Archive · 2007
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Spain has always had a decent tradition of film history, but 2006/2007 are shaping up to be a banner year for high-profile exposure of its artists. In fact, Spain is shaping up to be the new "it" girl of foreign cinema. Volver has obviously earned a boatlaoad… Continue reading
The collapse of Enron is a compelling story of greed and betrayal of trust in modern America… if you can get your head around the whole thing. There’s some serious math and financial hoohah going on here, and even after watching the excellent and informative… Continue reading
Back in the day when print media ruled the industry (a decade ago, or so), there was a games publisher that gave itself the humble name of GOD, which they claim stood for Gathering of Developers, but we know better. Well, Nietzsche won out over GOD and the… Continue reading
When you look at independent film distributors in America, one of the odder birds you’ll find is Samuel Goldwyn Films. While many smaller distributors focus on developing a brand identity (e.g. Lionsgate now primarily releasing horror and action genre pics),… Continue reading
My brother is pretty bummed out about the whole thing with The Flash, where Shawn Levy has somehow gotten to be the director of the film version of his favorite comic book character. Maybe he can take some comfort in knowing that a decent actor – Ian McShane… Continue reading
1. BLENDER – MARCH '07 Ostensibly a music magazine, Blender is really more a somewhat music-based pop culture rag. You'll get your share of record reviews and interviews as they copy much of the look/format of England's far superior Q magazine, but there's a… Continue reading
Prepare for Glory indeed. 300 was one heck of a graphic novel, a lean and mean bit of celluloid released right at the tail end of Frank Miller's most focused creativity on the page. The buzz I've heard about it on the web has been gushy to say the least and… Continue reading
As I left my seat shortly after my viewing of Music and Lyrics ended, I realized that I had some emails to get to. Then, I went and had a bite to eat. Shortly after that, I was headed to another appointment somewhere when I ended up calling Nick for something… Continue reading
What makes one a Chewer? It isn't just reading CHUD.com regularly, although that's a great start. It definitely isn't being an expert at mastication. Being a Chewer requires a certain sensibility that's outside of the mainstream. Sure, a Chewer can hold his… Continue reading
Happy Wii owners haven't exactly been swept away by a deluge of quality titles for Nintendo's eccentric console. It's to be expected, this close to a launch, but what every Nintendo fanboy wants to know is: When do we get Mario? The plumber that built the… Continue reading
Last week, THUD took a look at some of the new pilots currently filming in hopes of being picked up for the fall season. Since then, a number of other exciting ones – including the Peter Krause vehicle Dirty Sexy Money, about ethically flexible rich people –… Continue reading
