Nicolas Cage has not done traditional press rounds in at least the five years I’ve been a journalist. He’s always pleasant on the red carpet, answering a question or two if he makes it to your spot on the line, but no roundtable interviews. Only for Sonny,… Continue reading →
Note: this is an editorial. The viewpoints expressed here belong to me, Devin Faraci, and not Nick Nunziata or Dave Davis or anyone else who ever contributes to this site. If you have a problem with my editorial and my beliefs, please feel free to send me an… Continue reading →
Into the breach goes Warner Bros, sending their mega-expensive adaptation of the beloved children's book The Polar Express against the juggernaut that is Pixar's The Incredibles. Of course this isn't a blind shot – they do happen to have Tom Hanks in the… Continue reading →
After a great week of submissions we've slowed to a stop. I haven't received anything new for some time. Oh sure, I've gotten the emails saying "Sorry for the delay, I'm still working on it. Have it to you soon." That's all good, I've got about 10 columns… Continue reading →
Paul Giamatti is one of the great actors of our time. Because he's nebbishy and plays nebbishy parts he doesn't always get the respect he deserves, but the guy is just great. And he's a blast to interview as well; this was my second junket with Giamatti and… Continue reading →
Wanted: Warrior Scribes, Apply Within Want to write for Thor’s Comic Column? We’re looking for a few good Vikings… READ ABOUT IT HERE! A Special Message From Devon Every good thing that I do, I do in the memory of my late mother, Willie Ann Ham-Johnson. I… Continue reading →
Got an interesting film suggestion? Know of something good in the works? Just want to tell me I’m rubbish? Drop me a line at dave@chud.com, and I’ll respond to any letters in future columns. TALES FROM THE ODD WEST I had a great time slapping together the… Continue reading →
Interviews with foreign language directors are always interesting, because you're never quite sure if the translator is telling you everything. Not to cite what has now become a cliché, but it really is like Lost in Translation where they speak for minutes,… Continue reading →
I spent quite a few years in Boston, and in the mid ‘90s Brad Anderson kept cropping up as the name to watch, largely because of films like Next Stop Wonderland. But that sort of romantic escapism, grim as it sometimes was, didn’t do much to prepare anyone… Continue reading →
Let's get right to it, shall we? Richard Dickson gives us food for thought. Are we guilty? Richard Dickson Member since 1/21/01 Orlando, FL Born December 8, 1968 Talk to anybody who has anything to do with film – making movies, writing about movies, loving… Continue reading →
John Travolta is probably the actor who first influenced me as a mop-headed pup in the Greenwood Lake area of New York. Grease was huge. So was Saturday Night Fever. So were so many that followed, and I hung around even during the lean years until the man had… Continue reading →