I am annoyed by the condescending attitude most of the good reviews of Night Watch had. The writers were not, I felt, judging the film on its own terms but in light of it being made in backwards Russia. The whole thing had a quality of cheering loudly for the kid coming in second at … 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
In a fairly surprising move, the Venice Film Festival has announced it is in talks to host the world premiere of Robert Zemeckis’s 3-D performance capture epic Beowulf. This is odd in that it’s rare for a mainstream skewing studio release to bow so many months in advance, though Beowulf is relatively less expensive at … Continue reading
I’m not going to go overboard and declare James Gray a great filmmaker based on his Director’s Cut of The Yards as a few relatively sane folks have done; I think it’s a textured, fascinating character study, but it just misses on some level. It could be that Gray got to Mark Wahlberg too soon, … Continue reading
Polish movie posters are the best thing since the Earth was built by aliens and left cooking in the sun long enough so people thought they were civilized and followed the rules of a God. Let’s just say this… if there is a God, chances are good that he made his daily wage designing polish … Continue reading
Eva Mendes has approximately two pretty big things going for her, and by that, I mean her mighty affordable asking price and her willingness to sign up for just about any project (What? What did you think I was going to say those two things were?). Well, she’s not bad on the eyes, either, but … Continue reading
1. ROLLING STONE #1031 This is one of the flagship music/movies/culture rags out there. Despite some rather depressing lows hit in recent years, RS has begun to pick up steam again thanks to a concerted effort to chronicle every single mistake the Bush administration makes in detail in its political coverage led by reporter Matt Taibbi. In … Continue reading
Before my one on one with William Friedkin began, I was given a warning. ‘Ask intelligent questions,’ I was told. ‘He doesn’t suffer fools lightly.’ That was good news – I hate nothing more than lobbing stock ‘How did you get involved in this project?’ questions at real talents. And William Friedkin is a real … Continue reading
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Three Christopher McQuarrie-related stories in one twelve-hour period? Better this than a day’s worth of Ron Bass updates. I take it you’re acquainted with Kenneth Branagh. He’s the British thespian who was threatening to become the next Laurence Olivier with Henry V and Much Ado About Nothing before Not Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, Not Even Close … Continue reading