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January 29, 2007
Rip Torn Kicks Norman Mailer's Ass

On the set of the 1970 film Maidstone, Rip Torn assaults Norman Mailer with a hammer, and Mailer retaliates by biting off a piece of Torn’s ear:

Some backstory:

Norman Mailer created a film in the late 60s called MAIDSTONE. He played the part of a famous movie director who is considering a run for the presidency. Rip Torn played his potential assassin. At the end of filming, Rip appeared to get a little too far into his role, and he attacked Mailer on camera with a hammer, drawing blood. Mailer retaliated by viciously biting into Torn’s ear, drawing even more blood. This is the fight. It’s debatable how “surprised” that Mailer was by the attack, but it should be noted that he still had the camera crew hanging around and filming, the day after production had allegedly “ended” on the picture. However, the blood from both men is undeniably real, as are the horrified reactions of Mailer’s children (his wife, on the other hand, seems to be overacting badly).

More backstory here.

[via iFilm.]

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January 8, 2007
See the 24 Season Premiere a Week Early

The sixth season of 24 begins next Sunday and Monday, the 14th and 15th, with two one-hour episodes each night. But you can watch the four episodes right now: Someone has uploaded torrents from a preview DVD that Fox will be offering for commercial sale starting on the 16th. You might be able to find them here.

season 6 of 24

For details about how to download torrented videos, go here.

[thanks to Al Abut for the tip.]

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