When I’m right, I’m right. A couple of weeks back everybody ran pictures of Benicio Del Toro in a big beard, saying that was his look for The Wolf Man. I knew it wasn’t so, and I figured that was his ‘last days of Che Guevera’ beard. Turns out I was right, as Steven Soderbergh’s … Continue reading →
Note: Look above for your first tease at what the CHUD.com logo will be like in the very near future… So you know we do a podcast. I think. I hope you know. Hey, we do a podcast here. It’s usually a little over an hour, comes out once or twice a month [except when … Continue reading →
Seattle area Chewers, you have a chance this week to see a very local, very indie film vision in the form of June & July. I’ve written about how much I like the film before, and now it’s starting a week-long engagement at the Northwest Film Forum. Here’s the official synopsis: Winner of our Local … Continue reading →
You know what I love? When people complain about things to hide the fact that they’re talking about something totally awesome about themselves. Like: "You know what the problem with having a lot of money? All the taxes." Or "I can’t believe how many men were trying to fuck me on Friday night, it was … Continue reading →
Way back in 2005:Q: Are there any dream roles that you’re looking at? Knocked Up could be opening a whole new world to you.Rogen: Any superhero in any capacity. I would be Namor.Q: You would want to wear those Speedos?Rogen: I would be anyone. If they’re in a comic book, I would be them.Sure The … Continue reading →
For today, Tom Rothman, we are cool. I don’t know if this was a Rothman decision or more of a Hugh Jackman/Lauren Shuler Donner move. Doesn’t really matter. Whoever’s responsible, they done good. Gavin Hood is a great director who’s about ready to make a leap to the A-list this fall with Rendition, a politically-charged … Continue reading →
No fucking way I’m restating my thesis again. This is "Part III", homes. Ain’t no Season of the Witch goin’ on up in here. You gots to read the other entries if’n you want this shit to make any kind of sense. And if you do, by chance, locate the connective tissue, shoot me an … Continue reading →
Just the other night, Dr. J(eremy Smith) was joking about going to New York to catch The Darjeeling Limited at the New York Film Festival. Or was he joking? Even with a mediocre script, the new Wes Anderson isn’t a laughing matter, and the fact that I left NYC just before this film plays the … Continue reading →
Doing this the right way, counting back as it was back in the day. One a day. Discuss it right here. Previous deaths: 100, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92, 91, 90, 89, 88, 87, 86, 85, 84, 83, 82, 81, 80, 79, 77. Enjoy!* # 77 – The Beast Within With his … Continue reading →
I will miss ol’ Richard Franklin. The Australian director of Psycho II, Cloak & Dagger, Roadgames, and seminal orangutan opus Link has left us thanks to that merciless killer, Cancer. He was a staple of my formative horror pre-teens and a constant Fangoria interviewee during their golden years [ah, I miss the old Fangoria], a … Continue reading →