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When I was a kid and still read Stephen King* his story The Mist was one that really seemed perfect for cinema. It's the essential horror setup: a bunch of people, some sane, some not, are trapped inside a supermarket while their town is enveloped in an… Continue reading
Valve, though corporate mouthpiece EA, today announced that Halloween won't be the only reason to be excited about black and orange this fall. The Black and Orange boxes will finally see the release of new Half-Life 2 content, as well as the debut of the full… Continue reading
If you're excited to see Peter Berg and Michael Mann's The Kingdom, please take a moment to find another April release to see instead. After testing through the roof in multiple screenings, Berg's action picture about an FBI trio (Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner,… Continue reading
After a couple years of publishing, the Hard Case Crime imprint has made a name for itself among old-school crime aficionados. It has a great strategy: resurrect lost works by authors like Lawrence Block, Ed McBain and Mickey Spillane and present them… Continue reading
Quick, what was the last great volcano movie? Now, just as fast, what was the last great Roman Polanski movie? The second question is easier to answer, but that doesn't make it much easier to get excited about the fact that Polanski has taken on Pompeii as… Continue reading
When I pull out my dusty DVD copies of The Professional (fairly often) and Subway (not so often) I feel like I'm falling back in time. There's a whole generation of CHUD readers who aren't old enough to remember when Luc Besson directed movies instead of just… Continue reading
This ain't no trailer. This ain't no leaked clip. This is the full-bore, Direct To Google Video nightmare mashup of bikinis, blue hair and slap fighting, available for your viewing…pleasure? That's right. DTGV is the new cinema hell. Ever since My Name… Continue reading
Last night Darren Aronofsky brought The Fountain to Atlanta. After the film, he did a Q&A moderated by some guy named Nunziata. I missed that, but did interview the director this morning. The full text of our 40-minute talk will be up soon, but here's a… Continue reading
Controversy is common marketing currency. It may not have done much for Pasolini, perhaps killed for making Salo, or for Theo van Gogh, definitely killed for making Submission. But less incendiary films by Scorsese, Michael Moore and Mel Gibson have all… Continue reading
GERMANY MICHAEL TUCKER, PETRA EPPERLEIN In 2003, the documentary Gunner Palace became the most dramatic real account of the United States' war in Iraq, as embedded cameraman Michael Tucker followed the 2/3 Field Artillery through Baghdad. One of the most… Continue reading
GermanyHans-Christian Schmid At long last, there's another minor current of filmmakers making art film out of genre. (The last genuine one I remember was around the time of Don't Look Now.) Look at Les Revenants, which ran at the festival in 2004. That was a… Continue reading
