Sometime when I do a press day or a junket I get interviews that I know cannot be appreciated until after the movie is out. Occasionally these just never make it on to the site while other times they run before the movie’s release as part of the standard week-before hype up. With Robert Graysmith … Continue reading
Early estimates put 300, Zack Snyder’s adaptation of Frank Miller’s comic book about nobly doomed Spartan warriors, at about 70 million dollars this weekend. That’s an astonishing number, giving 300 the third highest R-rated opening ever (behind The Matrix Reloaded and The Passion of the Christ, both long-awaited installments of popular franchises) and the single … Continue reading
Supernatural 1. (RESPONSE TO THIS ARTICLE) (SEND A LETTER)Ashley: I’ve been trying to pimp Supernatural at my friends for ages but whenever I do I can never think of the right words and ‘because it’s really good!’ doesn’t seem to do the trick. I no longer have to worry about that though because now all … Continue reading
Duane Swierczynski is one of the hardest working men in the writing business. He runs a fairly decent sized newspaper and has a wife and two very young children. He treats his writing career as a full-time job and is the author of three critically acclaimed novels. I received a signed advance copy of The … Continue reading
The rumors of Disney blinking and moving Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End have proven to be, predictably, false. The Mouse House has obviously just been biding their time with promotion, not wanting to burn out a public who saw the last Pirates film 30 times each last summer and then bought 14 copies … Continue reading
300 is going to be the number one movie this weekend – there’s no doubt about that, as it has nothing serious opening against it (as much as I love The Host, it’s not even remotely a threat). But how big will it be? As always, anecdotal evidence is useless, but I know a number … Continue reading
In the wake of our ongoing ‘Essential’ list, we’re going to also rerun the popular and lost to the annals of the web CHUD’s 100 BEST KILLS list, half of which originally aired in the sadly defunct MOVIE INSIDER magazine with the rest appearing on this here site. As the site prepares for a ground-up … Continue reading
I was too old for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sensation the first time around, but that didn’t stop me from selling my rare comics for a pretty penny. It also didn’t stop me from enjoying the first live action film when it came out. I was a projectionist at the heinous Roswell Mall theater … Continue reading