Has there ever been a time when a movie about a guy who is essentially a terrorist would seem more ill-advised? The good news is that lame considerations about the political climate aren’t stopping Philip Noyce from directing a film about Patrick Chamusso, a South African who used sabotage to strike against the apartheid system … Continue reading
I think it’s hard to deny that Ben Stiller’s been in just a little bit too much these last couple of years. The guy’s everywhere, and it’s become a touch overwhelming. I love Ben Stiller – hell, I still pop in the old Ben Stiller Show DVDs from time to time – but overexposure kills. … Continue reading
Amphibious director James Cameron has again depressurized and surfaced from his subaquatic stronghold to dispense teaser tidbits to those of us who’ve been waiting nearly a decade for him to create something non-documentary. The tech-happy helmer has now shared that although he’s still planning his sorta live-action adaptation of the manga Battle Angel Alita (which … Continue reading
The New York Asian Film Festival is hitting this week, and running through July 2nd. I’ve seen a couple of the films already, and I’ll be bringing you some reviews (especially of the excellent Three… Extremes, which has short films from the likes of Takashi Miike and Park Chan Wook!) in the days ahead. In … Continue reading
I am very excited about Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming film The Fountain, even though CHUD.com wasn’t invited on the set visit (see how not bitter I am?). I have been a huge fan of Aronofsky for years, and I wish I had more films from him to like. The Fountain has, of course, been a long … Continue reading
On last night’s fantastic episode of Entourage, Jeremy Piven was trying to convince young heartthrob Vincent Chase to star in an Aquaman movie (seriously, what a great show). They were at a Lakers game when Chase turned it down, saying he didn’t want to get typecast. Piven pointed to the crowd. "There’s the Joker. There’s … Continue reading
Maybe just having your name mentioned in conjunction with a Quentin Tarantino movie is enough to get your career back in gear. Or maybe ol’ Axel Foley reads CHUD.com and knows that I have yearned for him to stop making movies for the diapers crowd. At any rate, Eddie Murphy has signed on to a … Continue reading
A high-concept action-horror flick that’s been kicking around for a while now has been scooped up by writer-director Jonathan Hensleigh, the guy who made the Punisher seem more interested in falsifying adultery than blowing the shit out of people. Hensleigh is the most recent helmer to take over New Line’s Darksiders, about a group of … Continue reading
I am not surprised that Old School director Todd Phillips is making a movie that seems pretty serious – after all, he left most of the jokes out of last year’s Starsky & Hutch. The director is looking to next adapt the best selling novel The Dogs of Babel, by Carolyn Parkhurst for Focus Features … Continue reading
In the summer of 1963 Pony League (motto: Stay Golden!) coach John Jennings robbed over 20 banks in California, using the traveling of his team as cover. Current first base coach for the Baltimore Orioles and 1983 World Series MVP (let’s pretend like I just knew this stuff and didn’t have to look it up) … Continue reading