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Monday | The Sydney Morning Herald

Confessions of a storm chaser

Never let anyone you telling chasing clouds is a waste of time. The first storm Dave Ellem chased devastated 800 homes, ripped the roofs clean off five houses and even hurled a truck 40 metres into a caravan.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller

Thu Dec 03, 2009

DVD Verdict

Near Dark

Our review of Near Dark , published August 11th, 2003, is also available. Killing you would be easythey'd rather terrify youforever.

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Related Topix: Horror Movies, Near Dark, Western, Adrian Pasdar, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Short, Aliens, Science Fiction Movies, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Macleans

Morals, management, and 2012

With 2012, Roland Emmerich has forgotten Stalin's first rule of disaster filmmaking: A single death is a tragedy, a million deaths is a statistic.A And so with the whole world coming to an end, Emmerich delivers a big pile of statistics but very little in the way of tragedy.

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Related Topix: 2012, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Ann Arbor News

Beyond '2012': six more absurd apocalyptic flicks to ponder; what are your favorite disaster movies?

Now that " 2012 " is rumbling the subwoofers at a theater near you, it's time to take stock in the genre: The absurd cinematic apocalypse.

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Related Topix: 2012, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Short, Independence Day, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies, Natural Disasters, Comedy Movies, Hurricane, Helen Hunt, Movies, Entertainment

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Hollywood.com

Lois Smith

An esteemed, highly-charged and highly-talented player of stage, TV and film, Lois Smith has not always been regular in the visual media, but she has made the chances count.

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Related Topix: Five Easy Pieces, East of Eden, Comedy Movies, Music!, Thriller, Drama Movies, Action Movies, How to Make an American Quilt, Crime Movies, Biography Movies, Dead Man Walking, Truman, Science Fiction Movies, Entertainment

Sat Oct 31, 2009

NPR

In Oklahoma, He's The (Weather) Man

Gary England has been at News 9 in Oklahoma City for over 35 years. He is the commercial weather man credited with issuing the first televised Doppler weather radar bulletin for a tornado, and has created what can only be called a meteorology empire in a state that sees lots of severe weather.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Action Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Meteorology, Science

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Hollywood.com

Anthony Rapp

Blond, wiry and intense, this likable twentysomething actor has proven his mettle on the New York stage in a variety of genres as a child performer, juvenile and young adult.

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Related Topix: Adventures in Babysitting, Short, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Action Movies, Rent, A Beautiful Mind, Adventure, Musical Movies, Six Degrees of Separation, Dazed and Confused, Entertainment

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Hollywood.com

Jeremy Davies

Sometimes compared to Anthony Perkins, actor Jeremy Davies fashioned for himself a career playing sensitive characters who possessed a ting of instability underneath their seemingly innocent faA ades.

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Related Topix: Thriller, Mystery Movies, Drama Movies, The Million Dollar Hotel, Comedy Movies, Spanking the Monkey, Action Movies, Lost, Guncrazy, Crime Movies, Action TV, Solaris, Entertainment, Drama, Science Fiction Movies, Television

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Hollywood.com

Cary Elwes

Tall and dashing, this fair-haired, blue-eyed English lead generally has been at his most appealing in heroic roles but in the mid-1990s branched out to playing the occasional villain with equal success.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, War Movies, Action Movies, Hot Shots!, Thriller, Drama Movies, Glory, Short, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, History Movies, The Crush, The Princess Bride, Adventure, Entertainment

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Hollywood.com

Jan De Bont

An experienced Dutch director of photography who began his career in 1961 before collaborating with Paul Verhoeven on the director's first film, "Wat Zien Ik/Business Is Business" , De Bont subsequently worked.... An experienced Dutch director of photography who began his career in 1961 before collaborating with Paul Verhoeven on the director's ...

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Related Topix: Speed, Short, Comedy Movies, Thriller, History Movies, Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Horror Movies, Mystery Movies, The Haunting, Lethal Weapon 3, Crime Movies, Paul Verhoeven, Entertainment

Sun Oct 04, 2009

Hollywood.com

Abraham Benrubi

At 6'7", the broad-shouldered, imposing Abraham Benrubi might be a candidate to play henchmen or gentle giants but his innate intelligence has allowed him to avoid such typecasting.

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Related Topix: Open Range, Western, Drama Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Er, Action Movies, The Shadow, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Comedy, Wagons East, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Adventure, Entertainment, Television

Fri Oct 02, 2009

Hollywood.com

Joey Slotnick

With his receding hairline topped with a mop of tight curly hair and a warm, inviting smile, Joey Slotnick seems perfectly at home in comedy, although he has also proven a capable serious performer.

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Related Topix: Sport Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Documentary Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, A League of Their Own, Boston Public, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Since You've Been Gone, Pirates of Silicon Valley, Joey Slotnick

Thu Sep 17, 2009

Naplesnews.com Stories

The Movie Dude: Already older, but needing to grow up

Just because you've gotten older doesn't mean you've grown up. You may pay some bills, have a job and a place to live.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Thriller, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dave, Mystery Movies, Documentary Movies, Congo, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Laura Linney, Philip Bosco

Wed Sep 09, 2009

Braingle

Today's Daily Trivia Quiz

This 1996 film about tornado chasers is the subject of this quiz. How much do you remember? #1 The character of Bill Harding was portrayed by what actor? Tom Hanks Bill Paxton Alan Ruck Tim Daly #2 Dr.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, Action Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Bill Paxton, Alan Ruck, Philip Seymour Hoffman

Fri Aug 14, 2009

Technabob.com

ben hecka s next project: the bill paxton pinball machine

Master modician Benjamin Heckendorn is known for his video game console -to- laptop transformations , but most of his creations are either commissioned works or are sold for a cause.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Apollo 13, Horror Movies, Short, Comedy Movies, Aliens, Thriller, History Movies, Titanic, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Bill Paxton

Mon Jul 27, 2009

KTVX

David Cassidy

In "Save The Last Dunce For Me," Ruby joins the student social committee and helps plan a father-daughter dance.

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Related Topix: The Partridge Family, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, David Cassidy, Repo! The Genetic Opera, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller

Sat Jul 25, 2009

Daily Express

A story that's haunted me

ON NOVEMBER 22, 1963, Bill Paxton was an eight-year-old schoolboy in Forth Worth, Texas, sitting on his father's shoulders to get a better look at his hero, US President John F Kennedy.

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Related Topix: Apollo 13, History Movies, Drama Movies, Adventure, Big Love, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Titanic, Texas, Action Movies, Bill Paxton

Thu Jul 23, 2009

Filmstalker

Jami Gertz funds Two Little Words

The Lost Boys, Less than Zero, then Jami Gertz disappeared for me until Twister.

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Related Topix: The Lost Boys, Horror Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller, Jami Gertz

Fri Jul 10, 2009

About World

Online Movies: New Orleans, Mon Amour And Cinemash Shorts

Over the years, independent filmmaker Michael Almereyda has acquired a cult following.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Thriller, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Crispin Glover, Animation Movies, Short, Hamlet, Music!, Crime Movies, Family, Ethan Hawke, Bill Murray, Julia Stiles

Mon Jun 15, 2009

Kansas.com

Oklahoma City's in the movies as 1950s Texas

For a few days, a portion of downtown Oklahoma City has been transformed into 1950s Texas for the filming of an independent movie.

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Related Topix: Texas, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller, The View, Entertainment, Television

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Directed by Jan De Bont

Starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt

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