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Earlier this year, Johnny Depp and Michael Mann rushed to set up separate projects centered on the erstwhile Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, who perished in London from poloniun-210 radiation poisoning. Considering that Litvinenko had been quite critical of… Continue reading
I trust Dane Cook needs no introduction. The white hot stand-up comedian has, in the last two years, released a platinum-selling CD (Retaliation), received his own HBO behind-the-scenes series (Tourgasm) and sold out arena shows all over the country like a… Continue reading
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
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
Citing a "trusted source", Frosty at Collider is reporting that producer Jerry Bruckheimer has targeted The Lone Ranger for blockbuster reinvention; Frosty's also insinuating that the Pirates of the Caribbean team – director Gore Verbinski and writers Ted… Continue reading
I resisted the Harry Potter craze in print, but, after Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire, I've become a full-fledged fan of the franchise. If I can change… and you can change… then maybe we all can find value in the unfortunately monikered,… Continue reading
"We're like a percentage of something going bad somewhere. It's terrible." Though it's not necessarily surprising to hear someone reflecting negatively on the sorry psychological state of the nation, this cynical tone can't help but sound awfully dissonant… Continue reading
Back in college, an actor friend of mine approached me to write a one-man show in which he would play Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk from the moment of his conception to his iconic home run in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series. "Fiskie lived life the way it… Continue reading
When I saw this ad on the side of the bus yesterday, I thought it was a brilliant act of vandalism and cursed my lack of a camera phone. As it turns out, it's actually legitimate. But it does underscore Fox's difficult task in marketing a PG-13 Die Hard.… Continue reading
A lot of development dollars have undoubtedly been wasted on this remake of an adaptation of a short story reportedly loathed by its original author, but it's the idea that counts, right? If so, I still don't understand why James Thurber's The Secret Life of… 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
In a fairly surprising move, the Venice Film Festival has announced it is in talks to host the world premiere of Robert Zemeckis's 3-D performance capture epic Beowulf. This is odd in that it's rare for a mainstream skewing studio release to bow so many… Continue reading
