Ever since Leonard Nimoy was confirmed to appear in Star Trek XI as Old Spock, people have been wondering, ‘What about The Shat?’ Some rumors have had Shatner mad that he hasn’t been asked back, while others say that the filmmakers are trying to figure out a way to squeeze him into the film, and … Continue reading
Timecop has acquired a reputation as the pinnacle of Peter Hyams’s oeuvre, which is a little like saying Bobby Hebert was the best quarterback in the history of the USFL. I’m not sure that analogy holds, but, in any event, both claims are spectacularly wrong: Jim Kelly was the best QB to lace ’em up … Continue reading
I hope the DVD for Jan deBont’s Stopping Power is honest. I want to see a documentary about the film’s bizarrely troubled attempts to get off the ground; the movie was all set to go months ago and then financing fell through, then more money came in and they began shooting, and then that money … Continue reading
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 keep it fresh. Of course fresh isn’t exactly on the menu with these shows due to the meandering craziness of them, but you get … Continue reading
Del Toro. Navarro. Now Guillermo Arriaga, writer of Babel and 21 Grams, is set to get behind the camera for his first feature directing gig, based on his own script The Burning Plain. Call me curious; I’d be less interested in Arriaga if he hadn’t written the amazing Amores Perros and The Three Burials Of … Continue reading
Those go-getters over at MTV have the trailer premiere for Stop Loss, the flick starring Ryan Philippe as a solider given new marching orders back to Iraq on the day he was meant to be discharged. If you’ve missed the past couple years of news, ‘stop-loss’ is the name for a policy which retains troops … Continue reading
Lionsgate might be mimicking the Sin City key art with the lashing rain and red title, but, overall, that’s about all I need from a John Rambo: To Hell and Back poster. And since they’ve put the poster out there, I’m going to guess that Rambo is the final title. It’s for the best, really. … Continue reading
Now that Gavin Hood is almost free and clear of his Rendition duties (unlikely Oscar push notwithstanding), it’s time for the South African filmmaker to get serious about his next project, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. (Yes, they’re going with that dreadfully cumbersome subtitle, which is just Fox’s way of reaffirming their contempt for the intelligence of … Continue reading
The Electric Church is a confident novel, full of ideas and fresh takes on familliar ideas in science fiction. Jeff Somers is a refreshingly honest and genuine guy. You get the sense that he’s just excited about thinking up cool ideas and writing them as a reader would be flipping through the pages. Funny too, … Continue reading