Archive · 2007
394 posts
Context makes all the difference in the world. If, for example, the director of The Descent approached Seymour Cassel and said ‘I need a leathery old gentleman,' a soft rustling of cloth would be followed by the same view of a reproductive organ you… Continue reading
Welcome to the next CHUD List. We've tackled our essentials list and the continued revelation of our Kills List from 2003, and now that we've begun the beguine, we must continue. Behold: The CHUD.com Top 50 Disappointments. A quick word on the criteria. We… Continue reading
The job of newswriting for CHUD is nothing if not taxing on your general pop culture/geek culture breadth of knowledge. Personally, I get kind of bummed when I read that a film is based on something from a “noted” or “acclaimed” author, and I know next to… Continue reading
If the 1953 film How to Marry a Millionaire is to be believed, all a golddigger (watch out!) has to do is have the luck of being nearsighted or presumptive. How not to marry a millionaire is a little more complicated when you have to do things like enter as a… Continue reading
Ken Kutaragi has stepped down from his position as director and chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment. Funnyman Kaz Hirai is being promoted from his position as President and Chief Operations Officer to President and CEO. The web will buzz with comments… Continue reading
The Weinstein era of Miramax was infamous for many things. They came with big money and bigger balls to film festivals to gobble up acquisitions. They strong-armed Oscar campaigns like few others could. They empowered maverick directors like Robert Rodriguez… Continue reading
It's been said that acting is the gateway drug. Star in a film and next thing you know you'll be cutting tracks for your first CD, selling shampoo in Japan or, if you really get into the hard stuff, start directing other actors. Actually, I don't know if it's… Continue reading
Iron Man is going to probably be my favorite superhero movie ever. I've always had a weakness for the character, whether he be in the gray armor, the 80's armor, the War Machine armor (silver with black interior), or in his gear from that issue where the Tall… Continue reading
Jack Valenti, hero and villain to the American film industry, died today at the age of eighty-five, three years after releasing his viselike grip on the Motion Picture Association of America. I hope he enjoyed his brief retirement, but I'll hazard a guess and… Continue reading
David Goyer's The Invisible hits theaters Friday and I am elated. Elated I tell you. "Why are you so excited to see a film like this?", you wonder. I am not. I am just so friggin' tired of that commercial that's been running since a guy named Lumiere was… Continue reading
Here we are, all the preparations have been made, and now we're on the cusp of summer season. Can you feel it? It's in the air. The still of the box office air. Can you feel it? Cleveland, can you feel it?THE MOST INTERESTING FILM OF THE WEEKWell, four… Continue reading
Doing this the right way, counting back as it was back in the day. One a day. Discuss it right here. Previous deaths: 100, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90. Enjoy!* # 89 – Pumpkinhead Gulliver was no match for Rachel Creed's sister Zelda, and the… Continue reading
