ESSENTIAL CHUD: THE APPENDIX – DAY TWO
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BLOOD FOR OIL
When it first appeared on BBC as a serialized political thriller, the six episode State of Play won both awards and praise in the UK. The reviews are a fun read, especially when they describe the show as being "Buttock-clenchingly tense". Fantastic! I’ll be the first to vote for more of those blurbs playing across … Continue reading
SPARKS IGNITES NEW LINE
You could go to an amazingly romantic lake setting right at twilight, cover the surface of the water with rowboats meant for cuddlers and lovers, fill those boats with cash and still not have anywhere near as much money as New Line is still making off romance hit The Notebook. So it’s no surprise that … Continue reading
DANCE YOUR ASS OFF
I know way too many of you are fans of the dancing teen romance genre and hold a special place on your shelves for stuff like Dirty Dancing, Save the Last Dance and Step Up. I dunno if it’s the exhilaration of the final dance number where the couple tears it up in one another’s … Continue reading
MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 3.20.07
Exclusives be gone! One of the PS3’s premier titles has gone the way of Assassin’s Creed. Devil May Cry 4 will not only see release on Sony’s newest console, but also on the Xbox 360 and the PC, many sources are reporting. Not only that, but Virgil won’t even get timed exclusivity, as the PS3 … Continue reading
MEDIA REPORTS (3.20.07)
1. EMPIRE – APRIL 2007 The biggest and best movie magazine in the world. Made in the UK. Huge. That’s all you need to know. This issue’s strong points: Interestingly enough, a lot of the best stuff in this issue is kinda hidden. Although it’s barely mentioned on the cover, the pinnacle is their fantastic … Continue reading
THE SPECIAL EDITION – 03.19.07
Welcome to The Special Edition. ROCKY BALBOA When they announced they were making a sixth Rocky movie, people were laughing. Critics were quick to jump in and say that Stallone was too old, the story was dead in the water and the movie’s announcement was the worst news since they announced James Bond would be … Continue reading
DAVID GORDON GREEN DOES GRISHAM
If there’s a director who has been working just on the edge of the mainstream who I have most been rooting for, it has to be David Gordon Green. He’s got such a unique sensibility, even though you could easily draw comparisons between his work and that of Terence Malick (I think Green is much … Continue reading
ALAN SMITHEE (SUNG TO THE TUNE OF ‘ELEANOR RIGBY’)
If you thought that the idea of a musical about the 60s set only to Beatles tunes had the makings of an epic disaster, you may have your intuition proved right. Julie Taymor is considering taking her name off Across the Universe, the aforementioned Beatles musical, because Revolution Studios president Joe Roth has re-edited the … Continue reading
VIEW THE FUTURE 28 WEEKS LATER
If you’re averse to clicking on CHUD advertising links and have managed to avoid the Hills Have Eyes 2 banner, shame on you. Repent and visit it here. If, however, you have clicked through, you’ve seen the rough 28 Weeks Later trailer footage brought to you by the mood-setting yowls of Muse. The footage isn’t … Continue reading