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The Moving Arts Film Journal

2010

298 articles

Drama

The Last Airbender (2010)

The Last Airbender (2010)

Two parts “Captain Planet,” one part “Star Wars.” Mix together in a large bowl of rock-paper-scissors. Replace ethnic characters with white Americans. Cast “The Daily Show” comedian as evil fire...

Jul 13, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

‘Avatar’ Returns to Theaters With New Footage

‘Avatar’ Returns to Theaters With New Footage

“Avatar,” the most profitable film ever made having raked in a staggering $2.7 billion during its theatrical run and selling more Blu-Rays than any other movie, has decided that being #1 just isn’t...

Jul 8, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Blogs

Good Hair, Good Humour, Good Questions

Good Hair, Good Humour, Good Questions

In “Good Hair” (Jeff Stilson, 2009) Chris Rock offers an initiation into the world of African-American women’s hairstyling. I was immediately excited by this winning combination of a much-loved...

Jul 8, 2010 / Alison Frank
Features

Live-Action ‘Little Mermaid’ in the Works

Live-Action ‘Little Mermaid’ in the Works

Director Joe Wright is currently working on bringing a live-action film version of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale “The Little Mermaid” to the big screen. THR reports that the script has already...

Jul 8, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

Nicholas Hoult Cast as Beast in ‘X-Men: First Class’

Nicholas Hoult Cast as Beast in ‘X-Men: First Class’

20th Century Fox is wasting no time to reboot their hugely successful “X-Men” franchise as casting is well underway. Deadline is reporting that Nicholas Hoult has officially been cast as the big blue...

Jul 8, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Trailers

The Social Network Trailer

The second teaser trailer for “The Social Network,” the latest film from top director, David Fincher, that chronicles the meteoric rise of social networking site, Facebook, and its creator, Mark...

Jul 8, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Visual Effects Oscar Noms Upped to 5; Sign of the Times?

Visual Effects Oscar Noms Upped to 5; Sign of the Times?

After augmenting their rules for last year’s ceremony allowing 10 movies to be nominated for the prestigious Best Picture Oscar instead of five, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has...

Jul 8, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Below the Line

Disney Loses ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ Case, Vows to Appeal

Disney Loses ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ Case, Vows to Appeal

Disney was wrong. That’s what a jury decided today finally ending a years long $250 million “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” lawsuit brought against Disney by the show’s creator, Celador...

Jul 7, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Video: 100 Greatest Movie Insults

Cinema is the last bastion of really creative and searing insults. Your wife can’t take a joke, your boss is uptight and your friends are all married. The last place you can really enjoy some great...

Jul 7, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Blogs

Video: Cinema’s Top Human Villains

Although there are some notable omissions (tell us who you think should have been included) this excellently edited little montage does a great job showing some of the most ominous moments of some of...

Jul 5, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Trailers

Video Interview: M. Night Shyamalan on ‘The Last Airbender’

Video Interview: M. Night Shyamalan on ‘The Last Airbender’

Via Slashfilm, director M. Night Shyamalan talks about his latest film, “The Last Airbender.” Once the toast of the town, Shyamalan’s popularity and artistic legitimacy have dwindled seemingly with...

Jul 5, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Drama

Lost in New Mexico: The Strange Tale of Susan Hero (2009)

Lost in New Mexico: The Strange Tale of Susan Hero (2009)

Jason Rosette’s no-budget tale of desolation, desperation and loss subtly weaves together the disparate lives of a group of struggling Southwesterners in “Lost in New Mexico.” Susan (Drea Pressley),...

Jul 4, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

Andrew Garfield is Spider-Man, NOT Josh Hutcherson

Andrew Garfield is Spider-Man, NOT Josh Hutcherson

We pride ourselves here at The Moving Arts on reporting only vetted, reliable news from trustworthy sources. The one time we decided to skate that ethical code and dip our feet into the rumor pool,...

Jul 2, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Documentary ‘156 Turns’ Shot Entirely on iPhone 4

Documentary ‘156 Turns’ Shot Entirely on iPhone 4

When I got my Panasonic HDC-SD9, the smallest HD camcorder in the world upon its release, I felt pretty special. It could record in full 1080p and even had a 24p setting. It fits in the palm of my...

Jul 2, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

NIN’s Trent Reznor Scoring Fincher’s ‘The Social Network’

NIN’s Trent Reznor Scoring Fincher’s ‘The Social Network’

When it was first announced that David Fincher, the man behind pitch black films like “Se7en,” “Fight Club” and “Zodiac,” would be turning his attention to the story of how Facebook was developed it...

Jul 2, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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