BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: MiramaxMSRP: $29.99RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 95 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: None The Pitch "It’s like every other Victorian social drama, but Emma Thompson’s not involved with it." The Humans Rufus Sewell, Emily Woof, Polly Walker. The Nutshell Emily Woof is Grace Melbury, the daughter of a middle-class timber merchant on the moors … Continue reading
Here’s some great news – the guys at FilmRot, one of my daily stops on the movie related web, are reporting that Ricky Gervais was on UK TV Friday night and revealed that his next film will be Christopher Guest’s For Your Consideration. The film apparently will follow an actor and his entourage from the … Continue reading
Back in the day (2003 and 2004), I used to do a Poster Attack! column where I’d showcase some recent movie posters and crack wise about them. I really didn’t see some reason not to still be doing these and since I have some time to kill on this morning (the one I turn 33 … Continue reading
A quick note. I’d love to start running RON pin-ups from reader/artists, so if you have a character you like, send me a JPG no wider than 400 pixels at nick@chud.com. We’ll run them. To help fill in the blanks a little, we’re going to be running profiles right from the files of Lt. Mike … Continue reading
When it was announced that David Goyer would next be directing The Invisible, a remake of a recent foreign film, many wondered what that meant for a feature adaptation of DC Comics’ The Flash. It’s still happening, Goyer tells the Daily News, New York’s Hometown Paper. And the news is good – Goyer is going … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: New Line Home EntertainmentPRICE: $19.97 RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 107 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Trailers• Malware If you could somehow harness the starpower in The Grass Harp, you could light a full city block indefinitely. Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Edward Furlong, Walter Matthau, Roddy McDowall, Jack Lemmon, Mary Steenburgen, Nell Carter… … Continue reading
Of the assorted cinematic horror themes, zombies are one of my favorite poisons. Sure, I derive a degree of enjoyment from the slashers, lycanthropes, spooks, bloodsuckers, demons and sea-beasts, but for some reason those doddering reanimated cannibals amuse me the most. That said, I can still smell the fetid stench when these elements are poorly … Continue reading
Mailbagsukidoji: The Steady Leak may not be so steady these days, but your letters have been, so I must share them and answer them so that the wheels keep turning on this crazy little bitch. Feel free to ask whatever about whomever or whatever, and I’ll do my best to answer it. Letters in here … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner Home VideoMSRP: $19.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 90 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Additional scenes• “A Look at Confessions of an American Bride” featurette The Pitch “Let’s get an actress known only for her breasts and throw her into a plot that forces her to choose between two generic male leads that … Continue reading
July 15th sees the release of Tim Burton’s reimagining of Roald Dahl’s classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starring Johnny Depp as the mysterious and sort of creepy candy kingpin, Willy Wonka. We’re excited to team up with Warner Bros to bring you a cool sweepstakes featuring a ton of neat Chocolate Factory related prize … Continue reading