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We could simply cut and paste stories from Variety, but we don’t. We’re too amazing for that. We RETYPE articles from Variety…

PUT YOUR JUNK IN THE BOX

That Pandora is a real hussy. Thanks to her little "box", I’ve had my fair share of trouble, heartache and groin-parts in need of a good ice pack. One day she’ll get hers… But not any time soon, thanks to Barry Sonnenfeld, who can create a good time when "on" (MIB) and head in hands … Continue reading

FREAK ‘EM OUT, MY SON

There’s an upcoming DVD you may want to get curious about. It’s called The Breed, and it registers on the radar for being directed by an acolyte of both Wes Craven and George Romero, a fellow by the name of Nick Mastandrea. I knew an Andrea shaped like a mast.Here’s the synopsis: "A group of … Continue reading

COPPOLA GOES TO ROME TO GET YOUNG

The advent of summer is wonderful for obvious reasons (temperatures wax, clothes wane) but also for one known only to movie-die hards: festival announcements*. While eager crowds are lining up to eat the baby-shit sandwich called Shrek 3, pretentious assholes like me are staring into a computer screen (or worse: Film Comment**) to see what’s … Continue reading

POMPEII IN BLOOM

Damned if Orlando Bloom isn’t going to be in every historical-based epic this decade. I used to say that jokingly, but apparently, it’s true. Coming Soon reports Bloom is in talks to get his stern gazing mug into Roman Polanksi’s upcoming take on the ill-fated city of Pompeii. He’ll be joined by decidedly un-Roman looking … Continue reading

CHUD’S 50 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS, DAY 15

Welcome to the next CHUD List. We’ve tackled our essentials list and the continued revelation of our Kills List from 2003, and now that we’ve begun the beguine, we must continue. Behold: The CHUD.com Top 50 Disappointments. A quick word on the criteria. We could very easily have spent this whole article discussing sequels and … Continue reading

MAY 14TH IS ROY SCHEIDER DAY!

Okay, James Wolcott. I’ll see your "lean cut Giacometti sculpture with a lone wolf aura" and raise you "the apotheosis of wounded American manhood in an era when being a man was anathema to the national mood". I can’t win here because I had to click through to your linked picture of a Giacometti sculpture; … Continue reading

THE EXORCISM OF ANNIE HALL

My t-shirts often get comments from the talent at press days (Kurt Russell loved this one), but today one may have gotten me a scoop. When I sat down to have a one on one interview with the legendary director William Friedkin to talk about his creepy and excellent new film, Bug, he took notice … Continue reading

HAMMER RISES FROM THE GRAVE

While many of my peers grew up on TV showings of Asian martial arts films, my foreign movies of choice were always the Hammer horror films. Lush and vibrant with incredible atmosphere, the Hammer films defined a certain kind of gothic horror. To this day I can’t see fog creeping along the ground without thinking … Continue reading

11CA! – HANNA HALL IS ADORABLE

I love to name drop someone who actually knows who I am. It’s so rare. Hanna Hall is a fucking talented lady and so incredibly lovely to boot. I mean, she’s not lovely to boot. I’ve tried kicking her, but it always ends up with me on the ground and her scurrying off to safety. … Continue reading