It’s not a huge piece of news, but it does allay some fears that I saw online a few weeks back – a sticker for the new Harry Potter film has a small image of Mad Eye Moody on it, and he looks pretty OK. See, an image of Brendan Gleeson, who stars as the … Continue reading
All images copyright Nick Nunziata & Lewis Cox III. Do not reprint without permission. * Note: I’m going to include the previous strip above the current one as to preserve some semblance of continuity in case you’d missed or forgotten the last strip. The CHUD.com Superstore has just opened up and there are TONS of … Continue reading
On the soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, we are briefly reminded of an angry young chubby dude who helped invent gangsta rap. Today’s Variety brings us to the reality of what happened to that boy from South Central – he started making silly comedies. Are We There Yet? was just an embarrassment, but … Continue reading
Sticking with what’s worked so far (modest budget + scares = cash), Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures has wrangled a cast for its latest production, which has imported Hong Kong movie brethren Danny and Oxide Pang directing (in Saskatchewan, of all places). Currently known only as The Untitled Pang Brothers Horror Project (hey, I bet … Continue reading
Just for kicks, go to Sean Astin’s IMDb page. Look at how much work the guy’s done since completing Return of the King. That’s a lot of stuff there! Half of which I’ve never even hard of (which isn’t a good thing, but you should know by now that I kinda suck). Of all the … Continue reading
Wilson over at BlackFilm manages to get himself lots of pictures and posters. Usually I am jealous, but tonight I find myself relieved. See, he has premiered the US poster for Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, the tremendously good first film in Park Chan-Wook’s vengeance trilogy (they’re unrelated beyond theme – Old Boy is the second … Continue reading
Did you check out my interview with Nick Frost earlier this week? We talked about his new DVD, Danger 50,000 Volts. It’s a collection of the first season (or "series" as they say in his homeland) of his TV show, where he is subjected to all sorts of dangerous scenarios so that he can show … Continue reading
I don’t want to be some kind of a negative nelly here, but it seems like every day brings new information about X3 that further guarantees that this movie will truly and royally suck. I don’t have to tell you the storied history of this project up until now – at least I hope I … Continue reading
Tom Cruise likes my shirt. Last week I attended the War of the Worlds junket, which ended with a huge press conference featuring Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise (we had heard right up until the last minute that Spielberg wouldn’t be there – imagine my excitement when they brought out a second chair. Of course … Continue reading
When you’re talking about CGI you’re talking about ILM’s Dennis Muren. From the earliest CGI work, like Young Sherlock Holmes, to War of the World, Muren has been at the forefront of the special effects business. And he doesn’t just do digital – he’s been doing effects in films longer than some of you have … Continue reading