We’ve been deluged, it sometimes seems, with portraits of troubled musicians. The musical biopic has become a popular sub-genre; it sells soundtracks by the millions and raises familiar public figures up to a level of adoration and/or scrutiny that we’re all comfortable seeing. It’s just so easy to watch the dissection of a rock star’s … Continue reading →
Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four | Day FiveDay Six | Day Seven | Day Eight OK, seriously. The best thing this year? (So far at least.) Bar none, the omission of the Extended Dance Remix of Universal’s theme that used to accompany the ‘thanks to our volunteers’ bumper before … Continue reading →
Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four | Day FiveDay Six | Day Seven | Day Eight There’s one thing that’s really bugging me this year. Previously, a press pass could be used to rush public screenings. That is, for any show that’s not sold out there’s a rush line, which … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: Click HERESTUDIO: DisneyMSRP: $16.99RATED: TV-GRUNNING TIME: 98 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:•Regular and Sing-Along Viewing Options•Learning the Moves Featurette•“I Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You” Music Video•Dance-Alongs•“Breaking Free” Remix Music Video•“We’re All in This Together” Remix Music Video•“Eres Tu” Music Video•High School Reunion Interview Featurette•Premiere BTS Featurette•BTS Featurette•“We’re All In This Together” Music … Continue reading →
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: MSRP: RATED: RUNNING TIME: SPECIAL FEATURES: • “On Set With Eva” featurette• “Here Comes The Bride” featurette• “Amas De Casa Desperadas” featurette• “Desperate Moments” featurette• “Cherry Picked: Marc Cherry’s Favorite Moments”• Deleted scenes• BloopersThe Pitch The estrogen train is still chugging at full steam. The Humans Teri Hatcher, Felicity … Continue reading →
A week after Paul Thomas Anderson was good enough to let slip twenty minutes of his upcoming Upton Sinclair riff, There Will Be Blood (it’s a "riff" and not an "adaptation" because Anderson reportedly departs from the novel in significant ways as the story progresses), at the Telluride Film Festival, Paramount Vantage has finally delivered … Continue reading →
Sure, the biggest high school drama story right now is Vanessa Hudgens’ naked pictures, but once you’ve filled your spooge sock*, turn your attention to another high school production: Hamlet 2. It’s a great idea: a teacher tries to save the drama department at his school by writing a sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Conceptually this … Continue reading →
Metroid Prime 3: First Impression Well, the fall season has kicked into full gear. For the next three months, there will be at least one or two AAA titles hitting the market each week. With that hectic release schedule in mind, I’m going to provide my initial thoughts on at least one new(er) release each … Continue reading →
CHUD’s got a good number of columns that cover a pretty wide chunk of the film spectrum. Beaks gives you the prestige, along with liberal helpings of wit and brilliance. Devin’s all over the place with great movie and TV-related rants. Jason Pollock spotlights the obscurities. Nick heaps sarcasm and hate on the survivors. So … Continue reading →
If Mark Romanek hiring the legendary Rick Baker to design the lycanthrope for his forthcoming Wolf Man update means the production is going heavy on practical f/x, then we could be in for something special. Of course, this is piling speculation upon speculation: ShockTilYouDrop‘s report about Baker’s hiring has yet to be confirmed by Universal, … Continue reading →