Attend the tale of a strange bit of casting news – Tim Burton is looking to have Sacha Baron Cohen play opposite Johnny Depp in his adaptation of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd. Cohen, soon to be in theaters with Borat, would play Signor Adolfo Pirelli, Todd’s rival in the barber game. The story is about a … Continue reading
Last night I saw Clint Eastwood’s Flags of our Fathers at the Ziegfeld theater in Manhattan with a crowd that included many Marines in uniform. At the end of the credits, when the famous flag raising picture that is the heart of this story came on the screen, one of the men shouted “Hoorah, Marines!” … Continue reading
Every time I get into an elevator I wonder if this will be the time I get trapped inside. I especially wonder this when I am on elevator and have to make number two very badly. Or when I have just bought my lunch and know that the other bastards in the elevator will demand … Continue reading
There are certain actors who are CHUD favorites, and the latest guy to top that list has to be Paddy Considine, a fantastic actor who brings greatness even to films like Cinderella Man. American audiences got a really good look at what the guy can do this year when his crazy-ex-military-guy-becomes-a-Death-Wish -style-killer-but-done-in-an-indie-way film Dead Man’s … Continue reading
Roger Ebert has been out of the criticism game for a couple of months, recovering from serious surgery. In fact I had no idea just how serious – he has written a note to his readers from physical rehab saying he barely even remembers the months of July and August. Yikes. But the good news … Continue reading
It’s been a long time between David Fincher movies, especially since Panic Room felt more like a tossed off side project than a real film. The wait is almost over – Zodiac, Fincher’s take on the real life (and never caught) Zodiac killer – is just a few months away. In fact, the countdown starts … Continue reading
As far as I’m concerned Todd Field has made me a job offer. At the end of this interview he told me that if he ever made a movie that would feature a younger Stanley Kubrick, he would call me. I knew this CHUD gig would get me places. I was talking to Field about … Continue reading
WWZD? What would zombies do? A question I ask myself every weekend.
This might be THE coolest contest we’ve run yet, especially for all the creative types I know are in our audience. It’s an incredible opportunity to get your art seen by the people who made The Nightmare Before Christmas – and you know who they are, right? Here’s the info: Calling all artists, designers, creative … Continue reading
The trailer for Robert Rodriguez’ half of Grindhouse – Planet Terror – is up on YouTube (now housing over a billion dollars worth of copyright infringement, stupid kids hurting themselves on camera and pre-teen girls lip synching and dancing). I think the trailer debuted at the Spike Chainsaw Awards or something – it’s playing in … Continue reading