June 2010

21 articles

Josh Hutcherson is the New Spider-Man

*UPDATE — Sony has revealed their official choice for Spider-Man. It’s not Josh Hutcherson. Click here to find out who it is. Blue Sky Disney is reporting that Sony has settled on Josh Hutcherson to...

Jun 30, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong

Trailers

Paranormal Activity 2 Trailer

Last year Paramount scored a monster hit with “Paranormal Activity,” the Oren Peli-directed film shot for only $15,000 that eventually grossed $151 million. Can they do it again?

Jun 30, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong

Trailers

On the Politics of Invisibility: A Discussion of Nuri Ceylan’s ‘Three Monkeys’ and the Dardenne Brothers’ ‘Le Silence de Lorna’

Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Three Monkeys” and the Dardenne brothers’ “Le Silence de Lorna” are two films that provoked feelings of admiration at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, and not without reason....

Jun 29, 2010 / Angelos Koutsourakis

News

The Karate Kid (2010)

What makes a cliché a cliché? Certainly the repeated use of ideas, concepts or expressions until the original intent or effect is rendered impotent is how clichés are forged. But why are certain...

Jun 26, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong

Drama

Toy Story 3 (2010)

Pixar isn’t blazing any new trails in the realm of critically acclaimed animated cinema. Its parent company, Disney, has been winning Oscars with its hand-drawn masterpieces since 1937. But, the...

Jun 23, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong

Essays

Interview: Hal Hartley

Hal Hartley, one of the most prolific American independent directors, has recently released a collection of films titled “Possible Films Volume 2.” Hartley’s career dates back to the 1980s, when he...

Jun 21, 2010 / Angelos Koutsourakis

Essays

What I Learned About ‘Splice’ Through Audience Reactions

“Splice,” the new film by Canadian director Vincenzo Natali, is a revitalizing standout in the long-suffering genre of sci-fi/horror. Instead of veering into predictable B-movie, torture-porn...

Jun 21, 2010 / Vanessa Graniello

Drama

The A-Team (2010)

The merits of an intellectual elucidation of Joe Carnahan’s 21st century revamp of the mid-1980s absurdist TV show about a team of disgraced Army Rangers-turned outlaw mercenaries are negligible at...

Jun 20, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong

Blogs

Lone Wolf in Black America: A Bill Gunn Retrospective

“I’ve liked every script I’ve ever written,” Bill Gunn told an interviewer in 1971, “I’ve hated every movie made from them.” It’s a prickly statement for a screenwriter, especially one with such a...

Jun 16, 2010 / Jesse Cataldo

Festivals

One Night Only – TFF & Hartke Records present FISHBONE live at Frida’s this Friday night at 8 PM!

Put on your boogie shoes and get your funk on at Frida’s this Friday night for Fishbone’s first live appearance in Wichita, with the Key Elements and Rudy Love Jr & The Getdown! Tickets are on sale...

Jun 15, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong

Features

Rodrick Pocowatchit’s ‘The Dead Can’t Dance’ to Have Canadian Premiere

Wichita, KS — Award-winning Wichita filmmaker Rodrick Pocowatchit’s Native American zombie comedy “The Dead Can’t Dance” will have its international and Canadian premiere in Montreal on Saturday,...

Jun 15, 2010 / Staff

News

‘Green Lantern 2′ Gets Writers Already?! Same Trio Tapped for ‘The Flash’

Warner Bros. apparently has a lot of confidence in their latest superhero vehicle, “Green Lantern,” directed by Martin Campbell. Even though the film, currently shooting in New Orleans and starring...

Jun 10, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong

FCS

Video: Ralph Macchio, the Original ‘Karate Kid’ Tries to Be Bad

With the approaching release of the new “Karate Kid” movie starring Jaden Smith (Will Smith’s boy) and Jackie Chan, many fans of the original 1984 film find themselves wondering whatever happened to...

Jun 10, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong

Features

Official US Trailer for ‘Dogtooth’

“Dogtooth,” also known as “Kynodontas,” the much-heralded Greek film from Yorgos Lanthimos (“My Best Friend,” “Kinetta”) has become something of a phenomenon since winning the top prize in its...

Jun 9, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong

Comedy

Video: New ‘Scott Pilgrim’ Clip

Watch the 2010 MTV Movie Awards at MTV.com! During the MTV Movie Awards pre-show Director Edgar Wright previewed a short clip from his upcoming film, “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” starring Michael...

Jun 7, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong