2010
298 articles
Online Film Critics Society Picks Nominees for 2010 OFCS Awards
December 27, 2010 – The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS), the international professional association of Internet-based film reviewers, has announced the nominations for its 2010 OFCS Awards. The...
Dec 27, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongRabbit Hole (2010)
Adapted from David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Rabbit Hole” ferries us down into the blackest void of parental despair and bravely leaves us without a sturdy rope to climb back...
Dec 27, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongCasino Jack (2010)
“Washington is like Hollywood, only without the pretty faces.” This, according to Kevin Spacey’s idealistic, wise-cracking super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff on the two-faced, backstabbing nature of...
Dec 22, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Tree of Life trailer
l Any time Terrence Malick decides to direct a film, it becomes an event, for film fanatics at least. Every one of his pictures has been called a masterpiece by at least a few prominent critics....
Dec 17, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘I Am Love’ opens more than doorways
The month of January is named after Janus, the Roman god of exits and entrances. Janus is most commonly depicted in ancient art as having two faces, one looking backwards while the other looks...
Dec 16, 2010 / Vanessa GranielloThe Illusionist: The Obsolescence of the Magician
Sylvain Chomet’s animated film The Illusionist (2010) is based on a script by Jacques Tati, the famous French director and master of live-action physical comedy. The film’s lead character, a...
Dec 15, 2010 / Alison Frank‘Thor’ Trailer
Inspired by Norse mythology, Thor was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby in 1962. The film follows the hero (Chris Hemsworth), who is a god and lives in a realm called Asgard. His...
Dec 11, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongPolanski Triumphs at European Film Awards
The 23rd European Film Awards Photo credit: EFA/René Velli Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer triumphed at this year’s European Film Academy’s 23 rd European Film Awards . The film, which I have...
Dec 6, 2010 / Alison FrankBlack Swan (2010)
© 2010 Fox Searchlight Pictures Teetering on the edge between melodrama and high art, “Black Swan” is a gripping, spooky, exultant picture that is as beautiful as it is ugly. Sure to divide...
Dec 2, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong127 Hours (2010)
Anyone who has ever worked in a corporate setting or been trained in some unique job or activity has had to sit through an outdated, ineffectual instructional video. When I worked as a data operator...
Nov 29, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongLeslie Nielsen Dies at 84
Leslie Nielsen, the once dramatic force who traded in his tear-jerker skill set for a bucket o’ laughs died Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84. The Canadian-born actor, best known for his...
Nov 29, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongSomewhere (2010)
“The moral life of man forms part of the subject-matter of the artist, but the morality of art consists in the perfect use of an imperfect medium” [Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray ]. Stephen...
Nov 25, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongDaniel Day-Lewis to Play Abraham Lincoln in Spielberg Biopic
Two-time Oscar-winning actor, Daniel Day-Lewis, has reached a deal to play Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s biopic about the 16th president of the United States. Several false starts and...
Nov 20, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongCowboys and Aliens Trailer
Daniel Craig stars in Jon Favreau’s “Cowboys & Aliens” as Jake Lonergan, a mysterious stranger with no memory of his past who stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. Aliens appear and begin...
Nov 18, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongDenis Leary in Talks to Join ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot
Source: Heatvision Denis Leary is in talks to play the father of Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) in Columbia’s reboot of the “Spider-Man” franchise. Gwen Stacy is a classic love interest in Spider-Man lore...
Nov 18, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
- Shorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
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