2009
420 articles
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire (2009)
Oprah Winfrey commands the attention and loyalty of millions of adoring disciples. The books she selects for her famous book club enjoy unprecedented boosts in sales. The medical remedies and social...
Nov 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTruth in Cinema; Does it Matter?: Peter Greenaway’s Rembrandt Experiment
In the last two years, Peter Greenaway has made two films about Rembrandt. More accurately, he’s made two versions of the same film about Rembrandt – a tableau-vivant period piece (“Nightwatching”)...
Nov 21, 2009 / Jesse Cataldo2012 (2009)
Count on Roland Emmerich, the Master of Disaster, to base an entire film on the (false) pretense that the ancient Mayan calender predicts Earth’s demise in three years, and then scarcely mention the...
Nov 19, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongNine Trailer
Nine is a vibrant and provocative musical that follows the life of world famous film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) as he reaches a creative and personal crisis of epic proportion, while...
Nov 18, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #23 – Paranormal Activity, Zombieland
It’s been a couple of weeks since our last show, but this one is worth the wait (we hope). This week we tackle Oren Peli’s viral, scare-fest phenomenon “Paranormal Activity,” and then on to Ruben...
Nov 18, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongNeurotique (2009)
“Journey with our Fearless Explorer into the carnivorous depths of the Feminine Mind! Here is where fantasy becomes reality -and women come easy. But BEWARE! Keeping them is another story. For within...
Nov 17, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongScorsese to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award
Martin Scorsese has been selected by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 17. DeMille, one of the...
Nov 14, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong2009 Tallgrass Film Fest Stats, Special Screenings
The 2009 Tallgrass Film Festival has been a great success. You can read our full round-up here . The Tallgrass folks have just released the statistics. The Stats: Films Submitted: 189 Features & 263...
Nov 12, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDisney Announces Executive Changes
BURBANK , Calif. — In line with The Walt Disney Company’s goals of advancing its global businesses and brands while providing new opportunities and challenges to executives, Disney President and...
Nov 12, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDisney Reports Earnings for Fiscal Year 2009
BURBANK, Calif., November 12, 2009 – The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) today reported earnings for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended October 3, 2009. Diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the...
Nov 12, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongClash of the Titans Trailer
In Clash of the Titans, the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a...
Nov 11, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSummit Boards ‘The Cold Light of Day’
Summit Entertainment has agreed to co-finance “The Cold Light of Day,” a thriller, with Intrepid Pictures. Variety reports that Trevor Macy and Marc D. Evans of Intrepid will produce the flick, which...
Nov 10, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongHasbro’s ‘Battleship’ Movie Invaded by Aliens
We reported in September that Universal Pictures was developing a live-action movie based on Hasbro’s naval combat board game “Battleship,” to be directed by Peter Berg. Berg explained that the film...
Nov 8, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongEminem to Star in 3D Horror Spectacle, ‘Shady Talez’
Rapper Eminem will star in his first feature film in seven years, reports Screen Daily . The 3D horror extravaganza entitled, “Shady Talez,” will be the controversial performer’s first starring role...
Nov 7, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongHopkins, Bening Join Garcia in ‘Hemingway’
Andy Garcia has coaxed Hollywood royalty, Anthony Hopkins and Annette Bening, to co-star with him in “Hemingway and Fuentes,” which Garcia will also direct. Variety reports that Garcia, along with...
Nov 5, 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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