September 2010
21 articles
Sally Menke, Longtime Editor for Quentin Tarantino, Found Dead
Sally Menke, Quentin Tarantino’s longtime film editor, was found dead early Tuesday after her friends alerted police when she failed to come home from hiking with her dog. She was 56. Menke is...
Sep 29, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘True Grit’ trailer
The Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, are at it again. This time, with a remake of the classic John Wayne western, “True Grit,” starring Jeff Bridges in the Wayne role, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and...
Sep 28, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongA Look Back at TIFF 2010
The selection of films at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival was even stronger than usual. Of the 10 films I saw, only one was frankly awful, three disappointing, while the rest were...
Sep 27, 2010 / Alison FrankAlone in Bad Company: A Dissection of Martin Scorsese’s ‘Shutter Island’
Martin Scorsese has seen it all. After a two-score year long journey in which he had experienced the highs and the lows of the business, the director has frequently been hailed “America’s greatest...
Sep 27, 2010 / Torsten ReitzBond, James Bond?
“James Bond will return…” Fans have been reading this sentence at the end of each entry in the cinematic 007 series. But the current question is: Will the world’s most popular secret agent return...
Sep 25, 2010 / Torsten ReitzChristopher Guest Takes on Obsessive Collectors in New Mockumentary
UPDATE (9/27/10): Women of the Web published some faulty info on this project. Per Michael McKean’s Twitter account: “Sorry: it’s nonsense. This story is about Liz Smith’s meds, period.” There you...
Sep 25, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Human Centipede 2’ Teaser
After his much publicized gross-out fest “Human Centipede,” wherein a trio of captives have their mouths sewn to the anus of the person in from of him to create one long digestive system, director...
Sep 25, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongPatton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson Join Jason Reitman’s ‘Young Adult’
Set to begin filming in coming weeks, “Young Adult,” the flick that reunites the duo behind the Oscar-winning “Juno” (Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody) has added a couple of prominent thesps to its...
Sep 25, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongPT Anderson’s Scientology Pic, ‘Master’ Hits Roadblock
Acclaimed director Paul Thomas Anderson (“Boogie Nights,” “There Will Be Blood”) has encountered a formidable roadblock in his efforts to get his next project off the ground. According to Total...
Sep 21, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongMachete (2010)
The permanent scowl etched into the ungodly face of Danny Trejo has helped the former San Quentin State Prison boxing champion parlay his talent for the terrible into a decorated Hollywood career....
Sep 19, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongSacha Baron Cohen to Play Freddie Mercury in Pic
Sacha Baron Cohen has finalized a deal to play Queen front man Freddie Mercury in an upcoming GK Films project, reports Deadline . The comedic actor best known for his outrageous and controversial...
Sep 18, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongForget Genital Mutilation; ‘Antichrist’ is Disturbing Enough Without it
As Lars Von Trier’s “Antichrist” arrives on DVD, I felt compelled give the film a second viewing. What I found was this: despite the overwhelming controversy surrounding the film’s gratuitous sexual...
Sep 16, 2010 / Vanessa GranielloRon Perlman Joins Impressive Cast in Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’
Ron Perlman has signed on to star opposite Ryan Gosling in Nicolas Winding Refn’s (“Bronson”) action drama “Drive,” according to ScreenDaily . Perlman is the latest addition to an already stellar...
Sep 16, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongHell Comes To Frogtown (1988)
As a product of the 1980s, I often reflect on my childhood and the distinctive pop culture of that era. Television provided me endless hours of action and adventure through the eyes of my favorite...
Sep 15, 2010 / Greg Kita‘The Tourist’ Trailer
Frank is an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Venice, Frank pursues a...
Sep 15, 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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