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Stars: Ford Austin, Tom Fitzpatrick, Rachel Alig, Ken Hudson Campbell, Richard Riehle, Clint Jung, Sumeet Dang, Bryan Dodds, Debbie DeLisi, Stephan Singh | Written and Directed by Michael P.Blevins

Back in the 1990s, when loading up a game, I used to get a little flutter when I saw the Konami logo and heard the little jingle that went with it. I used to assume “I am in for a good time”. The opposite happens now, as I am pushing 40, seeing the Uncork’d Entertainment logo and hear the little clink of glasses. I think. Uh oh… Especially when the title is Digging to Death. It is not even a pun, and it does not make sense.

Digging to Death kicks off with our protagonist, David, and his grown-up daughter Jessica, having purchased a new house. Daddy and daughter are very likeable. They are worried about money, but they manage to bring...

NYC actors, pay attention! Stay in the loop and be sure to check back every week for projects currently filming in the city you call home. Here’s the 411 on what’s filming (big and small) around the island. Barry Jenkins (of Oscar-winning “Moonlight”) is back with his latest feature, “If Beale Street Could Talk,” based on James Baldwin’s novel of the same name. Filming has been underway since October with production predominantly in Harlem, but it’s also been spotted in the Bronx. If you’d like to be on set for this exciting project, get going! Grant Wilfey is casting background right here on Backstage! Remember the two-man prison break that rattled the country in 2015? Well, it’s back and on the small screen. Showtime has ordered an eight-part mini-series based on the true crime event, to be directed by Ben Stiller. Debbie DeLisi is casting and...