Archive · 2005

August 2005

308 posts

DAILY GRABOID 8.23.05

I've started fresh with the Graboid, going for a more polished and tougher perspective. If you get them from now on it'll be because you're an astute fan of movies. I'm not going to make it easy and it's going to be from something I either like or find it fun… Continue reading →

SAY HALO TO SUMMER

While I continue to impatiently wait for a Half-Life movie to get made, Microsoft’s kazillion-selling videogame Halo is still rolling toward theaters. The movie, a joint production between Fox and Universal that will probably cost more than I make in a year,… Continue reading →

MORE ACTORS MEET MARGARET

When Mr. Beaks really likes something, I pay attention. He really liked the script for Margaret, Kenneth Lonergan’s insanely long awaited follow up to You Can Count on Me (has it really been five years since that film threatened to make a star out of Mark… Continue reading →

SUNSHINE ON DANNY BOYLE

One of the things that is so comforting about movies is that violence and explosions solve everything. In cinema there is no problem that cannot be overcome by the judicious application of explosives. Imagine what the indie world could accomplish if those… Continue reading →

DVD REVIEW: 1 ICHI

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Unearthed FilmsMSRP: $19.99RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 83 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Conversation with Takashi Miike and Masato Tanno• Trailers When Takashi Miike's Ichi The Killer started making festival rounds in 2001,… Continue reading →

THE CORPSE BRIDE COMES ALIVE

I wish I could make a Peter Frampton reference in every piece I write for CHUD.com. The Flash area of the web site for the new Tim Burton stop-motion film, The Corpse Bride, is up and running, and it's pretty damn cool. It's got all kinds of downloads and… Continue reading →