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"Star Wars" star Mark Hamill (1951)

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/13/michael_madsen_aamp_david_carradine_star_15 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:00:00 EST Entertainment News 125975@http://www.starpulse.com/news Packed with amazing fight scenes and surprising plot twists, noir thriller Break debuts on DVD July 14 from Cinema Epoch. Featuring an ensemble cast of comic book style characters including veteran

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/25/video_game_movies_the_good_the_bad_and_t Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:09:30 EST Entertainment News 110583@http://www.starpulse.com/news With Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li arriving in theaters February 27, it’s time to take a look back at the video game movies that brought us to this point.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/23/michael_madsen_suffered_collapse_ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:59:55 EST Entertainment News 101611@http://www.starpulse.com/news A representative for actor Michael Madsen has denied reports the Reservoir Dogs star was detained by authorities over fears for his mental health, insisting he collapsed from exhaustion and food poisoning.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/23/awesome_but_dead_five_great_tv_shows_tha Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:00:21 EST Entertainment News 98750@http://www.starpulse.com/news Everyone can think of one off the top of their head: A TV show that got the axe way too soon. Actually, there is at least one show per season that "died before its time"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/30/michael_madsen_still_scarred_by_bloodray Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:00:00 EST Entertainment News 96943@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hollywood tough guy Michael Madsen will think twice before signing up to star in another Uwe Boll movie after getting a taste of the German director's bizarre film techniques on the set of BloodRayne.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/03/dmx_and_michael_madsen_star_in_the_last__15 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:50:11 EST Entertainment News 83232@http://www.starpulse.com/news How would you react if three years after the death of your father, you receive a letter signed by him inviting you to visit an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere in China? Curious in nature, you decide to set off on this adventure.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/13/vanessa_paradis_to_make_her_english_film Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:40:55 EST Entertainment News 81013@http://www.starpulse.com/news French singer/actress Vanessa Paradis is set to make her first English-language movie - she's been cast alongside Michael Madsen in The Midwife Crisis.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/14/video_games_do_not_make_good_movies Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:18:26 EST Entertainment News 74232@http://www.starpulse.com/news There are some things in Hollywood that just do not work: Lindsay Lohan and sobriety, most marriages, Tim Allen tackling roles not involving Christmas, and successfully adapting a video game into a movie. Why is this so hard?

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/25/celebrity_birthdays_september_65 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 59594@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to rapper T.I. (1980), "Queer as Folk" actor Hal Sparks (1971), Ween guitarist Dean Ween (1970), "Entrapment" actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), "Men in Black" star Will Smith (1968), "The Sopranos" actress Aida Turturro (1962), "Spin City" actress Heather Locklear (1961),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/31/fate_of_sin_city_2_is_up_in_the_air Thu, 31 May 2007 09:23:05 EST Entertainment News 44842@http://www.starpulse.com/news Michael Madsen has hinted the upcoming sequel to Sin City may never be made, after director Robert Rodriguez's recent film Grindhouse failed to perform as well as expected.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/12/michael_madsen_destroys_his_cell_phone Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:54:09 EST Entertainment News 29062@http://www.starpulse.com/news Michael Madsen grew so tired of his cell phone he smashed it with a sledgehammer. The actor was inspired to get rid of his modern communication devices by pal Quentin Tarantino, who can only be reached by making a personal call to his Hollywood home. And so one day he displayed his hatred for technology by taking a hammer to his mobile.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/07/notable_quotables_43 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:00:26 EST Entertainment News 28507@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I learned the waltz when I was young. All I really have to do now is practice my steps." Paris Hilton on her preparations for the upcoming Vienna Opera Ball in Austria, where she'll waltz with 74-year-old construction magnate Richard Lugner - as his date for the lavish annual bash.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/02/06/michael_madsen_to_auction_off_reservoir_ Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:30:00 EST Entertainment News 28423@http://www.starpulse.com/news Michael Madsen is looking to turn the yellow Cadillac he drove in Reservoir Dogs into a personal windfall after agreeing to auction off the classic car online. The tough guy actor was given the classic 1964 car as a gift from Reservoir Dogs director Quentin Tarantino - and now he's looking to sell it after realising how much it could be worth.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/07/tarantino_s_vega_brothers_movie_is_back_ Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:40:56 EST Entertainment News 20732@http://www.starpulse.com/news Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs spin-off is back on the drawing board, with John Travolta and Michael Madsen lined up to play "The Vega Brothers." Tarantino has been planning the film for some time, but the project looked set to flounder because the lead characters - Travolta's Vincent Vega from "Pulp Fiction" and Madsen's Vic Vega from "Reservoir Dogs" - died in the original films, and both actors are too old for a prequel.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/09/25/celebrity_birthdays_september_25 Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 15583@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to rapper T.I. (1980), "Queer as Folk" actor Hal Sparks (1971), Ween guitarist Dean Ween (1970), "Entrapment" actress Catherine Zeta-Jones (1969), "Men in Black" star Will Smith (1968), "The Sopranos" actress Aida Turturro (1962), "Spin City" actress Heather Locklear (1961), "Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2" actor Michael Madsen (1958), "Happy Days" actor Anson Williams (1952), "Somewhere in Time" actor Christopher Reeve (1952; d. 2004), "Star Wars" star Mark Hamill (1951), English actress Felicity Kendal (1946), "Romancing the Stone" actor Michael Douglas (1944), classical pianist Glenn Gould (1932; d. 1982), humorist Shel Silverstein (1930; d. 1982), "The View" anchor Barbara Walters (1929), "The Green Berets" actor Aldo Ray (1926; d. 1991), baseball player and announcer Phil "Scooter" Rizzuto (1918), abstract-expressionist Mark Rothko (1903; d. 1970), and author William Faulkner (1897; d. 1962).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/23/new_reservoir_dogs_details_revealed_at_g_2006 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:23:01 EST Entertainment News 13850@http://www.starpulse.com/news Reservoir Dogs from Eidos will strive to re-create the film experience. Here are the details they offered today at Game Convention 2006: Background: Reservoir Dogs was released in 1992, the first movie written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. While not a huge success on its initial theatrical release, the film soon became a cult classic on video & DVD and is now considered one of the most influential cinematic pieces of its generation.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/08/03/michael_madsen_annoyed_brad_pitt_didn_t_ Thu, 03 Aug 2006 15:51:58 EST Entertainment News 12009@http://www.starpulse.com/news Michael Madsen has attacked his one-time co-star Brad Pitt for not standing up for him and helping him land a leading role in his new movie. Tough guy Madsen was offered the chance to play Pitt's movie brother in new western The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, but he refused to audition for the role.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/16/michael_madson_and_others_lend_voices_to Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:00:02 EST Entertainment News 8423@http://www.starpulse.com/news SEGA Europe Ltd and SEGA of America, Inc. today announced the celebrity cast for its upcoming video game, Yakuza. Slated for release on Sept. 5th 2006, the critically acclaimed game is currently being localized for a western audience. To ensure a fully cinematic experience for players, the game will feature the distinctive voice work of Hollywood actors including Michael Rosenbaum, Michael Madsen, Eliza Dushku, Rachel Leigh Cook, and Mark Hamill to compliment its stunning visuals and engaging storyline.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/06/08/michael_madsen_hates_homogenized_hollywo Thu, 08 Jun 2006 13:24:42 EST Entertainment News 8024@http://www.starpulse.com/news Michael Madsen has hit out at contemporary Hollywood filmmaking, insisting movies have become dull and mindless. The star is sick of the formulaic plots he sees at cinemas and is calling for a return to a golden age of great acting and carefully crafted scripts.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/05/16/special_edition_bloodrayne_dvd_will_incl Tue, 16 May 2006 16:17:22 EST Entertainment News 7003@http://www.starpulse.com/news Move over Elektra, here comes Rayne! Join the adventure on May 23, when Visual Entertainment presents Bloodrayne on a Special Edition Two-Disc DVD set that includes the complete Interactive Bloodrayne 2 PC game in what is a DVD industry first. Based on the popular comic book and available in unrated director's cut and original theatrical versions, the Bloodrayne DVD includes a treasure trove of action packed bonus features including a "Dinner With Uwe" interview feature, stunt outtakes, deleted scenes and a knockout alternative ending.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/05/bloodrayne_is_a_gore_fest Thu, 05 Jan 2006 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 1655@http://www.starpulse.com/news "The horror audience will be very happy with the gore effects in BloodRayne", says director/ producer Uwe Boll. He continues: "We tried to get the hardest R as possible, and to our surprise the MPAA approved it without any changes." So the horror aficionados will see the gore feast they´re waiting for:

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