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Tarantino's out to kill!

August 14, 2003 19:11 IST
Quentin Tarantino is back with another violent drama, Kill Bill - The First Volume.

Quentin TarantinoAccording to Guardian Unlimited, this Uma Thurman-David Carradine-Lucy Liu starrer 'could be one of the most brutal films ever shown in cinemas.'

The use of excessive violence and strong language in films is new for the 40-year-old. Witness his self-styled action flicks Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown.

The plot of Kill Bill revolves around a woman who is assaulted on the day of her wedding by her husband (Bill). She wakes up after years in coma with only one goal in mind: to kill Bill.

Fletcher is back!

Remember Chevy Chase as Irwin 'Fletch' Fletcher, the Los Angeles journalist playing detective, in Michael Ritchie's Fletch (1985) and Fletch Lives (1989)?

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The character has been revived once again for director Kevin Smith's Fletcher Won. Smith, who has made films like Dogma and Chasing Amy is planning to rope in either Brad Pitt or Ben Affleck for the coveted part, mentions a snippet on ananova.com.

The new episode on Fletcher covers his early days as a reporter up to his first case.

Cameron nails a blackmailer

Cameron DiazCelebrities in Hollywood have to deal with constant invasion of their privacy.

A report on eonline.com reveals how photographer John Rutter blackmailed Hollywood beauty Cameron Diaz over a few topless photographs of the actress taken during her struggling days.

The photographer, reportedly, attempted to extort $3.3 million out of the actress. The cops, however, nabbed Rutter, after Diaz went to court seeking a restriction. 

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