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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…

TITANIC TRANSFORMERS TUSSLE!

Yahoo! Movies has the premiere of three new pictures of Transformers in action, including a bigger version (with more to look at) of the picture above. It’s Optimus Prime battling it out with Bonecrusher on a freeway, and there’s a truck in the shot that gives you a nice sense of scale. It’s pretty impressive … Continue reading

ANTI- INTELLECTUALISM IN ENTERTAINMENT

In a column published on the ides of March 2007, the ever cantankerous editor-in-chief of Variety exploded a spray of buckshot into the hindquarters of the nation’s elite film critics who’d been temerariously roasting the pandering likes of Norbit, Ghost Rider and Wild Hogs – this in spite of the fact that these clumsily jammed … Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE CLIP: EVERYTHING’S GONE GREEN

April 20th has something for everyone. It’s Hitler’s birthday for those who like to hate. It’s the anniversary of Columbine for those who like to laugh. And since the date translates to 4/20, it’s the international holiday of people so stoned you’re amazed they can read calendars. Everything’s Gone Green, which opens in limited release … Continue reading

POPS GOES THE RACER

Now that Speed Racer is locked into a May 2008 global release date and they’ve got a lead in the form of Emile Hirsch, we’ve been expecting the rest of the cast to fill out pretty damn fast. And that’s exactly what looks to be happening as today brings news that Speed’s parents are cast. … Continue reading

MEDIA REPORTS (4.02.07)

1. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY #928 Sure, their film reviews are hated by geeks. Yes, they follow trends incessantly. And yes, music coverage is generally an afterthought. But it’s surely the most fun weekly read out there, and they have television on lock. Plus, they’ll surprise with every now and then with a great piece on overlooked … Continue reading

SET VISIT: THE EYE

From Sue Storm, Fantastic Four’s Invisible Woman to The Eye’s blind heroine, Jessica Alba has come full circle.  So when Lionsgate invited CHUD to visit the set last Saturday to meet the ingénue, I went to see what’s what. The Eye is a retelling of 2002’s Pang Brothers’ Gin gwai – the same siblings who … Continue reading

PENHALL (NOT DOUG) GETS ON THE ROAD

This past week, Oprah Winfrey made some history with her book club. For the first time ever she picked a book that involved post-apocalyptic cannibalism, specifically Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. McCarthy’s a great writer – one of America’s best, without question – but The Road is a change of pace for the man known best … Continue reading

GET BACK ON THE BABYSITTER

On the list of shit I’m not going to get worked up over, the impending remake of Adventures in Babybsitting ranks just below pro wrestling’s human growth hormone scandal and the fact that the State of Idaho’s Attorney General’s office calls my land line every morning at 7:30 looking for some guy named Luther. Do … Continue reading

POLLACK IS THE DECIDER

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the last time he directed a movie actually worth watching, Sydney Pollack has signed on to helm Recount, a narrative movie about the 2000 presidential elections and the Florida recount. You could make the argument that 9/11 was the defining moment of this new millennium so far, but I … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Weeks in Release 1 Blades of Glory $33,000,000 $33,000,000 1 2 Meet The Robinsons $25,056,000 $25,056,000 1 3 300 $11,155,000 $179,662,000 4 4 TMNT $9,160,000 $38,428,000 2 5 Wild Hogs $8,389,000 $135,355,000 5 6 Shooter $8,000,000 $27,212,000 2 7 Premonition $5,100,000 $39,342,000 3 8 The Last Mimzy $4,000,000 $16,192,000 … Continue reading