* Noted CHUD reader and Dodgers enthusiast Shia LaBeouf was dropping all kinds of hints at the Transformers junket about a project he was developing Steven Spielberg (or that Spielberg was developing for him whether he liked it or not – which would be kinda creepy and awesome if it were, like, a small-scale remake … Continue reading
This is something like my third update regarding Guy Ritchie’s RocknRolla, and I still have to reacquaint myself with the premise every time I write about it. Couple that with the fact that I never thought Ritchie was all that great to begin with, and you’ll understand why I’m down on this follow-up to the … Continue reading
If you read Where The Wild Things Are as a kid, you’ll understand why I say it’s a childhood touchstone – the kind that morphs into a generational pass-along. Whether it was the dark yet charming Caldecott winning illustrations, the realization of childhood imagination, the ability to dominate fear and subsequently wield its power, or … Continue reading
I was born by the river in a little tent. And just like that river, I’ve been running ever since. Captivity’s Just Another Word for Nothin’ Left to Shill If you gaze long into an abyss, I’ve a feeling the abyss will start to look an awful lot like Roland Joffe’s Captivity – or, at … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: Click HERESTUDIO: TouchstoneMSRP: $19.99RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 103 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:•Blooper Reel•Deleted Scenes•Missy Elliot Music Video•Jeannie Ortega Music Video•“Hard Corps” Featurette•Full Gymnastics Routines•Slow-Mo Uneven Bars Routines•Commentaries: Director/Actors; Director/Filmmakers The Pitch My guess is that it’s Bring it On with gymnasts. The Humans Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, Vanessa Lengies Even with her trusty Motion … Continue reading
In celebration (or dread, realistically) of the impending release of Live Free or Die Hard, the time is ripe to revisit the other three films in the series. In the spirit of great thieves, I’ve blatantly stolen Devin’s 10 Days of 13 format to celebrate John McClane’s previous excursions into octane. So for the next … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Quixotic Media (tilting at windmills…)MSRP: Not advertisedRATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 98 minsThe Pitch"It’s Loose Change meets your World Religions class!"The HumansInterviews with noted anti-Islam folks such as Robert Spencer and Serge Trifkovic, along with scholars of Islam like Bat Ye’or, Abdullah al-Araby, and former Palestinian terrorist Walid Shoebat.The NutshellOver … Continue reading
Want to win a Wii? Or a new Harry Potter game for the Wii? How about both? Here’s your chance. We’re giving away three prize packages to lucky readers: 1 Wii Console and 1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Wii game1 Wii Console1 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Wii … Continue reading
I grew up on the original Hasbro Transformers TV show like a lot of you, and (hopefully) like a lot of you, I’ve since come to appreciate the mindless entertainment it gave me as a child, but need nothing else from this property. I don’t need the special edition of the animated movie. I don’t … Continue reading
Last week Manhunt 2, a game heavily promoted here on CHUD, was banned in the UK. In the US the game got an ‘Adults Only’ rating from the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, meaning that Nintendo and PlayStation wouldn’t license the game for their respective consoles, essentially killing it dead. The game’s developers, Take Two Interactive, … Continue reading