This is my third time interviewing Richard Taylor, the capo of WETA. The guy doesn’t talk, he declaims. It’s always fun listening to him, not just because of his unique take on the monotone but because he still manages to get such passion across. King Kong, on DVD today, is certainly Taylor and WETA’s greatest … Continue reading
The family reputation was tarnished through time, so taking upon myself to right the wrongs, teaching beckoned with relative ease. It wasn’t for long, as my Grandfather’s diary resurfaced, luring me into his rundown Castle with its myriad of secrets. It wasn’t without peril; the one-eyed man assigned to help me was always sneaking up … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Weinstein CompanyMSRP: $29.95RATED: UnratedRUNNING TIME: 112 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • The Making of Derailed featurette• Deleted scenes• 5 minutes of additional footage not seen in theaters (Just a quick note to say that this marks my 100th review for CHUD and I just wanted to take a quick moment … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $27.98RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 110 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: Theatrical trailers The Pitch The biggest budget Sci-Fi Channel production ever! What a minute? You mean this is supposed to be an actual theatrical motion picture? Get the hell out! The Humans Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack and Ben Kingsley The … Continue reading
A new twist on an old title: Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes By Graig Kent If it seems like Mark Waid and Barry Kitson’s revamp of the Legion to this point has been all too political and militaristic and less good-time superheroics, well, perhaps Waid and Kitson felt that way too. This isn’t to … Continue reading
Robert Rodriguez is currently hard at work making mayhem down in Austin with his part of the RR/QT combo Grind House, and now we’ve heard of another human appearing in the flick: Six Feet Under corpse-restoration expert Freddy Rodriguez (no relation to Robert I presume, aside from their Latino heritage). Though his HBO show may … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: MagnoliaMSRP: $26.98RATED: RRUNNING TIME: 113 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Director commentary• Peek at previously unpublished poems• Behind-the-scenes featurette• Bukowski’s home footage from 1992• Deleted scene• Extended interviews• Tom Waits and Bono read Bukowski The Pitch "The life and times of Charles ‘Hank’ Bukowski, who’s like Wordsworth meets Hunter S. Thompson in … Continue reading
Spike Lee is one of my favorite filmmakers, but it can be tough defending the guy. Putting aside his tendency to be outspoken in the media (something which should have no bearing on your enjoyment of his films, but a lot of people just don’t like seeing black men speaking up), Lee’s movies can be … Continue reading
Last year I interviewed Ellen Barkin for the Todd Solondz movie Palindromes (I loved it, Dave Davis hatedhatedhated it), and she didn’t realize that her top was very unbuttoned and her boobs spilled out. Now she’s an older lady, but she’s a sexy older lady – truly a MILF – and this turn of events … Continue reading