UPDATE: The full trailer for The Prestige has now arrived in gloroius Quicktime. Check it out HERE! America’s thirst for old time magicians knows no bounds, which is why we’re getting not one but two 19th century magician movies this year. The first out the gate is The Illusionist; with Paul Giamatti and Edward Norton … Continue reading
There’s a moment in the “space bubble” segment of The Fountain where I realized the tattoos on Hugh Jackman’s arms are counting off years, like the rings inside the tree sitting behind him. It’s one of those moments that sent shivers down my spine because of the way it combines concept, theme and imagery into … Continue reading
Talking to John Kricfalusi (John K to fans) is a weird experience, because every now and again you can hear the Ren Hoek in his voice. It’s sort of surreal to realize you’re having a conversation with Ren about how the 1930s was the pinnacle of American progress. Ren & Stimpy first blew onto the … Continue reading
When I talked to Michael Winterbottom a couple of weeks ago, he mentioned that he was thinking about taking on a secret project that would bring him back to Pakistan, where he filmed his shattering refugee movie, In This World. That project has now been announced, and it’s an adaptation of A Mighty Heart, Mariane … Continue reading
I have read the script for Pirates of the Caribbean 3. At least I have read A script – what I read is probably an older draft. I read the script many months before Dead Man’s Chest came out, and Verbinski and crew haven’t finished shooting the third one just yet, so there’s been plenty … Continue reading
On August 4th the US finally gets to see a movie that I have heard nothing but great things about – the spelunking terror of The Descent. In the film a group of female cave explorers stumble upon some nasty predatory monsters – but find out that maybe the thing they most have to be … Continue reading
CHUD continues to conquer all second and third tier media! If you watched G4’s Filter this past weekend, shame on you. Also, you will have seen both Nick Nunziata and I commenting on 100 Women You’ll Never Get. They didn’t run the bit where I told them to get the phone book and I would … Continue reading
This is probably a bit more of a JoBlo type story than a CHUD type story, but I’m in the mood to talk about Natalie Portman’s tatas. And the reason why her tatas are the topic of conversation today is that New York Post*’s Page Six is reporting that she’ll be going full frontal in … Continue reading
It looks like Vince Vaughn is all grows up. Now that The Wedding Crashers and The Break Up have established him as a bona fide star he’s turning his attention to much more serious roles. We’ve told you that he’ll be filming a part for Sean Penn’s Into the Wild, which is pretty serious. Now … Continue reading
This weekend was the junket for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay’s follow-up to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. First of all, the movie is hilarious; while it’s less absurd and more story driven than Anchorman, it still packs in an astonishing number of insane moments and … Continue reading