Satoshi Kon is considered one of the giants of anime. His previous films, like Perfect Blue, Millenium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers, have made big splashes not just among the otaku of America but also the critical community. His latest, Paprika, played the New York Film Festival last year and has now been given a stateside … Continue reading
I really like interviewing Shia LaBeouf, and not just because he named CHUD.com one of his top five websites in a People Magazine interview. There’s an attitude that LeBeouf has that I really like; some journalists I’ve spoken to say it feels coached to them, but I counter that what they’re sensing is the guy’s … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, we posted a contest in which readers could watch a clip from the recent remake of The Hitcher, and then write a fictional account of how the scene might end. The prize at stake: a T-shirt and nice stack of horror DVDs. We now have the results of this contest and, … Continue reading
"We’re like a percentage of something going bad somewhere. It’s terrible." Though it’s not necessarily surprising to hear someone reflecting negatively on the sorry psychological state of the nation, this cynical tone can’t help but sound awfully dissonant when it’s coming from Kevin Costner, who is inseparable in person from his amiable onscreen persona. Whether … Continue reading
Before my one on one with William Friedkin began, I was given a warning. ‘Ask intelligent questions,’ I was told. ‘He doesn’t suffer fools lightly.’ That was good news – I hate nothing more than lobbing stock ‘How did you get involved in this project?’ questions at real talents. And William Friedkin is a real … Continue reading
What a great word. No matter which homonym you’re referring to, it means something fantastic!
Horror comedies are tricky beasts, and it’s the rare one that’s successful as both comedy and horror film. Severance is one of those. A busload of employees of arms manufacturer Palisade are on a tour of Eastern Europe, selling their wares. At one point they head to a mountain top retreat in some post-Soviet, post-local … Continue reading
Read the first part of the set visit, with an interview with director Michael Bay, here. There are a number of different kinds of vehicles on the downtown Los Angeles street where Transformers is shooting: there are the ones that have been tossed about in whatever explosions and battle have torn up the road, and … Continue reading
“We’re going to be blowing up a lot of little Furbies,” Michael Bay says proudly. Last August I flew out to Los Angeles to visit the shoot of Transformers, the movie that’s set to dominate this July 4th weekend. A couple of blocks of downtown LA had been shut down, mostly for crew and equipment, … Continue reading
Jason is proud to be a black man…what?