Archive · 2006

January 2006

210 posts

BUT DO THEY EAT EACH OTHER?

You know how a news anchor will have to follow a story about the local dog parade with one about a four year old girl getting scalded to death? McG is trying one of those sorts of switch-ups, following his next film, the toy car movie Hot Wheels, with an as… Continue reading

THE DOCTOR (DOOM) IS IN

Filming on Fantastic Four 2 begins in August in Vancouver, and director Tim Story has let slip a couple of details to Latino Review. It had been reported that Julian McMahon wouldn’t be returning for the sequel, leaving many to assume that meant Dr. Doom,… Continue reading

HARRY POTTER'S POP

The next Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, starts shooting in just a few days, and the film is loading up on new actors to take on new roles. George Harris, possibly most belovedly known to CHUD readers as Captain Katanga from… Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 1.30.06

What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid… Continue reading

THURSDAY THE 12TH

New Line is really feeling the horror franchise love these days, and it’s been announced that they’re going to make a new Friday the 13th movie, with the release date set for Friday, October 13th. Why is that date so familiar? Give me a second, it’ll come… Continue reading

NOLAN NABS AN APE

I'm pretty sure I read about this casting sometime not too long ago, but I guess it's only now been confirmed by the hierarchs over at Variety, which is good. Now I can copy and paste this info for the edification of the masses! Anyway, motion capture… Continue reading

THE DAY AND DATE DEBATE

Things are changing. The old models of entertainment distribution and consumption have already undergone a sea change in the last decade, and Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban think this is just the beginning. Their 2929 Productions is looking to change the whole… Continue reading

THE DAY AND DATE DEBATE

Things are changing. The old models of entertainment distribution and consumption have already undergone a sea change in the last decade, and Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban think this is just the beginning. Their 2929 Productions is looking to change the whole… Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Big Momma's House 2 $28,000,000 $28,000,000 1 2 Nanny McPhee $14,000,000 $14,000,000 1 3 Underworld: Evolution $11,100,000 $44,300,000 2 4 Annapolis $7,700,000 $7,700,000 1 5 Hoodwinked $7,300,000… Continue reading

DUCHOVNY PLAYS BALL

I tend to avoid the local news broadcasts because they generally make me want to seal myself in a small cube and never visit the outside world, but last night I had one of the Boston stations on and caught something I hadn't heard before (and unfortunately it… Continue reading

THE CHEWER COLUMN #42

Saying this column was on a hiatus would be a slight understatement, I think. Nevertheless, it's back. With this edition, I wanted to try out a new format similar to CHUD's popular Tag Team reviews or the It Said, It Said columns from the days of yore, only… Continue reading