Is American Dreamz a satire? Director Paul Weitz may not be the guy to ask – in the course of this interview he compares the film to other satires, specifically Team America, and then he claims it’s not a satire after all. Don’t let the waffling fool you – the film is a satire, but … Continue reading
B.P.R.D.: The Universal Machine: Bye-Bye Frogs, Hello Gothic Nightmare By Mark Wheaton In the past couple of years, particularly after interest spiked due to the film, the world of “Hellboy” has expanded and expanded. The “Weird Tales” issues have taken Hellboy and his team on crazy, exotic and oftentimes humorous adventures. The “B.P.R.D.” series has … Continue reading
Odds are that most CHUD.com readers know who Spider-Man and Batman are. Brian K Vaughan has written those characters, but the comics he’s best known for may be under the radar of those of you who aren’t hardcore comic book readers. But the books that he writes are actually the kinds of comics that appeal … Continue reading
Odds are that most CHUD.com readers know who Spider-Man and Batman are. Brian K Vaughan has written those characters, but the comics he’s best known for may be under the radar of those of you who aren’t hardcore comic book readers. But the books that he writes are actually the kinds of comics that appeal … Continue reading
We’re continuing our ongoing devotion to all things Tartan (catch up with our reviews HERE!) with another contest, this time for the snazzy Blade Runner-ish futuristic flick Natural City. It’s got super-powered cyborg killing machines literally dismantling human soldiers using high-tech weapons and insane martial arts. You know you wanna see it. The official synopsis: … Continue reading
In two weeks United 93, the first narrative feature film to deal directly with the events of 9/11, will open the Tribeca Film Festival. It’s really fitting – Tribeca began as an answer to the devastation the terrorist attacks had visited upon the economy of downtown Manhattan (we’ll argue about where Tribeca is exactly later. … Continue reading
Dear CHUD reader, I have failed you. I didn’t ask Gretchen Mol about her pubes. You see, in her new movie, The Notorious Bettie Page, Mol has some full frontal action, and her ladybits are done up in the style of the film’s time period – thick and fuzzy. And black. I have often found … Continue reading
Above is an exclusive new character image from Pixar’s next film, Cars. Hell, we’re so special it’s two new exclusive character images – on the left we have Ramone, voiced by Cheech Marin, and on the right is Fillmore, played by George Carlin. I’m pretty excited about Cars, mainly because – and I know this … Continue reading
Hard Candy lives and dies on the performances of its two leads. Writer Brian Nelson has crafted a fantastic, literate script, and director David Slade (read my interview here) has vision to spare, but when your movie is about two people in a house, it’s really all about the performances. Ellen Page is fantastic as … Continue reading
Hard Candy opens this weekend, and I think it lives up to much of the buzz as far as being one hell of a psychological thriller. It’s the kind of movie that can make you exhausted because your muscles were tensed up the whole running time. Earlier this week we ran my interview with director … Continue reading