April 2010
21 articles
Bill Condon to Direct ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’
Summit Entertainment confirmed recent rumors when it announced Wednesday that Bill Condon, writer and director of “Dreamgirls,” would be taking over directing duties for the the final entry in the...
Apr 29, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongVideo: Art By Chance Film Fest Gears Up for Worldwide Event
The Art By Chance ultra short film festival is gearing up for its second annual worldwide event. The festival, created by ANBEAN in 2009, will take place from May 7 to June 4, 2010 in more than 20...
Apr 29, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong29th International Istanbul Film Festival; Marked by Absent Friends
Istanbul is enjoying its year as the European Capital of Culture, with cultural and arts events taking place in the city from one end to the other, inaugurated with a series of ceremonies held in...
Apr 27, 2010 / N. Buket CengizTallgrass Film Association Presents 8th Cinema Alfresco: Films on the Fringe
WICHITA, KAN., April 26, 2010 — The Tallgrass Film Association announces the line-up for Cinema Alfresco season. The series will take place Thursdays from May 27 through July 29. The Cinema Alfresco...
Apr 27, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongJeunet’s ‘Micmacs’: Racial Stereotypes Overshadow Innovation
At his most successful, Jean-Pierre Jeunet has managed to create films which combine a mainstream approach to storytelling with an artist’s attention to image. Some would argue that “Delicatessen” is...
Apr 23, 2010 / Alison FrankIn Case You Missed It: ‘Nuit Blanche,’ Arev Manoukian’s Award-Winning Short
Short films are often neglected by Hollywood (because they don’t make money) and by the mainstream (because most people just don’t know they exist). But shorts can sometimes be a superior method of...
Apr 22, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongKick-Ass (2010)
Hallelujah! Nicolas Cage has finally returned. Once a brilliant and respected actor whose eccentricities and prodigious talents combined to create truly memorable characters like H.I. McDunnough in...
Apr 21, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongDe Niro, Scorsese to Reunite for Two-Part Film, “The Irishman”
In a recent interview with MTV to promote his Tribeca Film Festival, Robert De Niro revealed some interesting details about a project he’s currently working on with long-time friend and collaborator,...
Apr 17, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongClash of the Titans (2010)
Hollywood’s escalating war on originality is far-reaching. Independent films are finding it more difficult than ever to find distribution, tent-pole summer releases have a set a new precedent for...
Apr 16, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongLars Von Trier’s ‘Dogville’ and the Dogme Legacy
I must confess to a prejudice: I hate films that don’t change spaces. At the theatre, it doesn’t matter to me if there are no set alterations and every scene takes place in the same location; when it...
Apr 13, 2010 / Alison FrankTMA FilmCast #30 – Date Night, Repo Men
Film is a fickle medium. In any other industry if you take two of the top performers in their respective spheres and put them together you’ve got a hit. Derek Jeter and A-Rod, peanut butter and...
Apr 13, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongGreen Lantern’s Suit Will Be Computer Generated
Almost immediately following the announcement of each new superhero movie debate rages about how the hero’s suit, usually the most visual and recognizable part of the character, should be transferred...
Apr 12, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongWAMPA Becomes the Tallgrass Film Association
WICHITA — The board of directors for the Wichita Association for Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) has officially changed the organization’s name to the Tallgrass Film Association. The Tallgrass Film...
Apr 9, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongFritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis’ Coming to a Big Screen Near You
Kino International announced Monday that Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece, “Metropolis,” will be released theatrically in “all major markets throughout the US and Canada” in May. The version to be...
Apr 8, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongStruggling Blockbuster Strikes Deal With WB, Fox, Sony
Once the king of home video movie rentals, Blockbuster has found itself in dire straits competing with popular services like Netflix and Redbox. But the struggling company is doing everything it can...
Apr 7, 2010 / 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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