•• Continuing to add missing high quality screencaptures of Virginia Madsen in her projects, I bring you a lot photos of two of her movies: “Firewall” in 2006 as Beth Stanfield and “Ripple Effect” in 2007 as Sherry. Be sure to click on the previews below to see all the screen captures from the films including trailers, special and bonus features and more. Enjoy!

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•• Firewall (2006):
Feature Films > Firewall > Theatrical Trailer
Feature Films > Firewall > DVD Main Titles
Feature Films > Firewall >  DVD Screencaptures [High Quality]
Feature Films > Firewall > DVD Screencaptures [Low Quality]
Feature Films > Firewall > Special Features » Firewall Decoded
Feature Films > Firewall > Special Features » Writing A Thriller

•• Ripple Effect (2007):
Feature Films > Ripple Effect > Trailer
Feature Films > Ripple Effect > DVD Main Titles
Feature Films > Ripple Effect > DVD Screencaptures
Feature Films > Ripple Effect > Bonus Features » Thoughts From The Director
Feature Films > Ripple Effect > Bonus Features » Behind The Scenes
Feature Films > Ripple Effect > Bonus Features » Actor Bios

•• Three HQ photos of Virginia Madsen leaving a VIP party in Zuma Beach on January 6th have been to the photo gallery and enjoy!

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Candids in 2012 > January 06tth » Leaving a VIP party in Zuma Beach

•• Star gazing was the order of the evening last nite as scores of celebs checked into the Banff Springs Hotel for the Fairmont Banff Springs Sports Invitational hosted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and friends. The two-day, three-night event benefited Waterkeeper Alliance, the fastest growing environmental movement in the world.

For many, the event’s highlight was Saturday evening’s Awards and Gala Dinner, which raised an impressive $885,000 through live and silent auction items. A fave event was the Saturday evening performance by Grammy Award-winner Michael McDonald of Doobie Brothers fame who was joined on stage by fellow Grammy winner Kenny Loggins. Talk about rocking the house!

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Events in 2012 > January 12th » The Fairmont Banff Springs Sports Invitational

••  To start off the new year, I’m bringing you over 2,400 high quality screencaptures from “Sideways”, a 2004 must-see comedy-drama film that made Virginia Madsen an Academy Award and a Golden Globe nominee for her amazing performance as Maya Randall, a local woman who become romantically involved with Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti). The film is written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne and directed by Payne, Virginia stars alongside Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church & Sandra Oh.

•• Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment, embark on a week long road trip through California’s wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.

Be sure to click on the previews below to see all the screen captures from the film including deleted scenes, behind the scenes featurette and more.

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Sideways > DVD Screencaptures [High Quality]
Sideways > DVD Screencaptures [Low Quality]
Sideways > DVD Screencaptures » Main Menu
Sideways > DVD Screencaptures » Behind The Scenes Featurette
Sideways > DVD Screencaptures » Deleted Scenes

••  Here’s an exclusive message from Virginia Madsen wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Enjoy!!

•• The cast of the locally filmed TNT movie “Hornet’s Nest” arrived late last month, and the stars will be popping up around the Port City at various shoot locations and area haunts through Dec. 24. The following are some of the actors you’ll see on the screen next spring and possibly around town through the end of the week.

•• Virginia Madsen: Perhaps best known for her role as Maya in the 2004 movie “Sideways,” Virginia Madsen is no stranger to Wilmington. This is the third TV movie she has done in this area. The others were “Linda” in 1993 and “Ambushed” in 1997. She also appeared on the 2003 season finale of “Dawson’s Creek.”

Madsen plays Police Chief Judy Hammer in “Hornet’s Nest.” Clad in a knee-length black dress and sheer wrap and sporting bright-white sneakers between takes during a ballroom scene at the Hilton Wilmington Riverside last week, she gushed about the Port City.

“It’s just a beautiful place,” Madsen said with a sense of sincerity and warmth. “I’m very happy that they haven’t built it up too much. This town is such a wonderful combination of small-town feeling but with show business.”

In fact, she loves it here so much she asked to stay in the heart of downtown rather than being in a more remote location away from the city’s center. You’re likely to find Madsen sitting at the bar at Caffe Phoenix, an eatery she confessed she’d visited almost every day during her stay thus far. She recalls it fondly from her previous visits.

“I like the staff, and the food is wonderful,” Madsen said. “I’ve never had a bad meal there.”

She’s also a fan of Tower 7 in Wrightsville Beach. Madsen’s sentiment for the local film community matches her love for the area. She beamed when talking about the “Hornet’s Nest” crew.

“They just know how to do it here,” Madsen said. “The crews have an ease with one another and so they work faster. They really are professional, and they know what they’re doing.”