Yesterday I did the press day for Dukes of Hazzard (an utterly dismal film, by the way), and Seann William Scott came into the room with his head shaved for his role in Richard Kelly’s next film, Southland Tales. I never had a chance to ask him about it, though, as Scott launched into a … Continue reading
Dave Davis reported to you a few days back that Mel Gibson is directing a new film, called Apocalypto. You can read Davis’ article here, where he tells us that the film is to be written by Gibson, it’s a historical action piece, and it revolves around an ancient civilization. And where you can see … Continue reading
I saw Stealth last night. It looks like Boston’s favorite son, Dave Davis, will be reviewing it for CHUD.com, so let me just give you my quick impressions: dumb, dumb, dumb but fun. Sure, the attempts to shoehorn some commentary are out of place, and hey, not a whole lot of it makes sense. And … Continue reading
This week sees the release of the funniest film of 2005, The Aristocrats. It’s a movie about a joke – the dirtiest joke ever, in fact – and it features over 100 comedians telling it. This may sound like a boring concept, but it works, as director Paul Provenza (who worked along with Penn Jillette … Continue reading
Did you read my exclusive interview with Jon Favreau from San Diego Comic Con? Not only did he reveal that he reads CHUD.com (as all rightminded citizens should), he also talked about how important practical effects were to him when making his new film, Zathura. Now there’s a trailer for the family sci-fi adventure, and … Continue reading
Richard Clarke, the counter-terrorism expert who blew the whistle on how the White House willfully ignored pre-9/11 threats and that the Bush Administration was ready to invade Iraq no matter what the evidence against Hussein was, is writing a novel. And in the way of such things, the novel has been optioned. Called The Scorpion Gate, … Continue reading
The new Steven Spielberg film, one of my most anticipated movies of the year (and how insane is it that the guy is filming a movie in July that will be out this year?) now has a title. It had been going under a variety of names, including Vengeance, which was pretty generic, but it … Continue reading
They’ve had their own TV show, they’ve released an album, and they’ve toured the globe… for Tenacious D the only medium left to take over is film. So it’s no surprise rock duo Jack Black and Kyle Gass are knocking that last one out with their film Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny. For … Continue reading
I have read that the film SOB was at least partially inspired by Blake Edward’s true life interest in making a hardcore adaptation of The Joy Of Sex. It obviously never happened, and after watching Michael Winterbottom’s 9 Songs, I have decided that maybe that’s a good thing. Winterbottom’s film has gotten a lot of … Continue reading
One time head of Warner Bros and current producer Lorenzo DiBonaventura was at the press junket for Four Brothers this morning, and he talked a little bit about his upcoming Transformers project. The film has gone through a couple of drafts, including one by CHUD.com friend John Rogers (who I had the honor of finally … Continue reading