Archive · 2006

March 2006

226 posts

THE CHEWER COLUMN #44

This apparently will be King Kong week here at CHUD.com. Not only does this latest installment of The Chewer Column feature loads of anger towards the giant ape's 1976 big screen appearance, but also expect to see interviews by Devin on Peter Jackson's remake… Continue reading →

CLASH OF THE TARTANS: KOMA

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: TartanMSRP: $24.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 88 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Director’s Commentary• Making Of• Photo Gallery• Trailers The Pitch Dead Ringers meets Single White Female in Hong Kong. The Humans Karena Lam (Inner… Continue reading →

MUTATED MALKOVICH

While Brett Ratner decimates Marvel's merry cast of characters, a different group of mutants are on their way to the big screen, and a Malkovich shall lead them. Actor/director/fashion maven John Malkovich gets his villain on in The Mutant Chronicles, the… Continue reading →

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Inside Man $28,900,000 $28,900,000 1 2 V for Vendetta $12,300,000 $46,100,000 2 3 Stay Alive $11,200,000 $11,200,000 1 4 Failure to Launch $10,800,000 $63,800,000 3 5 The Shaggy Dog $9,100,000… Continue reading →

FROM MILLER TO MOORE?

Years ago I read the infamous Sam Hamm script for Watchmen, the one that opens with The Watchmen battling terrorists at the Statue of Liberty. Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of the graphic novel would recoil in horror at such a thought. I believed that… Continue reading →

BROKEASS MOUNTAIN

What is a low budget, independent movie anymore anyway? Randy Quaid may find out for all of us in a court of law – he’s suing the producers of Brokeback Mountain. He claims that he waived his usual fee for Brokeback because he had been assured it was "a… Continue reading →

FIRST SNAKES, NOW PENGUINS

Animals continue to be on the rampage in the new millenium – this time it’s penguins. Samuel L Jackson, who will be sassing serpents in the “it jumped over the shark/no it didn’t/yes it did” Snakes on a Plane this summer will be doing his best Morgan Freeman… Continue reading →

BE THE BLOCK PARTY!

What is going on with Dave Chappelle’s Block Party? It’s not just a good movie – it’s a great movie, and yet people aren’t going to see it. It’s fun, it’s funny, it’s energetic, it’s a feel good extravaganza. I am baffled by how easily Americans will… Continue reading →