There are two kinds of musician biopics: the one where the young talent struggles to the top of the pops, only to succumb to alcohol and/or drug abuse before inspirationally overcoming, and the one where the young talent struggles to the top of the pops, only to succumb to alcohol and/or drug abuse before tragically … Continue reading
When I interviewed Brett Ratner in Vegas last month, he sent some mixed messages about remakes: “Hollywood is unfortunately built on the sequels right now – it’s all about the sequels and the remakes, and that’s a challenge. There’s not as much ingenuity in the 60s and 70s when filmmakers were like inventing genres, creating … Continue reading
When you’re on a set it’s in your blood – if you know dick all about filmmaking – not to make a peep. As a guest of the filmmakers, you want to ingratiate yourself by trying to be as invisible as possible. It’s just a simple courtesy to not screw things up when "the magic" … Continue reading
***WARNING*** Good day. Since so much of our site’s content is lost in other designs, hampered by ad code messing with the pages, or surrounded by gas and low on evil, I’m going to start reprinting them for new eyes. You’ll see classic Smilin’ Jack Ruby, stuff from me when I was relevant, early Devin, … Continue reading
Today I had a chance to interview The Rock, and while preparing I looked over his IMDB listing and it dawned on me that this guy has been in a lot of crummy movies. The Scorpion King, Be Cool, Doom – not one of these movies are particularly defensible or worth a second look. There’s … Continue reading
I’m not gonna lie – this year has been sorely disappointing when it comes to movies. Sure there have been a handful of high quality blindsiders and a few prepackaged blockbusters that scraped past average, but 2006 has really dropped a heavy steamer on the chest of film fanatics. Will next year prove any better? … Continue reading
Good Day, Nick here. Since the late 90’s (except for 2005, which was my "dark year at CHUD.com") we’ve done a CHUD Babe Draft. It used to be a little creepier back in the day, a concept of an island populated by Chewers complete with each of these handpicked "harems" of the best and brightest … Continue reading
Thanks to the magic of cinema, we’ve been privy to the underground (hence illegal) worlds of street racing, hand-to-hand combat, flesh trading, and even the wagering of luck itself (go put Intacto in your Netflix queue, pronto). So modern day gunfighting was probably inevitable, but certainly welcome. Maverick Films is taking us into the realm … Continue reading
It’s been a long road, but Jeremy Piven has come a long way from roles like “Candle Seller” and “Patrolman” and “Nervous Quick-Mart Clerk” and that yammering asshole he played in Judgment Night. By now he must have an agent almost as good as that scene-stealing cyclone he portrays on Entourage, a dynamic performance that’s … Continue reading
I take what they say and use it against them. What I do is jujitsu. They say something ridiculous and I subject them to scorn and ridicule. That’s my job. – Al Franken Here’s a film that won’t play so well in the red states (we still have the red state/blue state divide, right? Even … Continue reading