2009
420 articles
US 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. ArmstrongTerry Gilliam’s ‘Don Quixote’ Project Back On
Terry Gilliam, the man behind “Twelve Monkeys,” “Brazil,” and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” says that “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” a project he previously abandoned due to a stretch of bad...
May 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongAkroyd: New ‘Ghosbusters’ Flick Could Be in Production By Winter
Dany Akroyd recently hinted that Sony Pictures’ forthcoming reboot of the “Ghostbusters” franchise may be getting underway sooner than expected. Akroyd told the Los Angeles Times that they, “could be...
May 22, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongLucy Gordon, 28, Found Dead in Paris Apartment
Lucy Gordon, a 28-year-old British actress most famous for her roles in “Spider-Man 3,” “Serendipity,” “The Four Feathers,” and “Frost” was found dead in her Paris apartment, French police said...
May 22, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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- 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
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