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Amber Heard To Play An Assassin In 'Machete Kills'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • May 3, 2012 5:33 PM
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A beautiful young woman taking a deadly turn in a Robert Rodriguez movie? Get out of here! But believe us, it's true.
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Amber Heard To Star Opposite Dominic Cooper In Albert Hughes' 'Motor City'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 21, 2011 3:59 PM
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  • 4 Comments
News
Not to be confused with "Broken City," directed by his brother Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes is gearing up for "Motor City" and his film has now found its female lead.
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Austin Film Festival ‘11 Review: 'The Rum Diary' Starts Out Charming, Until The Buzz Wears Off

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  • October 22, 2011 4:36 AM
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-- by William Goss
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Bruce Robinson, The Rum Diary, Aaron Eckhart, Giovanni Ribisi, Amber Heard

Review: John Carpenter Retires, Forgets That He Had To Direct 'The Ward'

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • July 7, 2011 2:02 AM
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  • 6 Comments
An open field. A girl. A fire. A mystery. Ignoring a brief and ultimately irrelevant prologue, the beginning of “The Ward” immediately pulls us into the story of a classic horror convention, the Survivor Girl. Except, tantalizingly, we don’t know what she’s survived and, given a few orchestral cues, we may even question whether she has survived or not.
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More: Films, Actresses, Review, John Carpenter, Modern Horror, Amber Heard, The Ward

Shiloh Fernandez And Amber Heard Topline Indie Film 'Syrup'

  • By Christopher Bell
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  • May 12, 2011 7:32 AM
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Everything's set to go for "Syrup," which will be author Max Barry's first big screen production of his debut novel. The very favorably-reviewed book will be directed by Aram Rappaport (upcoming "Summer Song" starring "Spy Kids" Alex Vega) and be lead by Shiloh Fernandez from the abhorrent "Red Riding Hood" (and the relatively interesting "Skateland") and Amber Heard from the anticipated, but seemingly long-delayed Hunter S. Thompson flick "The Rum Diary."
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Review: 'Drive Angry 3D' Is a Hellzapoppin' Blast Of B-Movie Ridiculousness

  • By Leah Zak
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  • February 26, 2011 6:20 AM
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"Drive Angry 3D" is everything it wants to be. And slightly more. If one wonders to what extent filmmakers have NOT been using 3D, director Patrick Lussier answers with this picture, a crazy, bad dudes-and-fast-cars camp classic in the making. Shocking, grotesque, and completely ridiculous, audiences will get what they paid for. Or at least what they sneak in for using their leftover 3D glasses from "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never." Between this and his surprisingly satisfying remake of "My Bloody Valentine," Lussier might be shaping up to be the first genuine post-millennial 3D exploitation auteur... or something.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Patrick Lussier, Drive Angry 3D, Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, Todd Farmer

Everyone Loves Neil Diamond & More Things We Learned From The Filmmakers Of 'Drive Angry 3D'

  • By Leah Zak
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  • February 25, 2011 6:09 AM
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Patrick Lussier & Todd Farmer Call Amber Heard The "Anti-Damsel In Distress" & Espouse The Emotional Impact Of 3DExclusive: We recently had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with “Drive Angry 3D” director Patrick Lussier (henceforth occasionally referred to as PL) and writer Todd Farmer (henceforth occasionally referred to as TF). We reported on what they had to say regarding their some upcoming new projects yesterday, but we learned a few more things during the chat that we thought you should know. Read on for more on the emotional impact of 3D, William Fichtner’s embodiment of a truly odd antagonist and Amber Heard’s anti-Damsel in Distress character.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Patrick Lussier, Drive Angry 3D, Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, Todd Farmer

'Red Sonja' Back On With Simon West Directing; Amber Heard Tipped As Favorite For The Lead

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 10, 2011 7:27 AM
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  • 7 Comments
There's Also Going To Be A 'Conan 2'One project that fell apart, breaking geek hearts in the process, was Robert Rodriguez's "Red Sonja." With Rose McGowan in the lead, the project made it through concept art phases but never went beyond, and eventually both Rodriguez and McGowan moved on to other things. But the project is still alive and kicking, and in a recent conversation with Empire, producer Avi Lerner dropped some news on who will be directing the film and who he'd like to step into the red-haired role.
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More: Films, Actresses, Simon West, Super Hero Films, Amber Heard, Red Sonja

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