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JOHN CUSACK SEEKS FACTORY WORK

A couple of months ago, John Cusack was being touted as a Best Actor contender for his performance as a grieving father of two in James C. Strouse’s Grace is Gone; now, he’s considered an also-ran (as is the movie in general despite a brand new score from Mr. Oscar himself, Clint Eastwood). Motherfuckin’ vicissitudes… … Continue reading

KNIGHT INDUSTRIES SHILLS FOR FORD, AGAIN.

After thinking for a few minutes about George Miller’s potential Batman, I’m actually relieved to turn to new job as marketing assistant by proxy for the Ford Motor Company. See, there’s a new Knight Rider pilot in the works, and KITT 2008 has been revealed! Yeah, hooray. It’s a five trillion horsepower Shelby Mustang GTXV2000HKTVONTR … Continue reading

GET WRIGHT WITH THE NEW BEVERLY

If you live in Los Angeles and read CHUD regularly, this update shouldn’t be necessary. But just in case you’ve been busy lately and/or are a fucking idiot, here’s your friendly reminder that The Wright Stuff begins this Sunday!!! For two weeks this December (and if we’re lucky, maybe more), Edgar Wright is going to … Continue reading

LOUIS LETERRIER, HULKAMANIAC

I’m not the guy that thinks every discussion of The Dark Knight turns on an opinion about Batman Begins. Not so with Louis Leterrier’s upcoming The Incredible Hulk, which has an explicitly and rather shamelessly stated goal of wiping out the film Ang Lee released in 2003. Granted, I’m also not one to mount a … Continue reading

SWATTING BARRY BONDS

Now that he’s broken Major League Baseball’s (and, more importantly, Hank Aaron’s) career home run record, I’m pretty sure Barry Bonds’s place in the record books is secure unless George Mitchell’s investigation yields a definitive list of everyone who took steroids in the game’s history. Barring the highly improbable discovery of such a list, the … Continue reading