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We could simply cut and paste stories from Variety, but we don’t. We’re too amazing for that. We RETYPE articles from Variety…

WHICH BLADE IS THAT AGAIN?

The Witchblade cable series may have gone to the superhero graveyard to join M.A.N.T.I.S., Night Man and Black Scorpion, but it turns out that gal still has quite a pair. Of movies, that is. Top Cow’s long-running comic book is getting back-to-back feature films courtesy of IDG Films, Relativity Media and Cow partners Platinum Studios. … Continue reading

DO WE HAVE A BEN REILLY?

Is Sam Raimi going to bring the most hated Spider-Man character ever to the big screen? Could he be adding Ben Reilly to Spider-Man 3? Maybe. You may recall Adrian Lester from Primary Colors, or maybe you know him from the UK show Hustle. Now he’s come on board the next Spidey story. Who is … Continue reading

EARTHSEA, JAPANESE STYLE

Ursula K LeGuin was very unhappy with the SciFi Channel version of her first two books. Obviously everyone was unhappy with it because it was a SciFi Channel production, and the only thing they’ve gotten right so far is the new EarthseaBattlestar Galactica. But LeGuin was really upset that the network changed the races of … Continue reading

ROCKY BAL-BLOG-A?

Video diaries, blogs, etc. have become a pretty cool new marketing tool the studios are using to both promote and raise interest in their respective film properties (King Kong and Superman Returns being the most recent and obvious examples). It’s one of those win-win scenarios where the studio’s films get their exposure and we as … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 12.13.05

What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading

SNAKES + PLANE = SUCCESS?

I remember how thrilled we were around here at the announcement of Snakes on a Plane. Just the idea that a major studio (New Line, who rescued it from turnaround at remake king Paramount) would have the rocks to release a major movie with such a flagrantly cheesy title demanded respect. And even though they … Continue reading

TRAILER: MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III

It seems like forever since Tom Cruise engaged in motorcycle-fu with the guy who was almost Wolverine, but now he’s back once again to upstage Ving Rhames and other members of his Impossible Mission Force. Still no clue as to what Mission Impossible III is about, but it apparently revolves around Philip Seymour Hoffman being eeeeevil, and … Continue reading

DAILY GRABOID 12.12.05

What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading

THE NATION’S PUNCHED!

Remember that little Piss and Vinegar thing that used to be such a big part of CHUD.com? Well, it’s had all sorts of sex and birthed forth an offspring destined to eat it and take over the countryside. The Nation’s Punched. The rant site from the makers of CHUD.com. By makers I mean me. Scared … Continue reading

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE REPORT

Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe $67,000,000 $67,000,000 1 2 Syriana $12,000,000 $13,500,000 3 3 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $10,300,000 $244,100,000 4 4 Walk the Line $5,700,000 $77,000,000 4 5 Yours Mine and Ours $5,100,000 $40,900,000 3 6 Aeon Flux $4,600,000 $20,200,000 2 … Continue reading