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Timothy Bottoms Gets His Pound Of Flesh

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Alex Simon

Timothy Bottoms became an overnight sensation at the height of the so-called “Easy Riders and Raging Bulls” era, after landing the leading role in The Last Picture Show (1971), Peter Bogdanovich’s film about the social and sexual rites of small town Texans in the early 1950s. Internationally acclaimed for his portrait of Sonny, a sensitive kid struggling to find his way in the harsh landscape of post-war America, the then-twenty year-old Bottoms suddenly found himself not only in-demand as a rising young star, but a major celebrity, as well, with younger brothers Sam (who co-starred in The Last Picture Show), Joseph and Ben following in their older brother’s footsteps, making names for themselves on stage and screen. Bottoms reprised the role of Sonny for Picture Show's 1990 sequel, Texasville.

After another triumphant turn with the lead in James Bridges’ The Paper Chase...

Fangoria.com and American World Pictures are giving away free movie tickets to three (yes, three!) new genre flicks debuting at next week’s American Film Market in Los Angeles. All three movies—the sci-fi thriller Flesh Wounds, fantasy romp Sinbad And The Minotaur and the Malcolm McDowell vehicle Pound Of Flesh—will unspool on Wednesday, November 3. To get your seats, all you have to do is download (right click and save) and print out the actual tickets below. See full details on the screenings and synopses for each film below the jump. Seating is on a first come first serve basis. See here for info on another Fango La screening.

Acting legend Malcolm McDowell will be be attending the inaugural Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors, to be held October 30 through November 1 at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas!

Recently seen reprising his role as Dr. Samuel Loomis in Rob Zombie's Halloween II, McDowell has crossed genres and mediums for the better part of four decades.

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McDowell's cult status was solidified with his turn as Alex in Stanley Kubrick's disturbing 1971 classic A Clockwork Orange, while his role in 1982's Cat People (for which he graced the cover of Fangoria) made him a horror icon.

Recently, McDowell has been enjoying successes on both the big and small screens with television audiences regularly catching him as Daniel Linderman on Heroes,...