Archive · 2007
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Though perceived as the front runner for the 2007 Palme d'Or headed into today's Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony, The Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men was clothes-hangered by Cristian Mungiu's rapturously received abortion drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $34.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 140 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "Red Sun, Black Sand: The Making of Letters from Iwo Jima"• "The Faces of War: The Cast of Letters From Iwo Jima"• "Images from the… Continue reading
There’s been a lot of talk these last few days about the 30th anniversary of Star Wars – a perfect storm of the modern obsession with nostalgia and George Lucas’ self-perpetuating hype machine. Many of the people going on and on about the Star Wars… Continue reading
For almost a year now I've been doing weekly appearances on Playboy Radio on Sirius (website), discussing the new releases, chit-chatting with the hosts and Playmates, and on one occasion in studio, not touching the exposed beautiful breast of a naked cover… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Anchor BayMSRP: $49.98RATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: Three full length movies and then some.SPECIAL FEATURES: El Topo Extras• Original Trailer• Commentary track• Jodorowsky interview short• Photo galleryThe Holy Mountain… Continue reading
This month's Anchor Bay Upfront focused early on Hellboy: Blood and Iron (we've got a DVD review coming up soon;) but wait! there's more! Never content to rest on their horror-laurels, we've got a couple other releases here to highlight for you. A bit of the… Continue reading
Happy Anniversary, Star Wars! Here's how we repay you. Nick on Star Wars Episode One – The Phantom Menace:Yes, it's the biggest disappointment in film history when it comes to hype, expectations, and the singular film franchise of all time. I'm one of 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
Do you remember when legislators thought it was a good idea to force the ESRB ratings board to experience every last bit of content in every videogame they played? Those silly lawmakers are going to have a field day with this, I imagine. Halo 2 for Vista has… Continue reading
The Untouchables: Capone Rising has been dealt a significant setback: due to a scheduling conflict, Nicolas Cage has turned down the opportunity to play Al Capone opposite Gerard Butler's Jimmy Malone. This is a big problem. Cage's casting lent the prequel… Continue reading
The announcement that Fox is going to make a feature film – presumably live action – based on The Sims video game is just the latest example of what the real purpose of optioning properties is (ABC picking up the Cavemen sitcom is another example): it’s all… Continue reading
I guess Bruckheimer and Disney were working overtime to finish Pirates 3 (After watching the unending FX credits list last night waiting for the final easter egg, I suspected that any carbon-based lifeform that could tap a mouse button every 5 minutes on a… Continue reading
