Archive · 2006
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I have not run a weekend box office report for the last two weeks for two reasons – one, I have been away from the computer for large chunks of the last two weekends doing junkets and other things (which will continue next weekend, by the way). The other… Continue reading
The screenwriter for Deadman, based on the very strange DC Comics undead superhero, has been announced – it’s newbie Gary Dauberman. He caught the attention of producers Don Murphy and Guillermo del Toro with a spec script he had done for a zombie Western,… Continue reading
Howdy folks! Welcome to this week’s edition of The Trailer Round Up! We got some cool new stuff this week, so let’s begin!MR. BEAN’S HOLIDAYStarring: Rowan Atkinson, Antoine de Caunes, Willem DafoeTrailer:… Continue reading
Welcome to the revival of CHUD.com’s video game presence, Master Control Program. Since it’s an exciting [and expensive] time to be a video game aficionado, what better time to bring back the column that almost was, a look at all things console and handheld?… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: WarnerMSRP: $20.98RATING: RRUNNING TIME: 189 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by writer/director Frank Darabont • Two deleted scenes with optional commentary by writer/director Frank Darabont • Tom Hanks makeup tests •… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $59.98RATED: Various The Pitch He has piercing blue eyes, a formerly chiseled jawline, a philanthropic bent, and one of the longest-lasting Hollywood marriages in history. He's Paul Newman, and he used to… Continue reading
It’s not unusual for prettyboy actors to try and ugly themselves up for credibility. Brad Pitt chipped a tooth on purpose for Fight Club. Jared Leto gained a bunch of weight for Chapter 27. Marlon Brando became a grotesque slob for every role after the… Continue reading
Stuart Townsend may be best known for being fired from the role of Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies, but he’s looking to make a new name for himself: director. He’s currently shooting a fairly sprawling movie, The Battle in Seattle, based… Continue reading
Controversy swirls around Dakota Fanning’s next film, which will play the Sundance Film Festival in January. Officially called “Untitled Dakota Fanning Project” but known as Hounddog (“I’m supposed to say Untitled, but it’s basically Hounddog,” Fanning told… Continue reading
The remake of The Hills Have Eyes was one of the best horror films I’ve seen in some time. It worked for me on almost every level, and I guess it worked for the audience too, since it made enough money to warrant a sequel. I don’t know if that film will be… Continue reading
Last week it was announced that George Clooney would star in Joe Carnahan’s adaptation of the great James Ellroy novel, White Jazz. It’s a perfect fit of actor, director and material, and if the film wasn’t starting in 2008 I would be almost unbearably… Continue reading
One of 2007’s most exciting films is Todd Haynes’ I’m Not There, a movie about Bob Dylan… sort of. A number of actors play Bob at different points in his career, and in the past couple of weeks I have had the chance to talk to two of them. Ben Whishaw plays… Continue reading
