Archive · 2007
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Gentle giant Alex Riviello at our si(ni)ster site, Creature Corner, has scored the scoop of the millennium. At least it is to me – Alex has uncovered the fact that there is a Street Trash 2 in the planning. And even bigger than that, original director Jimmy… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $19.98 RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 104 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES:• Theatrical trailer The Pitch ‘E’s a lonely lad. ‘E’s running a long bloody way. E’s a good chap ‘e is. The Humans Tom Courtenay, Michael… Continue reading
I have seen 300 twice now, and the second viewing was crucial. Not because it was on an Imax screen – a very impressive way to watch the film – but because I came into the theater without the kind of expectations I had my first time through. I knew that 300… Continue reading
For just 11 million dollars, Korean director Joon-ho Bong did with The Host what the folks behind the Godzilla remake couldn’t accomplish with ten times the budget – he made a wonderful monster movie that’s exciting, funny and emotionally involving. The Host… Continue reading
Thirty seconds after I wrote an oblique Tom Waits joke into an article about The Return, I hit on another news item that actually features the guy. Expect a lot more Waits jokes in the future if they'll always conjure up new film appearances by my favorite… 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
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the end of Marvel Civil War and issue 25 of Captain America. Steve Rogers is dead. If you’re not a comic book reader, you probably know him better as Captain America, the World War II super soldier who was frozen… Continue reading
If you're going to do a horror film, you couldn't do much better than basing it in the dank and foggy streets of 18th century London. Or John Travolta's aging underpants. Thankfully, director Larry Fessenden chose the former with his upcoming horror, I Sell… Continue reading
Of all of the guys to play James Bond, Pierce Brosnan is the one who seems to have taken his post-Bond career the most seriously. He’s been happily tweaking the suave Bond image in films like The Matador (which he also produced), and now he’ll be doing even… Continue reading
All those 20-something women with The Notebook listed as their favorite movie on MySpace may soon have a new top tearjerker. Rachel McAdams has signed on to The Return alongside Tim Robbins and Michael Pena, working under Illusionist director Neil Burger.… Continue reading
You suck for not having bought Viva Piñata. Fortunately, Rare is undeterred by your scorn, and has announced that it will produce more games in the franchise. I say "fortunately," because that draws attention back to last year's release of the original. As of… Continue reading
Matthew McConaughey is one of those guys who I like to see in films, but I just don’t want to see him act. Any time he tries any other take on a character other than being a charming Southern hippie-ish dude who loves ladies and a good drink, it seems to fail… Continue reading
