October 2009
30 articles
Tallgrass Film Fest News; Movie Trivia, Wes Studi, Attractions
Tallgras Movie Trivia at the Donut Whole! Tallgrass Movie Trivia, with bonafide host Jake Euker and your brainy and beautiful trivia hygienist Heather Williams, returns at tonight at 7 PM only at the...
Oct 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe New Captain Kirk is the New Jack Ryan
Chris Pine, the talented young man who took on the daunting task of replacing William Shatner as the famed Captain Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ reboot of “Star Trek” earlier this year, will likely assume...
Oct 14, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongJ.J. Abrams Has Clout, Paramount Pays $2M for Untitled Pitch
Apparently J.J. Abrams knows something the rest of us don’t: Studios love lens flare. After this year’s critically acclaimed and monstrous box-office hit, “Star Trek,” which featured an unhealthy...
Oct 13, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Trailer
In Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs — while playing fast and loose with the law....
Oct 11, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #21 – District 9
Rookie director, Neill Blomkamp, has received untold accolades for his alien apartheid allegory, “District 9.” Can this $30 million socially conscious film please both the sci-fi fanboys and hardcore...
Oct 11, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongJennifer’s Body (2009)
The objectified star of a million adolescent fantasies, Megan Fox has ascended the misogyny-fostering ranks of Hollywood’s considerable plastic actress sector faster than you can say “botox.” Funny...
Oct 10, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Alice in Wonderland’ Star Poised for Stardom
Mia Wasikowska, the untested star of Tim Burton’s much anticipated romp of whimsy, “Alice in Wonderland,” may be headed for Hollywood stardom. Burton’s picture hasn’t yet been released which means...
Oct 9, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongWesley Snipes to Play Ferrara’s ‘Game of Death’
The indomitable team that brought us the 1990 cult classic, “King of New York,” is teaming up again for the action thriller, “Game of Death,” reports Variety . Wesley Snipes and director Abel Ferrara...
Oct 8, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong2009 Tallgrass Film Festival: 10 Reasons Why You Should Go
Founded in 2003 by the late Timothy Gruver, Wichita’s premiere artistic event, the Tallgrass Film Festival has grown rapidly into a diverse, exciting, and essential part of the state’s fall...
Oct 5, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRich Ross Named Chairman of Walt Disney Studios
BURBANK, Calif., October 5, 2009 — Rich Ross, President of Disney Channels Worldwide, has been named Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, it was announced today by Disney President and CEO Robert A....
Oct 5, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongUp In The Air Trailer
George Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road but is forced to fight for his job when his company downsizes its travel budget. He is required to spend...
Oct 5, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTarantino Plans For ‘Kill Bill: Vol. 3’
Controversial filmmaker, Quentin Tarantino, announced Saturday at the Morelia Intl. Film Festival that he plans on making a “Kill Bill: Vol. 3.” Variety reports that the eccentric director, attending...
Oct 4, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongCloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
When I learned that my favorite childhood book, Judi Barrett’s “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” would be made into a film I was overcome by a very strange and unexpected defense instinct, as if a...
Oct 2, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Let Me In’ Adds Jenkins, Smit-McPhee
We reported some time ago that the excellent Swedish vampire flick, 2008’s “Let the Right One In,” was already getting the remake treatment via “Cloverfield” director, Matt Reeves, and would be...
Oct 2, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong2009 Tallgrass Film Fest Announces Lineup, More!
For the second year in a row, Tallgrass’ Closing Night Gala will be presented by WSU’s Ulrich Museum of Art. The Gala will feature the Canadian film MOMMY IS AT THE HAIRDRESSER’S, a vibrant family...
Oct 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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