While writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez and stars Lucy Liu and Michael Chiklis (interviews HERE, HERE and HERE) were occupied with actually shooting scenes during my visit to the set of the Ghost House horror-thriller Rise, I shot the breeze with the man behind the scenes, producer Greg Shapiro (also of Harold & Kumar Go To White … Continue reading
Disney’s Ice Princess isn’t an obvious kind of film that might catch the interest of CHUD’s general readership. Don’t get me wrong, it certainly has elements that I find appealing. But my own proclivities aside, even Devin gave the film a favorable review (READ IT HERE) and he’s not even really a perv. The movie … Continue reading
Gus Van Sant is a difficult filmmaker to pin down. Over the course of his career he’s made some of the boldest low budget films of our time and has also made one of the worst, most cynically commercial pieces of crap – Finding Forrester. Which is the real Van Sant? The answer, I think, … Continue reading
The first thing I noticed when meeting actress Lucy Liu on the set of the Ghost House movie Rise is that she’s just breathtakingly gorgeous in person, with a devilish grin and beguiling eyes that convey an uncommon wisdom. She’s also very petite, almost small enough to, say, put in your pocket and sneak out … Continue reading
Mailbagsukidoji: The Steady Leak may not be so steady these days, but your letters have been, so I must share them and answer them so that the wheels keep turning on this crazy little bitch. Feel free to ask whatever about whomever or whatever, and I’ll do my best to answer it. Letters in here … Continue reading
I am going out on a limb here – if Terence Howard doesn’t get an Oscar nomination either for his work in Crash or (preferably) Hustle & Flow, I am calling bullshit on the whole Academy. Between these two roles this year, Howard has shown himself to be an actor of stunning range and ability. … Continue reading
The call came just as I was settling into a bit of work back at the hotel. Devin was a little bit frantic. ‘Russ, Davis is fidgeting, and I don’t think he’s going to make it through his table for The Fog, much less Ghost Rider and Underworld. Can you get back here in ten … Continue reading
What’s more strange than seeing a bunch of people wearing pajamas pretending to be Jedi? How about hundreds of Comic Con attendees meandering about with Guy Fawkes masks casually slung over their heads like sunglasses at the ready? On Friday morning, day two of San Diego’s Comic Con International 2005, Warner Brothers premiered the V … Continue reading
In the upcoming Ghost House horror-thriller Rise from filmmaker Sebastian Gutierrez (read our exclusive interview with him HERE), Michael Chiklis plays a frayed LA cop on the hunt for whoever is responsible for destroying his family. Unfortunately for Lucy Liu, he thinks it’s her… even though she’s also a victim of the same cult that … Continue reading