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Tarantino Film Editor Dies During LA Heat-Wave Hike

Rob Quinn — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:53:00 CDT

Renowned movie editor Sally Menke, 56, was found dead after going for a hike in the Hollywood Hills during yesterday's record-breaking heat wave . Investigators believe she became disoriented in the extreme heat and suspect heat stroke was the cause of her death, the Los Angeles Times reports. Her severely dehydrated...

Pulp Fiction Writer 'Tweets' Prison Horrors

Rob Quinn — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:38:03 CST

Pulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary has lost his freedom but apparently not his ability to use Twitter. A Twitter accout— @AVARY —appears to be the work of Avary, who is serving a year for vehicular manslaughter. "My friend @AVARY is tweeting from the inside," sci-fi writer Neil Gaiman recently tweeted....

Top 10 Oscars That Weren't

Ambreen Ali — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:00:00 CST

In the Academy Awards' 80-year history, many classic films, performers, and directors have been robbed of their statues. CNN's Screening Room names the 10 most crushing Oscars that weren't, many of which lost out to—gulp—musicals: 1941: Seminal Citizen Kane loses to sappy How Green Was My Valley 1956:...

Pulp Fiction Screenwriter Busted in Crash

Lucas Laursen — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:17:41 CST

Pulp Fiction screenwriter Roger Avary was arrested last night on charges of manslaughter and driving under the influence after he crashed his car in Ventura County, Calif., killing a passenger and injuring Avary's wife. Avary is free on $50,000 bail and his wife is recovering in the hospital. She...