May 2009
61 articles
Dead Snow Trailer
Nazi Zombies anyone?! A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly,...
May 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongNew ‘Avatar’ Concept Art
‘Avatar,’ James Cameron’s long-awaited, highly anticipated sci-fi epic isn’t here yet, but some interesting concept art has been released, and confirmed by Fox. Both pieces of art show a mechanical...
May 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongChevy Chase Jumps Into a ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’
Legendary funnyman, Chevy Chase, will be making his return to the big screen in a hot tub. Chase will star in UA’s time-travel comedy “Hot Tub Time Machine,” along with John Cusack and Rob Corddry,...
May 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongUS Navy’s Standoff With Somali Pirates Heads to the Big Screen
Over the past year or so Somali pirates have been wreaking havoc on countless vessels on the high seas. The life rights of American Captain Richard Phillips’, who recently escaped the clutches of the...
May 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTom Cruise, Cameron Diaz Are Going to ‘Wichita’
It appears a couple of high-profile, Hollywood A-listers are following Jack White’s example when he sang, “I’m goin’ to Wichita…” Tom Cruise is set to join Cameron Diaz in 20th Century Fox’s action...
May 28, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongAl Pacino to Play Kevorkian in Levinson’s HBO Biopic
Al Pacino is attached to play controversial, assisted suicide doctor, Jack Kevorkian in an HBO biopic to be directed by Barry Levinson, reports Varitey . The film will focus on Kevorkian’s...
May 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti to Star in ‘Barney’s Version’
Dustin Hoffman will star opposite Paul Giamatti in the indie drama “Barney’s Version,” based on the final novel of Mordecai Richler’s, reports Variety . Robert Lantos and his Serendipity Point banner...
May 27, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Likely to Be Relaunched on the Big Screen
Tired of remakes, reboots, and worn-out old franchises getting recycled and repackaged for perpetually gullible public consumption? Well, get ready for more. A new version of “Buffy the Vampire...
May 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Allow me to begin with a question. Imagine you’ve been commissioned to write a comedy involving French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Short jokes, right? This...
May 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRoger Donaldson in Talks to Helm ‘Umbra’
Roger Donaldson, known for his direction of “The Bank Job,” 1987’s “No Way Out,” and “The Recruit,” which starred Al Pacino and Colin Farrell, is currently in talks with Relativity Media to helm...
May 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSurrogates Trailer
FBI agents (Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell) investigate the mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows people to purchase...
May 25, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongHaneke’s ‘The White Ribbon’ Wins Palme d’Or
Michael Haneke’s “The White Ribbon,” won top honors at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm). Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American rights to the...
May 24, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongIrvine Welsh to Helm ‘The Magnificent Eleven’
Irvine Welsh, the author of “Trainspotting,” later adapted for film by Oscar-winner Danny Boyle, is said to be taking the reigns of the soccer comedy, “The Magnificent Eleven” for Angry Badger...
May 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMarilyn Manson, Nick Nolte to Star in ‘King Shot’
Alejandro Jodorowsky’s strange and unique, “King Shot” is sure to turn heads. The $7.4m film was announced in Cannes last year as a “metaphysical spaghetti western,” and will star Nick Nolte, Udo...
May 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTerminator Salvation (2009) ★★
The idea that the machines that enrich our lives today will eventually achieve sentience and take over the world is one of Hollywood’s most compelling tropes. “The Matrix,” “I, Robot,” and to a...
May 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
- Review: ‘A War’ explores war’s quiet, forgotten horrors
- TMA FilmCast #33 — Vera Chytilova and the Czech New Wave
- The fantasist: The comic art of Woody Allen
- Tribeca picks up North American rights to ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ at Sundance
- TMA FilmCast #32 — Alison Frank interviews Ana Geislerova
- ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ tops Online Film Critics Awards
- TMA FilmCast #31 — Alison Frank reports from 67th Locarno Film Fest
- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
- Shorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
- ‘The Fool’: A modern propaganda film
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