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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…

THE DOCTOR (DOOM) IS IN

Filming on Fantastic Four 2 begins in August in Vancouver, and director Tim Story has let slip a couple of details to Latino Review. It had been reported that Julian McMahon wouldn’t be returning for the sequel, leaving many to assume that meant Dr. Doom, last seen on a cargo ship bound for Latveria, also … Continue reading

HARRY POTTER’S POP

The next Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, starts shooting in just a few days, and the film is loading up on new actors to take on new roles. George Harris, possibly most belovedly known to CHUD readers as Captain Katanga from Raiders of the Lost Ark, will be playing … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 1.30.06

What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading

THURSDAY THE 12TH

New Line is really feeling the horror franchise love these days, and it’s been announced that they’re going to make a new Friday the 13th movie, with the release date set for Friday, October 13th. Why is that date so familiar? Give me a second, it’ll come back to me. Anyway, the word is that … Continue reading

NOLAN NABS AN APE

I’m pretty sure I read about this casting sometime not too long ago, but I guess it’s only now been confirmed by the hierarchs over at Variety, which is good. Now I can copy and paste this info for the edification of the masses! Anyway, motion capture superstar Andy Serkis has now joined the already … Continue reading

THE DAY AND DATE DEBATE

Things are changing. The old models of entertainment distribution and consumption have already undergone a sea change in the last decade, and Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban think this is just the beginning. Their 2929 Productions is looking to change the whole paradigm of how new movies are released, getting rid of the window of … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Big Momma’s House 2 $28,000,000 $28,000,000 1 2 Nanny McPhee $14,000,000 $14,000,000 1 3 Underworld: Evolution $11,100,000 $44,300,000 2 4 Annapolis $7,700,000 $7,700,000 1 5 Hoodwinked $7,300,000 $37,600,000 7 6 Brokeback Mountain $6,300,000 $50,800,000 8 7 Glory Road $5,100,000 $34,700,000 3 8 Last Holiday $4,800,000 $32,700,000 3 … Continue reading

DUCHOVNY PLAYS BALL

I tend to avoid the local news broadcasts because they generally make me want to seal myself in a small cube and never visit the outside world, but last night I had one of the Boston stations on and caught something I hadn’t heard before (and unfortunately it wasn’t "the Big Dig is completed!"). Apparently … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 1.27.06

What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading