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I remember liking Meet the Parents when I saw it in the theater. Ben Stiller had yet to become omnipresent in motion picture comedy. At the time, DeNiro was taken more seriously as he had come off of Ronin and Jackie Brown. Owen Wilson was still a supporting… Continue reading
A few days ago, an announcement went out about a new Mario Bello/Ray Liotta movie called Downloading Nancy in which she would play a suicidal woman who meets a man over the Internet and hires him to kill her. Unfortunately, they actually develop a… Continue reading
With a successful debut under his belt (the Dawn of the Dead remake) and excitement for his stylized adaptation of Frank Miller's 300 at a good level, Snyder is in a good place in Hollywood right now. Accordingly, Warners, who's not only making 300 but also… Continue reading
Miramax – at least during the Weinstein era – gathered a pretty savage reputation both as careless acquirers of Asian film and hounds for Oscar-baiting prestige material. People tend to forget that they had some nice, smaller films – generally romantic… Continue reading
Although we've enjoyed some great laughs from recent comedy smashes like Anchorman and The 40-Year Old Virgin, it's also been great to see the supporting players in these films like Seth Rogen branch off and find their own starring vehicles to excel in. One… Continue reading
The Gulf region of the United States has seen more than its share of tough times lately, but a rare bright spot has been the fairly consistent stream of film productions bringing attention and, most importantly, jobs to the area. The latest is a rather odd… Continue reading
I'm not sure if there is a more tried-and-true plot for the modern thriller than the one where terrorists or criminals take some average Joe or Jane, kidnap their family, then force them to do some criminal act to save them. Then, in the last act of them… Continue reading
Look, I like Will Ferrell, ok? I really do. But I was a little disappointed when I heard about Semi-Pro, his upcoming comedy set in the last days of the ABA basketball league. For most people, Will Ferrell doing a sports movie written by one of the guys… Continue reading
Matthew 16:26 asks "For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" Micah 1:29:07 asks "What the hell kind of idiot would voluntarily enter into a bargain where he would get neither?" In this weird world we live in, I try… Continue reading
Don't be surprised to see the likes of Ozone and XXL in CHUD Media Reports going forward. We're gradually going to expand the scope of our magazine reviews to hit a variety of areas besides film. We love the newsstand, and this site's magazine coverage is… Continue reading
Will Smith is probably the biggest movie star on the planet. Hell, strike the "probably." There was once a time when you could dismiss that notion given the track record and megabucks generated by the likes of Cruise and Hanks. But recent missteps from both… Continue reading
Devin's out of town and having a great time abroad. And that means you have a rare chance to enjoy some main page material on the Batman Begins franchise free of venomous snark (You're welcome). And based on the following tidbit, it's earned the reprieve.… Continue reading
