Hello all. James here, new blogger on Chud. Well, no shite, but I thought I’d be formal and introduce myself. Living in New York City in the borough of Brooklyn (or as the ‘cool kids’/ Spike Lee says, Crooklyn ), I see a lot and I hear a lot. About what, I really don’t know. … Continue reading
Looking for some Tush. There is something to be said for being thrifty in Hollywood. Money rules and cost-cutting is the part of the game that sometimes makes the difference between no movie happening and a greenlight. One of the stumbling blocks we hit with out big shark movie was that the budget needed to … Continue reading
Recently my friend Diablo Cody wrote a movie called Juno, which is a polite way of saying: recently I wrote a movie called Juno. What happened was, I owned a stripper place and got one of my strippers baby-riffic and she went for the big bortion and I had to pay for the whole goddamn … Continue reading
I had planned to share my thoughts about the latest news on The Hobbit or Watchmen in this, my second blog entry – and I certainly didn’t want to discuss Star Trek again so soon – but I couldn’t ignore the passing of Alexander Courage. It was revealed this week that Alexander Courage, who … Continue reading
I doubt this is anyone’s main news source, but in case you missed it, Universal Studio’s backlot is currently ablaze, with several structures damaged (including a video vault and the King Kong exhibit). No reports of injuries at the moment, thankfully. My thoughts go to the West Coast office of my old company, Focus Features, … Continue reading
Once upon a time I made this move called The Sandlot. Yeah, I know it was good. I’m the guy who made the piece of shit remember? It was about a group of retarded children who played baseball. They were a really tight group of friends and they played all summer long. One kid was … Continue reading
I finally found a job, which explains my momentary lapse in blog posts, but now everything is settled and such so hopefully I’ll be back with a vengeance. The other night I went to the movies for the first time in a few months and it was well worth it. The Strangers was a well … Continue reading
Quoth this NY Times Pixar article in reference to Wall-E: “Wall Street, which closely monitors major animated movies because of their huge cost, is not yet sold on the robot, which was been criticized by some as looking too much like the star of the corny 1986 film ‘Short Circuit.’ ‘I can see how it … Continue reading
When I was in high school, pranks were a fun and playful thing that all could enjoy regardless of age or state of mind. Nowadays, however, teenagers are of a completely different disposition altogether. The pranks that are pulled now are of no fun, but random vandalism. Students seem to find it humorous to … Continue reading
Last night’s season finale of LOST had many good moments. In fact, there were some I’m sure will go down as some of the best in the series’ history. But it should have been better. And there are definitely two moments where LOST blew its load by deciding to blatantly show its budget. Both of … Continue reading