I dood it! It’s only fair to cocktease y’all on this one, because when I saw the headline at Variety, I (very briefly) got excited over the idea of Ridley Scott directing Red Tails. But then the whole "taps Ridley to write" thing took hold, and I realized it was John Ridley of Undercover Brother … Continue reading
The liberal conscience of cinema in the 1980s is ready to reconsider the war that defined his art. And while Oliver Stone completed his unofficial Vietnam trilogy back in 1993 with the largely unheralded Heaven and Earth, I’ve no problem with the director returning to the conflict for further inspiration; after all, he served and … Continue reading
There’s no explaining the brilliance of Terry Crews. One must simply bear witness. Unfortunately, to do this in the past, one had to wade through some… wildly uneven movies: e.g. Friday After Next, White Chicks and The Longest Yard. Luckily, there are now two solid seasons of Everybody Hates Chris and Mike Judge’s cult classic … Continue reading
Now that the social problem picture is fashionable again, why not bring back the thematically aggressive sci-fi movies of yesteryear? We recently got a deeply confused take on The Invasion of the Body Snatchers; surely, it was only a matter of time before The Day the Earth Stood Still was dragged out of drydock. Robert … Continue reading
Yesterday at the press junket for Balls of Fire, I was fortunate enough to sit down and chat with the warm, gregarious and incredibly funny Terry Crews. While the full, CHUD Exclusive interview will run on Monday, I just have to share this Idiocracy-related bit of news. When I asked him about Mike Judge’s badly … Continue reading
The end of August is always a case of high and low for critics. On one hand, you’re seeing the first flurry of fall prestige pics, some of which might actually aspire to more than eliciting nodding approvals from middlebrow Oscar voters; on the other, you’re sucking down the dregs of summer, movies that aspired … Continue reading
We’ve read the reviews for No Country for Old Men. We’ve seen some footage. We knew the Coens were making a comeback this year. But did you think they were gonna be this vicious about it? This just released red band trailer for No Country for Old Men is a thing of relentless beauty. There’s … Continue reading
I’m confused. Variety‘s Michael Fleming writes in his article breaking the news of Betty Thomas as the new Dallas helmer that "this time they’re drilling for laughs". Pardon my ignorance, but weren’t they "drilling for laughs" when Robert Luketic was signed to direct? And was I napping or just not giving a shit when Bend … Continue reading
I‘ll go ahead and agree with Nick that the Stephen Sommers of Deep Rising would be just the guy to deliver a fun G.I. Joe movie. And if he wants $10 million to do it even though his last two pictures (The Mummy Returns and Van Helsing) were exercises in eardrum abuse, you might as … Continue reading
What if Martin Scorsese wanted to shoot a Rolling Stones concert, but Mick Jagger balked at the idea of too many cameras whizzing about? What would Marty do? WHAT WOULD HE DO!?!? Judging from this new trailer for Shine a Light, this appears to be the central tension of Scorsese’s Rolling Stones documentary – which … Continue reading