David Lynch’s work is not for everybody. That being said, to many of us Lynch is a master of the cinema, translating odd and often impenetrable images from his subconscious to the big screen and usually scaring the hell out of us while he’s at it. I saw Inland Empire in the theatre’s in 2007 … Continue reading
It’s about time. I mean, really. We are all of us trapped in a weird moment right now, a cultural moment that isn’t remotely friendly to the red-blooded American male. We’re being battered by Sex And The City and Twilight, by American Idol and Glee, by Lady Gaga and Katy Perry and the Black-Eyed … Continue reading
The Hit is a British gangster film from 1984, an early effort from Stephen Frears (The Grifters, Dirty Pretty Things) who has a diverse filmmaking resume but is arguably at his best with unsparing crime movies like this one. And the British gangster film tradition is a particularly unsparing one. From Get Carter (1971) to … Continue reading
Star Trek (2009) was high profile movie that was highly anticipated. However, with talk and eventual decision of moving the opening day back from December to May, some of the buzz was beginning to wear off, and the questions started to roll in. Why are they moving the date back? Is the movie unfinished? Is … Continue reading
With new casting announcements every day, the Fright Night remake is well underway. If you recall my blog about The Lost Boys, you’ll remember that I’m a fan of the original but remain relatively positive in regards to an update. That said, for all the talk of Fright Night, there’s often very little talk of Fright … Continue reading
This is the second entry in a series of blogs looking at the TV shows, books and Films that made me the geek I am today. The first entry can be found here. http://chud.com/articles/blogs/2627/Anatomy-of-a-Geek.html The first three films I ever saw on Video were Empire Strikes Back, The Care Bares Movie and Ghostbusters. My folks … Continue reading
The Scott Pilgrim movie doesn’t look the way I want it to. When I read the comic, I was already directing the movie version in my head, as I’m sure many of the rest of you have done. My version was a very realistic, nerd/hipster comedy-drama in the vein of a movie like High Fidelity, … Continue reading
My summer officially started today. I couldn’t be happier. After having some downs, but A LOT of ups at my job, I’ve finally achieved my reward. 2 and a half months of fun. I’m going to lay out a few things I want to achieve this summer, and hopefully will, and not screw it up … Continue reading
At what point does an artist become a caricature of themselves? I found myself pondering this question recently while re-reading (for the first time in quite a long time) Frank Miller’s classic The Dark Knight Returns. Uh-oh. Can you see the battle lines being drawn? No, you probably can’t, and that’s because I can’t think … Continue reading
This is the first in a series of blogs looking at the TV shows, books and Films that made me the geek I am today. The year is 1985, it’s Christmas and I’m and my Grandmothers house, this is the year that my folks relented and bought me all the He-Man toys I had been … Continue reading