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28 July 2008 12:02 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Take a look at some exclusive Toxic Shock TV photographs of director Sam Raimi and the cast of “Drag Me to Hell” at the San Diego Comic Con 2008. “Drag Me to Hell” is director Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre under the Ghost House Pictures label. The film stars Justin Long (Serious Moonlight, Live Free or Die Hard ) and Alison Lohman (Beowulf). Synopsis: An unsuspecting young woman (Alison Lohman) becomes the recipient of a supernatural curse cast upon her by an older Eastern European woman who was humiliated by others. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock TV for the latest exclusive coverage from Comic Con San Diego 2008. Photo Credits: John Corder and Bill Galloway / Toxic Shock TV

Brian Corder

28 May 2008 9:03 PM, PDT | From blogs.suntimes.com/ebert | See recent Roger Ebert's Blog news

The Answer Man got a message the other day from a guy who wanted to know why the major critics all run with a herd mentality. He goes to Cream of the Crop at Rotten Tomatoes and on some films they all agree, with maybe a couple of holdouts. I've noticed this, too.

When a critic votes with a vast majority, I think one reason is that some films are obviously good or bad (in the eyes of most people). But when one lonely critic stands apart from the mob, there may be a message to be learned, and that may be the critic you should make a point of reading, assuming he or she has been interesting in the past. There may be a special expertise or sensitivity coming into view, or a film may have been made with such specialized intent that its qualities are invisible to the majority.

Roger Ebert

13 May 2008 12:02 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British actor Ray Winstone turned down the chance to appear in the Harry Potter movies - because he was not offered enough money.

The Beowulf star admits he was offered a role in a big-screen adaptation of the boy wizard book series, but declined the part because the money he would have earned wouldn't have matched the workload.

He says, "I nearly did a (Potter) movie. They earn fortunes from those films but for the time that is involved in making one they don't want to pay you. I'm sorry, but I make movies to get a living.

"Besides, I would have made two films in the time it would have taken to make one Potter movie."

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17 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Blowing up conventional movies to the giant screen generated giant profits for IMAX last year as its net soared 56 percent above 2006, the company said Wednesday. Leading the pack, it said, were 300, Spider-Man 3, Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, Transformers, Beowulf and I Am Legend.

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16 January 2008 | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Pulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary has apologized after he was arrested in connection with a fatal car crash in Los Angeles. Avary, 42, was charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence after Andreas Zini, a passenger in his car, died on Sunday. At the time of the crash the 34-year-old was apparently visiting Avary and his wife, Gretchen, who was also was also seriously injured - but is expected to survive. Zini was cut from the vehicle by firefighters but died several hours later at Ventura County Medical Center. An autopsy report issued on Monday determined that he died of "blunt force chest and abdominal injuries." And now Avary has expressed his sympathy to Zini's relatives. A statement from the writer says, "Roger wishes to publicly convey his heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased. Words cannot express how sorry he is, and this tragic accident will always haunt him." The writer, who has been freed on $50,000 bail, faces an arraignment hearing on Friday. Avary won an Oscar, along with Quentin Tarantino, for his work on 1994 cult movie Pulp Fiction. He was also a co-writer on last year's animated epic Beowulf.

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