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The Moving Arts Film Journal

January 2010

24 articles

Features

‘Avatar’ Becomes #2 Grosser All-time, On Pace For World Record

‘Avatar’ Becomes #2 Grosser All-time, On Pace For World Record

After the 20-minute clip screened at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con was met with lukewarm reception, James Cameron’s “Avatar” was bombarded with almost universal skepticism. Giant blue aliens?...

Jan 7, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

The Lovely Bones (2009)

The Lovely Bones (2009)

Peter Jackson’s first feature since 2005’s remake of “King Kong” is, contrary to first impressions, not so much a departure from that picture. The former gross-out horror auteur-turned Oscar-winning...

Jan 7, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Action/Adventure

Cop Out Trailer

Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster. Jimmy (Bruce Willis) is the veteran...

Jan 6, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Blogs

Up in the Air (2009)

Up in the Air (2009)

“How much does your life weigh?” George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a hit man. He doesn’t kill people, well, at least not directly. He’s a corporate hatchet man who fires people for a living — people...

Jan 6, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Avatar (2009)

Avatar (2009)

I was made by a computer! There are big movies, and then there are BIG movies. James Cameron’s technical chef d’oeuvre and decade-long undertaking, “Avatar,” is neither — it’s bigger. It occupies a...

Jan 5, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Blogs

TMA FilmCast #25 – Precious, Invictus (Written Reviews)

TMA FilmCast #25 – Precious, Invictus (Written Reviews)

This week we’re trying something a little different. Scott, my usual co-host, was absent from class during the recording of the show so instead of scrambling to find a temporary replacement I decided...

Jan 5, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Disney Completes Marvel Acquisition

BURBANK, Calif., December 31, 2009—Advancing its strategy of delivering great branded content to people around the world, Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney...

Jan 1, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Invictus (2009)

Invictus (2009)

Overcompensation is human nature. Just ask a high school principal or an ER doctor. Whether it’s a developing teenage male whose manhood has been challenged or a driver whose lost control of his...

Jan 1, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Action/Adventure

The 10 Best Films of 2009

The 10 Best Films of 2009

2009 proved to be a big year for film, both blockbuster and independent. James Cameron made a triumphant return to the cineplex with “Avatar,” and J.J. Abrams made “Star Trek” cool again, all while...

Jan 1, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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