Archive · 2007
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You'd think a giant ape would be enough animal for anyone. Not Naomi Watts, who has signed up to headline an adaptation of Amy Sutherland's book Kicked, Bitten and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World's Premiere School For Exotic Animal Trainers. (Buy the… Continue reading
Welcome to The Special Edition. CASINO ROYALE I’m just going to come right out and say it. Casino Royale was one of the best James Bond movies ever. I said, “one of the …” so give me some kind of break for that. The James Bond franchise had become a parody of… Continue reading
Above is the ‘gag teaser’* for the new film from Adam Rifkin, the guy who directed Detroit Rock City (a serious candidate for a future CHUD Essentials), called Homo Erectus. It’s a caveman comedy, and the clips and trailers that we’ve been supplied with (see… Continue reading
Drugs are no stranger to the filmography of Darren Aronofsky; his Requiem For a Dream is a brilliant look at addictions of all sorts. Now he’s put the kind of visionary filmmaking that has made his name a beloved one around these parts to very good use – a… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Red Envelope Entertainment MSRP: $24.95RUNNING TIME: 95 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: None. The Pitch Open up your third eye and check out the mana! The Humans Lots of humans, dozens of them in Elvis costumes. Behold! The… Continue reading
One of the more unique casts in recent memory, for a theatrical film at least, is coming together for the adaptation of a story from Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, entitled The Midnight Meat Train. The film is the story of a subway killer who in turn gets… 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
I look at Jack Black as one of the great cautionary tales of Hollywood. The guy went from cool and underground to overexposed joke in no time flat – once you would hear that he was attached to a project and smile; now you grimace a little bit since you’re so… Continue reading
Sure France has a cultural ministry dedicated to promoting and protecting their national arts and heritage, but that’s nothing compared to the big Warner Bros money… at least that’s what I assume led the home of the Eiffel Tower and the recently corpsed… Continue reading
Warner Bros. has every right to be confident in their tentpole pic for 2008, Speed Racer. It has name-brand recognition, though of what variety, it remains to be seen. It’s being written and directed by the Wachowskis, who still have a lot of clout despite… Continue reading
When I read comics more frequently, there was nothing quite as depressing as the super-indie writer who bounced to Marvel or DC only to churn out crap. That first moment of promise where we hoped a real artist could break through the massive wall of editorial… Continue reading
Everyone knows that Hollywood limousine liberals have a September 10th mentality, or at least everyone that listens to AM talk radio and watches Fox News knows that. I mean, we’re talking scientific fact, people. Proof positive comes in the form of a new… Continue reading
