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5 hrs ago | CANOE

Oldman shows his good side

Even the most heinous villains can be reformed. But can the actors who play them? It's an apt question for Gary Oldman, once Hollywood's go-to guy for psychos and assassins, but now an ally and father figure to ...

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Related Topix: Gary Oldman, The Sex Pistols, Punk, Horror, Short, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Drama, Music!, Biography Movies

Wed Jul 23, 2008

OhNoTheyDidnt

Gary Oldman Interview...because there hasn't been enough Gary news.

Even the most heinous villains can be reformed. But can the actors who play them? It's an apt question for Gary Oldman, once Hollywood's go-to guy for psychos and assassins, but now an ally and father figure to ...

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Related Topix: The Sex Pistols, Punk, Thriller, Crime Movies, Action, The Dark Knight, Gary Oldman, Horror, Short, Mystery Movies, Drama, Music!, Biography Movies

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Fredericksburg.com

'Bad guy' Oldman is able to play nice

In some earlier parallel universe of Batman's Gotham City, it might have been Gary Oldman instead of Heath Ledger cackling and conniving as the maniacal Joker.

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Related Topix: Harry Potter, Books, Gary Oldman, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Comedy Movies, Music!, Family, Drama, Biography Movies, Adventure, Prick Up Your Ears

Wed Jul 16, 2008

National Post

Batweek: A supersonic swan song

"I knew I was in the presence of something special," says co-star Gary Oldman of Ledger.

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Related Topix: Gary Oldman, Music!, Drama, Biography Movies

Wed Jul 09, 2008

HorrorScope

Screen Sect July Program

This July SCREEN SECT present a variety of cult and classic cinema, including horror master John Carpenter's debut Dark Star .

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Related Topix: Alex Cox, Comedy Movies, Action, Repo Man, Science Fiction Movies, Thriller, Music!, Drama, Biography Movies, Courtney Love, Western, Straight to Hell

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Guardian Unlimited

Alex Cox plans sequel to Repo Man

Staff and agencies Friday July 4, 2008 guardian.co.uk Repo plan ... Alex Cox Twenty four years after Alex Cox gave us Repo Man the British film-maker is searching for studio support for his follow-up, Repo ...

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Related Topix: Alex Cox, Music!, Drama, Biography Movies, Comedy Movies, Action, Repo Man, Science Fiction Movies

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Film Threat

Chelsea on the Rocks

"Chelsea on the Rocks" should've been entitled "Abel Ferrara Interrupts" instead.

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Related Topix: Milos Forman, Drama, Biography Movies, Music!

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Mountain Xpress

Repo Man

Genre: New Wave/Punk Sci-Fi Comedy Directed by: Alex Cox Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash, Susan Barnes Back in 1984 when Alex Cox's Repo Man was released, it was just ...

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Related Topix: Tracey Walter, Susan Barnes, Emilio Estevez, Alex Cox, Harry Dean Stanton, Music!, Drama, Biography Movies, Movies, Entertainment

Wed May 14, 2008

Bay Guardian

She sang, he filmed

La Lit de la Vierge a&eletters@sfbg.com Perhaps you'd like a dark date with Mary Wollstonecraft and Percy Bysshe Shelley. via Bay Guardian

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Related Topix: Drama, Biography Movies, Music!, Pop/Rock, The Velvet Underground, Chelsea Girls

Wed Apr 23, 2008

Deming Headlight

Columbus Library shows "Walker' as part of film series

The Village of Columbus Public Library continues its regular Sunday film series with "MAXCXAR: The Mr. via Deming Headlight

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Related Topix: Alex Cox, Columbus, NM, Comedy Movies, Music!, Drama, Action, Biography Movies, Repo Man, Three Businessmen, Science Fiction Movies

Tue Apr 22, 2008

MTV

Courtney Love Opens Up About Kurt Cobain's Death: The Loder Files

When you've been interviewing people for, oh, a hundred years or so, you build up quite a backlog of banter and chat. via MTV

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Related Topix: Suicide, Courtney Love, Kurt Cobain, Music!, Drama, Biography Movies

Thu Mar 20, 2008

WHNZ-AM Tampa

Courtney Love

Love her or loathe her, the opinionated, brutally straightforward, and seemingly always controversial Courtney Love is one of the most notable figures in alternative rock. via WHNZ-AM Tampa

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Related Topix: Courtney Love, Western, Drama, Biography Movies, Comedy Movies, Straight to Hell, Music!, San Francisco Metro, Pop/Rock, Hole

Fri Mar 14, 2008

A.V. Club

Interview: Alex Cox

Interviewed by Noel Murray March 14th, 2008 After winning accolades with his punk-oriented art films Repo Man and Sid & Nancy , director Alex Cox seemed poised to join David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, and ... via A.V. Club

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Related Topix: Jim Jarmusch, Spike Lee, Black Entertainment, Alex Cox, Comedy Movies, Music!, Drama, Biography Movies, Action, Repo Man, Science Fiction Movies

Wed Mar 05, 2008

Medford Mail Tribune

Watch a film, help a firefighter

The maker of cult favorites "Repo Man" and "Sid & Nancy" brings his 2007 film "Searchers 2.0" to Ashland tonight for a fire department fundraiser. via Medford Mail Tribune

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Related Topix: Ashland, OR, Action, Repo Man, Comedy Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Drama, Biography Movies, Music!, Alex Cox

Thu Feb 21, 2008

Metro Santa Cruz

Worlds Away

F ans of the Clash are no doubt cognizant of Joe Strummer's affinity with world music; the genre-trotting and triumphant melding of punk and reggae had become, before his untimely death in 2002, the incendiary ... via Metro Santa Cruz

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Related Topix: The Clash, Punk, Joe Strummer, Pop/Rock, Alex Cox, Comedy Movies, Music!, Drama, Biography Movies, Action, Repo Man, Science Fiction Movies

Sat Feb 16, 2008

The Austin Chronicle

DVD Watch

For many, Repo Man and Sid & Nancy are the quintessential works of Alex Cox. Walker , now forever synonymous with Texas Ranger , should be in that conversation. via The Austin Chronicle

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Related Topix: Alex Cox, Comedy Movies, Music!, Drama, Biography Movies, Action, Repo Man, Science Fiction Movies

Thu Feb 14, 2008

Los Angeles Times

Director Alex Cox's Waterloo moment

“Well, you should come down here and make a film about Nicaragua.”

BRITISH director Alex Cox made his name in the 1980s with two cult hits, the nihilist fantasy 'Repo Man' and the punk valentine 'Sid & Nancy' . His third feature, 'Walker' , finally arriving on DVD this week , ... via Los Angeles Times

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Related Topix: Ed Harris, Alex Cox, Drama, Biography Movies, Action, Repo Man, Comedy Movies, Music!, Three Businessmen, Science Fiction Movies, Entertainment

Wed Feb 13, 2008

Quick

Amy Winehouse, Nolan Ryan and the Rangers, Valentine's Day

“I'm committed to this thing, baby. Let's high-five on the fact that I don't even know which closet my suitcase is in.”

TOPIC 1: Amy Winehouse stays alive for Grammys Skin: Amy's record was one of my favorites of the year, and I was happy to see her get some hardware. via Quick

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Related Topix: Courtney Love, Drama, Biography Movies, Music!, Opinion

Tue Jan 29, 2008

Blogs.indieWIRE.com

Emilio + Harry Dean + Alex = Bona Fide Cult Classic

One of the films that came to define the term "Cult Classic" in the 1980s finally makes its Enzian debut Tuesday night 1/29 at 9:30 PM with the Sundance Channel Film Series screening of REPO MAN . via Blogs.indieWIRE.com

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Related Topix: Alex Cox, Comedy Movies, Action, Repo Man, Science Fiction Movies, Music!, Drama, Biography Movies

Sat Jan 19, 2008

Eugene Weekly

Jerkin' Around

Circle Jerks , Hit Me Back, Last of the Believers. 9 pm Sunday, 1/20. WOW Hall -$14 I could tell you to go see the Circle Jerks because they were one of a handful of seminal hardcore punk bands that sprang up ... via Eugene Weekly

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Related Topix: Punk, Keith Morris, Circle Jerks, Music!, Drama, Biography Movies, The Jerks, Black Flag

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