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Penelope Spheeris made her bones flitting back and forth between big budget studio comedies such as Waynes World and Black Sheep to edgy independent documentaries, The Decline of Western Civilization series. Her latest film is The Kid & I, a low budget comedy written by and starring Tom Arnold. Arnold...

Celebrity Poker Showdown is one of my favorite shows on TV. Not only did you get see celebrities like James Woods, Mekhi Phifer and Heather Graham really let down their hair but I now play a pretty good game of Texas Hold em as a result. A big part of my enjoyment and my skills comes from commentator...

Recently Matt Damon has been working with such veteran actors as Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro and William Hurt. I wonder is Damon has any concept that in 20 years he will become one of these veteran actors who beats the percentages and does more good films than bad. His stellar work over the years...

Indie dance-heroes The Faint are fresh off an intense round of promotion and touring for their fourth studio album "Wet From Birth," out on Saddle Creek. I caught up with bass player Joel Petersen who is also involved in another Saddle Creek project called Broken Spindles. www.thefaint.com

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If I got busted for killing someone I would definitely hire lawyer Bob Levin. I actually have no idea how good of a lawyer he is or what kind of law he practices but he writes about comic books and thats enough to base my freedom on...

If I got busted for killing someone I would definitely hire lawyer Bob Levin. I actually have no idea how good of a lawyer he is or what kind of law he practices but he writes about comic books and thats enough to base my freedom on...

Since his breakout role in the sitcom Newsradio Stephen Root has gone from Hey its that guy! to Youre that guy I love! Root has been building a huge resume over the past few years with roles in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and Jersey Girl. Hes also a big cartoon voice in the films Ice Age,...

Rob Zombie is really developing into a skilled director. While his first feature film House of 1000 Corpses is really hit or miss for people, The Devils Rejects, is undeniable a better quality film. The Devils Rejects...

What a ride Bam Margera has been on for the past five years. Even before he could drive he became a big skateboarding star then Jackass came a calling. After the Jackass movie became a hit he got his own TV show, Viva La Bam. Hes directed one feature film and is prepping another. Now hes founded...

Bob Mould is best known for his work with the seminal punk band Hsker D and his own band Sugar. But in the past few y ears hes been putting out solo albums via his own record label. Now hes stepped back from being an executive and has allowed Yep Roc Records to release his latest, Body...

Sebastian Cordero is a fairly new voice in cinema thats going to be making waves for years to come. His breakout film, Crnicas, has just been released on DVD. It stars John Leguizamo as Manolo Bonilla, a star reporter for a tabloid TV show, who is determined...

Few artists have reached the rarified position that Jim Lee finds himself in these day. He has become one of the best and most well known comic book artists in the field. Since he sold his company Wildstorm to DC Comics Lee has stepped away from the business...