Archive · 2006
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The Eternal Battle Between the Forces of Light and Dark. The Chosen One. The Coming End of the World. These are the basic tropes that populate about 99% of fantasy novels, and for some reason no one seems willing to move beyond them. So the problem becomes… Continue reading
Oscar winner Ben Affleck (man, that still seems like an odd thing to call the star of Gigli and Surviving Christmas) is finally putting the pieces together on his adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s Boston-based mystery novel Gone Baby Gone, and some of it is… Continue reading
I made it pretty far into Eight Below without crying, but in the end it’s a losing battle. The theater was filled with the telltale sniffles of weeping moviegoers no more than halfway through this surprisingly wonderful story of survival, and while each tear… Continue reading
A new interview with Brett Ratner at MTV.com is incredibly revealing, and includes the confirmation that X-Men: The Last Stand is the last film for the team, that Ratner claims the shitty pictures we have seen hitting the web recently were taken before he got… Continue reading
The final pieces of the Casino Royale puzzle have fallen into place. As many expected, the beautiful Eva Green has taken the role of Vesper Lynd. More surprising is the casting of Jeffrey Wright, and honest to Christ actor, as the CIA agent Felix Leiter.… Continue reading
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Battlestar Galactica’s final few episodes of this season. Battlestar Galactica’s second season is ending on a big note – a two part story with a 90 minute finale. Someone on the CHUD Message Boards recently lamented… Continue reading
I’m an unabashed fan of Darren Aronofsky. The guy’s brilliant, and his films so far have been great. The buzz I have been hearing on his next, The Fountain, makes me think he’ll be three for three (hey, Darren – how about inviting a fellow Brooklyn boy over… Continue reading
If you aren't familiar with the Saturn Awards, it's basically the awards show geared for geeks (and since you're reading this site, you’re basically one too. Geek!). The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films' 32nd annual ceremony will be held on… Continue reading
If you aren't familiar with the Saturn Awards, it's basically the awards show geared for geeks (and since you're reading this site, you’re basically one too. Geek!). The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films' 32nd annual ceremony will be held on… Continue reading
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
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: SynapseMSRP: $24.95RATED: NR/XRUNNING TIME: 78 mins.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Rare alternate opening credit sequence• Audio Commentary from Doris Wishman Archivist Michael Bowen and star, Leslie• Original Theatrical Trailer and… Continue reading
In the story before this one, I wrote about the annoying parade of Batman 2 rumors. To be fair, the franchise that is plagued with the most annoying rumors for the last few years has been the James Bond films – we’ve seen every possible actor and concept… Continue reading
