George Merchan

THE PROGNOSTICATOR – SEPTEMBER

Normally I would open this column with some jokes or other, but this month is going to be different. While we’re all planning out our moviegoing for September, many Chewers from three Southern states will probably not be making it to a theater this month. On behalf of all the CHUD.com staff, I want to … Continue reading

PICTURES HAPPEN!

Images are nice. And there just happens to be a ton to share with the lot of you fine folks… like this one to your right featuring Robert Downey Jr. during one of his regular detox sessions! Nah, I’m kidding. I love you, Bob. And Shane Black’s Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang looks to be just … Continue reading

CHUDSTORIES: TO LIVE FOREVER

(From the Vampire Cheats Death stories) The abomination reached a withered fingertip to the screen and caressed the image reverently. The finger slid down the screen leaving chunks of dried skin, as dusty as Egyptian parchment. "This one. I want this one." The abomination pulled the ancient finger to its mouth and sighed, tasting. "Yes, … Continue reading

DAMON IS THE FUZZ

The Departed, Martin Scorsese’s "remake" of 2002’s fantastic Hong Kong crime/drama Infernal Affairs has finally gotten some images to accompany the chatter and anticipation. Why did I quote the word remake? Well apparently, according to the blog just jared dot com, Marty informed reporters on the set: "It’s not a remake. It’s inspired by Infernal … Continue reading

MUSIC REVIEW: OLDBOY (IMPORT)

BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!LABEL: EMI Music KoreaMSRP: $26.49TRACKS: 24MUSIC BY: Yeong-wook JoNote: We first discussed the idea of music reviews a few months ago, but I had writer’s block back then, so it sat on the backburner until Chan-wook Park’s classy stunner approached its US DVD debut, which gave us the perfect time … Continue reading