June 2009
62 articles
Amelia Trailer
The story of the relationship between famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart and her husband George Putnam. Director: Mira Nair Writer: Ronald Bass Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures Cast: Hilary Swank, Richard...
Jun 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongBronson (2009)
Since 1975, Michael Peterson, later dubbed Charles Bronson after the “Death Wish” star, has been England’s most explosively unstable and notorious inmate. Initially incarcerated for seven years after...
Jun 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongFarrah Fawcett, 62, Dies of Cancer
Farrah Fawcett, 62, died Thursday morning at St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, after a nearly three year bout with anal cancer. Ryan O’Neal, her longtime companion was with her. “After a long...
Jun 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongFrank Darabont Talks ‘Fahrenheit 451′
Director Frank Darabont (“The Mist,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “The Green Mile”) tells STYD at the 35th Annual Saturn Awards that his film adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s seminal piece of social and...
Jun 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #14 – The Taking of Pelham 123, Home
John Travolta. What a guy. This enigma of an actor has been in some of cinema’s all-time greats (“Pulp Fiction”) and all-time embarrassments (“Battlefield Earth”). And in each endeavor, he seems...
Jun 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongWoody Allen Heading to Paris for Next Project
The amazingly prolific Woody Allen will follow up his Untitled London Project with a romantic drama set in Paris, reports Screen Daily . The pub has confirmed the news with the film’s Spanish...
Jun 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongVon Trier’s ‘Antichrist’ to be Released Near Halloween
Lars von Trier’s controversial film, “Antichrist” will get a circa-Halloween release in Los Angeles and New York, with the film going out Oct. 23, reports Variety . IFC, the film’s largest buyer at...
Jun 25, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongA Fantastic Journey: Dissecting Roger Corman’s ‘The Fantastic Four’
Throughout cinema’s storied history, we’ve come to know and love an array of grand achievements. The likes of On the Waterfront , The Godfather , and 2001: A Space Odyssey , have challenged,...
Jun 24, 2009 / Greg KitaDavid Fincher in Talks to Direct Facebook Movie
David Fincher, director of “Fight Club,” “Se7en,” and “Zodiac,” is in advanced talks with Columbia Pictures to direct Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay about the formation of Facebook called, “The Social...
Jun 24, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongHome (2009)
“In 200,000 years on earth humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly 4 billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high, but it’s too late to be a pessimist: Humanity...
Jun 24, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongOscar Winner Joseph Brooks Indicted on Rape Charges
The Oscar-winning songwriter and director responsible for “You Light Up My Life” has been indicted on charges of, “raping or sexually assaulting women who answered audition ads on Craigslist,”...
Jun 24, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongOscars Doubling Best Picture Nominees to 10
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announced at a news conference that its board of governors has made the decision to expand the number of films to be nominated for Best...
Jun 24, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Fuel’ Featured at Tallgrass Third Thursday
WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) and the Tallgrass Film Festival will presents the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Best Documentary Audience Award winner, FUEL, as...
Jun 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSony Drops Soderbergh’s ‘Moneyball’
Columbia Pictures has scrapped Steven Soderbergh’s “Moneyball,” just 96 hours before production was scheduled to begin, reports Variety . Based on the Michael Lewis book about Billy Beane, the former...
Jun 21, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongZombieland Trailer
Columbia Pictures’ horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a big wuss – but when you’re afraid of being...
Jun 21, 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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