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2009 Comic-Con Schedule for Wed July 22 - Thurs July 23

11 July 2009 6:53 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Comic-Con is coming at us and everyone is wondering who and what will be where and when.

The good folks at the Comic-Con 2009 website have started to release schedules for the big 4-day event. The weekend for some will actually start on the night of Wednesday, July 22nd, for the pre-registered 4-day attendees with a Special Preview Night Programming.

The schedule is a bit fluid, but at press time, this was as it stood for the Wednesday & Thursday schedules.  Of course, the entire has been edited down to what Screen Rant covers. Check it out:

 

Wednesday, July 22

6:00-9:00 in Ballroom 20

Special Sneak Peek Pilot Screenings of exclusive pilot premiere screenings of the new TV series of the 2009–2010 season - Human Target, V, and The Vampire Diaries, plus some preview trailers for other upcoming new shows.

Human Target is based upon the DC Comics title starring Mark Valley (Fringe

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Brad Pitt's "Basterd". Uma's "Bride" Could Take 'Em.

10 July 2009 12:01 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

A new (uninspiring) Inglourious Basterds poster for Brad Pitt. He's standing on a pile of dead bodies. Like Katey says, "subtle". My first thought upon seeing it was that The Bride never felt it necessary to pose atop the bodies of the crazy '88s. Oh, sure she claimed that the body parts belonged to her but she didn't actually keep them. She travelled light. And note: she didn't even have a long range weapon like a machine gun to kill off those enemy hordes. In short, Uma Thurman is more of a badass than Brad Pitt.

It would be misleading to suggest that Quentin Tarantino's current sadism is "new". His films have always had blood and body counts. I haven't seen Basterds yet, I do wonder if the sadism hasn't been consistently increasing. Think about Death Proof's carnage, Basterds entire plot, Kill Bill's massacre and death list.

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Inglourious Basterds New Poster & Soundtrack Info

10 July 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds was at one point just an idea for a project that he always said he’d do, but never quite seemed to get to. Then, suddenly, the project picked up steam and before we knew it, Inglourious Basterds was finished and premiering at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. The marketing for Basterds has been in full speed for a few months now, with posters, images and trailers galore.

Today we have a new poster for Inglourious Basterds, along with the news that the soundtrack will go on sale close to the film’s theatrical release. But before we get onto the soundtrack info, take a look at the 14th poster for Inglourious Basterds (yep, there’s been that many). Is it just me, or does Brad Pitt look sort of… odd? Check it out:

 

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The soundtracks to Tarantino’s movies are always the highlights - Pulp Fiction,

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Scenes We Love: True Romance

7 July 2009 2:03 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

With the possible exception of the "zombie versus shark" scene in Lucio Fulci's Zombi (coming soon), there may be no greater scene in film history than the exchange between Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper at the midpoint of True Romance. Hyperbole aside, it's the kind of scene that true cinephiles salivate over the prospect of, and no doubt that actors dream of performing: two great personalities locked into a magical rhythm, creating character and making history even as they seemingly talk about a whole lot of nothin'.

The first time I saw True Romance was during its theatrical run, when I invited two female friends unfamiliar with Quentin Tarantino to see the film with me. While they were shellshocked by the abundance of profanity and violence the film contained, I was endlessly captivated - perversely so - with Tarantino's indefatigable penchant for crafting clever, memorable dialogue that celebrated itself

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‘Inglourious Basterds’ and the Tarantino Universe

1 July 2009 7:43 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Whether it’s his razor sharp dialogue, his impeccable use of popular music, or his ever-stylish cinematography, Quentin Tarantino is undoubtedly one of Hollywood’s most exciting and talented directors. And judging by the buzz surrounding his latest film, the WWII epic Inglourious Basterds, that isn’t going to change anytime soon.

 

One of the things I like best about Quentin Tarantino is how he always works in sly references to his previous films. Not only does it give us fans something to look for, it also makes his films that much richer and more complex. Take, for example, the Vega Brothers.

In Pulp Fiction, John Travolta plays Vincent Vega. In Reservoir Dogs, Michael Madsen plays Mr. Blonde a.k.a Vic Vega. While there is no dialogue linking the two as brothers, as viewers, we make the connection. Suddenly, their brotherhood adds a new dimension to each of their characters.

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Inside the Sundance Labs: Michelle Satter, Director of the Feature Film Program

29 June 2009 5:30 PM, PDT | From Movieline | See recent Movieline news

Reservoir Dogs. Boys Don't Cry. Requiem for a Dream. Those are just a few of the striking films that had their start in the Sundance Labs Feature Film Program, which nurtures a handful of fledgling filmmakers every year in a workshop environment shepherded by some of the best minds in the business. Still, for as much attention as is lavished on the January film festival, the summertime Labs operate in relative seclusion.

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Eli Roth Says ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Time-Warp Won’t Harm Quentin Tarantino’s Unique Universe

29 June 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

For my money, the best director out there right now is Quentin Tarantino. And for exactly that reason, the number one most-anticipated film for me in 2009 has always been “Inglourious Basterds.” When I caught up with leading man/director/Tarantino bud Eli Roth, he clued me in on some secret “winks” for the fans of “Reservoir Dogs,” “Pulp Fiction” and the rest – and naturally, now I’m just even more stoked.

“We have the ‘40’s version of Red Apple cigarettes,” Roth revealed, making reference to the fictional cancer sticks smoked by characters in Tarantino’s films. “Quentin had all of his products transported back in time.”

Hey, just because it’s a World War II film about Nazi-killing soldiers, it doesn’t mean Quentin can’t sneak in the signature cigarettes that Bruce Willis once purchased from the bartender at Marsellus Wallace’s watering hole. “If you had cigarettes [in ‘Basterds’] they were Red Apple.

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Larry Carroll

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Grint To Give Up Acting?

29 June 2009 4:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British actor Rupert Grint is worried about life after Harry Potter - because he is doubtful his acting abilities will guarantee him movie work.

The 20 year old has played Potter's best friend Ronald Weasley in the wizard franchise since 2001 - but now he's looking to the future.

But he isn't sure he has the talents for a prolonged stretch in the film industry.

Grint tells Britain's Live magazine, "It’s always at the back of my mind that acting might come to an end for me when Harry Potter finishes. I don’t know if I’m good enough to have a long career. I’ve got a bit of an inferiority complex about my acting. My self-esteem is quite low in that sense."

But the star is determined not to be typecast from his time spent in the family movies - and wants to take on more grisly roles.

Grint adds, "From here on, I don’t want to play it safe. I need to take on roles that are as far away from Harry Potter as it’s possible to get. If I’m to continue as an actor, I need to play characters that are nothing like me at all.’

"I’m a huge (Quentin) Tarantino fan – I love Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill, and if he came calling and offered me a role, I’d take it."

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Julia Ormond: The Hollywood Interview

28 June 2009 5:54 PM, PDT | From The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news

Actress Julia Ormond

Julia Ormond Is “In Her Animal”

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Alex Simon

Julia Ormond made an auspicious debut as an actress in the landmark 1989 British miniseries Traffik, on which the Oscar-wining Steven Soderbergh film was later based, playing the drug-addicted daughter of a member of Parliament. By 1994, Ormond was being touted as the next Audrey Hepburn, with her old school glamour and classically-trained acting chops, earned at London’s prestigious Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts. High-profile turns in big studio pictures like Legends of the Fall and First Knight suddenly propelled the young, working actress into superstar status, with all the baggage that accompanies that much sought-after, and ultimately regrettable moniker.

With her turn in Sydney Pollack’s ill-fated remake of Billy Wilder’s classic Sabrina, in 1995, it all seemed to turn 180 degrees for Ormond, who suddenly found herself excoriated by the press that had built her up the year before.

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The 2010 Oscar Best Picture Race... What are We In For?

25 June 2009 2:07 AM, PDT | From Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news

As I sit down to ponder yesterday's news announcing the Oscars have increased the number of Best Picture nominees from five to ten beginning with the 2010 Oscars I have Michael Mann's Last of the Mohicans playing in the background. It wasn't one of the five films nominated for Best Picture at the 1993 Oscars, but with the new rules would it have been? I'm not quite sure, but I would assume The Player, Glengarry Glen Ross, Reservoir Dogs and Malcolm X would have definitely been in the mix. But would it have really mattered? The Academy's decision to shake things up according to AMPAS President Sid Ganis is to return "to some of its earlier roots." By this he is referring to the period between 1932 and 1943 when the Best Picture category was usually made up of ten films. The exceptions in those years included the 1931/1932 ceremony with eight nominees and 1934/1935 ceremony with 12. However,

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Michael Madsen to Tarantino, Brosnan: Iou Big Bucks!

24 June 2009 8:05 AM, PDT | From E! Online | See recent E! Online news

Every (reservoir) dog has his day—in court. Michael Madsen filed for bankruptcy last month, and E! News has obtained court documents showing the actor owes some serious to cash to a couple of his celebrity friends. The erstwhile Mr. Blonde is in debt to Quentin Tarantino (who directed Madsen in Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill) for $1 million. Madsen owes another $25,000 to his Die Another Day cohort Pierce Brosnan. Other creditors include a host of posh hotels, car dealers, jewelers, clothing stores, banks and hospitals. There has been no comment from Madsen, Tarantino or Brosnan. Madsen, 50, says he's racked up $3.7 million in debt. While that may not sound too bad for a veteran character...

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Madsen In Debt To Brosnan And Tarantino

24 June 2009 5:06 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Michael Madsen's financial woes continue to worsen - the movie tough guy owes thousands of dollars to Hollywood pals Pierce Brosnan and Quentin Tarantino.

The star filed for bankruptcy earlier this month and the legal papers reveal he is heavily in debt to both stars.

The papers, obtained by TMZ.com, state Madsen owes $25,000 (£16,667) in personal loans to the actor, and $1 million (£666,667) to his Reservoir Dogs director, Tarantino.

The website reports Madsen is nearly $4 million (£2.67 million) in debt overall, which is barely covered by his monthly income of $3,392 (£2,261).

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Geek Deals: $10-13 Blu-Ray Sale; Lost on DVD for $17.49, Complete Seinfeld Fridge Set $100

21 June 2009 8:21 PM, PDT | From /Film | See recent /Film news

Amazon is having a sale on select Blu-Ray movies: $10: The Descent, Reservoir Dogs, Trans-Siberian, American Psycho $11-11.49: Enter the Dragon, Sukiyaki Western Django, Dreamgirls (2 disc edition) $12: Saw, Saw II, Oceans Twelve, Eyes Wide Shut, A Scanner Darkly, The Bank Job $13: V For Vendetta, Million Dollar Baby, Shoot Em Up, Be Kind Rewind, The Boondock Saints, Dark City (Director's Cut), Superman: The Movie, Halloween (1978), Blazing Saddles, Evil Dead II, Flags of Our Fathers, Ocean's Eleven, Unforgiven, The Terminator, Good Night Good Luck. Best Buy has the first three seasons of Lost on DVD for $17.49 each. Select in store pickup to save on shipping. Best Buy is also selling the Seinfeld: The Complete Series Exclusive Limited Edition Refrigerator Box Set for $99.99, which is about 50% off the retail price.

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The Taking of Pelham 123 - Movie Review

12 June 2009 10:20 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Although the kernel of the original 1974 film.s plot is here, the Taking of Pelham 123 has little to do with The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. Originally a band of criminals, each glorying in the name of a colour . Blue, Green, Grey and Brown - an idea stolen a few years later by Quentin Tarantino in Reservoir Dogs . hijack a subway car and threaten to kill a passenger each minute their millions in ransom fail to appear. They work in concert with each other, each bringing his .gift. to the job.Today.s version is simpler and dumber. John Travolta is working alone, just plain ol. Ryder (subway rider .yuck yuck!) He.s the one doing all

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‘Transformers’ Star Takes ‘Pelham 1 2 3,’ Explains Color-Free Villains

12 June 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

In a few weeks, fans will meet Ramon Rodriguez in “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” Don’t be surprised if the summer is soon claimed by the Puerto Rican heartthrob, because this week he’s also appearing in the John Travolta/Denzel Washington flick “The Taking of Pelham 123.” We recently caught up with Rodriguez and spoke to him about the high-wattage cast -– and controversial rewrites -– in the remake of the classic Walter Matthau-led suspense flick.

“Working with Denzel, John Travolta, Tony Scott, it was amazing; I got to work with Denzel every single day, which was an unbelievable experience — I learned so much,” Rodriguez said, beaming. “John [and] I would go back to my room; John would come over and we would just talk for hours — he was so cool.”

Shooting “Pelham” just before he went on set for “Transformers,” Rodriguez can’t imagine how he could have

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Gorezone® Spotlight: Punch

11 June 2009 7:27 AM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news

To celebrate the return of Gorezone®, we'll be periodically presenting a highlight from our Gz site right here on Fangoria.com

In our first Spotlight, we're featuring the new indie, Punch. Having just made it's debut at last weekend's Crypticon Seattle, Punch will be available to own on DVD next Tuesday, June 16th. Below the jump you'll find the Gz review of the film, and after that we encourage you to click here to check out our full feature interview with filmmaker Jay Cynik, along with exclusive photos and video. But be warned - Punch definitely falls into the Nsfw category!

In writer/director Jay Cynik’s Punch two rival gangs battle to the violent death in what equates to a war between good and evil. Brand (Nate Jensen), the eyeliner drenched leader of “The Teenage Mod Murder Squad” and Punch (Marcio Catalano) the leader of rival gang “The 4-Barrell

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Fashion fix of the week: Ray-Ban RB3025 sunglasses from The Hangover

10 June 2009 3:35 AM, PDT | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

Here at Boxwish we seriously love Ray-Ban sunglasses. Since the 1930s they’ve consistently delivered smart and wearable shades to suit any style and the movies have been packed with them for decades, from Tom Cruise in his Wayfarers in Risky Business to the whole criminal contingent flaunting their suits and sunnies in Reservoir Dogs. We’ve even rated our favourite ten in a feature here. So imagine our excitement when we spotted Bradley Cooper’s ‘man with a plan’ Phil donning a pair in new Vegas chucklefest The Hangover. Let’s just say it’s earned him this Wednesday’s fashion fix of the week award.

Phil favours his in the Aviator style, model number 3025 and we’ve found the same ones available from Amazon. They’re on the large side, the lens size measuring 5.8cm, but this ties in nicely with the current trend for oversized shades and

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Michael Madsen "Humbled" to Work on Green Lantern: First Flight

9 June 2009 6:38 AM, PDT | From Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news

It's hard to imagine Mr. Black from Quentin Tarantino's violent masterpiece Reservoir Dogs being humbled by the opportunity to voice a character in DC Comics' latest animated feature, Green Lantern: First Flight, but that's exactly the way actor Michael Madsen feels, according to a recent interview.When asked why he wanted to voice Kilowog, an alien member of the Green Lantern Corps and the primary trainer of new Corps recruits, Madsen said:

I liked the idea that Kilowog was forceful, yet has a gentle nature. I'm often thought of as playing villainous characters in movies. Everyone forgets that I was the father in Free Willy -- they only like to remember that I cut off a policeman's ear in Reservoir Dogs. There's me in the middle somewhere and I think that's kind of like Kilowog, He's dangerous, yet he has a heart. That's what attracted me to the part.

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Allison Anders Making Comeback with '6 Foot Rule'?

8 June 2009 | From ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news

- Before last week came to a close, a small blurb within a larger article revealed a name that I had been completely erased from thought. She was part of a clan of Sundance filmmakers who were involved in independent film when it had yet to meet big paydays and box office expectations. The name Allison Anders may not have been active in indie filmmaking as of late, the second half of her career has been mostly television work (Sex in the City), but she claimed the top prize at Sundance with Gas, Food Lodging (which beat out Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs) and her follow up films Mi vida loca, the Sundance kids crappy collaboration Four Rooms (1995) and Grace of My Heart (1996) showed the promise ...and then she vanished (some of her backstory is well documented in Peter Biskind's Down & Dirty Pictures). Well actually, with the exception of

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Lil Wayne Would Love To Be Prince In 'Purple Rain'

8 June 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news

Young Buck shows 'respect' to the G-Unit but still wants out, in Mixtape Daily.

By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes and Tim Kash

Lil Wayne

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Main Pick Preview: Young Buck's Back on My Buck Sh--

Nuh-uh — you can't get the whole thing this week. We're gonna give you a quick taste of the product, and we'll see you with the main pick in its entirety next week. We got a nice sneak peek, though.

Young Buck just dropped his mixtape Back on My Buck Sh--, and his stance on his affiliation with the G-Unit (at least in this interview) has softened a bit. "Much respect to them dudes, but I'm doing my thing right now," Buck said.

Like Lloyd Banks, Buck said he's officially off Interscope but still signed to the G-Unit.

"To be honest, I'm trying to get away from that situation,

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