Welcome to The Special Edition. CHILDREN OF MEN The best movie released last year was Children of Men. No offense to Oscar winner The Departed and no offense to Pan’s Labyrinth for it’s cinematography award, but Children of Men was my number one pick in both of those categories. The fact that it was not … Continue reading
Hi, everyone. I’m Jeremy, and I’m officially a part of CHUD now. Let’s shake hands and come out biting. Ahem. So there’s this lingering misconception popular with males of a certain age group and a certain sexual timidity that Transformers: The Movie (aka The Transformers: The Movie) is an animated classic on par with Fantasia, … Continue reading
Martin Scorsese is in direct competition with Steven Spielberg to be the Guy From the 70s Who Has the Most Projects Percolating At Any One Time. But where Spielberg flirts with and then eventually spurns most of these projects, Marty has been just accumulating them. The latest is The Wolf of Wall Street, an autobiography … Continue reading
Last week I finally got to see Knocked Up, Judd Apatow’s follow-up to The 40-Year Old Virgin (you can read my review here). I’ve been dying to see the movie for some time, and I feel like half the people I have ever met saw it in test screenings or at South by Southwest or … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions Gate EntertainmentMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 98 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind the scenes featurette with optional commentary• Deleted scenes with optional commentary• Feature length commentary by director Mike Mendez• Original theatrical trailer with optional commentary• Special effects featurette• Storyboard sequenceThe PitchThe dead hate the living, especially their terrible dancing.The … Continue reading
Rank Title Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Weeks in Release 1 TMNT $25,450,000 $25,450,000 1 2 300 $20,510,000 $162,354,000 3 3 Shooter $14,501,000 $14,501,000 1 4 Wild Hogs $14,362,000 $123,815,000 4 5 The Last Mimzy $10,200,000 $10,200,000 1 6 Premonition $10,100,000 $32,191,000 2 7 The Hills Have Eyes 2 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 1 8 Reign Over Me … Continue reading
GIAMATTI. LINNEY. WILKINSON. MORSE. That, friends, is the starting line up for HBO’s John Adams, an upcoming seven-hour miniseries based on the Pulitzer Prize winner by David McCullough. The series will tell the story of the titular founding father and second president (played by Giamatti) through his wife Abigail (Laura Linney). In addition to this … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions Gate EntertainmentMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 86 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Bloopers• Deleted scenes• Feature length commentary with the directors and Cory Knauf The Pitch It’s Party of Five but with plenty of death to go along with the brooding.The HumansCory Knauf, Samuel Child, Mackenzie Firgens and Brittany Daniel. The … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions Gate EntertainmentMSRP: $19.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 94 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind the scenes featurette• Deleted scenes• Feature length commentary• Make-up effects featurette• Storyboard montageThe Pitch Tobe Hooper’s The Funhouse set in an even more terrifying hellhole – New Jersey. The Humans Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Patrick Renna, Alex Solowitz and Jennifer … Continue reading
Jet Li has a mean glare, but for a guy who made a name for himself as a legend of hyperspeed fisticuffs, he’s got some portraits that are pure sissy. Every time I see Li allowing enemies to hurl themselves upon his carbide fists of doom, I imagine what he does after the fact. By … Continue reading