July 2009
75 articles
Wim Wenders Halts Production on ‘Pina’
Director Wim Wenders has halted production on was what to be the first ever dance film shot entirely in 3D, “Pina,” according to The Hollywood Reporter . Wenders’ decision comes in the wake of the...
Jul 4, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong5 Favorite Movie Robots
Besides Brando, perhaps the greatest thing to ever happen to cinema is the advent of the robot. Humanity has been obsessed with idea of sentient beings made of metal and wires either taking over the...
Jul 3, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongChildren’s Toy, View-Master, Adapted Into a Feature Film
Brad Caleb Kane, best known for his work on “Fringe,” will write a feature film based on the popular children’s toy, View-Master, for Dreamworks Pictures, reports Greek Geek . Kane also indicated in...
Jul 3, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongClassic Atari Video Game, ‘Asteroids,’ Will be a Feature Film
In Hollywood’s latest endeavor to avoid originality at all costs, Universal has come out on top in a four-studio bidding war for the film rights to the classic 1979 Atari game, “Asteroids,” according...
Jul 3, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDisgraced Fox Columnist, Friedman, Sues for $5 Million
Former Fox News gossip columnist, Roger Friedman, is suing his old pub for more than $5 million after he was fired for infamously reviewing a leaked copy of Fox’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Friedman...
Jul 3, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongPauly Shore May Sue Sacha Baron Cohen for Stealing Baby Adoption Gag
It should come as no surprise that Sacha Baron Cohen, the controversial star of “Borat,” and now “Bruno” may be under more legal fire. But you may not have guessed the source of that fire. Pauly...
Jul 3, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Vacancy’ Director, Nimrod Antal, to Helm ‘Predators’
The long wait is finally over. Fox has selected Nimrod Antal, the director of horror film “Vacancy,” to helm “Predators,” the Robert Rodriguez-produced third solo and combined fifth installment in...
Jul 3, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongOscar-Winning Actor, Karl Malden, 97, Dies
Academy Award-winning actor, Karl Malden, died Wednesday. He was 97. Malden family says the beloved actor died of natural causes at his Brentwood home. He served as president of the Academy of Motion...
Jul 2, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong10 Plot Holes and Contradictions in ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’
Michael Bay’s ridiculous new blockbuster, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” is one of the most bloated, inane, banal, deplorable pieces of garbage that I’ve ever seen. Apparently I’m not the...
Jul 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongBig Names Join Cast of Indie ‘Kids’
Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hutcherson and Mia Wasikowska have all been added to the cast of upcoming indie flick, “The Kids Are All Right,” reports Variety. Shooting is...
Jul 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongCouples Retreat Trailer
Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Malin Akerman, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell and Faizon Love star in Universal Pictures’ upcoming comedy Couples Retreat. Based on an original idea of...
Jul 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDukakis, Fricker Join Thom Fitzgerald’s ‘Cloudburst’
Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker have joined the cast of “Cloudburst,” Sidney Kimmel Entertainment’s road-trip comedy to be written and directed by Thom Fitzgerald, reports Variety . Sidney Kimmel...
Jul 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongGuy Pearce Isn’t ‘Afraid of the Dark’
Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison will round out the cast of Miramax’s supernatural thriller, “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” which is also set to star Katie Holmes, according to The Hollywood Reporter...
Jul 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongNotorious (2009) ★★½
Here it is, my first review of a DVD, and what do I choose? “Notorious”! Why you ask? Well, I don’t exactly have an answer. The best I can come up with is to blame Netflix for having too many...
Jul 1, 2009 / Brian GrayThe Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
In its purest form, the relationship between actor and director can be a sacred thing–a symbiosis that yields transcendent results. Whether it’s Scorsese-De Niro, Ford-Wayne, Kazan-Brando, or...
Jul 1, 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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