The New Line movie The Nativity Story just got a little meta – the same week the theatrical trailer hit, actress Keisha Castle-Hughes announced that she, like Mary, had been knocked up quite young. As in, she’s 16. I don’t even want to speculate what this means for the young actress’ seemingly up and coming … Continue reading
Ace reporter Ed Douglas from Coming Soon sat down with Ridley Scott this weekend to talk about his upcoming film A Good Year, in which the only things Russell Crowe kills are a couple of bottles of wine. Talk drifted to what Scott’s next project might be after American Gangster, the film Scott is currently … Continue reading
I’m giving Sylvester Stallone a lot of the benefit of the doubt when it comes to Rocky Balboa, aka Rocky VI. I’m less inclined to give him much benefit but much more inclined to doubt when it comes to the new Rambo film, subtitled In the Serpent’s Eye. Jesus, might as well call it Straight … Continue reading
Note from Devin: Please welcome one of my favorite people, currently going by the name of perculator66, to the CHUD main page. He’s smart as hell and twice as funny, and he happened to find himself on the set of The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, a film which – as he notes – recently made some … Continue reading
Mark Savage is an Australian filmmaker who doesn’t just push the boundaries of sex and violence in film, he blasts through them with a shotgun. He’s been a cult director for some time, but now Subversive Cinema is living up to their name and has released a box set with three of his most extreme … Continue reading
Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 The Departed $27,015,000 $27,015,000 1 2 Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning $19,150,000 $19,150,000 1 3 Open Season $16,000,000 $44,129,000 2 4 Employee of the Month $11,800,000 $11,800,000 1 5 The Guardian $9,643,000 $32,394,000 2 6 Jackass Number Two $6.400,000 $62,693,000 3 7 School For Scoundrels $3,413,000 $13,968,000 … Continue reading
This film is playing at the 44th New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. It’s playing Sunday, October 8th at 8:30 and Monday, October 9th at 11:30am. For information on how to get tickets, click here. Be aware that even if a show is sold out there will be a Rush line, where you may … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PUBLISHER: Forge BooksMSRP: $24.95PAGES: 336 Mad Dogs by James Grady is a slam dunk of adrenaline that does not stop to let you breathe and you’ll beg it to keep going harder and harder until you’re gasping for air. It is an insane comic drama and it kicked my ass. … Continue reading
Terry Gilliam was at the ThinkFilm offices doing interviews in a conference room. Right outside the room was a big cardboard sign, the kind that homeless beggars have. It said, “Studio-less Filmmaker/Family to Support/Will Direct for Food.” It was a prop for his late afternoon publicity stunt, when he would go to the Daily Show … Continue reading
There are a lot of things I’ll let a horror film get away with. I’ll excuse bad acting, a shitty script, or low production values. But the one thing that I will never let a horror movie get away with is being completely boring. And Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning is so completely boring that … Continue reading