country, including the top three markets of New York (WPIX), Los Angeles (KCAL) and Chicago (WCIU).

Trifecta Entertainment & Media handles national ad sales on the show, which launches in September. Dymon is also looking for a cable network partner to air the show as well.

Winston's credits also include CBS Morning News, Spike TV's Wide World of Spike, TLC's Untold Stories of the ER and WE's "Designer to the Stars: Kari Whitman."...