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Michael Muhney -- who was fired recently from "The Young and the Restless" for allegedly groping his co-star's boobs -- was also fired from "Veronica Mars" -- partly because his ego was out of control ... sources connected with the production tell TMZ.A source connected with the production tells TMZ ... Michael told multiple people on the show he was up for the lead in the TV show "Scrubs" along with Zach Braff, but he was just too good looking.

In 1984, Director Alex Cox brought the world his punk cult classic, Repo Man. The movie was a bomb at the box office but it was a critical success and has found a life of it’s own since hitting TV, VHS and DVD. 27 years later, Cox has decided to revisit the world of repo with his somewhat follow up, Repo Chick. I just wish he would have taken a vacation into another land instead.

Repo Chick tells the story of heiress with problems Pixxie De La Chasse. She has been arrested many times, has 9 court dates, is caught sleeping around and causes nothing but problems for her father (Xander Berkeley), aunt (Karen Black) and grandmother (Frances Bay). Her family decides to cut her off unless she finds a job. Pixxi is not happy with this decision, as she thinks it’s not fair. Along with her entourage; SixSixSix (Danny Arroyo) Pixxi’s bodyguard,...

Filmmaker Alex Cox's kooky comedy Repo Chick - the "official non-sequel" to his 1984 sci-fi cult classic Repo Man - is to get a Us theatrical release this month as it heads to DVD and Blu-ray.

It will open theatrically at the IFC Center in New York on January 14 and at the Downtown Independent in Los Angeles on January 21.

It will then hit stores on DVD and Blu-ray on February 8, as confirmed by Disc Dish.

Repo Chick was shot 98 per cent on greenscreen and also incorporated miniature sets and stop-motion animation.

I've been sent some exclusive stills showing scenes before and after the digital backgrounds were added, giving an insight into the production and the amazing possibilities presented by modern technology. Those comparison images are included below.

I previously reported on the film in November 2009, after it premiered at the Venice Film Festival. In that article, actor Danny Arroyo (pictured...

Now this is a pretty cool poster we ran across for Serge Rodnunsky's The Portal starring Michael Madsen, Michael Muhney,Jenna Zablocki, Stacy Keach, Roddy Piper and Nicholas Brendan. IMDb has it as a 2010 film so we'll try and find more on this one for you guys. I'd never head of it!

Plot:

Investigators pursuing a bizarre hemorrhagic illness are lead to a strange black painting that they discover is a portal to another dimension.

 

                       

Source: Imp Awards...

A new poster for The Portal has transported itself online, complete with a distinct Ringu-esque vibe. According to IMDb:

“Investigators pursuing a bizarre hemorrhagic illness are lead to a strange black painting that they discover is a portal to another dimension.”

Starring Michael Madsen, Michael Muhney and Jenna Zablocki – alongside Buffy alumni Nicholas Brendon – the film, directed by Serge Rodnunsky, is slated for release later this year.

You can check out said poster below, courtesy of IMPAwards.

Among the stars of the upcoming new movie Repo Chick - Alex Cox's so-called "official non-sequel" to his 1984 sci-fi cult classic Repo Man - is Us actor/writer/producer Danny Arroyo. 

The film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September, is co-produced by David Lynch's production company (Eraserhead, Dune, The Elephant Man, Twin Peaks) and produced by Daren Hicks and Simon Tams (producers of Batman: Dead End, Searchers 2.0, Hunter Prey). 

The official synopsis of the project is: "Against the background of the credit crunch and the subprime mortgage crisis in the Us, where repossessions of homes, cars and other forms of property is at a new high, the repo business has expanded to everything from boats, houses, aeroplanes, small nations...children."  

Jaclyn Jonet stars as the central character Pixxi de la Chasse, a rich girl disinherited by her family for her antics. She ends up...