A lucky few Los Angelenos had the opportunity of a lifetime last night: to see Dewey Cox perform. Sony took over the Sunset Strip’s historic Roxy for a show that would kick off the Cox Across America tour, where Dewey Cox and his band, The Hard Walkers, will bring their greatest hits to a select … Continue reading
Sunday I was at the inaugural night of the Wright Stuff festival at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles; it’s a two week series programmed by Edgar Wright, the overly talented man behind Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. The double feature was greatness: Bugsy Malone, the 30s era gangster musical starring … Continue reading
I have no idea what four years of co-starring on NBC’s inexplicably long-running Las Vegas has done for Molly Sims’s acting chops; all I know is, the wear-and-tear of a soon-to-be-syndicated network drama has not had a deleterious effect on her looks. So while I could employ some knee-jerk snark and assume Sims was cast … Continue reading
Now that Sir Ben Kingsley has worked with the great and powerful Dr. Uwe Boll (on 2005’s tremendously affecting BloodRayne), the temptation to call it a career and coast on His glory must be overwhelming. And yet Kingsley continues to work steadily and indiscriminately, hopping from one project to another with little regard to the … Continue reading
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is waiting for you! Sweeney Todd, that is. Johnny Depp, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sasha Baron Cohen star in Tim Burton’s adaptation of the beloved and notorious Sondheim gothic musical and folks in Atlanta who want to see it early (December 19th to be exact) can on … Continue reading
When Charlie Wilson’s War screened last week to muted enthusiasm from critics, the 2007 awards season race was suddenly without a frontrunner. Actually, most prognosticators had already downgraded Mike Nichols’s film based on an uncertain marketing push and (steadfastly denied) rumors of reshoots, but the picture’s Oscar-friendly pedigree demanded too much respect. Also, Aaron Sorkin’s … Continue reading
It’s still nine months away – that’s a whole pregnancy! – but an extended clip from Pineapple Express has already landed on the web. This is a scene from early in the film, when Seth Rogen visits his pot dealer, James Franco, for a little bit of weed. Originally the roles were reversed, but I … Continue reading
The third official poster from Hellboy 2: The Golden Army went live on Friday. Because we here at CHUD do what we want when we want to, I’m just passing it along now. And in a break from tradition, I’m going to do so relatively free of comment. I don’t have any grand stories from … Continue reading
Sooner or later, actresses of every ability have to face an awful truth: somewhere in their future resume is a coming of age sports movie that needs a mom. This fact is as inevitable as shifting interest rates and that dirty feeling a new Steve Martin movie gives you. Penelope Ann Miller has been smacked … Continue reading
If you live in Chicago, Austin, Nashville, San Francisco or New York, there’s a chance to get up close and personal with John C Reilly, who’ll be appearing live as Dewey Cox, backed by The Hard Walkers. Following promo screenings of the film Reilly and the band will bloast out a live set of Cox … Continue reading