UPDATE! In this piece I mention that I never got a response from Dade Hayes or Variety – I was wrong! Buried in the mountain of spam that managed to accumulate over a five and a half hour plane trip was a very generous email from Dade explaining what happened behind the scenes at Variety. … Continue reading
Just when you couldn’t get any more excited about April’s release of Grindhouse, Fangoria goes and breaks a story like this: Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright is going to be directing one of the fake trailers that will play in between Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino’s individual films. Ryan Rotten got the scoop … Continue reading
For those just waking up from cryosleep: This is the latest installment in the saga of a movie that made 30 dollars at the box office. It begins here, continues here, and the last installment is here. It’s been a busy day here on Zyzzyx Road. I thought the whole thing had reached critical mass … Continue reading
Round 7 and no end in sight! Joe Carnahan is counting down the days until the release of Smokin’ Aces (January 26th!) by answering the fevered queries of internet maniacs like you. You line em up, Joe knocks em down. Like I said, this is Round 7. Here are the first 6: 123456 And when … Continue reading
Have I gushed about Children of Men enough? Have I mentioned again and again how much I loved it? I saw it again just before New Year’s, and I was just as electrified the second time, and I was thrilled to see one of the bigger theaters in a Times Square multiplex almost sold out … Continue reading
You know that we at CHUD loved Pan’s Labyrinth (read my review and Nick’s review). Did you know that so does everyone else? The movie has been getting amazing reviews across the board – 99% at Rotten Tomatoes (only “Modern Fabulosity” didn’t like it, calling it “too sophisticated.” Oooh boy) and Metacritic has it as … Continue reading
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This year I have found myself quoted a couple of times in ad campaigns – I was on the national TV commercial for The Hills Have Eyes, my quote was a massive banner on the top of the full page Talladega Nights ad, and I was quoted in the ad for The Fountain. There’s a … Continue reading
“If someone looks like he hasn’t bathed or been outdoors in weeks, he’s probably a blogger.”– Variety editor Peter Bart, dripping contempt for bloggers and internet writers in his December 17th Back Lot column On December 31st, I ran a piece about Zyzzyx Road, a very crummy-looking thriller starring Tom Sizemore and Katherine Heigl. What … Continue reading