Archive · 2006

October 2006

168 posts

HOT F**K

I don’t know what else to say except that the Hot Fuzz site is live, and that the image above is taken from there. There is also a gallery of other images and a handy dandy link to all the video diaries. I imagine that this site will get hopping soon, but in… Continue reading →

THE BREAD BARON

Whatever you have been led to believe by the recent media saturation be damned: Borat is a classic. With that in mind, the idea that Universal would pony up $42,500,000.00 for a feature film devoted to Bruno, the least interesting Sacha Baron Cohen character,… Continue reading →

LYRA REVEALED

The first official still from His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (or The Northern Lights if you live outside the US) has arrived, and it gives us our first look at the girl playing the heroine of the trilogy, Lyra. The actress is Dakota Blue Richards, and… Continue reading →

SMOKIN' TRAILER

I didn’t run the trailer for Joe Carnahan’s new film, Smokin’ Aces, when it debuted on Yahoo! last week because I was in Lake Tahoe, seeing Smokin’ Aces and playing blackjack with Carnahan. This means that I will never be able to review the film – you just… Continue reading →

SINGER RETURNS

Last week Superman Returns limped to 200 million in the US, if you believe the numbers Warner Bros is reporting. With that “victory” fresh, the studio has announced a deal with Bryan Singer to make a sequel to the film for release in 2009. This deal is… Continue reading →

CRYPT-O-GRAM #8

The Crypt-O-Gram message board discussion. Ooops, I’ve left two director’s names off of this list. Who are they? Post the two director’s names here. BeckBlakeDavisFincherFormanGilliamJacksonJonesNewellRafelsonReitman Answers to the last Crypt-O-Gram:… Continue reading →

REFACING DEATH

The last time we ran a story on the updated version of Faces of Death was in May of 2005, before Don Murphy – who is producing the new film – and I made up at the San Diego Comic Con that summer. Now there’s new movement on the project, with Rogue Pictures on… Continue reading →

LET'S DO THE HADOKEN AGAIN

Jean-Claude Van Damme fans, prepare to start a petition campaign. The goal of the petition will be to secure Jean-Claude a cameo in the new Street Fighter movie. No, this one has nothing to do with Sonny Chiba but rather the astonishingly hyper-extended video… Continue reading →

DVD REVIEW: BORDER WAR

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Genius EntertainmentMSRP: $19.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 95 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind the scenes featurette• Deleted scenes• Original theatrical trailer The Pitch It’s a documentary that attempts to show all sides of… Continue reading →

RON #183

All images copyright Nick Nunziata & Lewis Cox III. Do not reprint without permission. The New RON discussion thread! The CHUD.com Superstore has just opened up and there are TONS of awesome bits of RON gear and accessories. CHECK IT OUT! Don't forget to send… Continue reading →

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Weeks in Release 1 Saw III $34,300,000 $34,300,000 1 2 The Departed $9,840,000 $91,090,000 4 3 The Prestige $9,626,000 $28,834,000 2 4 Flags of Our Fathers $6,350,000 $19,926,000 2 5 Open Season $6,100,000 $77,357,000… Continue reading →