Articles by Elliot Clifford

When Benjamin’s mother dies, why doesn’t he cry?When his father passes away in his presence, where is the pain of losing a parent barely known?There is a formula here;When (something happens to Benjamin), why doesn’t he (react appropriately.) There is no arc, more notably there is no performance. The shot of Benjamin at his mother’s … Continue reading →

Faraci’s piece on David Foster made me wonder; who are the people that I don’t know personally, but would still give a damn should they die? When people like Heath Ledger and Bernie Mac kick the bucket it’s not nice news. But it’s not news that makes me feel like I’ve lost something. I say … Continue reading →

Sarah Palin becomes McCain’s Vice Presidential candidate…so what does the internet do? Ads for ‘Would you do Sarah Palin?’ Photoshops of Sarah Palin nude, taken up the cooter etc. www.iwoulddosarahpalin.com. By ‘the internet’ I don’t mean every single person on it. I’m sure in some corners of the net some site, possibly run by women, … Continue reading →

…get/like/understand popularity of etc that everyone else seemed to. These are the films where I and others don’t see eye to eye. I’m not talking about critics here. I’m talking about the greater web movie-community. Not site-specific opinion, more a general feel, a consensus. First up;   Pineapple Express. It’s so, so, stupid to feel … Continue reading →

My mother told me today that Britney Spears was going to be in the new Tarantino movie. After she did I told her why it wasn’t true and wouldn’t be happening. The original story broke with the UK Telegraph and was then circulated around the globe where it was either proven false (CHUD) or regarded … Continue reading →

Why did I just get redirected to an online gambling site? “By this time tomorrow, it’ll be like browsing a whole new CHUD.” Yep, that’s the truth. I open up the CHUD front page, I automatically get redirected to www.pacificpoker.com. Not a pop up. Not a flash ad. It takes me away from CHUD and … Continue reading →

This isn’t a bitch and whine session. I don’t think they’re evil. I don’t think they’re brilliant. I just don’t understand them. Moriarty just posted an ‘Open letter to Harvey…’ concerning the less than confident release of Outlander. First of all, Moriarty is a total muppet. He writes as if he believes he is going … Continue reading →

This is spoiler free. And mostly pointless without discussing things in depth, but I’m guessing that most of you still have another 48 hrs to wait before you see it and thus will lap up anything TDK related. I know I would. A local cinema just showed The Dark Knight. They said it was the … Continue reading →

How I never heard of Star Wars as a kid. I was at a party last night talking movies and someone in the circle hadn’t heard of Wall E. My surprised response to her was ‘they don’t spend $50 million in advertising for you to not know about it.’ In her defense she said I … Continue reading →

If I was Zack Snyder…I wouldn’t be doing The Watchman. Disclaimer: I fully acknowledge that all of this might be proved wrong upon the film’s release. That would be nice. It’s not because “It’s un-filmable,” nor is it because “it’s not politically relevant.” It’s because Snyder has problems with textual translations to screen. Dawn of … Continue reading →

I want Mummy 3 to make a heap of money. I want it to succeed in a big way. This has nothing to do with my feelings for the series, any of the cast, nor the crew. I honestly don’t even care if it’s absolute rubbish, so long as it does well. It’s because I’m … Continue reading →

Introductions are tricky.The very best introduction I’ve ever had to anything was my introduction to Dr Pepper. The first marriage between my lips and the sweetness of batch 23 Dr Pepper…that’s a moment. That’s a point in time where things just seemed to work. Dr Pepper is no longer available in my town as the … Continue reading →