As far as I’m concerned Todd Field has made me a job offer. At the end of this interview he told me that if he ever made a movie that would feature a younger Stanley Kubrick, he would call me. I knew this CHUD gig would get me places. I was talking to Field about … Continue reading
This might be THE coolest contest we’ve run yet, especially for all the creative types I know are in our audience. It’s an incredible opportunity to get your art seen by the people who made The Nightmare Before Christmas – and you know who they are, right? Here’s the info: Calling all artists, designers, creative … Continue reading
The trailer for Robert Rodriguez’ half of Grindhouse – Planet Terror – is up on YouTube (now housing over a billion dollars worth of copyright infringement, stupid kids hurting themselves on camera and pre-teen girls lip synching and dancing). I think the trailer debuted at the Spike Chainsaw Awards or something – it’s playing in … Continue reading
Rachel Weisz likes to work with some of the most talented filmmakers in the business (and Stephen Sommers). Last year she starred in a Fernando Meirelles’ The Constant Gardener, and in just over a month you’ll be able to see her in Darren Aronofsky’s The Fountain. She just wrapped on My Blueberry Nights, the next … Continue reading
Today I got a new pair of underwear, and they have “Balls of Fury” emblazoned on the front. I can’t tell you how long I have been waiting to get underwear as swag – if I could just get a pair of socks I would have a whole outfit (Jackass Converse are on their way … Continue reading
We have some very cool prize packs to give out for Waist Deep, which hits DVD today. I’ll have a three pack of Waist Deep, Inside Man and Assault on Precinct 13 (remake) for some long-suffering readers of CHUD.com. How do you win these DVDs? Easy – prove you’re a reader of CHUD.com. Send me … Continue reading
When it was announced that Angelina Jolie was playing Mariane Pearl, wife of the tragically beheaded reporter Daniel Pearl, in Michael Winterbottom’s next movie A Mighty Heart (based on Mariane Pearl’s book of the same name), it did seem a touch odd – Mariane Pearl is of Cuban and Dutch ancestry, and quite obviously what … Continue reading
David Eick is one of the guys behind the amazing relaunch of Battlestar Galactica. Now he’s setting his sights on another cheesy 70s show: The Bionic Woman. Yes, the Six Million Dollar Man’s girlfriend is getting a new life on television. "It’s a complete reconceptualization of the title," Eick told Daily Variety. "We’re using the … Continue reading
Aint It Cool ran a piece forever ago claiming that Terrence Howard had landed the role of James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes, Tony Stark’s Afro-American buddy in the world of Iron Man. Now it’s official – Oscar nominee Howard is on board Jon Favreau’s take on Marvel’s Armored Avenger. Despite the flippant attitude of this article’s title, … Continue reading
In season two of Entourage Vin was cast in the lead role of an Aquaman movie, a concept that was hilarious on its very face – Aquaman is the silliest superhero of all. And then he appeared on Smallville and got himself a pilot on the WB. The show wasn’t picked up, but man was … Continue reading