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Name: Dr. Cole Abaius
Location: Austin, TX
Reject Since: August 2006
Email: cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com

Bio: Despite speculation, I am not actually Walter Mathau's grandson. See? I can't even spell his name right.


Posts by Dr. Cole Abaius:

Ladies and Gentlemen, A Word from Werner Herzog

Ladies and Gentlemen, A Word from Werner Herzog

Bust out your lucky crack pipe and check out what Werner Herzog has to say about his latest work, The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.

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Daily Diversion: Titular Lines

Daily Diversion: Titular Lines

You might want to play it over and over. A quick video of some iconic movie titles delivered by the movies themselves.

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‘Taken’ Director ‘Signals’ For ‘More’ ‘Action’

‘Taken’ Director ‘Signals’ For ‘More’ ‘Action’

Two of those words in single quotation marks are movie titles. I’ll let you guess which ones. Suspense!

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Galifianakis Might Fall Off a Wall for ‘Shrek’ Spin-Off

Galifianakis Might Fall Off a Wall for ‘Shrek’ Spin-Off

The beard enthusiast (and sometimes actor) is in talks to voice Humpty Dumpty. Beats getting high and agreeing to G-Force.

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‘Experimental Activity’ Pretends It’s Something It’s Not

‘Experimental Activity’ Pretends It’s Something It’s Not

Will changing your name to mimic a big success from the year yield new success? What flavor are your nightmares?

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Get Excited: Grainy Pictures of the ‘Clash of the Titans’ Posters

Get Excited: Grainy Pictures of the ‘Clash of the Titans’ Posters

Sure, these posters look like they are turning out great, but there’s a noticeable lack of any robotic, gold-plated owls.

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Uwe Boll’s ‘Darfur’ Trailer Cannot Spell

Uwe Boll’s ‘Darfur’ Trailer Cannot Spell

Step one to being taken seriously: Make a socially conscious film. Step two: Have a typo in the trailer.

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How Much Would It Cost to Film in Space?

How Much Would It Cost to Film in Space?

So Wes Anderson wants to film in space eh? We didn’t think he was serious either, but we ran some numbers just in case.

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WHAT THE: ‘Tucker and Dale Versus Evil’ Trailer is Genius

WHAT THE: ‘Tucker and Dale Versus Evil’ Trailer is Genius

Remember all those times that rednecks attacked you and your friends on Spring Break in the woods? Turns out you were the assholes.

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Reject Radio: Episode 24: That Mockingbird is Gonna Sail Away

Reject Radio: Episode 24: That Mockingbird is Gonna Sail Away

This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, we laugh and cry about the state of independent filmmaking while eating leftover Halloween candy.

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Tony Scott to Helm ‘Showgirls 3′ with Men in Bowties and Spandex

Tony Scott to Helm ‘Showgirls 3′ with Men in Bowties and Spandex

Hot. Nude. Buff. Dudes.

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Jessica Biel Has Sex Every Day For ‘F*cking Engaged’

Jessica Biel Has Sex Every Day For ‘F*cking Engaged’

With a headline like that, we’ve either become a magazine you buy in line at the grocery store or it’s actual casting news. Cross your fingers!

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‘The Tourist’ Gets Traveling Money, Sets Out in February

‘The Tourist’ Gets Traveling Money, Sets Out in February

For some reason we’ve been following The Tourist a little too closely. I’m starting to think he suspects something.

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Old Ass Horror Films Being Released for the First Time

Old Ass Horror Films Being Released for the First Time

A bunch of old flicks are being released this Halloween with more greats slated for the end of the year.

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Can This New ‘Avatar’ Trailer Turn It All Around?

Can This New ‘Avatar’ Trailer Turn It All Around?

So far the buzz surrounding Avatar has been less than stellar. Now, the day before the preview of the HD trailer, we get a high quality foreign trailer that might turn those frowns upside down. And turn them into smiles. Just making sure you got that.

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Movies We Love: A League of Their Own

Movies We Love: A League of Their Own

“We are the members of the All American League. We come from cities near & far. We have got Canadians, Irish ones & Swedes. We are all for one, we are one for all, we are all American!”

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Review: Michael Jackson’s This Is It

Review: Michael Jackson’s This Is It

This Is It is a stunning look at something that’s both epic and personal. Beautiful. Thrilling. Revealing. This film is a great documentary that delivers a larger-than-life figure in his natural environment as both a mega-celebrity and just a man standing alone on a stage.

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Reject Radio: Episode 23: Mi Casa, Su Casa

Reject Radio: Episode 23: Mi Casa, Su Casa

This week on a very special Reject Radio, special guest Peter Hall from Cinematical threatens us with a pumpkin carving knife and digs into the horror flicks that rolled out randomly (in October of all months!) last week. We also talk more intelligently about Antichrist than anyone else so far.

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Damon, Brolin Complete Window Dressing for ‘True Grit’

Damon, Brolin Complete Window Dressing for ‘True Grit’

Two huge names in acting have signed on to join the Coen Brothers in Indian Territory. So why am I not totally excited?

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Butler Sets Sights on ‘Slide,’ Hopes for ‘Happyness’ Director

Butler Sets Sights on ‘Slide,’ Hopes for ‘Happyness’ Director

The actor’s production company, Evil Twins, plans on telling the story of a former baseball player who becomes the talk of the suburbs. Is Butler making Eastbound and Down: The Movie? I hope not.

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