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World War II was effectively over by July, 1944. The Allied forces, having landed in France, were pushing straight towards Germany and the Soviets were closing in from the East. The problem was that Hitler was too ideologically crazed, too syphilitic, too demented to see the truth so something had...

World War II was effectively over by July, 1944. The Allied forces, having landed in France, were pushing straight towards Germany and the Soviets were closing in from the East. The problem was that Hitler was too ideologically crazed, too syphilitic, too demented to see the truth so something had to be done. Valkyrie tells the story of the July 20 Plot, in which a...
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Genesis Breyer P-Orridge founder of the bands Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV has been an icon of the psychedelic and industrial rock music underworlds for some 30-odd years. S/he's amassed a catalog of substantive and provocative sounds and visuals that draw influence from a wide swathe of musical and social sources, including the cut-up theories of personal friends William Burroughs and Brion Gysin. With the...
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I'm not sure how I feel about this.

Moviegoers know Will Smith as a man of action. They see him save the world from aliens, robots, monsters and, to a lesser degree, big metal spiders. Journalists, however, know Will Smith as a man of words....

Evan Rachel Wood has a lot to say about a little role in The Wrestler. She only appears in two scenes in the movie, but they are pivotal. She plays the estranged daughter of Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke), a professional wrestler who continues to...

Moviegoers know Will Smith as a man of action. They see him save the world from aliens, robots, monsters and, to a lesser degree, big metal spiders. Journalists, however, know Will Smith as a man of words.

An avid reader of spiritual teachings, Smith frequently relates his films to broader philosophical concepts in interviews. He considered his character Chris Gardner's journey in The Pursuit of...
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As a former journalist, Rod Lurie takes his relationship with the press seriously. He makes a point of calling his interviewer by name, and gives the targeted thrust of what he wants to get across a deliberate and genuine conversational flair. After interviewing movie stars for radio shows on KMPC and...

Evan Rachel Wood has a lot to say about a little role in The Wrestler. She only appears in two scenes in the movie, but they are pivotal. She plays the estranged daughter of Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke), a professional wrestler who continues to prove hes an unreliable dad as he has flings with strippers and groupies on the road. Off the...
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Having been harassed and arrested by agents of the United States' government as he perpetrated his graffiti art from coast to coast, Shepard Fairy has since earned the respect and gratitude of a future American president. Using the visual vocabulary of popular revolution, the humble DIY poster and sticker...

This past summer Friday, June 13th to be specific SuicideGirls hopped a plane down to Austin, Texas to visit the set of Friday the 13th, the remake of the 1980 slasher classic that introduced the world to drowned-boy-turned-unkillable- ghoul Jason Voorhees. You can read about our night on the set right HERE, but the interviews conducted during that trip have been under studio-mandated...
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As a former journalist, Rod Lurie takes his relationship with the press seriously. He makes a point of calling his interviewer by name, and gives the targeted thrust of what he wants to get across a deliberate and genuine conversational flair. After interviewing movie stars for radio shows on KMPC and KABC, as well as writing reviews for magazines like Premiere, Movieline and Entertainment Weekly,...
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