I don’t think I had a better time at the movies last year than when I sat down to watch Crank. It’s an action film with a cool concept, no doubt, and even cooler execution of said concept. Virtually every frame of the film bursts with insane energy, and it builds to an ending that … Continue reading
It’s been a decade since there’s been a new Francis Ford Coppola movie in theaters*. In the meantime he’s conquered the worlds of pasta sauce and wine, but he spent most of the last ten years on the quixotic quest to make Megalopolis, his dream story about a city of giant sharks. That film fell … Continue reading
Instead of just bumping the one article for the CHUD Podcast, I’m going to give each installment their own so that we can build this thing up a little better and keep it fresh. Of course fresh isn’t exactly on the menu with these shows due to the meandering craziness of them, but you get … Continue reading
There are a number of things that make David Fincher’s Zodiac a masterpiece. I can’t go into them all here, but one of the main weapons Fincher has is his cast, and one of the best performances in that cast comes from Mark Ruffalo. He’s always been a great actor, but he’s been flying just … Continue reading
JJ Abrams wants to be involved in all of your geek properties. He almost did a Superman movie, he’s one of the guys behind Lost, one of the biggest geek shows on TV, and he’s in charge of Paramount’s next Star Trek film. How can he follow this up? By getting into the Dark Tower … Continue reading
It’s looking like a good year to be Boston in the movies. With The Departed‘s Oscar buzz sweeping up into registers that only dogs can hear and a directorial debut from Affleck that had promising reports from set, other production companies are eyeing the city’s history, unique locations and penchant for turning out working class … Continue reading
Cross-platform development is going bananas and video games are getting crazy love. Hot on the heels of Metal Gear being optioned comes the news unreleased Eidos (whose Hitman is currently ramping up) title Kane & Lynch has had its screen rights acquired by Lionsgate. Kane & Lynch hasn’t even been released as a game yet, … Continue reading
With the upcoming release of the film Jim Carrey reportedly fired his agency over, The Number 23, PR folks are in full water-bailing effect, proving themselves to be tactless assholes in the process.Today my film critic buddy received a press release for The Number 23 from Sara Gans Blue of Wodell Associates, 23‘s PR firm. … Continue reading
Two things that never need appear again in a film not oriented towards the chronic masturbator crowd: pool boys and pimps. And yet American Summer will soon begin shooting in New Orleans, hiding both those archetypes not only under one blasé title, but in a single character. Matthew Lillard, not so conspicuously low-profile since 2004’s … Continue reading
You can’t always tell much about a movie from the trailer. You can tell even less from the teaser. But that doesn’t stop most of us from leaping to conclusions when we see one, and I have to say that if the teaser for Underdog is representative of the tone and attitude of the actual … Continue reading