2009
420 articles
‘District 9′ Star, Sharlto Copley, Offered Spot on ‘A-Team’
Ever since the announcement that a new film adaption of the classic television show, “The A-Team,” would be made, speculation and rumors have soared about who would fill those iconic roles. Already...
Sep 10, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDefendor Trailer
When night falls and danger emerges from the shadows of Hammer Town’s alleyways, Defendor is the only man who stands between us and the drug-ravaged streets. He is the last bastion of decency, the...
Sep 9, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongNic Cage Out of ‘Green Hornet’
Nicolas Cage has stepped out of his villainous role in Michel Gondry’s revitalization of the classic property, “The Green Hornet.” The Heat Vision Blog reports that Cage was slated to play the...
Sep 9, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongInglourious Basterds (2009)
To say that Quentin Tarantino is a movie fan is a bit like saying Paris Hilton likes attention — it’s not only obvious but a gross understatement. Whether you like his work or not, this high school...
Sep 6, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongGuy Ritchie to Direct ‘Lobo’
Guy Ritchie has signed on to direct “Lobo,” a live-action adaptation of the DC Comic for Warner Bros. Variety reports that Don Payne penned the most recent draft of the script about the alien bounty...
Sep 3, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDistrict 9 (2009)
The 1970s were to good science-fiction what the 1960s were to social and political unrest, and counter-cultural deviance. With genre classics like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Wars,”...
Sep 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDisney to Acquire Marvel Entertainment
Burbank, CA and New York, NY, August 31, 2009 -Building on its strategy of delivering quality branded content to people around the world, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) has agreed to acquire...
Aug 31, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongFunny People (2009)
A sprawling, childish, overlong, unfocused, self-indulgent mess, “Funny People, ” is director Judd Apatow’s third effort at the helm. Funny thing is, in this particular case I’m not so sure all of...
Aug 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Men Who Stare at Goats Trailer
In this quirky dark comedy inspired by a real life story you will hardly believe is actually true, astonishing revelations about a top-secret wing of the U.S. military come to light when a reporter...
Aug 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #19 – Funny People, John Hughes
Judd Apatow’s latest venture into the world of comedy, “Funny People,” starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen goes under the TMA microscope. Is it a sign of maturation for the director? Or just a lot...
Aug 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSpielberg to Adapt Crichton’s ‘Pirate Latitudes’
The same friendship and partnership that brought us “Jurassic Park,” “Twister,” and medical TV show, “ER,” will team up again for the pirate tale, “Pirate Latitudes.” USA Today reports that Steven...
Aug 28, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongA&E TV Networks to Acquire Lifetime Entertainment
New York/Burbank, August 27, 2009 – The Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal today announced an agreement for A&E Television Networks to acquire Lifetime Entertainment...
Aug 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA’s 25 Greatest Sports Movies of All Time
Sports and movies have much in common. They make us laugh, cry, shout for joy, and smash things uncontrollably (this only happens at really bad movies). So, it’s only natural that they overlap in...
Aug 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMegan Fox is Catwoman? Not So Fast
The Sun, a British tabloid, announced Wednesday that they had the scoop on a bit of casting news for Christopher Nolan’s followup to the unimaginably successful, “The Dark Knight,” for Warner Bros....
Aug 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDisney Names New Exec. VP
BURBANK, Calif., August 24, 2009 – Jayne Parker has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), it was announced today by Robert A....
Aug 24, 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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