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Matthew Goode Looks Back On WATCHMEN, & THAT Quote About The Fanboys
Top Chef's Brooke: I Didn't Like the Finale Format
Ellen Hollman Discusses Final Season Of 'Spartacus: War Of The Damned'
Sneak Peek! ‘Dateline’ Talks to Reeva Steenkamp’s Friends
Wardrobe Malfunction: Mariah Carey Suffers Nip Slip
'Downton Abbey' loses another cast member: O'Brien is out of there
Pride, Prejudice and Zombies Moves Forward with Writer David O. Russell
Downton Abbey's Siobhan Finneran Not Returning for Season 4
One Day at a Time Star Bonnie Franklin Dies at 69
BFTV's 12 Best TV Drama Series Ever
EXCLUSIVE: Leven Rambin Talks Chasing Mavericks Blu-ray
TV listings: March 3-9
'Project Runway' Season 11: Only as strong as your weakest link
Despite objections from cops and firefighters, Denver changes discipline rules
Harlem Shake on Frontier plane gets national attention
YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN New Album Will Be 'Pretty Poppy,' 'Positive'
Wally Pfister's TRANSCENDENCE Gets A Release Date
Workplace bullying legislation: Keep your chins up parents
‘One Day at a Time’ Star Bonnie Franklin Dead at 69
Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie - Official Trailer

Matthew Goode Looks Back On WATCHMEN, & THAT Quote About The Fanboys

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 09:49 AM PST

Back when Matthew Goode was cast as Ozymandias in Zack Snyder's polarizing adaptation of Alan Moore's Watchmen, the fans weren't best pleased. Most of the other casting choices were met with approval, but Goode just seemed to rub them the wrong way. When the actor was asked about this back in the day, he responded: "If fanboys still hate the film after going and seeing it, they can all line up and suck my d***." A bit crude sure, but I must say I can understand his frustration with an entire group of people judging a performance they hadn't even seen yet. The very idea! Anyway, while interviewing Goode about his new movie Stoker, The Huffington Post asked him all about it. "I wasn't convinced that I was the right choice to play him. And there were a couple of remarks I made in a very off-hand, facetious, jokey way, 'What if

Top Chef's Brooke: I Didn't Like the Finale Format

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:15 AM PST

Brooke Williamson was riding a three-elimination challenge win streak heading into the Top Chef finale, but the Los Angeles-based chef came up short to Kristen — or more specifically, two rounds short after Kristen took the title 3-1 in a best-of-five contest. "I didn't love the format of how they judged in rounds," she tells TVGuide.com. "I felt like it should've been a collective judging based on an entire meal. It would've been nice to actually put my dessert out." What was her planned dessert? Does she regret making those fried chicken wings? And does she have any more phobias? Find out below.

Actress Leven Rambin discusses playing Kim in the surfing drama Chasing Mavericks, currently available on Blu-ray

Actress Leven Rambin had a rather huge year in 2012, with two major releases that hit theaters. She portrayed the District 1 tribute Glimmer in the spring blockbuster The Hunger Games, and starred as Kim, the love interest of Jonny Weston's Jay Moriarty in Chasing Mavericks, which is currently available on Blu-ray and DVD. I recently had a chance to speak with the talented actress over the phone about stepping into the world of surfing for Chasing Mavericks. Here's what she had to say.

I read that you weren't an avid surfer before taking on the role. What can you say about this surfing boot camp you had to go through before production?

Leven Rambin: Yeah. I had never really surfed before, and I didn't know anything about Santa Cruz. I went to surf boot camp, and what I didn't know was I was going to get this whole community of people that I love, and am still very close to. Santa Cruz is a very tight-knit community. Along with the surfing, I really got a wonderful experience with the local people, who took Jonny (Weston) and I in like we were their own. They are such a strong body of people, and I didn't know any of that.

It must have been interesting playing a real person. Did you meet with the real Kim a lot?

Leven Rambin: Yeah, I got to meet her. The first time that I met her, she just started crying. All of her life was coming to this. Her whole story was coming to this, after years of living it, and she just had so much emotion about it, and had to much to say about her relationship with Jay, and how they were. I can't imagine having to explain my story to some random actress, you know, and trusting her enough to make it right. She was so thrilled that I was determined to play her, which was a huge honor for her to indulge me like that. We still keep in touch. I learned so much from her, as a person, and a woman. I was really lucky to have met her and know her.

Was there one thing in particular that surprised you about the sport itself, aside from the community you spoke about?

Leven Rambin: I didn't know I was going to love surfing so much, and be actually good at it. I didn't know that I would be a surf groupie and go to all the competitions around the country. It's just something I'll carry with me for the rest of my life. It's always something that's gnawing at me, 'I wish I was surfing, I wish I was surfing.' I just learned a lot about letting go, and being carefree. When you're connected to the ocean, you really don't think about what's going on with your email or texts or any of that. You're just a lot more liberated. That was a really amazing aspect of it.

This is one of Jonny Weston's first major roles. What can you say about working with him, and what he brought to the set?

Leven Rambin: He is a very complex person, and I do not envy his position of being a very green actor and carrying a huge studio movie. I've been working for 10 years, approximately. I thought he really went full method with it, and he became this person who was so open, just these huge eyes that invite everyone in. He really became the character. People don't know that, because they don't know him, at all, because he's so new. He turned out to be nothing like that. I thought he did a great job, and I wish him luck in the future.

It was reported that director Michael Apted came in for Curtis Hanson. I know that's very unusual for any film. Can you talk about that process, and how that altered the dynamic on the set?

Leven Rambin: We were all going in one direction, and then all of the sudden, it was different. It was not typical. It was a hard transition, because we were all so in love with what we were already doing. Michael Apted is a super-gracious guy, and he did his research to try and understand what we were all experiencing. I think the movie had it's spotty points, but Michael did the best he could with it.

That was towards the end of the shoot, correct?

Leven Rambin: Yeah. I can't imagine how difficult that was for him to come in at the end and then edit the whole thing, having not been there before.

I read that a bunch of cameras were actually lost during the surfing scenes.

Leven Rambin: Yeah, we lost like eight cameras in the surf. We did some pretty heinous stuff, with the actors and cameramen and the DP. Surprisingly, everyone turned out OK at the end of it, but we did some pretty gnarly stuff with the people involved. Luckily, everyone was super down. I did some pretty crazy stuff that I never thought I would do, for the sake of a movie, like surfing in eight-foot waves in pitch-black darkness, where I can't see anything. That still haunts me, kind of, in my nightmares, but it was worth it, it was fun. It was totally out of everyone's comfort zone, but everyone did it, because Jay would have done it.

What can you say about seeing these massive breaks for the first time? Was your training actually on these huge waves as well?

Leven Rambin: Yeah, it was in Santa Cruz. I got to go to Santa Cruz and surf every day for six months. I got to the point where I would go out on my own or with friends. My lifelong best friend now lives there, and I never came back to L.A. when I had a week off or something. I was there every day.

Gerard Butler has such a presence on screen. Was there anything in particular that you took away from working with him?

Leven Rambin: He's been in the business for so long, and he's so passionate and energized. He has so much to offer. He wasn't a surfer either, but he became so enraptured with the people, and it was so important to him to be truthful to the story and connect with these people. Instead of just being an actor who's showing up to a job, he went above and beyond and made it something really special for him. I was really glad to work with him, and I would love to work with him again.

You have a few projects coming up that are interesting, like Two Night Stand. That sounds like a fun, different kind of way to go into a movie like that. Can you talk about who you play in that?

Leven Rambin: Yeah. In Two Night Stand I play Daisy. The movie takes place over two days, and Miles Teller, who is fantastic, is in it. I play his ex-girlfriend who comes in the end and kicks his ass a little bit. I try to bring him down to earth. It was fun to do something with an actor like that, who is so comedic. I haven't really done comedy in awhile, so it was refreshing.

It must have been a nice change of pace.

Leven Rambin: Yeah, and just working with Miles was fun because we got to improvise and do a bunch of stuff. That's always fun, as an actor. It's going to be hilarious. I'm so excited to see it.

You also play Clarisse in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. There hasn't been a trailer released for that yet, so I'm still waiting to see what this is going to look like.

Leven Rambin: It's going to be epic. That's all I can say. It's going to be epic, it's going to be funny. I play a different character than I've ever played. She's kind of like a mean girl, but she has her reasons, and I think it's going to be really great. I can't wait to see it.

A mythological mean girl.

Leven Rambin: Yeah, yeah.

What would you like to say to those who didn't get to see Chasing Mavericks in theaters, about why they should pick it up on Blu-ray and DVD this week?

Leven Rambin: I think that it's a great story, whether you love surfing or not. It's so inspiring to young people and old people alike, to really appreciate your life, and live your days like it's your last, and push yourself out of your comfort zone. That's what I learned to do during this movie. It's just really heartfelt and I think it's a good message to send out there. It's about relationships, it's about fear, it's about insecurity, and I think everyone can relate to those things. I personally really enjoyed watching it. I'd love for the movie to keep growing and for people to keep loving it.

Thanks so much. It was great talking to you.

Leven Rambin: Thank you.

You can watch Leven Rambin as Kim in Chasing Mavericks, which is currently available on Blu-ray and DVD.

Chasing Mavericks was released October 26th, 2012 and stars Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer, Leven Rambin, Greg Long, Peter Mel, Zach Wormhoudt. The film is directed by Michael Apted, Curtis Hanson.

TV listings: March 3-9

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 09:30 AM PST

TV listings: March 3-9

'Project Runway' Season 11: Only as strong as your weakest link

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 09:37 AM PST

If your teammate's creation resembles a horizontal bib, it doesn't matter how good your looks are -- you still can't win, as Michelle and Layana discover on "Project Runway."

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Despite objections from cops and firefighters, Denver changes discipline rules

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:06 AM PST

Denver's Civil Service Commission on Friday unanimously approved changes to its rules governing how police officers and firefighters are disciplined, hoping to fix what one commissioner

Harlem Shake on Frontier plane gets national attention

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:12 AM PST

The YouTube video starring Colorado College students doing the Harlem Shake has around 700,000 views and three of the students were on Friday morning's "Today" show.

YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN New Album Will Be 'Pretty Poppy,' 'Positive'

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 01:30 PM PST

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Say what you like about Eastern Canadian theatrical rockers YAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN, the band can't be criticized for a lack of ambition. In between a recent Southern Ontario tour and work on their upcoming video game Your Task // Shoot Things, the Noh-wave crew have been hard at work on the follow-up to their much-lauded debut, YT//ST.

"Personally, it's my opinion that the next record will be pretty poppy, like positive," says the band's singer Ruby Kato Atwood, although she tells Spinner positivity doesn't preclude darkness. "I don't know if it's necessarily possible for us to be able to change that much in a year. Maybe a few records down the road we'll be able to uncover something different that we're capable of."

Fans can expect a records that expands on the sonic template put forth on their debut, including ethereal atmospherics and grinding guitars.

Wally Pfister's TRANSCENDENCE Gets A Release Date

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 09:06 AM PST

With Johnny Depp officially set to star, work is moving forward on Warner Bros.' anticipated sci-fi film Transcendence. Wally Pfister, best known for cinematography on Inception and The Dark Knight Trilogy, will make his directorial debut here. Last night, we learned that Paul Bettany (The Avengers, A Beautiful Mind) was negotiating to play a scientist in the movie, and now the studio has set a release date: April 25th, 2014. Transcendence does not have any competition on that date, although The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opens a week later on May 2nd. Little is known about the film's plot, but it apparently follows three scientists, one of whom (played by Depp) will have his mind uploaded onto a supercomputer. Filming is expected to begin next month. Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are on board as executive producers. Warner's sci-fi flick TRANSCENDENCE will upload on 4/25/14. Johnny Depp stars, Wally Pfister directs.— Exhibitor Relations

Workplace bullying legislation: Keep your chins up parents

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 10:39 AM PST

Workplace bullying legislation is making its way through multiple state houses. No more, hopefully, will parents have to convince their kids not to fear the school bully while struggling with a workplace bully.

‘One Day at a Time’ Star Bonnie Franklin Dead at 69

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 11:21 AM PST

Actress Bonnie Franklin, best known for a playing hard-working single mom on the long-running CBS sitcom "One Day at a Time," died on Friday. She was 69.

Franklin died at her home in Los Angeles. Her family announced in September that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was undergoing treatment.

Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie - Official Trailer

Posted: 01 Mar 2013 09:17 AM PST

Jay & Silent Bob are DRAWN Out of Retirement with a New Animated Film and a North American Tour! Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are hitting the road with their new animated film, JAY & SILENT BOB'S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE - which blazes across America in a series of one-night-only shows starting April 20, 2013 in Atlanta at the Center Stage Theater. The legendary best buds from Jersey are back to dispense weed and wisdom in cartoon form and audiences will have the opportunity to watch the new movie and stick around for a rip-roaring Q&A afterwards. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 1, 2013 at http://seesmod.com/groovymovie. Produced by Mewes and directed by first-time filmmaker Steve Stark, JAY & SILENT BOB'S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE features the voice talents of Eliza Dushku, Tara Strong, Ralph Garman, Neil Gaiman, Ben Gleib, Jon Lovitz and the podcast stars of Smith's SModcast

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