Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is like a gift to horror fans. “This is my Christmas,” aspiring psycho-killer Vernon says in the hours before his first murderous rampage, and those of us who grew up loving Friday the 13th, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street and their myriad clones and rip-offs (in the … Continue reading
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is like a gift to horror fans. “This is my Christmas,” aspiring psycho-killer Vernon says in the hours before his first murderous rampage, and those of us who grew up loving Friday the 13th, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street and their myriad clones and rip-offs (in the … Continue reading
When I spoke to director Alexandre Aja about his latest film, The Hills Have Eyes, he said his next picture would be an original screenplay, which would then be followed up by an adaptation of Charles Burns’ astonishing graphic novel Black Hole. Well, this is Hollywood, folks, so that’s all changed already! Aja will not … Continue reading
Give the people who cut the trailers and TV ads for X3 an Oscar right now. I know too much about what has been going on behind the scenes of this film to hold a reasonable hope for it (I do hold an unreasonable one, however), but the trailers – and now the three new … Continue reading
When I was told that there was going to be a set visit for the new Broken Lizard film, Beerfest, I knew it could only happen at one place on Earth. In the film a group of Americans take on the secret underground Munich beer games at Oktoberfest, so the cast and crew must have … Continue reading
When I was told that there was going to be a set visit for the new Broken Lizard film, Beerfest, I knew it could only happen at one place on Earth. In the film a group of Americans take on the secret underground Munich beer games at Oktoberfest, so the cast and crew must have … Continue reading
Reports are hitting the internet that Grind House has shut down production due to cost overruns and schedule problems. Grind House is one of my more anticipated films – it teams Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez in an homage to 1970s exploitation films. Each director is working on a short film that’s supposed to be … Continue reading
This morning I read that Brad Pitt is unhappy in his new home in Paris. We know this because the guy at his local coffee shop says so. Putting aside any issues of client/barista privilege, why exactly do we care if Brad Pitt loves his new place or not? I don’t even care if my … Continue reading
No film has divided me in recent memory like Snakes on a Plane. We here at CHUD were early adopters of the phenomenon, and it’s been sad seeing the thing run into the ground the way it has been in the last few months. There’s something primal and beautiful about this movie that doesn’t need … Continue reading
No film has divided me in recent memory like Snakes on a Plane. We here at CHUD were early adopters of the phenomenon, and it’s been sad seeing the thing run into the ground the way it has been in the last few months. There’s something primal and beautiful about this movie that doesn’t need … Continue reading