Archive · 2007
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Being woefully ignorant of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series, I'm not going to hazard a guess as to what this early-in-the-game New Line sizzle reel bodes for The Golden Compass. Is it as impressive as the early peeks at Peter Jackson's The Lord of… Continue reading
(Screw invisi-text; spoilers for a movie you may not have seen ahead!) I'm a sucker for animals, but I generally hate movies about animals even if they're well made. When Paul Mazursky's very good Harry and Tonto was released to DVD last year, I loathed… Continue reading
I had no strong feelings one way or another about Terminator 3; though many of us expected a disaster, director Jonathan Mostow delivered a reasonably entertaining action movie capped by a nihilistic finale that was refreshingly out of place in a major… Continue reading
Mark it down: today is the day Transfans came 'round on Michael Bay's Transformers. Yes, the Transfans, those recalcitrant defenders of all things transforming (and, according to a recent Pew study, the most wedgied fanbase in geekdom), are finally getting… Continue reading
In May of last year, Regan books published The Swarm, the Englitized version of Frank Schatzing's German bestseller Der Schwarm. Part Abyss (the ocean's pissed!), part Day After Tomorrow (it's the end, bitches!), and all sentient single cell organism, The… 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
If you're into collecting dolls like I am, you'll just be elated at this little spot of simply sublime casting news!American Girl, a delicious entrepreneurial vision to celebrate girls through age appropriate books, dolls and stores has made it to the big… Continue reading
I’ll be here the rest of the week filling in for Ian. Don't worry, he'll be back next week. Here’s what has been going on the past few days in the gaming world: Spore is not coming out until 2008. Not much else to say. In more positive news, the new 360… Continue reading
Hulk: Reloaded has cast its net again and come up with yet another intriguing fish: none other than Tim Roth will play the villain of the piece, Emil Blonsky, a mad Russian who purposefully exposes himself to an even bigger dose of gamma radiation than Bruce… Continue reading
The list of famous offspring who go on to appear on screen is long and impressive. Sofia Coppola. Lisa Marie Presley. Liza Minelli. Come to think of it, the list needs more men. Thankfully, when the true-story nature of The Pursuit of Happyness rendered it… 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, 89, 88, 87, 86. Enjoy!* # 85 – The Haunting The original low-tech ending for Armageddon as shot… Continue reading
Some of you didn’t like Spider-Man 3. That’s fair. I don’t agree with the people who called it as bad as Batman & Robin, but that doesn’t mean I think it’s a particularly great movie. It’s got a lot of problems. But is lack of story one of them? George Lucas… Continue reading
