Is American Dreamz a satire? Director Paul Weitz may not be the guy to ask – in the course of this interview he compares the film to other satires, specifically Team America, and then he claims it’s not a satire after all. Don’t let the waffling fool you – the film is a satire, but … Continue reading
B.P.R.D.: The Universal Machine: Bye-Bye Frogs, Hello Gothic Nightmare By Mark Wheaton In the past couple of years, particularly after interest spiked due to the film, the world of “Hellboy” has expanded and expanded. The “Weird Tales” issues have taken Hellboy and his team on crazy, exotic and oftentimes humorous adventures. The “B.P.R.D.” series has … Continue reading
The devil hasn’t had an easy time in movies. He’s either trapped in a green tube underneath a church, or forced to wear the skin of people like Gabriel Byrne or Al Pacino or Peter Stormare (or Elizabeth Hurley, which is better), or stuck in a car chasing James Brolin, and he almost always winds … Continue reading
We’ll have to wait a few months longer to witness the dusty lost culture of the Mayans. Apocalypto, the upcoming film from hunky actor turned crazy bearded filmmaker Mel Gibson, is one of the first major releases to shift its release date. Originally slated for an August release, the Disney movie will now sacrifice humans … 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
Odds are that most CHUD.com readers know who Spider-Man and Batman are. Brian K Vaughan has written those characters, but the comics he’s best known for may be under the radar of those of you who aren’t hardcore comic book readers. But the books that he writes are actually the kinds of comics that appeal … Continue reading
Odds are that most CHUD.com readers know who Spider-Man and Batman are. Brian K Vaughan has written those characters, but the comics he’s best known for may be under the radar of those of you who aren’t hardcore comic book readers. But the books that he writes are actually the kinds of comics that appeal … Continue reading
We’re continuing our ongoing devotion to all things Tartan (catch up with our reviews HERE!) with another contest, this time for the snazzy Blade Runner-ish futuristic flick Natural City. It’s got super-powered cyborg killing machines literally dismantling human soldiers using high-tech weapons and insane martial arts. You know you wanna see it. The official synopsis: … Continue reading
Rank Title WeekendGross CumulativeGross Weeks in Release 1 Scary Movie 4 $41,000,000 $41,000,000 1 2 Ice Age: The Meltdown $20,000,000 $147,100,000 3 3 The Benchwarmers $10,000,000 $35,900,000 2 4 The Wild $9,500,000 $9,500,000 1 5 Take the Lead $6,700,000 $22,500,000 2 6 Inside Man $6,200,000 $75,200,000 4 7 Lucky Number Slevin $4,600,000 $14,100,000 2 8 … Continue reading
In two weeks United 93, the first narrative feature film to deal directly with the events of 9/11, will open the Tribeca Film Festival. It’s really fitting – Tribeca began as an answer to the devastation the terrorist attacks had visited upon the economy of downtown Manhattan (we’ll argue about where Tribeca is exactly later. … Continue reading