You walk into a bar. The tall bit of gorgeous that’s bored with her friends looks at you, decides that you look more like her worn-out running shoes than a guy she wants dripping sweat on her for eight minutes, and turns away. What do you do? If you’ve read The Game by Neil Strauss, … Continue reading
Sorry suckers, this isn’t a contest. But who doesn’t want a scarred, sardonic master filmmaker to adorn their living room? I’d take one. Even the pre-motorcycle wreck version of Kitano, just because he looked so damn nice. Instead, this is to do with the Venice Film Festival — you know, it’s one of the famous … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Bros.MSRP: $28.98RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 87 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by writer/director Kevin Monroe• Alternate Opening and Ending• Deleted Scene• Interviews with voice talent and filmmakersThe Pitch“It’s time for a hip, new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! How hip and new, you ask? We’ve now abbreviated their whole fucking name, that’s … Continue reading
Warner’s sent over two new one-sheets today. One for a film you’d all better see (The Assassination of Jesse James) and one for a film that, well, if you want to see it, go ahead. And I had to add a third that I’d seen floating around for a week or two, and since it’s … Continue reading
Superbad keeps performing, so it looks to be a $100 million picture. Not so bad, eh? The problem with this is going to be the people who will run jokes into the ground. Don’t be McLovin’ it too much, all right? Save it for the stage, Romeo. THE LOSERS OF SUMMER Picking the ugliest mutts … Continue reading
Yesterday at the press junket for Balls of Fire, I was fortunate enough to sit down and chat with the warm, gregarious and incredibly funny Terry Crews. While the full, CHUD Exclusive interview will run on Monday, I just have to share this Idiocracy-related bit of news. When I asked him about Mike Judge’s badly … Continue reading
The end of August is always a case of high and low for critics. On one hand, you’re seeing the first flurry of fall prestige pics, some of which might actually aspire to more than eliciting nodding approvals from middlebrow Oscar voters; on the other, you’re sucking down the dregs of summer, movies that aspired … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: MiramaxMSRP: $29.99RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 99 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary with writer/director Scott Frank and DP Alar Kivilo• Sequencing The Lookout featurette• “Behind the Mind of Chris Pratt”The Pitch“It’s like Fargo, except minus the good stuff!”The HumansJoseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Bruce McGill, Isla FisherThe NutshellChris Pratt’s a tortured soul. … Continue reading
This week’s glance into the world of gaming: Bioshock Week The biggest news of the week is Bioshock. Actually, Bioshock by its mere release would have been the story of the week, but instead, the Bioshock launch has been a big story in and of itself. 2K, with this launch, has dodged more time wasting … Continue reading
New Yorkers: I promised you more screenings if you came out in force, and you did, so I give you more screenings! Our next one is for Shoot ‘Em Up starring Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, and Monica Bellucci. If you’ve been following the news for the film you’d have heard that people are saying it’s … Continue reading