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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…

RAMBO AT REST

There are all kinds of reasons why John Rambo, the currently filming fourth installment of Sylvester Stallone’s other shockingly-out-of-mothballs franchise, should be better than Cries and Whispers. First off, there’s the fact that Cries and Whispers is staid even by Bergman’s hyper-staid standards; secondly, there’s the understanding that any movie carrying sixteen fucking producers can’t … Continue reading

TRANSFORMERS, ROLL OUT THE CRAP!

Hi, everyone. I’m Jeremy, and I’m officially a part of CHUD now. Let’s shake hands and come out biting. Ahem. So there’s this lingering misconception popular with males of a certain age group and a certain sexual timidity that Transformers: The Movie (aka The Transformers: The Movie) is an animated classic on par with Fantasia, … Continue reading

SCORSESE CRIES WOLF

Martin Scorsese is in direct competition with Steven Spielberg to be the Guy From the 70s Who Has the Most Projects Percolating At Any One Time. But where Spielberg flirts with and then eventually spurns most of these projects, Marty has been just accumulating them. The latest is The Wolf of Wall Street, an autobiography … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross Weeks in Release 1 TMNT $25,450,000 $25,450,000 1 2 300 $20,510,000 $162,354,000 3 3 Shooter $14,501,000 $14,501,000 1 4 Wild Hogs $14,362,000 $123,815,000 4 5 The Last Mimzy $10,200,000 $10,200,000 1 6 Premonition $10,100,000 $32,191,000 2 7 The Hills Have Eyes 2 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 1 8 Reign Over Me … Continue reading

LI. CHAN. ANGARANO.

Jet Li has a mean glare, but for a guy who made a name for himself as a legend of hyperspeed fisticuffs, he’s got some portraits that are pure sissy. Every time I see Li allowing enemies to hurl themselves upon his carbide fists of doom, I imagine what he does after the fact. By … Continue reading

THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

This week the internets were alive with the rumor that Emma Watson, the young actress who plays Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films, wouldn’t be coming back for the final two movies. A British tabloid even had her costar, Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasely, saying that she was distant from her co-stars and … Continue reading

RAMBLING ROSE

You have to give her credit…Rose McGowan has endured moreso than almost anyone could expect. When she first popped up in the 90s, she came off as yet another young actress whose talent and looks seemed to be inversely proportionate. But as her theatrical appearances dried up, she found safe harbor in the latter years … Continue reading

ADAMA LIKES THE CRYSTAL

With all his recent identification with Battlestar Galactica, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that while Edward James Olmos has been an accomplished actor, he’s also ably handled the identity of producer/director/activist. His contributions to Battlestar Galactica will no doubt continue (thanks to the full 4th season pickup by Sci-Fi), but Olmos isn’t … Continue reading

NATHAN HALE WAS HUNG. IN ALL THE WRONG WAYS.

Spy stories are a Hollywood staple- and why not? The profession is filled with crazy stories, mystery and speculation that allows for all kinds of murderous, action-ous and diabolical-ous plotting. What hasn’t been seen a lot in contemporary big screen spying are stories about how the sneaks rolled in the old, old school.Enter the biography … Continue reading