Peace out, swag. The legendary Oscar and Golden Globe celebrity gift bags are being squashed under the heel of conscience. And the threat of having to pay taxes. And, apparently, Edward Norton. Word is, Mr. Norton, feeling the bags were both “disgusting and shameful” voiced enough grievance that the IRS and Academy of Motion Picture … Continue reading
The title for the seventh and final Harry Potter book has been announced, and it is filled with grim portent. The book will be called Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Hallows is being used in a way that seems unusual to me – “hallow” means to make holy, so I am assuming this is … Continue reading
Welcome to the fifth massive installment of Joe Carnahan’s answers to your questions. Joe’s new movie, Smokin’ Aces, is on its way to movie theaters on January 26th, and while we’re all waiting for that, Joe has started a blog: www.smokinjoecarnahan.com. Part of that blog is answering the questions of CHUD readers, and this is … Continue reading
NOTE: We have been contacted by Disney and asked to take the image down. We’ve complied. Coming Soon got their hands on an unofficial picture of Keith Richards in costume as Captain Jack Sparrow’s dad in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. You can see a small bit of the picture here, and I … Continue reading
One of the most interesting things about Will Smith’s new movie, Pursuit of Happyness, is how colorblind it is. The film is the true story of Chris Gardner, a black man who becomes homeless while working at an unpaid stock broker internship with and under a bunch of white people – the internship is obviously … Continue reading
There is a very specific joy about McG’s new film, We Are Marshall – seeing Ian McShane and David Straitharn sharing scenes together. The film is based on the true story of a 1971 plane crash that killed the entire Marshall University football team and coaching staff, as well as many prominent fans and citizens … Continue reading
— You knew the double-dip was coming. Spider-Man 2: Extended Edition will be officially shooting extended gobs of extra-sticky goo your way in April- just in time to coincide with the release of Spider-Man 3: The Normal Cut. In an effort to A) tantalize fans for the April release or B) deflate the April release, … Continue reading
That’s more like it. As the official apologist for Ocean’s Twelve (here and here), I’m proud to say that Ocean’s Thirteen looks like a worthy entry in the series people seem predisposed to be incredulous about but all seem to see. There’s a funny backlash from folks thinking "oh shit, Clooney and Soderbergh are sleepwalking … Continue reading
When you visit a movie set you hear all kinds of stuff from the people involved. Often they seem to have an idea of what the movie will be that bears no relation to the real film that gets released in theaters. When I was on the set of Michael Bay’ Transformers I heard that … Continue reading