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Sam Rockwell delivered a decade of memorable, off-the-wall performances in independent films like "Box of Moonlight" and "Lawn Dogs" before a supporting role as an unrepentant killer in "The Green Mile".... Sam Rockwell delivered a decade of memorable, off-the-wall performances in independent films like "Box of Moonlight" and "Lawn Dogs" before a ...

The frightening, never-before-seen unrated director's cut was deemed too terrifying for theaters is included, as well as the theatrical version of the film.

This is the third in a series of reports from the Telluride Film Festival . The event customarily held over the Labor Day weekend returned for its 36th season September 4-7. Coverage includes a quick look at a film screened the previous night and highlights of some of the group discussions and celebrity appearances.

Two Minnetonka women say they've been scammed out of a combined $19,000 in part of an elaborate scheme many have never even heard about.

A fake friend can be bought in Hollywood, but a true relationship is priceless. Just ask Nicolas Cage and Jerry Bruckheimer.

Review by Reel American Hero It's been almost a decade since a Chuck Palahniuk novel was adapted to the screen.

Where: Grand Cinema, 606 S. Fawcett Ave., Tacoma; showtimes, Sam Rockwell has made a name for himself as both an indie darling and a chameleonic Hollywood oddball .

Rent It THE MOVIE: So I know I'm late to the party on this one, but when did Nicolas Cage turn into such a terrible actor? And by that, I don't mean bad in bad movies; he's clearly aware that Bangkok Dangerous and Ghost Rider and those National Treasure movies are garbage, and appears to "act" accordingly.

This reliable supporting actor has appeared in a handful of successful films in the 1990s, mostly as the leading man's best pal.

'Moon'' might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for fans of Sam Rockwell. Will there ever be more of him in one movie than there is here? This is partly a matter of time .

Fans of Sam Rockwell have often had to resort to limited glimpses of him in supporting, character-actor roles.

When the protagonist commits deeds sure to damn a soul or at least imperil a body, the actor must remain sympathetic or intriguing enough to get an audience screaming "Don't open that door!" - or, as I heard during the original Prom Night, "Don't step on that head!" If gore-soaked thespians are able to do even more than that, and create ...

Bile. Blood. Embalming fluid. All the creepy critters or buzzing insects that feast on rotting flesh.

Horror movies for the last decade have meant exercises in sadism and gore.For the decade or two before that they were about serial killers.

A near-brilliant comedy disguised as a quickie horror flick, Sam Raimi's "Drag Me to Hell" is the year's most frightfully hilarious movie so far.

It's hard to believe that it took Alison Lohman so long to star in a major film.

Estranged bedfellows: Alison Lohman and Lorna Raver find there's no rest for the wicked in Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell.

Alison Lohman didn't need to be dragged into hell. She signed up willingly for some fire and brimstone.

Published: Friday, April 24, 2009 at 12:25 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, April 24, 2009 at 12:25 p.m. The white clapboard house in downtown Atkinson smelled like cigarettes and collard greens.