NEW RELEASES BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNONd. Scott Glossermanc. Nathan BaeselBest Buy: $17.99Circuit City: $19.99Deepdiscount.com: $16.29 First up is Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. You have been hearing about this movie here on Chud since it was first released in limited theaters. If you are like me, you are … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: Click HERESTUDIO: TouchstoneMSRP: $19.99RATED: PG-13RUNNING TIME: 103 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:•Blooper Reel•Deleted Scenes•Missy Elliot Music Video•Jeannie Ortega Music Video•“Hard Corps” Featurette•Full Gymnastics Routines•Slow-Mo Uneven Bars Routines•Commentaries: Director/Actors; Director/Filmmakers The Pitch My guess is that it’s Bring it On with gymnasts. The Humans Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, Vanessa Lengies Even with her trusty Motion … Continue reading
In celebration (or dread, realistically) of the impending release of Live Free or Die Hard, the time is ripe to revisit the other three films in the series. In the spirit of great thieves, I’ve blatantly stolen Devin’s 10 Days of 13 format to celebrate John McClane’s previous excursions into octane. So for the next … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Quixotic Media (tilting at windmills…)MSRP: Not advertisedRATED: Not ratedRUNNING TIME: 98 minsThe Pitch"It’s Loose Change meets your World Religions class!"The HumansInterviews with noted anti-Islam folks such as Robert Spencer and Serge Trifkovic, along with scholars of Islam like Bat Ye’or, Abdullah al-Araby, and former Palestinian terrorist Walid Shoebat.The NutshellOver … Continue reading
Man, I get hit with a simple plague, and look what happens when I’m on my back having fevered dreams about punching Psychobilly Freakout in the face?For starters, when I last hit the pillow, Manhunt 2 had just been denied a rating by the British Film Council, and been stuck with a death knell AO … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Warner HomeMSRP: $29.98RATED: Not ratedIn 1953, The Robe, the first feature film shot in Cinemascope, was released. Its enormous success inspired over ten years’ worth of widescreen ‘sword-and-sandal’ epics. They varied widely in quality and ambition, from Steve Reeves’ silly Hercules films to masterpieces like Spartacus and Ben-Hur. This … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Eyethink PicturesMSRP: $24.99RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 84 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Commentary by cast• Commentary by crew• "If These Wigs Could Talk" behind-the-scenes featurettes• 4 bonus songs• Bloopers• Multi-angle optionsThe Pitch "It’s like Hedwig and the Angry Inch as performed by a barbershop quartet, with governmental politics as a stand in for … Continue reading
In celebration (or dread, realistically) of the impending release of Live Free or Die Hard, the time is ripe to revisit the other three films in the series. In the spirit of great thieves, I’ve blatantly stolen Devin’s 10 Days of 13 format to celebrate John McClane’s previous excursions into octane. So for the next … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Criterion CollectionMSRP: $39.95RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 145 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES:• Audio Commentary by film historian Ginette Vincendeau• New Interviews with cinematographer Lhomme and editor Francoise Bonnot• Archival video excerpts, including on-set footage and interviews with Melville, cast members, writer Joseph Kessel, and real-life Resistance fighters• Melville et "L’armée des Ombres,"a short … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: Lions Gate MSRP: $44.98RATED: NRRUNNING TIME: 500 MinutesSPECIAL FEATURES: • “Themed” featurettes• Season 6 Outtake ReelThe Pitch“It’s Ned and Stacey, except Ned’s gay, Stacey’s an even bigger twat, and Ned’s best friend is the most annoying man on the planet!”The HumansEric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes, Megan MullallyThe NutshellSee, … Continue reading