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4 July 2008 9:15 AM, PDT | From iconsoffright.com | See recent Icons of Fright news

Having just seen Hellboy 2 and witnessing how effortlessly Guillermo del Toro mixed multiple film genres, I felt obligated to stylize my latest “Ten Films” list after that concept. I mean, if del Toro can make a science fiction/action/horror/fantasy film – and do it effortlessly – why can’t most people figure out how to capture the magic of genre-benders?

Most readers probably have a clue which film genre I cherish most, and with that in mind, I’ve decided to compile my list of the best horror specific genre-benders for all to appreciate.

So, without further ado… I submit to you:

Aliens, My Favorite Action/Horror Film.

Aliens is always incorrectly categorized as a science fiction film, but just because a film has creatures from outer space in it, doesn’t make it sci-fi. Aliens is a terrifying horror spectacle with some of the best action setpieces ever captured on film.

10 June 2008 4:51 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Outspoken actor Rupert Everett has apologised to British servicemen for branding them "whining wimps" - insisting his comments were "flippant and irresponsible".

The Stardust actor, whose own father was a major in the British Army, made the controversial comments in a documentary filmed for the U.K.'s Channel 4 about 19th century soldier Sir Richard Burton.

The star compared modern day soldiers to old fashioned recruits, insisting British fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan constantly "whine" about facing the risk of death.

But Everett faced a major backlash over his remarks, especially as they coincided with the news that three young British soldiers died in combat in Afghanistan this week (beg09Jun08).

And the actor has now released a statement apologising profusely for his words.

It reads, "I was talking trivially about something very serious. I never meant at any point to question the bravery of those who lose their lives or survive, but without arms or legs.

"My flippant and irresponsible behaviour arises from a deep frustration at the fact that we seem to be continually making war.

"Again I apologise unreservedly to anyone who has been insulted by my remarks."

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10 June 2008 4:20 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Rupert Everett has apologised for calling British soldiers "wimps". The actor complained about "whining" servicemen in a interview with a Sunday newspaper last week. However, Everett has now released a statement retracting his comments "without reserve". He said sorry to the "many in this country, and hundreds and thousands of others across the world who have lost their brothers and sisters, (more)

By Alex Fletcher

8 June 2008 11:49 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Outspoken actor Rupert Everett has sparked fury from British soldiers after branding them "whining wimps" who are "pathetic" compared to recruits in the days of Victorian Britain.

The Stardust actor, whose own father was a major in the British Army, made the controversial comments in a documentary he has filmed for the U.K.'s Channel 4 about 19th century soldier Sir Richard Burton.

The star compares modern day soldiers to old fashioned recruits, insisting British fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan constantly "whine" about facing the risk of death.

And the 49-year-old insists soldiers have no right to complain, as enlisting to the Army is the same as having a death wish.

He says, "The whole point of being in the Army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits. Now you have to fly 15,000 feet above the war zone to avoid getting hit.

"I don't think there is any point in having wars if that's how you're going to behave. It's pathetic. All this whining!"

And the star doesn't only blast the state of the British Army, he also attacks the U.S. and their cultural identity following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York in 2001, branding the country as a "blobby" nation.

He adds, "I'm totally off the States now. The reaction to 9/11 and then George Bush - really, they've got very blobby as a nation.

"Now they are whiny victims whose language is entirely taken from two TV shows - Friends and Sex And The City - and there's nothing sexy about them any more.

"And that kind of semi-blindness about the rest of the world, which was attractive when America was exciting, is really unattractive now."

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8 June 2008 10:12 PM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Rupert Everett has made a series of controversial comments about modern-day British troops and warfare. The actor is playing 19th Century explorer and soldier Sir Richard Burton in upcoming Channel 4 drama-documentary The Victorian Sex Explorer. "In Burton's day they were itching to get into the fray," he told the Sunday Telegraph. "Now it is the opposite. They are always whining about the dangers of being killed. Oh my God, they are such wimps now! "The whole point of being in the Army is wanting to get killed, wanting to test yourself to the limits. Now you have to fly 15,000ft (more)

By Dave West

3 June 2008 6:26 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Rupert Everett has launched a scathing attack on Americans. In an interview with a TV listings magazine, the British actor described Us residents as "whiny" and "blobby". He said: "I'm totally off the States now. The reaction to 9/11 and then George Bush - really, they've got very blobby as a nation. "When I was a kid, the British were blobby, and you'd go to New York where anything went and everyone was excited and casual and friendly, (more)

By Simon Reynolds

19 May 2008 9:17 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Moviemakers Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson are set to make a follow-up to the 2007 British movie St Trinian's.

It was announced at the weekend (16-18May08) at the Cannes Film Festival in France that St Trinian's: The Legend of Fritton's Gold - which has yet to be cast - will be released by Ealing Studios in 2009.

The 2007 school comedy starred new Bond girl Gemma Arterton, funnyman Russell Brand and Rupert Everett.

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22 April 2008 12:22 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actor George Clooney has hit back at Rupert Everett for criticising the Ocean's Eleven franchise - by ridiculing the Brit's own film roles.

Everett claimed the fellow actor was "not the brightest spark in the boulevard" and branded the Ocean's Eleven franchise "a cancer to world culture".

But Clooney has retaliated by telling U.S. journalists, "Where did that come from? You kind of go, 'Dude, weren't you in Dunston Checks In'?"

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17 April 2008 5:11 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

British actor Rupert Everett is seeking a $24 million (GBP12 million) investment to make a film about legendary playwright Oscar Wilde.

The Shrek star has written the script for the movie - which will focus on the last three years of Wilde's life - and hopes to direct and star in the production.

All that is missing from the project is financial backing - and Everett is appealing for potential investors to come forward.

He says, "I've done a script and I want to play him and direct the film. However, the hardest thing is getting the finance and investors want to know their money is going to a good place.

"Another problem is the Victorian era is expensive to reproduce and we want to film it in England, Italy and France where Wilde spent his last days.

"What I really need now is a billionaire who loves Oscar Wilde and Rupert Everett and who will pay for the whole thing."

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8 March 2008 6:20 AM, PST | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

What do you do when Donald Trump pokes fun at your height and Fabio threatens to beat you up? If you're George Clooney, you take it all in stride – and make a couple jokes, of course. The Michael Clayton star, 46, agreed to a good-natured Googling session in the April issue of Esquire magazine, and in it he's asked about a laundry list of recent rumors about him – including his reported run-in with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter pitchman Fabio. When asked about his alleged feud with Fabio last fall (in which the model said he could beat Clooney up), the actor responds,

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2 January 2008 5:33 PM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Crew on new film St Trinian's were given a shock by cross-dressing actor Rupert Everett - when his fake breasts exploded over the set.

The flamboyant Everett and co-star Colin Firth were constantly playing pranks on the set of the British movie remake, and one involved replacing his hefty prosthetic cleavage with water bombs.

Everett explains, "For the love scene, I put balloons in my breasts as a surprise so that when he fondled them they exploded. But it didn't work the first time so I let Colin in on the joke.

"Next time, he put pins in his fingers so he burst them when he grabbed me. It certainly startled the crew."

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