ESSENTIAL CHUD – DAY THREE
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THE GODFATHER RETURNS
It’s been a decade since there’s been a new Francis Ford Coppola movie in theaters*. In the meantime he’s conquered the worlds of pasta sauce and wine, but he spent most of the last ten years on the quixotic quest to make Megalopolis, his dream story about a city of giant sharks. That film fell … Continue reading
THE CHUD SHOW #18 – CUTTING EDGE DWARF SCIENCE
Instead of just bumping the one article for the CHUD Podcast, I’m going to give each installment their own so that we can build this thing up a little better and keep it fresh. Of course fresh isn’t exactly on the menu with these shows due to the meandering craziness of them, but you get … Continue reading
MCP: GAMING NEWS ROUNDUP – 2.14.07
Piggybacking on yesterday’s story about Bioware’s upcoming RPG Dragon Age comes this little tidbit of news about their other current project, Mass Effect. The Xbox 360 exclusive title is rumored to feature a main quest that will last somewhere between 20 and 30 hours. That’s a healthy length for this sort of game, especially considering … Continue reading
HE AIN’T RUFFALO, HE’S MY BROTHER BLOOM
There are a number of things that make David Fincher’s Zodiac a masterpiece. I can’t go into them all here, but one of the main weapons Fincher has is his cast, and one of the best performances in that cast comes from Mark Ruffalo. He’s always been a great actor, but he’s been flying just … Continue reading
ALIAS THE GUNSLINGER
JJ Abrams wants to be involved in all of your geek properties. He almost did a Superman movie, he’s one of the guys behind Lost, one of the biggest geek shows on TV, and he’s in charge of Paramount’s next Star Trek film. How can he follow this up? By getting into the Dark Tower … Continue reading
DVD REVIEW: STRANGERS WITH CANDY
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $27.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 91 min.SPECIAL FEATURES:• Deleted Scenes• Filmmaker Commentary• “Atomic Car” Music Video• Trailer The Pitch “Teacher teacher, can you reach me? Can you tell me what I need to know?” The Humans Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, Dan Hedaya (Joe Versus the Volcano), Ian Holm … Continue reading
DVD REVIEW: SAW III – UNRATED
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions GateMSRP: $29.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 113 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by Director Darren Lynn Bousman, Writer/Executive Producer Leigh Whannell and Executive Producers Peter Block and Jason Constantine• Commentary by Producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg• Commentary by Director Darren Lynn Bousman, Editor Kevin Greutert and Director of Photography David A. … Continue reading
CONTEST: PS2 KARAOKE REVOLUTIONS – AMERICAN IDOL
I’ll be honest, American Idol is worse than the bloody death of me at the hands of my enemies. Every time I catch my wife watching it I play What’s Love Got To Do With It?: The Home Game. That said, enjoy my hypocrisy as I fully endorse the arrival of Karaoke Revolution Presents: American … Continue reading
FRATERNAL FISTICUFFS
It’s looking like a good year to be Boston in the movies. With The Departed‘s Oscar buzz sweeping up into registers that only dogs can hear and a directorial debut from Affleck that had promising reports from set, other production companies are eyeing the city’s history, unique locations and penchant for turning out working class … Continue reading