Will Arnett played a rather inept magician in Arrested Development, but in real life, the guy appears to be a rather talented alchemist, as he’s transformed the cred generated from that show into a prolific big screen career quite unlike anyone else on the show. Checking the scorecard, he’s prominently featured in a couple of … Continue reading
The scariest thing about most episodes of Masters of Horror so far has been the fact that professional filmmakers were behind them, but the Joe Dante segments have been refreshing change-ups from the general incompetence on display. Which is ironic, since Dante’s film career has been, as the French might say, merde for the last … Continue reading
The Polish Brothers seem like they work slowly – it’s been eight years since Twin Falls Idaho, with The Astronaut Farmer only the third feature to follow their debut. But with acting and writing gigs for other filmmakers, plus their own research, their output isn’t as surprising. Neither is their focus on Americana, which has … Continue reading
Billy Bob Thornton has played a lot of down home characters, but none so approachable and determined as Charles Farmer, who bucks NASA and the FAA to build his own rocket and explore space in his own way, on his own time. You’re old enough to remember the moon landing. Yes. When Neil Armstrong and … Continue reading
I don’t think I had a better time at the movies last year than when I sat down to watch Crank. It’s an action film with a cool concept, no doubt, and even cooler execution of said concept. Virtually every frame of the film bursts with insane energy, and it builds to an ending that … Continue reading
Due to a technical issue, this roundtable with Virginia Madsen isn’t as long as it could have been. But most of the second half of the interview dealt with spoilers about The Astronaut Farmer or general discussion about The Number 23, which needs no more discussion. You’re missing out on a good anecdote about Madsen … Continue reading
It’s been a decade since there’s been a new Francis Ford Coppola movie in theaters*. In the meantime he’s conquered the worlds of pasta sauce and wine, but he spent most of the last ten years on the quixotic quest to make Megalopolis, his dream story about a city of giant sharks. That film fell … 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
There are a number of things that make David Fincher’s Zodiac a masterpiece. I can’t go into them all here, but one of the main weapons Fincher has is his cast, and one of the best performances in that cast comes from Mark Ruffalo. He’s always been a great actor, but he’s been flying just … Continue reading