Archive · 2007
310 posts
Michael Regina, the guy behind the RorschachsJournal and TheVeidtMethod websites, contacted me in response to my editorials about his sites. In the interest of fairness, here is his letter, unedited and without comment. An open letter to Devin Faraci… Continue reading
I told you Harry Potter was going to be huge. Oh, what? I didn't? Well, I should have. Actually, except for the times I see Penelope Cruz' name attached to a project and know that girl is pooooisonnnnn, I'm short on prophetic power. Still, everyone saw Harry… Continue reading
From the looks of the below-embedded trailer, 20th Century Fox's The Dark is Rising will mark the studio's second failed attempt to launch a fantasy franchise in as many years. As with Eragon, the culprit is a dearth of genuine enthusiasm for the material;… Continue reading
So, in most ways, this is the last major week of summer. Though I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Simpsons Movie and Rush Hour 3 should all do over $100 and then some (and possibly Super Bad as well), Harry Potter and the Order of… Continue reading
Welcome to the next CHUD List. We've tackled our our disappointments, our essentials list and slowly exhumed our Kills List from 2003, and now that we've begun the beguine, we must continue. Behold: The CHUD.com Top 50 Guilty Pleasures. We've all got those… Continue reading
Since one of my friends is an idiot who watches more television than Billy Baldwin in Sliver ("Get a life!"), I got hooked on American Idol during the 2005 season, which boasted what may have been the most talented class of finalists in the show's history. Of… Continue reading
For today and maybe today only, I'm going to stow the negative attitude and say something nice about Indiana Jones 4: it's pretty goddamn cool to see the world's toughest professor shooting us the ol' constipated glare for the first time in eighteen years.… Continue reading
Peter Jackson's casting on The Lovely Bones has been note perfect thus far (what with Rachel Weisz and Ryan Gosling snagging the crucial parental roles), so I'm going to trust him on thirteen-year-old Ms. Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon (and we'll be seeing… Continue reading
OK, so this E3: not so bad. It's a drag that it's small enough that a handful of people I was really looking forward to catching up with (journalists and PR) didn't come. But it's also small enough that the crazed rush of years past is gone. Everyone has food… Continue reading
I've got Neil(l) on the brain today. First up was Neill Blompkamp- the Halo director who never was (but might yet be), thrust back into consciousness thanks to Microsoft's E3 live-action Halo 3 trailer Arms Race (view it here). A few short hours later, I'm… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $44.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 750 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Character design featurette• Music featuretteThe Pitch"What if cartoons became self-aware?"The HumansThe fine vocal stylings of Tress MacNeille,… Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE! STUDIO: Sony PicturesMSRP: $24.96RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 98 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "A Look Inside The Contractor"The PitchShooter meets Léon. The HumansWesley Snipes (Passenger 57), Eliza Bennett (Nanny McPhee), Lena Headey… Continue reading
