The least newsworthy, and most buzzworthy, of stories in the last twenty-four hours has been the Pope’s publicized condemnation of certain trends in entertainment as "perversion[s]". Video games are explicitly mentioned, as is Benedict XVI’s further opinion that such media marketed to children is "all the more repulsive." I’m not exactly sure what he thinks … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: TartanMSRP: $22.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 94 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind-the-scenes featurette The Pitch "It’s Haute Tension with a bit less lesbian lust meets The Wicker Man with a more in-bred cult." The Humans Vincent Cassel, Roxane Mesquida, Nicolas Le Phat Tan, Olivier Bartélémy, and, for the briefest of moments, a … Continue reading
Blizzard’s vice-president of development, Itzik Ben Bassat, has gone on record saying that the company’s next MMO project will be "innovative." Theories abound that it will take place in the Starcraft universe, which would make sense given the large fanbase. What Blizzard doesn’t want to do, obviously, is step on their own toes by making … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: The Biography ChannelMSRP: $24.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 4 Hours, 46 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • Behind-the-scenes featurette• "Hot Laps" Q & A segment• Driver bios The Pitch "It’s Talladega Nights meets those films they show you in grade school when it’s raining outside and the teachers don’t want to deal with muddy … Continue reading
TVT Records WebsiteBuy Lumidee at AmazonBuy Ying Yang Twins at AmazonThere’s a certain reason why I’m schlepping out reviews here at CHUD and not Billboard.com, Vibe, or some other music site. Well, actually there’s two: one is that Dave Davis wasn’t working for any of those guys, and two is that I can go on … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: LionsgateMSRP: $19.98RATING: RRUNNING TIME: 138 minutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• "Jim Morrison: An American Poet in Paris" documentary• "The Doors in L.A." documentary• "The Road to Excess" documentary• Feature commentary w/ director Oliver Stone• Behind-the-scenes featurette• Deleted scenes• Trailers The Pitch "It’s what you’d expect from a movie about a guy who … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON:: CLICK HEREPLATFORM: PSPESRB RATING: TPUBLISHER: KonamiDEVELOPER: Backbone Entertainment The market holds a special place for those mediocre titles produced around a new system’s launch. Many of these titles sell well because they’re the only apps available. Since the PSP’s launch, Sony has trumpeted the success of their Untold Legends franchise, because … Continue reading
Sometimes it happens: a mis-alignment of the stars causes a delay in shipping, receiving, or reviewing, and seasonal DVDs slip past their dates. We just happen to have a couple of Christmas-themed releases here that have just been posted for your enjoyment. We didn’t feel like holding on to them until December 25, 2007, just … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERESTUDIO: Warner Bros. MSRP: $19.97 RATED: PG (w/ Steiger Ass) RUNNING TIME: 103 minutes SPECIAL FEATURES:• Vintage Featurette: "Tattooed Steiger" The Pitch "It’s Creepshow meets The Outer Limits meets the paper I wrote for my English capstone course!" The Humans Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Robert Drivas The Nutshell Ray Bradbury’s … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: A&E Home VideoMSRP: $34.95RATING: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 7 hr, 42 minSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary w/ Criss Angel on two episodes• 5 bonus featurettes The Pitch "It’s Harry Houdini meets the pavement! Except without the vendetta against mystics, and more Vegas attention whores." The Humans Criss Angel and his entourage, plus … Continue reading