Before Poltergeist came out, kids in my elementary school would shut out the lights in the bathroom and turn around three times in front of the mirror droning, "Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary." After the movie Poltergeist scared their pee out, kids ditched that silly tart and started shouting "Poltergeist! Poltergeist! Poltergeist!" to pretty … Continue reading
What is this? Every single day of the week (almost), a new "Graboid", a single moment grabbed from a random movie, appears on this site for you to guess the name of the film, share with your officemates, or discuss on our message boards. Sometimes the Graboid will be very easy and sometimes it’ll be … Continue reading
Although we’ve enjoyed some great laughs from recent comedy smashes like Anchorman and The 40-Year Old Virgin, it’s also been great to see the supporting players in these films like Seth Rogen branch off and find their own starring vehicles to excel in. One guy who’s been on deck for a bit is Paul Rudd, … Continue reading
The Gulf region of the United States has seen more than its share of tough times lately, but a rare bright spot has been the fairly consistent stream of film productions bringing attention and, most importantly, jobs to the area. The latest is a rather odd little duck because it appears to be a sequel … Continue reading
Do you like pre-order deals? Are you a cynic who believes that such deals are in place only to minimize shipments to brick-and-mortar game stores so that only pre-orders can be filled? Either way, you probably like free money, even if it is virtual. Best Buy is currently running a promotion which promises a gift … Continue reading
Loading up its animation docket as if it were going up against the likes of Dreamworks and Pixar, Sony is returning to the supernatural dwelling genre that spawned its Oscar nominated Monster House with Hotel Transylvania. As only the luck of classic monsters would have it, Frankenstein’s lovingly sewn monster-man, the Mummy, Dracula and Wolf … Continue reading
I know a few of you readers are familiar with the Pang Brothers’ work. The CHUD Message Boards have an Asian film thread longer than Tom Sizemore’s rap sheet to attest to the fact that Asian films (and their proponents) are making it huge here in the States. The Pangs are the creators of the … Continue reading
TVT Records Website Buy Lumidee at Amazon Buy Ying Yang Twins at AmazonThere’s a certain reason why I’m schlepping out reviews here at CHUD and not Billboard.com, Vibe, or some other music site. Well, actually there’s two: one is that Dave Davis wasn’t working for any of those guys, and two is that I can … Continue reading
Last year Fox found major success with the MySpace screenings of Borat, which sent thousands of people out of theaters with the kind of killer buzz no ad campaign can create. Now they’re trying to get the same reaction from Reno 911!: Miami, the big screen version of the hit Comedy Central improv cop show. … Continue reading
A few years ago, some South Pacific-cruising Tiger shark decided there wasn’t enough big screen shark carnage and did something about it. He promptly bit off professional surfer Bethany Hamilton’s arm as she paddled out to sea on her surfboard in Hawaii*. The chomping inspired a terribly titled book called Soul Surfer and thanks to … Continue reading