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Legally Blonde director set to take on Barbarella remake

3 June 2009 6:23 PM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news

A Remake of the 1968 erotic sci-fi classic Barbarella could be set to blast off once again - with a new director.

Sin City director Robert Rodriguez last month dropped out of the Universal Studios project after spiralling costs would have forced him to shoot overseas, which he wasn't prepared to do.

Entertainment Weekly is now reporting that Robert Luketic could step into the director's chair and is working with producer Dino De Laurentiis, who owns the rights, to develop the film with a different studio.

"It will be a big intergalactic adventure with a sexy twist," a source is quoted as saying.

Luketic helmed 2001 hit comedy Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon; 2005's Monster in Law starring Jennifer Lopez and original Barbarella actress Jane Fonda; and upcoming The Ugly Truth starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler.

Neal Purvis and Robert Wade - who penned new Bond flicks Casino Royale and Quantum

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Gwar, more Friday The 13th guests comin’ to East Coast Fango con!

22 May 2009 1:39 PM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news

Monster metalheads Gwar will be invading the fast-approaching East Coast edition of Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors, to be held June 5-7, 2009 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center (11th Avenue between 34th and 39th Streets) in New York City. Bandmates Sleazy P. Martini, Slave, Jizmak Da Gusha and Oderus Urungus will be on hand all three days (at their “human skin” booth), and host a panel on Sunday in their human guises (Don Drakulich, Matt Maguire, Brad Roberts and Dave Brockie).

In another convention update, some new Friday The 13th veterans have joined the roster, namely first Jason Ari Lehman, Part 2’s Warrington Gillette and Part V: A New Beginning director Danny Steinmann, who also helmed The Unseen (under a pseudonym) and Savage Streets. Other exciting guests/programs set for Fango’s Big Apple blowout (more to come!) include:

• Guillermo del Toro: acclaimed director of Hellboy movies, Pan’S Labyrinth,

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Jpp Exclusive: Interview with Kane Hodder

14 May 2009 8:32 AM, PDT | From JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news

If you're at all familiar with the slasher horror classics of the 80s and 90s, then the name Kane Hodder should be quite familiar. For those who don't dabble in horror all that much, if you've seen Friday the 13th: Parts 7, 8, 9 or X, then you know Kane Hodder—although you might not recognize him. Kane is the man behind the iconic mask. Every lumbering step, every machete slice, Hodder brought Jason Voorhees's reanimated corpse new life.

You may also know him from his work as Victor Crowley in Adam Green's slasher hit Hatchet. To coincide with my review of the his latest film, B.T.K., here's an exclusive interview with... Kane Hodder. Mr. Hodder talks to us about B.T.K., working in and out of makeup and how he got into acting.

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Jpp: Most critics mostly talk about your stunt performing, but I wanted to say that I saw Michael Feifer

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Kane Hodder Becomes Dennis Rader in B.T.K.

11 May 2009 1:36 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

The actor/stuntman talks about portraying the real-life serial killer, a sequel and moreIf you're well-versed in the horror or stuntman worlds, Kane Hodder is a name you surely know well. A veteran of over 70 films as a stuntman and 60 as an actor, Hodder is best known for his portrayals of Jason Voorhes starting with Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood through Jason X, earning him the distinction of the actor who has played the iconic character the most times. He has also appeared as a more recent horror killer as Victor Crowley in Adam Green's cult horror hit Hatchet and now the horror legend is going sans mask, portraying the real life serial killer Dennis Rader in B.T.K., which hits the shelves on DVD on May 12. I had the chance to speak with Hodder over the phone, and here's what he had to say about his new film.

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Saturday Night Link

9 May 2009 7:37 PM, PDT | From FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news

Moon in the Gutter uploads an Elisabeth Shue clip from 14 years ago (!) and reminisces about Leaving Las Vegas.

Fin de Cinema has a ton of Cannes 09 posters. Love it

/Film a glossary of terms to explain the new Alice in Wonderland screenplay

Screengrab kicks Winona Ryder when she's down (fearing that she might get back up)

Carpetbagger looks at spring's limited release sleeper success. Can you guess which movie? I haven't seen it yet but I did take note here.

Big Monster Cinema has awesomely weird posters and taglines. I wish movie marketing would go completely B-Movie again.

Bleeding Tree apologizes for his original support of the PG-13

Birth of a Notion gives update and personal notes on Farrah Fawcett and her battle with cancer.

Cinema Styles has a thought provoking post on acting and 'career-long characters'

Ultra Specific Pointless Rant

Have you heard of the film The Tree and the Forest?

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Hobgoblins! Monster X! And more assorted horror DVD news

6 May 2009 10:49 AM, PDT | From Fangoria.com | See recent Fangoria news

• The new Micro Werks DVD outfit gave Fango the scoop on cover art and details for new special-edition discs (coming June 23) of Rick Sloane’s notorious Gremlins knockoff Hobgoblins (a Mystery Science Theater 3000 favorite) and his new sequel Hobgoblins 2. The first flick has been digitally remastered in widescreen, and the follow-up “shot in 35mm and made to look painstakingly identical to the original,” per the company.

Extras on Hobgoblins include:

• Audio commentary by writer/director Sloane

• Hobgoblins: The Making of a Disasterpiece documentary

• Interviews with the original cast

• Still gallery

• Remastered 35mm trailer

Hobgoblins 2 comes with:

• Audio commentary by Sloane

• Making-of featurette with cast interviews

• Deleted scenes

• Still gallery

• 35mm theatrical trailer

Retail price is $14.98 each. Micro Werks (which has yet to set up an official website) also has five discs in Johnny Legend’s The Vampire Chronicles series streeting on the 23rd for $9.98 each. The contents are

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Boos! and Whoop-doos!: Pirates, Pigs, and Twitter? Oh, My!

27 April 2009 7:54 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

Pirates, pigs, and Twitter? Boo!

Barreling down the I-5 with my check engine light on and the radio tuned to 640 am, I realized we are indeed in the midst of a crisis. It's like I've stepped into a George A. Romero movie, and I can't get out. Reports of a pig virus are sweeping the nation, and each incoming news alert hits like the background noise in a Dawn Of The Dead flick. We are in the first stages of something awful. A pandemic. One that could eat the entire human race and all of this weekend's box office receipts. If X-Men Origins: Wolverine underperforms, it's not because every fanboy on the planet has already downloaded the marginally entertaining fourth film in this longstanding franchise onto their computer. Its because we're afraid to leave the house. That's what Variety is claiming in a new article about the sudden and unexpected emergence of The Swine Flu,

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Hayek Joins Bono For Wedding Sing-a-Long

27 April 2009 9:10 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Salma Hayek celebrated her Italian nuptials to Francois-henri Pinault by joining actor pals Charlize Theron and Woody Harrelson for a special collaboration with rocker Bono at her weekend wedding reception.

The Frida star renewed her vows to French mogul Pinault in a star-studded event in Venice weeks after becoming husband and wife in a small ceremony in Paris, France on St. Valentine's Day.

Theron, Harrelson, Penelope Cruz, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, and Hayek's ex-boyfriend Edward Norton were among the 150 guests who attended the event at Venice's La Fenice opera house on Saturday evening.

And the party turned into one big sing-a-long when the celebrities took hold of the microphone to belt out their favourite hits, reports People.com.

The bride sang Stand By Me with U2 frontman Bono, Harrelson, and Theron, while the Monster actress joined designer Stella McCartney for a rendition of Don't Cry For Me Argentina. Hayek later came together with the pair to cover the Rolling Stones' hit (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction.

But Hayek wasn't the only one providing the entertainment - she and Pinault were treated to a Hawaiian-style version of Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz by all their guests.

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Charlize Theron says "I don't" to gay marriage "apartheid"

15 April 2009 11:30 AM, PDT | From AfterEllen.com | See recent AfterEllen.com news

If you’ve ever watched a boxing match, you know how important it is to have good people in your corner. So when it comes to the fight for gay marriage, it’s nice to know we’ve got people like Charlize Theron behind us.

The Oscar-winning actress has spoken out publically for years about her support for gay rights and of same-sex marriage. In 2005 she announced that she and longtime boyfriend Stuart Townsend would wait to get married until gays and lesbians could get married. And she has played gay in films like Monster, Head in the Clouds and the upcoming trans love story, The Danish Girl.

And now, in yet another interview, Charlize is pointedly comparing current marriage laws to apartheid. When asked by IndieLondon why gay rights are such a “hot button” issue for her, the South African native responded:

Because I don’t like living in an elitist world.

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Lucas' 'Red Tails' Moves from Casting to Production

5 April 2009 9:50 PM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

George Lucas' long-gestating project Red Tails, which tells the story of The Tuskegee Airmen — a group of African American pilots who flew with distinction during World War II as the 332nd Fighter Group of the Us Army Air Corps — is finally getting off the ground, as it were.

The film has completed casting and will soon begin principal photography in Europe.

"I've been wanting to do Red Tails for 20 years, and we've finally got the means to showcase the skill of the Tuskegee pilots," said Lucas. "We're working on techniques which will give us the first true look at the aerial dogfighting of the era. And our top-notch cast will really make this story special."

"I'm thrilled to have such a fantastic cast of actors and such a talented director to work with," said McCallum. "The story of the Tuskegee Airmen represents a milestone in American history, and we're

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Owen Benjamin and Christina Ricci engaged

17 March 2009 7:06 PM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Crackle.com webisode star Owen Benjamin and actress Christina Ricci are engaged. Usmagazine.com reports the giant 6-foot 6-inch Benjamin and the tiny five-foot one-inch Ricci have been an item since November 2008. Ricci and Benjamin will appear together in the upcoming movie, "All's Faire in Love", this year. Along with his Crackle short films, Benjamin made his film debut in 2008's The House Bunny. Santa Monica native Ricci's breakout film was as Wednesday in The Addams Family, but she soon moved on to critically acclaimed films such as "The Opposite of Sex", "Monster", "The Ice Storm" and "Sleepy Hollow".

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Theron blasts shallow journalists

16 March 2009 8:16 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Charlize Theron has slammed journalists who obsess over her looks. The actress, who can currently be seen in Guillermo Arriaga drama The Burning Plain, told The Times that she hates fielding questions about taking on less glamorous parts since her Oscar victory for Monster. She said: "I do all this work with Guillermo on the script, we explore all these themes, and then we come on these junkets and it's like: 'So, you don't play a glamorous role again'. "Sometimes I just want to look at people and say, 'Have you really thought this through?' You know, how many great (more)

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Charlize Theron unimpressed with Oscar

14 March 2009 2:00 AM, PDT | From Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news

Charlize Theron doesn't get obsessed about her Oscar because it "doesn't vacuum". The 33-year-old actress was awarded the Best Actress Academy Awards in 2004 for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in 'Monster' but admits she more pressing things to think about than the accolade. Asked if she agreed with fellow winner Gwyneth Paltrow who said the award means nothing to her in her day-to-day life, Charlize replied: "Look it doesn't vacuum, it doesn't wash the dishes, it doesn't do stuff like that, but it's definitely an honour." The star recently admitted she finds it hard to believe she is one of the few women to be given the prestigious accolade. She said: "Every time I see the

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Charlize Theron Admits She Used To Lie About Her Father's Death

13 March 2009 4:51 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Charlize Theron used to lie to people about her father's death. The "Monster" actress was just 15 when her alcoholic, abusive dad returned to their home near Johannesburg, South Africa, and started firing bullets through the locked front door shouting "I'm going to kill you."

As the teenage Charlize cowered in a bedroom, her mother picked up a gun and shot her husband dead in what courts later ruled was an act of self-defense.

Charlize, now 33, said: "Everything changed for me the day my father died. Years ago I used to cover it all up and say he died in a car accident."

"I have now come to terms with it and have been able to move on. This was so long ago in my life and my life, my emotions and the pain are not stuck in this one event."

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Cinema release inspirations including Marley & Me

13 March 2009 4:31 AM, PDT | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

Get out your hankies as today marks the end of Watchmen fortnight here at Boxwish. We’ve stayed late in the science lab with Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup), learnt how the production team built Nite Owl II’s (Patrick Wilson) Owlship and wandered around the wardrobes of all the Crimebusters, finishing today with a look at Rorschach’s (Jackie Earle Haley) noir style. But never fear for bright on the horizon are a new bunch of cinematic treats just waiting to seduce you with their charms. We’ve got doggie drama, a dangerous jailbird and a fraught mother and daughter relationship – all a million miles away from naked blue men!

If you see… Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston star as a married couple who learn a few life lessons courtesy of their naughty new Labrador puppy in Marley & Me.

Why Not… Read the book that inspired the true-life tale, John

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Charlize Theron Ready To Try Her Hand At Comedy

5 March 2009 1:36 AM, PST | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Charlize Theron is sick of being linked with "doom and gloom." The South African-born actress - who played a serial killer in "Monster" and a mine worker who was sexually harassed in "North Country" - accepts her most famous movies have involved depressing storylines.

Charlize - who portrays a woman with a troubled childhood in new movie "The Burning Plain" - said: "I am starting to figure that if there is a woman in a doom and gloom scenario, my name comes up."

The 33-year-old Oscar winner is now hoping to break away from making serious movies and experiment with lighter projects.

Charlize said on British TV show 'Richard and Judy': "The next one has to be a comedy. I've always let it be known that I would love to do a musical."

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Theron Eyes Comedy Role

4 March 2009 11:00 PM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Charlize Theron is determined to take a break from making "doom and gloom" movies - she wants her next project to be a comedy.

The South African star - who won an Oscar for her dark performance in 2003's Monster - is sick of playing serious roles and is urging Hollywood bosses to cast her in an more light-hearted picture.

She says, "I'm starting to figure that if there's a woman in a 'doom and gloom' scenario, my name comes up... the next one has to be a comedy."

And the actress admits she would also like to try singing and dancing in a film, adding, "I've always let it be known that I would love to do a musical. I love going to ballet, it's very cathartic."

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Is actor Tom Hardy's weight gain for Bronson the most impressive in Hollywood history?

4 March 2009 3:21 AM, PST | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

This Friday we’re ramping up for Watchmen with all of its costumed heroes, however next week there’s another new release that likewise has an actor looking pretty unrecognisable. We’re not talking about prosthetics, elaborate outfits or clever special effects simply a performer prepared to do whatever it takes to make their role come to life with authenticity and credibility. Introducing indie drama Bronson, a biopic of notorious prisoner Charles Bronson (not the tough guy actor) with RocknRolla’s Handsome Bob aka Tom Hardy in the central role. Not that you can immediately tell that it’s the BAFTA-nominated actor as he’s shaved his head, grown a rather impressive moustache and most remarkably of all – bulked up to the tune of three stone/ 42lbs of muscle.

Yes, you don’t want to mess with him. Hardy embraced the physical transformation, explaining: “I like character work, a transformation

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Watch out, Mickey Rourke: Indie Spirit is Oscar's consolation prize

21 February 2009 1:43 PM, PST | From Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news

The Independent Spirit award is supposed to salute what past ceremony host Samuel L. Jackson once called "the strange, the weird, the eclectic, the visionary, the new blood." Ideally, its purpose is to help those low-profile quality films that could use a boost so that someday, maybe, the filmmakers and performers could compete in the big league of the Oscars.

And back when the Spirits took flight, they tried hard to keep to that mission. Indeed, its first best-picture winner in 1985, "After Hours," wasn't nominated for a single Oscar. But then "Platoon" won best pic at both the Spirits and the Oscars the next year. From then on, the Spirits focused more and more on seemingly academy-friendly films, with a corresponding increase in its own profile. While 1987 best-pic winner "River's Edge" was snubbed at the Oscars, other early champs made it into Oscar categories like screenplay ("sex, lies and videotape,

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Rosario Dawson on Rihanna and Jennifer Hudson: We're All Sisters

14 February 2009 4:05 AM, PST | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Charlize Theron, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Kerry Washington and other prominent names gathered Friday to join forces to end violence against women the world over – and Rihanna was not far from anyone's minds. At a luncheon in Beverly Hills for V-Day, The Vagina Monologues playwright Eve Ensler's movement to end violence against women and girls, V-Day board member Dawson made reference to Rihanna and Jennifer Hudson – whose family was murdered in October – as she addressed the luncheon, reminding the audience that "all these women are our sisters." Last Sunday's alleged beating of Rihanna, 20, at the hands of her 19-year-old

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