Note: Disregard the previous episodes. They’re messed up and I’ll fix them when I don’t hate XML as much as I do right now. Instead of just bumping the one article for the CHUD Podcast, I’m going to give each installment their own so that we can build this thing up a little better and … Continue reading
UPDATE: Well, that didn’t take long. And I guess I was talking straight out of my keister about The Reader being developed expressly for Kidman. Kate Winslet was the first choice for the role of the older woman. And now she’ll get to play it! That’s a huge upgrade in my opinion, since Kidman hasn’t … Continue reading
Despite my almost lifelong loathing of the Golden Globes and everything they stand for, I have to say… I’m deeply depressed at their cancellation. Yes, they’re spectacularly irrelevant in terms of honoring exceptional filmmaking, and, sure, they’ve a checkered past what with that whole Pia Zadora/Best New Star of the Year imbroglio*. But when you’ve … Continue reading
Happy news to start off 2008… unless your name happens to be Pete Hammond or you’re one of his dependents. According to Radar, Hammond has been let go from Maxim, the magazine where he writes breathlessly quote whoring reviews for the worst movies you could possibly imagine. Hammond won eFilmCritics’s Michael Medved Bag of Douche … Continue reading
The battle we’ve all been waiting for.
After seeing Zodiac last February, I begged for an interview with David Fincher. My Paramount reps tried, but the reality is that Fincher has always been a little press shy. But now, with the Director’s Cut being released on DVD (buy it here from CHUD, or go to your local store right now!), Fincher is … Continue reading
My copy of the DVD for The Ten, a sketch comedy movie where members of The State and Reno 911 take on The Ten Commandments, arrived today. I can’t wait to pop this sucker in – I missed the movie in theaters, and I love these guys and their comedy. I’m even more psyched to … Continue reading
For years, the DGA (Directors Guild of America) Awards have been the most accurate predictor of what eventually gets nominated for Best Picture; since going three-for-five in 2001, they’ve at least nominated four of the five Academy finalists. And this morning, they announced their contenders for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for 2007: Paul … Continue reading
So the CLOVERFIELD hype machine keeps rolling on, but, for a change of pace, the marketing is attendable, as opposed to viral. The folks behind this month’s Giant Monster Movie are throwing a surprise party in the Lower East Side of NYC for the film’s lead character Rob and you guys are invited. The details? … Continue reading
I’m not going to pretend that I was the biggest fan of Girlfight (it was okay), and I’m certainly not going to lie and say I’ve seen more than ten or fifteen minutes of Aeon Flux (my pain threshold is selective when it comes to enduring big budget misfires*), but I still think Karyn Kusama … Continue reading