I guess Bruckheimer and Disney were working overtime to finish Pirates 3 (After watching the unending FX credits list last night waiting for the final easter egg, I suspected that any carbon-based lifeform that could tap a mouse button every 5 minutes on a Mac as it rendered scenes was drafted into the service of … Continue reading
Welcome to the next CHUD List. We’ve tackled our essentials list and the continued revelation of our Kills List from 2003, and now that we’ve begun the beguine, we must continue. Behold: The CHUD.com Top 50 Disappointments. A quick word on the criteria. We could very easily have spent this whole article discussing sequels and … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, we posted a contest in which readers could watch a clip from the recent remake of The Hitcher, and then write a fictional account of how the scene might end. The prize at stake: a T-shirt and nice stack of horror DVDs. We now have the results of this contest and, … Continue reading
Why is Matt Damon one of my favorite working actors? It has a lot to do with the choices he makes, and not just which films he should be in but also which he should skip. Like a fourth Bourne movie. While in Cannes promoting Ocean’s Thirteen (consensus from Cannes seems to be “It was … Continue reading
This could contain major spoilers for Indiana Jones IV.Earlier this week I brought you big news about Indiana Jones IV (still titled Indiana Jones and the City of the Gods, but that could change at a moment’s notice). I got more info than I shared with you, but I held it back for the simple … Continue reading
I feel like the start of my column is like the opening to Saturday Night Live. I don’t want to get down to business, that’s just too professional, too cold, but then I’m also typing to myself. It’s a conundrum, this. Maybe I could lead with some jokes, or something. THE MOST INTERESTING FILM OF … Continue reading
Citing a "trusted source", Frosty at Collider is reporting that producer Jerry Bruckheimer has targeted The Lone Ranger for blockbuster reinvention; Frosty’s also insinuating that the Pirates of the Caribbean team – director Gore Verbinski and writers Ted Elliott & Terry "The Incinerator" Rossio – have been enlisted to give the vintage serial a hip, … Continue reading
As we’ve reported before, major studios are increasingly putting out product aimed specifically for the lucrative direct-to-DVD market. But to say the original product thus far has been underwhelming might b a wee bit of an understatement. Let’s face it: We’re talking cheap quickies/sequels made for no other reason than to turn a buck. It’s … Continue reading
Let’s get this started on the right foot: Michael Moore. Just saying his name is enough to bring a host of kneejerk reactions that will override any rational response to whatever else you’re about to say. For the rest of us, there’s discussion, and that’s what the man is good for. Regardless of whether you … Continue reading
I resisted the Harry Potter craze in print, but, after Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire, I’ve become a full-fledged fan of the franchise. If I can change… and you can change… then maybe we all can find value in the unfortunately monikered, but nonetheless purchased by Warner Brothers Skulduggery Pleasant, a kid-skewing novel … Continue reading