As you might’ve heard, it’s been a rough week for The Weinstein Company (some little exploitation of theirs bombed), so here’s some much needed good news for Harvey and Bob: they’re alive. Should that fail to perk them up, there’s also this: it’s just been announced that Forest Whitaker is in negotiations to co-star in … Continue reading
Welcome to the column! I’ll be appearing here on alternate Wednesdays to spread good cheer and ruminations on classic and near-classic films with the acumen of the mildly concussed. The purpose of Late to the Party is to systematically dismantle my geek credibility. I’m one of the younger generation here at CHUD, less experienced in … Continue reading
For Chinese martial arts film stars, death is the only retirement, no matter what they say about their ‘final martial arts epic’ or whatever. Last time I heard, neither Jackie Chan or Jet Li was dead, which explains (in part) why they’re doing a film together for release in 2008. Forbidden Kingdom is based on … Continue reading
Welcome to my new regular column, The Devin’s Advocate. This column will appear at least on Tuesdays from here on out and may show up on other days as well – this is now sort of the umbrella for all my random editorials. There’s also going to be content that’s best described as bloggy; one … Continue reading
Leslie Bibb, she of the angular-faced, blonde haired, button-nosed, Rachel McAdams pedigree of cuteness is moving past flashing hoots to Ricky Bobby and working out the birds and the bees on the dinner table to a couple new projects- one where it’s men flashing their hoots and jigging on the dinner table. Bibb has been … Continue reading
"As chairman of the welcoming committee, it’s a pleasure to present a laurel and hardy handshake to our new… nigger."I’ve watched Blazing Saddles several times with an audience and many times with friends, and the above line – uttered by white townsperson Howard Johnson (John Hillerman) in shocked response to the arrival of Rock Ridge’s … Continue reading
Doing this the right way, counting back as it was back in the day. One a day. Discuss it right here. Previous deaths: 100, 99. Enjoy!* # 98 – Society What Ken lacked in Ophthalmology skill he made up for in Shinobi competitions. Society: This film is a lot of things, but unofficial sequel to … Continue reading
Let me get this straight: Anna Nicole Smith died so that Elie Samaha could honor her with a quickie biopic starring the soon-to-be bride of future NHL Hall of Famer Mike Modano? Yep. Makes perfect sense to me. The former dry cleaner, whose erstwhile Franchise Pictures terrorized moviegoers for years with such trauma-inducing vanity projects … 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