2009
420 articles
Duplicity (2009)
Writer/Director Tony Gilroy’s followup to 2007’s law thriller, “Michael Clayton,” has all the style and flash of that picture, but none of its potency or efficacy. Maybe that’s the idea, but the film...
Apr 8, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #4 – Knowing, Dragonball Evolution
This week we review Nic Cage’s “Knowing,” and Chow Yun-fat in “Dragonball Evolution.” Pardon the technical difficulties. Towards the end, there’s about 6 minutes of show missing thanks to some faulty...
Apr 8, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongWhere the Wild Things Are: Trailer
Maurice Sendak’s classic book Where the Wild Things Are comes to the big screen in an adventure tale for every generation. Director: Spike Jonze Cast: Catherine Keener, Max Records, Mark Ruffalo,...
Apr 6, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongJackie Earle Haley to Play Freddy Krueger in ‘Elm Street’ Reboot
Rorshach himself, Jackie Earle Haley, has signed on to play iconic horror villain, Freddy Krueger in the reboot of beloved horror franchise, “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” Inspired by the success of...
Apr 5, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongI Love You, Man (2009) ★★★½
“I Love You, Man,” the latest offering from director John Hamburg (“Along Came Polly”), joins the recent string of male-oriented comedies that not only embrace love as a reality of heterosexual...
Apr 3, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMonsters vs. Aliens (2009) ★★★
If Jeffrey Katzenburg is still wondering why Pixar Animation consistently outperforms his DreamWorks Animation critically and at the box-office, “Monsters vs. Aliens,” should give him a clue. While...
Apr 2, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong5 Actors Ruined by Winning an Oscar
The Academy Award is the most prestigious and coveted recognition an actor can receive, and signifies a supreme achievement in the medium of the motion picture–at least that’s the idea. But, there...
Apr 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDragonball Evolution (2009) ★
“Dragonball Evolution” sports the kind of transparency the President is always talking about. Based on the wildly popular Japanese manga series “Dragonball Z”, this film makes little effort to...
Mar 30, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong…Around (2008)
Independent film, much like its musical counterpart, is undergoing something of a renaissance. Industry-grade equipment is getting cheaper, technology has closed the gap between video and film, and...
Mar 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongHarold Ramis Confirms “Ghostbusters” Reboot
Reboot is the new remake. It seems Hollywood is finally owning up to its sins and making contrition for all the refuse they’ve created over the years by redoing entire franchises, sometimes...
Mar 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongKnowing (2009) ★★★
Nicolas Cage is an anomaly. After displaying nothing short of brilliance in gems like The Coens’ “Raising Arizona” and the Charlie Kauffman/Spike Jonze masterwork, “Adaptation,” this oddity of an...
Mar 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #3 – Watchmen, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Who watches the Watchmen? We do–well at least I did. I also was able to see a screening of the new Street Fighter flick. Click below to listen to Scott and I talk about the merits of gratuitous...
Mar 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongWAMPA Presents New Jazz Documentary in Honor of Jazz Appreciation Month: ‘The Jazz Baroness’
WICHITA, KAN.—The Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) and Tallgrass Film Festival will present a special preview screening of the just completed film, “The Jazz Baroness,” in...
Mar 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongScript Updates: “Battle: Los Angeles,” “Nonstop,” “You’re Not You”
Columbia Pictures has opted to rewrite the alien invasion screenplay, “Battle: Los Angeles.” The original script, written by Chris Bertolini, chronicles an other-worldly invasion of downtown Los...
Mar 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongEthan Coen Returns to Off-Broadway Theater
Ethan Coen is planning a return to the Atlantic Theater Company with a new off-Broadway series of one-act plays entitled “Offices.” Ethan and his brother Joel are together know as the “two-headed...
Mar 25, 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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