It’s always kind of tough doing a preview of any sort for a Woody Allen film because he tends to keep plot details and such close to the vest. He starts with a central concept and an idea of the pic’s tone, and you generally don’t get much more until it’s done. Today’s story is … Continue reading
As a big fan of Jason Reitman’s sadly overlooked Thank You For Smoking, I was really hoping to see him directing a movie sooner rather than later. Fortunately, his next project Juno just started filming. It’s the story of a young girl (Ellen Page) who gets knocked up and has to deal with the consequences. … Continue reading
This week marks the start of production on the Frank Darabont-helmed adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist for Dimension Films. Thomas Jane, Andre Braugher, and Laurie Holden have already been cast as townsfolk holed up in a supermarket as monstrous menaces brought in by a supernatural storm threaten their idyllic Maine town (Despite Stevie’s iconic … Continue reading
With the financial success, critical recognition, and likely Oscar bounty of his superior crime flick The Departed, Martin Scorsese is riding high now. He’s got his pick of what to do next as he’s attached to several properties including Silence, an adaptation of the Shusaku Endo novel about two 17th century Jesuit priests spreading Christianity … Continue reading
A few weeks back, CHUD presented to you to the illicit Web debut of the ridiculously awful and entertaining martial arts epic DOA: Dead or Alive. Based on the video game series which in turn was based lonely nerds easily satiated by digital boobs, the movie features such real life martial arts luminaries as Eric … Continue reading
The Night Watchman has been one of those elusive Hollywood properties with a great pedigree that just can’t seem to make it into production. It started as a James Ellroy original screenplay set just after the O.J. Simpson verdict involving the LAPD and an officer who’s questioning corruption, both inside himself and in his department. … Continue reading
Slowly but surely, the ensemble drama set amidst the backdrop of the war in Afghanistan/Global War on Terror/World Wars 3-6, Lions for Lambs, is filling out on its way to production. Already, the Robert Redford-directed flick sports Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher, Glory Road ), Michael Pena (Crash, World Trade Center), and … Continue reading
We’ve seen lots of onscreen dramas regarding the major battles of World War II, but one of the least covered aspects of the period involved a smaller, but just as brutal conflict that kicked off when Japan invaded China just a few years prior. The Sino-Japanese War was actually a rather one-sided conflagration where Japan … Continue reading
Ever since departing the ABC mystery drama Lost – and considering how the show has spiraled, especially for supporting characters, she probably left at the perfect time – not a lot has been heard from Maggie Grace. Technically, she had a starring role in the wretched The Fog, but for the sake of this article … Continue reading
1. PREMIERE – MARCH ’07 As the biggest, regular US movie mag still out there, this baby strikes a nice balance between pure entertainment and real filmmaking goodness. Unless you’re looking at the odd theme issue, chances are that there will be enough meat from across the Hollywood spectrum to make this worth a buy … Continue reading