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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…

ASK ALFONSO!

No secret – we love Children of Men. In fact, it tied for first place in my Top Fifteen for 2006, and Nick listed it at #4. Universal is gearing up for the DVD release of the film on March 27, and they offered us a cool opportunity – you guys submit questions for director … Continue reading

THE YEAR’S MOST MISLEADING TITLE

If you’ve been reading our Chud Essentials list over the past week, the film Q The Winged Serpent should be fresh in mind. I’m just saying that because in mere moments I’m going to write about the upcoming flick Winged Creatures, and I feel it’s really important to get thefact that it is not a … Continue reading

DRAINING THE MAIN VINE

It’s been far too long since we’ve been exposed to a film about sentient, murdering vines and their flowers. Thankfully, Dreamworks is about to change all that. The studio SKG built and sold has signed Carter B. Smith to direct its adaptation of the Scott Smith singing vine novel, The Ruins. Smith will also write the screenplay, ala … Continue reading

NIGHT AT THE DOGHOUSE

If you’ve been into any bookstore in the last year, you’ve noticed the sugar-coated cover of a cute l’il "yellow" Labrador Retriever puppy, head cocked, that belongs to the memoir Marty & Me. They’re everywhere. I haven’t read it, but it’s generally praised as heartwarming and has sold New York Times Best-Seller earning quantities. Personally, … Continue reading

A WALK IN THE MEADOWS

Scanning this morning’s casting announcements, I was thrown for a loop when I found out Tim Meadows was not only still alive, but back on the big screen. He had a steady, yet unremarkable run on SNL that was capped by the abysmal flick based on his "Ladies’ Man" character, Leon Phelps. Since then, I … Continue reading

DIE HARD 4.0

I don’t know anyone who was asking for Die Hard 4, but by crap, whoever was is gonna get it. And the way the trailers are looking, that isn’t a bad thing at all. The new international trailer for Die Hard 4 is out, and interestingly, there’s not a mention of Live Free or Die … Continue reading

BRUCKHEIMER BRINGS IT ON

Jerry Bruckheimer has never been one to shy away from sucking up historical events into his box office juggernaut movie-making machine, so I figured it was only a matter of time before he set his sights on The Global War on Terror. Sure enough he has, but in a pleasant surprise, he’s not dealing with … Continue reading

SAY HELLO TO TWO-FACE

We reported on the rumor a couple of weeks ago, and now it’s confirmed in the trades: Aaron Eckhart is going to be Two-Face in the upcoming Nolan sequel The Dark Knight. It’s just one more element that indicates Christopher Nolan is taking these films seriously (some would say too seriously, but I digress), and … Continue reading

HOT FUZZ HEATS UP!

Here’s great news for people who like good movies: Hot Fuzz is off to a killer start in the UK. Universal opened the film there on Valentine’s Day, and it proceeded to make $1.76 million on 500 screens. This doesn’t sound like a lot to us Americans, but when you realize that this is 50% … Continue reading

GRINDHOUSE GLORY!

The big trailer for Grindhouse is out, and I hate to revert to internet movie geek type, but it fucking kicks ass. It is just a terrific trailer, and one that really has the perfect feel of the grindhouse trailers of the day – this trailer could fit quite nicely on any of Synapse Films’ … Continue reading