Tim Matheson News

Dear David: With Halloween in the air, here's one memory I have of a terrifying movie.

The CW's fall pilot Body Politic was not picked up by the network, but there has been a groundswell of support on the net from people who have seen it and want The CW to reverse its decision and get it on the air as a mid-season replacement.

While watching the street protests in Iran these past two weeks -- turns out more votes were cast in 50 cities in the June 12 presidential election than the actual number of Iranians who live there -- I kept asking myself the same question.

What with senators switching parties, one caught in an airport bathroom scandal, and another admitting affection for hookers, the chamber sometimes has a soap-opera feel.

Studios are going back to the future and banking on rereleasing film classics such as Spartacus to bring in the masses Kevin Maher When the director John Landis was 27 he was handed $2 million by the legendary studio chief Lew Wasserman and told to go and make his own movie, his own way.

Meet the only guy who changes his identity more often than his underwear. "In case you haven't guessed yet, there's been a lot of drug traffic on the beach.

This TV-movie directed by Frank Darabont stars Tim Matheson as a man set up for death by his adulterous wife and her lover .

Chris Farley's tragic, untimely death at age 33 sparked a newfound admiration of his talents, but loving eyes can't appreciate something as painfully unfunny as Black Sheep , the second and final pairing of Farley and David Spade.

Speaking of Stories will conclude its 2009 season on May 11 with "A Celebration of Stories,'' an evening of diverse stories by acclaimed authors and exciting new comers starring film and television veteran Tim Matheson .