Starry Night Events is proud to announce its inaugural event, Whedon Fest, a convention for fans of Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and Dollhouse). Whedon Fest is set for Oct. 1-3, 2010, at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Headliners include actress Amy Acker (Angel, Dollhouse, Happy Town), in her first Canadian appearance, and Nicholas Brendon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Criminal Minds). More guests will be announced as the event nears.

Whedon Fest will give Whedon fans an opportunity to get together, meet some of their favourite stars and engage in programming celebrating Whedon’s television and movie creations. Programming will include autograph and photograph sessions, guest talks, a Geek-Off tournament, a Saturday night dance, dessert party meet and greet, contests, giveaways and much more! Fans will also get the chance to give back by participating in a charity auction in support of SickKids Foundation.

Ticket memberships to Whedon Fest start at $85 for the whole weekend and go up to $225 for Gold memberships. More information on the event can be seen at www.starrynightevents.com

MGM’s dire financial troubles have already spelled doom or delay for several films: the next Bond movie was indefinitely postposed, The Hobbit is delayed to the point where Guillermo del Toro walked as director, and the Red Dawn remake is shelved for the time being, because the studio doesn’t have enough money to release the film.

Now the horror movie Cabin in the Woods, written and produced by Joss Whedon and directed by Cloverfield writer Drew Goddard, looks like the latest casualty of the studio’s misfortune.

In an article detailing how MGM can’t find anyone who wants to run the studio, THR says that “MGM has the thriller “Red Dawn” set for release in November and the horror thriller “Cabin in the Woods” slotted for January. But no trailers have been shot, and it’s assumed both will be pushed to later release dates.”

The sad irony here is that Cabin in the Woods was originally slated for release in February of this year, but in October 2009 a decision was made to push the release date so the film could be post-converted to 3D. A ploy to make more money off the film could now have put it into a position to make no money at all.

That’s a great shame. Whedon and Goddard have a solid cast (Richard Jenkins, Chris Hemsworth, Bradley Whitford, Jesse Williams, Amy Acker and Kristen Connolly) and have managed to keep most of the details of the script from getting out. It looked like Cabin in the Woods could have been a smart, fun horror movie to stand alongside Drag Me To Hell.

Source: /Film

Just a friendly reminder that Happy Town shall be returning to our screens tonight on ABC at 10:01-11:00 p.m., ET with episode 4, which is titled ‘Slight of Hand’ — and shall be airing every Wednesday thereafter until the end of the season (8 episodes in total) on June 30, 2010.

Screencaptures shall be added shortly after the episode has aired.

Just a heads up that I, personally, won’t be able to update over the coming months since I’m awaiting the arrival of my first child in early June.

However, my lovely friend Stef, shall be updating each week with screencaptures from Happy Town as well as any new guest appearances — including the recently aired The Good Wife guest spot — so, be sure to stay tuned!

EDIT: Angie welcomed a baby girl on June 6.

Finally! Region 2 fans can now pre-order the second season of Dollhouse via HMV.com — again, there’s no specifications available just yet — except the release date of September 6, 2010 and the price of £14.99 (instead of £24.99) which is the same price as season 1 when it was first available to buy.

I’ve placed my order, so I shall keep you guys up-to-date on any further details & when I receive the DVD, I’ll be sure to replace the caps in the gallery with HQ DVD versions.

Good news! Amy has confirmed that she has indeed been filming Sironia lately, and according to her latest tweet, filming has now wrapped.

I’m super excited for this little movie & shall be sure to keep you guys up-to-date on any further developments!

Thanks to Spoiler TV, I’ve also updated the gallery with additional stills from episodes 2 & 5 of Happy Town. Gallery links and previews are below, enjoy!

Gallery Links
- 1×02 – I Came to Haplin for the Waters Stills
- 1×05 – This Is Why We Stay Stills