2010
01.15

Rob Zombie to Direct ‘CSI: Miami’ Episode

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Never mind what lurks on Channel X, Rob Zombie (Halloween, Devil’s Rejects) will make his television directorial debut for CBS. The rocker-turned-movie-director is currently shooting an episode of the crime-drama “CSI: Miami.”

According to CBS, Zombie’s episode finds the Miami forensics experts investigating a grisly murder in Los Angeles while fighting off allegations of evidence tampering.

Co-executive producer Marc Dube says:

We thought opening the episode at a macabre party, with Miami attendees all wearing stylized masks (a la Eyes Wide Shut) would be a fun kick-off point for Rob do to what he does best, conveying the cruel and creepy underbelly of humanity.

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Sounds cool, but David Caruso is a douche bag. I would have preferred to see Zombie take on CBS’s “The Ghost Whisperer,” starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. Now, I’m just hoping his episode of “CSI: Miami,” unlike his films, isn’t jam-pack with trailer trash characters (it’s getting old, Rob).

2010
01.15

‘Lost’ Season Six Update: Michael & Libby Will Return to the Island

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“Lost” executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse announced that Harold Perrineau (Michael Dawson) and Cynthia Watros (Libby), will be heading back to the island for the show’s sixth and final season.

Of course, “Lost” fans will recall that Libby was shot and killed by Michael in season 2 and, in turn, Michael met his demise on board Charles Whidmore’s freighter in season four. Whether Watros and Perrineau will reprise their roles as apparitions or in flashbacks was not made clear.

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In fact, the “Lost” panel held Tuesday during the Television Critics Association winter press tour offered very few hints regarding the final season.

Lindelof did, however, warn:

There is certainly a hope that everybody universally loves the ending, but I don’t think it would be ‘Lost’ if there wasn’t an ongoing and active debate. If I could put on my predicting hat, there’s going to be some that think it’s the worst ending in the history of TV, and on the other end, to balance that out, would be my mom.

Asked about the having the “Lost” season six premiere almost preempted by President Obama’s State of the Union address, Lindelof quipped:

I’m a lifelong Democrat, but when I first heard they were considering Feb. 2, I was like, ‘That motherfucker!’

“Lost” season six premieres on Feb. 2.

2010
01.14

Bikinis & Blood: Behind-the-Scenes of ‘Piranha 3-D’

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Busty actress Kelly Brooke and porn star Riley Steele are just two of the bikini-clad hotties moviegoers will be ogling when they see director Alexandre Aja’s creature-feature Piranha 3-D. A remake of Joe Dante’s 1978 original Piranha, Aja’s film centers on a spring break town terrorized by schools of deadly piranha.

Piranha 3-D’s impressive cast includes Elisabeth Shue, Ving Rhames, Dina Meyer, Jerry O’Connell, the great Christopher Lloyd and Richard Dreyfus, rumored to be reprising the character he played in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. The film arrives in theaters on April 16 err … it’s been pushed to August (that fucking blows donkey balls).

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Of course, the movie also features plenty of flesh from fresh-of-the-bus female talent looking to earn creds towards a SAG card. In their honor, I present the following gallery:

2010
01.14

Alice is a Commitment-phobe! Check Out New ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Trailer

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If you’re a toker, you know you have an important date with Tim Burton’s re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland on March 5 … then again, you may have forgotten. No worries. Disney has released a new trailer to remind you.

2010
01.14

Pumpkinhead Shills for Kellog!

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Movie monster Pumpkinhead has fallen on hard times. The eponymous star of the Stan Winston 1988 classic creature-feature and its many DVD sequels can be seen pitching Kellog’s Raisin Bran Crunch cereal on British TV. Though he’s taken on the alias Miles Melman, there’s no mistaking good old Pumpkie.

2010
01.14

Dig It: Clare Grant & Jillian Murray in ‘The Graves’ Trailer

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Clare Grant (“Sexy Nightmare Slayers”) and Jillian Murray (Forget Me Not) play sisters out to survive a deadly game of cat-and-mouse in comic artist-turned-director Brian Pulido’s debut horror feature The Graves, set to premiere on Jan. 29 as part of After Dark Horrorfest’s fourth annual “8 Films to Die For” film festival.

Clare Grant displays her acting talents.

Clare Grant displays her acting talents.

The synopsis reads:

In The Graves, two inseparable sisters, Megan and Abby Graves, are taking one last wild road trip before Megan has to start a new job. The journey includes a trip through remote Arizona in search of a kitchy roadside attraction. Instead, Megan and Abby happen on Skull City Mine, a weather-beaten, abandoned mine town converted into a self-guided tour. What seems like a fun day in the sun turns into a mind-bending fight for survival against menaces both human and supernatural.

Costarring with Grant and Murray’s awesomely bouncy boobs are horror icon Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects), Lamb of God vocalist D. Randall Blythe, and Tony Todd (Candyman), who remains the world’s most giftless actor (why does this guy keep getting hired?).

Check out the boobies trailer:

2010
01.14

Will There Be a ‘Jurassic Park 4’ or Is Director Joe Johnston a Big Fat Liar?

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Director Joe Johnston (Jurassic Park 3) has announced that there will be a fourth Jurassic Park movie and that it will most likely kickoff a new trilogy.

He tells Boxoffice:

There is going to be a Jurassic Park IV. And it’s going to be unlike anything you’ve seen. It breaks away from the first three—it’s essentially the beginning of the second Jurassic Park trilogy. It’s going to be done in a completely different way. That’s pretty much all I can tell you.

If they keep working—and if audiences keep going to them—there’s no reason why there wouldn’t be. We just want to make them justified in their own right. We don’t want to make sequel after sequel just because there’s a market for it. We want to tell different, interesting stories. You don’t want to just sell hamburger.

Johnston first hinted at the possibility of a fourth installment in Steven Spielberg’s dinosaur-adventure series last November when he expressed interest in directing the film. Universal Pictures has yet to officially confirm the project.

In the meantime, you can catch Johnston’s reboot of The Wolfman, starring Benicio del Toro and Emily Blunt, on Feb. 12.

2010
01.14

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Jennifer Love Hewitt is the star of the CBS program “Ghost Whisperer,” a paranormal-themed show for the over 80 demographic. The perky actress was on the Lopez Tonight show on Tuesday night to promote her new book The Day I Killed Cupid. Decked out in a hot pink mini-dress, Hewitt discussed her big ass and the joys of vaginal bling.

Hewitt tells George Lopez:

After a breakup, a friend of mine Swarovski-crystalled my precious lady. It shined like a disco ball so I have a whole chapter in there on how women should vagazzle their vajayjays.

Check out the interview:

2010
01.14

Megan Fox in 3D? Maybe. ‘Transformers 3’ Shoots in May

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There may be more than meets the eye when Transformers 3 makes its way to theaters in 2011. Production on the epic sci-fi actioner begins in May and could very well be in shot in 3D if Paramount Pictures and executive producer Steven Spielberg have their way. Director Michael Bay, however, isn’t a big fan of the whole 3-D craze and is said to be holding off on the idea.

At last year’s ShoWest theater owners’ convention, Bay said:

The way I shoot is too aggressive for 3D cameras. It’s a time consuming thing. Who knows… It might be a fad. I’m kinda old school. I’m old school because I like to shoot on film. I like anamorphic lenses, and that is old school.

While a script is yet to materialize, it’s reported that Shia Labeouf will reprise his role as Optimus Prime’s BFF. Also returning to the fold is Megan Fox, whose highly publicized criticism of Bay and the Transformer films stirred up speculation of an inevitable early onscreen demise (a nasty open-letter rebuttal from Bay’s production team to Fox fanned the flames further).

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"Wait. Look. You can see Megan's nipple in this daily."

Transformers 1 & 2 have earned a combined cume of over $1.5 billion worldwide. Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen was also named the bestselling DVD/Blu-ray of 2009.

Transformers 3 is tentatively slated for release on July 1, 2011.

2010
01.13

Dexter’s Michael C. Hall Is Battling Cancer

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“Dexter” star Michael C. Hall made his battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma public today in a surprising statement to the press.

Hall says:

I feel fortunate to have been diagnosed with an imminently treatable and curable condition, and I thank my doctors and nurses for their expertise and care.

A spokesperson for the 38-year-old actor says the cancer is in complete remission and that Hall will continue treatment as planned. It was not made known when Hall was diagnosed nor at what Los Angeles based hospital.

Hall will begin to shoot season five of the hit Showtime show “Dexter” later this year. He is nominated for a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of serial killer Dexter Morgan and is scheduled to attend the ceremony on Sunday with his wife and costar Jennifer Carpenter.