Let’s get this out of the way, first and foremost. I was doing my daily browsing of the internets and discovered that as part of the promotional materials for Choke, the adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s (Mr. Fight Club, and you should know this already, nerds) book of the same name, the studio is giving away … Continue reading
Hillary’s Exit With some reluctance, I offer a few thoughts on Hillary’s defeat, particularly on the notion that she deserves to be, and that Obama should make her, the Democratic vice presidential candidate. I’m reluctant because Hillary as vice presidential candidate and as vice president is such a self-evidently bad idea that sensible people know … Continue reading
I remember when I saw my first sandworm. It’s vagina dentate maw seduced me from the cover of The Dune Encyclopedia at the public library. I was hiding from a homeless gentleman who wanted to “choose my own adventure” while my mother worked on her dissertation, and the hefty volume fell from the top shelf, … Continue reading
I’ve found myself increasingly frustrated and obsessed with this incredibly addictive video game lately. When I play I end up losing something like 30 times to 1, and I get generally nothing for a win, but my obsessive-compulsive nature keeps me coming back, teeth gritting, eyes squinting and forehead veins a-throbbin’. The game to which … Continue reading
George Lucas is a genius. He has managed to raise to the level of an art form the ability to package and repackage his movies with restored, added or enhanced features over and over, and we all keep on buying them and making him richer and richer. For years, he held off on putting the … Continue reading
What’s up internet? My name’s Jon Abrams and for now my blog is called Slow-Motion Quick-Draw. Let’s save the extended introduction and get right to talking movies. That’s really the best way for you and I to decide if we’re going to get along. For my first blog entry on CHUD.com I … Continue reading
So… I ended up seeing Indy again for the third time instead. Taking that into account, I figured now was as good a time as any to chime in with my opinion on the film. (There may be spoilers. I’m not sure.) I am well aware that the bigwigs over here at Chud were less … Continue reading
Today we’ll cover four of the most well known and successful movies, and look at two of the most notable male leads to appear in the Marx Brothers pictures. The only two who ever made a repeat performance, in fact! Monkey Business (1931) Zeppo played by Zeppo MarxHorse Feathers (1932) Frank Wagstaff played by Zeppo Marx … Continue reading
My robot research led to a revisiting of A.I., the first time I’d seen the film since its summer 2001 theatrical release. Back then the press was so very heavily focused on the “Spielberg does Kubrick” angle that anything short of 2001 meets CLOSE ENCOUNTERS was going to be viewed as a disappointment, and indeed … Continue reading
Starting at about 1998 or thereabouts, Hollywood took one further step into becoming the completely artistically and creatively bankrupt institution it now embodies today. They grabbed hold of every single script they greenlit, and made damned sure the main characters were sassy, youthful types that would hopefully pander to what has been perceived as cinema’s … Continue reading