Oh DreamWorks. Your set visit for Bill (Gods and Monsters, Kinsey) Condon's Dreamgirls got the press started off on the right foot. "Let's schoomze these jerks over and get their asses krunk!" And though I didn't get krunk – honestly, not even plain drunk – I… Continue reading →
(From the "Miscellaneous" Creature Features) Hey Pete, Finally found you old man! Thank God for this wonderful thing we call email. It’s a shame we live this close and can’t ever get together. How are you? How’s the practice going? I wasn’t brave like you;… Continue reading →
Even legends can fall on hard times. The last few years hadn’t been very kind to Wes Craven, until 2005’s Red Eye reminded people that he was a director who could matter. Over the years he really has mattered – not only has his Nightmare on Elm Street become… Continue reading →
Not to be confused with David Fincher's telling of the serial killer's grim escapades (that one's slated for release later this year, but knowing Fincher, I wouldn't count on it), The Zodiac instead is an effort put together by brothers Kelley and Alexander… Continue reading →
Back again with another roundtable format of The Chewer Column. I'm already knee-deep in the next installment which will deal a bit more substantially with the whole Comic Book Film craze of this passing decade, and then possibly have one that focuses on the… Continue reading →
(From the Lumiere stories) And there I stand. Hands in pockets, hat tipped down, my breath steaming in front of me. The wind wipes across my neck and I flip the collar of my coat up to keep the tongue of winter from lapping at me some more. I don’t know why I… Continue reading →
There's nothing worse than thinking you're funny/hip/edgy when the reality is you just absolutely suck. That is the reality of the Razzies, a relatively harmless novelty award that rewards films in the field of shittiness. Yet, why do they still seem to piss… Continue reading →
I'm pretty sure I read about this casting sometime not too long ago, but I guess it's only now been confirmed by the hierarchs over at Variety, which is good. Now I can copy and paste this info for the edification of the masses! Anyway, motion capture… Continue reading →
Saying this column was on a hiatus would be a slight understatement, I think. Nevertheless, it's back. With this edition, I wanted to try out a new format similar to CHUD's popular Tag Team reviews or the It Said, It Said columns from the days of yore, only… Continue reading →
Lead interweb geek Harry Knowles has dug up the latest on the casting for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3. The titular web-slinger's other love interest, Gwen Stacy (part of one of the more popular and important story arcs in Spider-Man's history), is apparently in… Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!LABEL: Sony ClassicalMSRP: $18.98TRACKS: 15MUSIC BY: John Williams I don’t know if controversial is the right term, but John Williams’ scores for the Star Wars prequels have certainly provided the material for much discussion over… Continue reading →
Look at the late guy again. It's January, and this is the beginning of The Prognosticator Year Two. That's right, the second senses shattering annus (please note the second n. Whatever else you may think of us here at CHUD, we only have one bunghole each,… Continue reading →