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Groundbreaking Nature of Twin Peaks Revisited, Again

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Tamra Davis Talks About Basquiat: The Radiant Child

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Newt Gingrich: The Indispensable Republican

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Sophia Bush Talks Gulf Rehabilitation, Love of the Environment

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Laurence Fishburne's Daughter Explains Jump Into Porn

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Isabelle Huppert Confesses Her Only Real Vice

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The Challenges of Film Festival Programming in Los Angeles

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Jillian Murray Talks Shower Scenes, Wild Things: Foursome

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George Romero Talks Zombies, Tribalism, Effects Advances

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Brett Ratner Talks Kites, What on His Wikipedia Page Bugs Him

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Annette Bening on Mother and Child, and Playing Prickly

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Alex Gibney Talks Casino Jack with Brad Schreiber

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Nicolas Cage Explains How to Act Like You're High on Coke

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Thomas Haden Church Talks Don McKay, John Carter of Mars

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Anna Kendrick Talks Up in the Air, Life in Los Angeles

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William Hurt Talks Acting, Adult Fame and World's Shrinking IQs

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South Park Creators Talk Blackwater Scandal, Sacred Cows

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Emily Mortimer Talks Shutter Island, Dead Children

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David Lynch Reminisces About Turning Down Return of the Jedi

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Los Angeles Times Gives Joe Johnston a Pass on The Wolfman

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James Cameron: Fox Uneasy with Avatar's "Tree-Hugging"

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Scorsese Aims for "Something Else" with Shutter Island

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The Cove Director Gives Update on Dolphin Slaughter

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Multi-Hyphenate Brad Schreiber Talks Comedy Writing

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Penelope Cruz Talks English Patience, Pedro Almodóvar

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Golden Globe Nomination Interview with Bono Goes Off Rails

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Ben Foster Talks The Messenger, Good and Bad Directors

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Jon Landau on James Cameron, Avatar's Brave New World

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Frederick Wiseman Chats About La Danse

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Troy Duffy Talks Boondock Saints Sequel

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A Q&A Chat with Skin Director Anthony Fabian

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Writer-Director Fred Dekker Talks Night of Creeps

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Gordon Willis on Light, Shadow and the Non-Televised Oscars

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Radha Mitchell on Surrogates, and Why She Loves Her iPhone

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Patton Oswalt Talks Big Fan, Shoots Down My Theory on Guys

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Aaron Paul Disappoints Agent, Admits He's Not a Leading Man

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A Chat with Original Inglorious Bastard Enzo Castellari

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Davis Guggenheim Might Get Loud, But Won't Play Guitar Hero

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Dipping a Toe in the Ozploitation Waters

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Health Care, Past as Prologue, Or: How Sicko Got Socked

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Johnny Depp Talks Public Enemies, Mad Hatter, More

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Michael Pollan To Sit for Live Food, Inc. Facebook Chat

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Food, Inc. Director Does Live Twitter Chat

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Jessica Biel on Easy Virtue, Wanting to Be Whitney Houston

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Anil Kapoor Sees Changes on Horizon for Indian Film Industry

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Kirby Dick Kicks Up Some Outrage, Controversy

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Filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino Talks Il Divo, Italian Politics

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McG Chats Terminator Salvation; Dollhouse Panel Recapped

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Trevor Moore Talks Prosthetic Genitals, Hugh Hefner, Road Trips

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Bai Ling Talks; Transformers Videogame Site Launches

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Bill Milner Talks Card Tricks, Senility, Michael Caine

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Eric McCormack Talks Alien Trespass, Not Being Gay

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Matthew Rhys Talks Dylan Thomas, Artistic Self-Loathing

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Bolt Director Speaks Out

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Garret Dillahunt Talks The Last House on the Left, Thug Life

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Behind-the-Screen Player: Mark Pogachefsky

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Kristen Stewart Will Learn Synonyms for "Psychotic"

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Marisa Tomei, Kate Winslet and Oscar Nudity

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Gary Lucchesi Assays Vanity Producer Creds, Sparking Thought

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Seth Green Talks Voiceover Work, Family Guy

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Jonathan Levine Talks Pharmaceuticals, Refreshingly

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Matteo Garrone Talks Gomorrah, Italy's War on the Camorra

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Groundhog Day's Ned Ryerson Gets Extra Run on Blu-ray

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Reese Witherspoon Has a New Secret Acting Weapon: M&Ms

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Salma Hayek's Breasts Designated U.N. Ambassadors

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James Gray Talks Two Lovers, New Film with Brad Pitt

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Vinessa Shaw on Two Lovers, Joaquin Phoenix

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What Does Jason Statham Think of Uwe Boll?

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Joaquin Phoenix Talks About Quitting Acting, Taking Up Rap

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Laurent Cantet Talks Culture Clash and The Class

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Jeff Dowd Talks More About Sundance Dust-Up

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Jeff Dowd Talks About Fight with Variety's John Anderson

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The Other Awards Derby: Some Thoughts on Editing

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"Goodbye, Cruel World!" Say Dolphins

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Chazz Palminteri on Adult-Onset Fame, Learning to Cheat

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In Regards to Lizzy Caplan's Boobs...

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Kate Beckinsale on Nothing But the Truth, Her Career

Posted by Brent Simon at 12/31/2008 12:45 PM | Add Comment

Happy Birthday, Eliza Dushku

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Evan Rachel Wood Talks Spider-Man on Broadway

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Eliza Dushku Has Great/Crappy Last-Minute X-Mas Gift Idea

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Kate Beckinsale on Going to Prison, Not Playing Judith Miller

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Bryan Greenberg on Abusing Alan Rickman

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Rosario Dawson on Will Smith's Post-Coital Nervousness

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Marisa Tomei On Pole-Dancing, Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler

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Stephen Daldry On Sex Scenes, The Reader and Rudin vs. Weinstein

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Eliza Dushku Talks Dollhouse, Nobel Son, Pasties

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Mickey Rourke Gets Knuckles Rapped, Lightly

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Jason Statham Talks About Shirtless Fighting, Transporter 3

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Danny Boyle Talks Slumdog Millionaire

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Vera Farmiga Talks Fall Two-Fer, Indie Film That Started It All

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Bruce Campbell Talks New Film, Centrum Silver Moment

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Kristin Scott Thomas On the Joys of Not Having to Visit Prison

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Charlie Kaufman Talks Titles, Ideas and Why He Owes Spike Jonze a Debt of Gratitude

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Clark Duke Talks Sex Drive, Destroying Rental Cars

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Seth Green on the Possibility of a Fourth Austin Powers Flick

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Anne Hathaway on Rachel Getting Married

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Amanda Crew Talks Sex Drive, Hanging Out with Guys

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Jason Ritter Talks Good Dick, Jeb Bush's Socialist Period

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Oliver Stone Talks W., Man and Movie

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Mike Leigh on Happy-Go-Lucky and the State of Cinema

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