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Verge Flashback: Katie O’Grady Set to Shock and Awe in Rid of Me

It was almost seven months ago, in my preparations for the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival, that I was sent a film called Rid of Me , director James Westby’s curious hybrid of psychological drama and pitch-black comedy that, if there’s any justice, should make actress Katie O’G rady a star. And now that it’s making its way into limited theatrical release, viewers outside the festival circuit can find out why.

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Friday Box Office: Fast Five Floors it to First

If you had any doubt that the franchise that spawned this weekend’s Fast Five remains as relevant as ever, maybe Friday’s eye-popping $34 million windfall will change your mind. The muscle-car opus is on track for a three-day total of $80 million, leaving fellow newbies Prom and Hoodwinked Too and the incumbent champ Rio choking on its exhaust. Your Friday Box Office is here.

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Quentin Tarantino Getting Unchained For His Next Film

The developing Quentn Tarantino project alternately described as a spaghetti Western and/or, in Uma Thurman’s description, a “Southern,” appears to have a completed script, a partial cast attached, and now a title that will take us all back a ways.

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A Good Old Fashioned Orgy Brings Group Sex, Laughs to Tribeca

Before the star-studded North American premiere of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday night, director of programming David Kwok summed up the vibe in the theater thusly: “I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the Royal Wedding.” Considering the film features two orgies, discussions about “pegging” and multiple shots of co-star Tyler Labine’s naked ass, he wasn’t kidding.

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At Tribeca: Alex Gibney Talks Catching Hell and the Mystery of Steve Bartman

If you’re the type of person who thinks sports don’t mean anything, direct your attention to Steve Bartman. On the morning of Oct. 14, 2003, Bartman was an anonymous 26-year-old Chicago Cubs fan; hours later, he would get blamed for costing his beloved team a chance to go to the World Series. Over the weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, Oscar winner Alex Gibney debuted Catching Hell , his in-depth look at all things Bartman, save one thing: Steve Bartman.

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