Summertime rolls on. The box office "slump" continued through June, but at least the month ended on a high note – the unexpectedly good War of the Worlds. And I’m still getting hate mail for not liking Batman Begins, so that’s something. July doesn’t offer much to kick start the stuttering BO, but it does … Continue reading
It’s not a huge piece of news, but it does allay some fears that I saw online a few weeks back – a sticker for the new Harry Potter film has a small image of Mad Eye Moody on it, and he looks pretty OK. See, an image of Brendan Gleeson, who stars as the … Continue reading
On the soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, we are briefly reminded of an angry young chubby dude who helped invent gangsta rap. Today’s Variety brings us to the reality of what happened to that boy from South Central – he started making silly comedies. Are We There Yet? was just an embarrassment, but … Continue reading
Sticking with what’s worked so far (modest budget + scares = cash), Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures has wrangled a cast for its latest production, which has imported Hong Kong movie brethren Danny and Oxide Pang directing (in Saskatchewan, of all places). Currently known only as The Untitled Pang Brothers Horror Project (hey, I bet … Continue reading
Just for kicks, go to Sean Astin’s IMDb page. Look at how much work the guy’s done since completing Return of the King. That’s a lot of stuff there! Half of which I’ve never even hard of (which isn’t a good thing, but you should know by now that I kinda suck). Of all the … Continue reading
Wilson over at BlackFilm manages to get himself lots of pictures and posters. Usually I am jealous, but tonight I find myself relieved. See, he has premiered the US poster for Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, the tremendously good first film in Park Chan-Wook’s vengeance trilogy (they’re unrelated beyond theme – Old Boy is the second … Continue reading
I don’t want to be some kind of a negative nelly here, but it seems like every day brings new information about X3 that further guarantees that this movie will truly and royally suck. I don’t have to tell you the storied history of this project up until now – at least I hope I … Continue reading
At CHUD.com we rarely run celebrity death notices. Seriously, is anyone’s life actually impacted by the death of Tigger? Move on, manchild. But sometimes a death is interesting in how it might impact an upcoming movie – such as Tony Scott’s Domino. See, it’s based on a real person, and she Jim Morrisoned it last … Continue reading
Every now and again life feels like a satire. Take for instance the fact that there’s an Emily the Strange film now in development. That may not seem so weird until you realize that this is possible the first film based only on an image – the character of Emily didn’t start out in books … Continue reading
Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to get all currents events-y with The Blood Diamond, the next film from Ed Zwick, Hollywood’s official racially-sensitive white guy. Zwick, of course, has directed such diverse fare as Glory, The Last Samurai and The Siege. The Blood Diamond will bring Zwick (and possibly Leo) to Africa, specifically the nation … Continue reading