Takashi Shimuzu directed this film in eight days, just before beginning work on his own remake of his Ju-On: The Grudge. In this film a cameraman explores the urban legends surrounding spirits that haunt the Tokyo subway system. Marebito is coming to the US in a limited release on December 9th, and this is the … Continue reading
Nice, America. You’ve cost Keanu Reeves a job. The actor was going to be playing Sinbad the Sailor in a new movie directed by Rob Cohen, but Sony has shitcanned the film because of the box office performance of Cohen’s last film, the sublime nonsense thriller Stealth. "It didn’t seem like a good idea for … Continue reading
Yeah, I know that the title refers to an Al Pacino line and that this piece is about Robert DeNiro. DeNiro, who has been wandering through the desert for the last few years, may have recently found a way out. Or maybe not – it’s hard to tell until the movies are released. He’s starring … Continue reading
You cannot buy the kind of press the upcoming Borat film has been getting. If only this stuff was happening when it was being released.Borat is one of the alter-egos of Sascha Baron Cohen, aka Ali G. The character is a mustachioed Kazakh who interviews hapless subjects and creates general comedy gold. Borat, like all … Continue reading
UPDATE! It’s the last week to enter this contest! Masters of Horror is the new show that’s making me consider getting Showtime. It’s a simple, but great concept – get together the best horror directors, give them a budget and one hour to tell a story where they don’t have to worry about the MPAA … Continue reading
It’s rare that I have an opportunity to say anything nice about the MPAA, the board who decides what ratings movies will get. All too often the ratings applied by the MPAA are insane, and the reasons they give for their ratings – complaining that the “tone” of a scene in The Devil’s Rejects was … Continue reading
It’s rare that I have an opportunity to say anything nice about the MPAA, the board who decides what ratings movies will get. All too often the ratings applied by the MPAA are insane, and the reasons they give for their ratings – complaining that the “tone” of a scene in The Devil’s Rejects was … Continue reading
The first pictures from CHUDdie buddy Guillermo del Toro’s new film, Pan’s Labyrinth, have shown up and, in my professional estimation, they fucking rock. I mean, these three pictures not only get across the atmosphere of this piece, but they showcase creature designs that are like Nightbreed +10 coolness (and for the record I have … Continue reading
We’re all dealing with the impending loss of Arrested Development in our own ways. Me, I’m honing my hatred of the American public into a sharp edged blade of vengeance. They’ve let me down too many times in the last few years – great movies tanking at the box office, great TV shows unable to … Continue reading
Dennis Haysbert – the president on 24 – has now joined the FBI. He’s the latest star to come on board Billy Ray’s next film, Breach. Breach tells the true story of Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent who sold secrets to the Soviet Union. Chris Cooper is Hanssen, while Ryan Phillipe will be playing Eric … Continue reading