A few months ago I wrote an article on remakes of Kurosawa films. Not famous Western efforts like The Magnificent Seven or The Outrage, but rather attempts by the Japanese themselves over the years. Well there was one project that I had no idea of at the time I wrote that piece, one so strange … Continue reading
George Brolin is James Bush!
The new Friday the 13th teaser is pretty damn effective, but may divide fans.
THE DARK KNIGHT will break every record in your house but one, just to leave you with a copy of Lionel Richie’s ALL NIGHT LONG to remember him by. Scary. Dark. Esoteric.
And snap some photos of spiffy promo art.
20th Anniversary tin hitting October!
Why did I just get redirected to an online gambling site? “By this time tomorrow, it’ll be like browsing a whole new CHUD.” Yep, that’s the truth. I open up the CHUD front page, I automatically get redirected to www.pacificpoker.com. Not a pop up. Not a flash ad. It takes me away from CHUD and … Continue reading
Good Will Hunting is about how much I hate academia. The main character, Goodwill Hunting (original name: Dumpsterdive Diving), is not only kind of a con-man, but he’s also the biggest asshole in the history of really smart people pretending to be really dumb people. The point is that the academics are even bigger assholes, … Continue reading
As I attempt to write an article for the magazine Paracinema (a great genre magazine slowly building up steam in various markets throughout the country), writing reviews on some exploitation films Severin Films sent me recently to cover and also some book reviews for one of my favorite companies in the literary world, Hard Case … Continue reading
To say I was a bit disappointed in “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” is an understatement. I’ll refrain from making wisecracks using the words from the actual title of the film, which so many reviewers have done already. (As in, “I wanted to believe this would be a good film,” etc.) But I went … Continue reading