Movie News

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

GEORGE LUCASSHOLE

I’m finding it hard to get outraged today. Maybe it’s because my apartment is so cold, or maybe it’s because I didn’t have enough coffee today. Either way, I just can’t bring up the bile right now, even when faced with two different George Lucas news items that would normally have me quite annoyed*. First … Continue reading

CHUD & MYSPACE

Here’s your one stop shop for links to all the MySpace pages related to the site, its periphery, and its editors. Add the heck out of us! If you’re a shill, go fuck yourself. Official CHUD.com page. Nick’s Page. The CHUD Show. Nick’s Production Company. The CHUD.com Movie! Nick’s First Producer Gig. Nick’s Band.

GHOST SCREENINGS

This week some of my colleagues finally saw Ghost Rider; I should have been there, but family business kept me in New York. I haven’t heard back from anyone yet, but I imagine that responses will fall into two categories: “That was shit” or “That wasn’t the ball-pounding experience I feared.” That second one is … Continue reading

A DIRECTOR SAYS WHAT?

For me, one of the more sketchy descriptions of any film is the label “Hollywood Satire.” It’s not that it can’t be done well, per se. But without the focus of a specific purpose and narrative like Swimming with Sharks or For Your Consideration, they tend to come off as silly, obvious, smug, and well……you … Continue reading

ORGAN GRINDERS

I missed the whole Saw train. Actually, that’s not quite right. That would imply that I ever intended to catch the train, which is most certainly not the case. The concept for the first one seemed somewhat interesting, but the assness of the cast and cheap, grungy, and depressing tone convinced me to stay away. … Continue reading

BEHOLD A FULL HORSE

I was rather indifferent to the idea of Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes production company because for the first few years of its existence, it was simply a horror remake factory churning out slick, yet uninspired films that made lots of money and little sense. It appears that the coffers have been filled enough for Bay … Continue reading

UPDATED! DARK CRYSTAL IS A GO

With the recent rumor of the Dark Crystal prequel Power of the Dark Crystal being kaput and our mention of that in the Puppets Plan Attack story (read it here), some some investigative readers on the message boards called bullshit. I put in a call to the Jim Henson Co. to find out for sure. … Continue reading

CHEV CHELIOS SAYS STICK ‘EM UP

Roger Donaldson is one of those directors for whom the oft-overused description of “solid” is actually perfect. The guy has worked steadily in studio pictures since the early 80’s, and some of my favorite silly genre flicks (Species) and small thrillers (Thirteen Days) come courtesy of this gent. Now, he’s currently shooting a 70’s-set bank … Continue reading