2010
298 articles
‘Black Dynamite’ and the Legacy of Blaxploitation in Hollywood
Hollywood’s past is littered with dead genres. The road musical. The screwball comedy. The giant insect attack picture. It’s inevitable that certain styles will outlive their usefulness and grow...
Mar 3, 2010 / Jesse CataldoIndie Film Pioneer, Richard Glasser, Dies
Independent film pioneer, Richard Glasser, died Tuesday, Feb. 23 in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke days earlier. He was 50. The son of famed film producer Bernard Glasser, Richard began his...
Feb 27, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongRevered and Reviled: D.W. Griffith’s ‘The Birth of a Nation’
“We do not fear censorship, for we have no wish to offend with improprieties or obscenities, but we do demand, as a right, the liberty to show the dark side of wrong, that we may illuminate the...
Feb 26, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongEven Legends Flub Their Lines; Bogart, Cagney, Robinson Blooper Reel
Humphrey Bogart and Jimmy Cagney were the epitome of the man’s man in Hollywood’s golden age. They never missed a step, always knew the right (or wrong in Cagney’s case) thing to say. But this annual...
Feb 24, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongHollywood Films Follow Mathematical Formulas to Match Attention Spans of Viewers
[Click Photo to Enlarge] Do you ever get the feeling that big Hollywood blockbusters are just heartless products following an established formula to maximize profits? Well, that assessment may be...
Feb 24, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Everything you’ve heard about “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” is true. It is a poorly acted poorly written kids’ fantasy that borrows in equal parts from Harry Potter and the...
Feb 20, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongRoger Ebert: The Essential Man, Via Esquire
Esquire recently sat down with the world’s most visible and prolific film critic, Roger Ebert, for a candid look at how the luminary lives as a cancer survivor without the ability to eat or speak....
Feb 18, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Terminator’ May Rise Again
Try as they might, the directors of the third and fourth “Terminator” films can’t seem to kill the fan-favorite sci-fi/horror franchise. Variety reports that Pacificor LLC, which acquired the...
Feb 18, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongCrazy Heart (2009)
With “Crazy Heart,” first-time writer/director, Scott Cooper, aims to capture an authentic slice of Americana and the romance of the unwieldy west. If he succeeds, it’s no thanks to his direction or...
Feb 17, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongAmerican Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art (2009)
Zeppelin, Hendrix, Dylan, The Grateful Dead, The Rolling Stones. These names, among others, are synonymous with the 1960s counter-culture revolution. Anti-establishment, DIY, independence,...
Feb 16, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThis Week: FREE Third Thursday Screening of ‘CSA: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA’
What: February’s Third Thursday FREE Screening of CSA: THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA . The film will be followed by a panel discussion with director Kevin Willmott & other special guests. The...
Feb 15, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongOfficial Best of Fest Aims to Revolutionize Indie Film Distribution
Did you know that a movie or a short film is made somewhere around the world every four seconds? For the casual film lover looking for a quality movie-going experience, and even for the professional...
Feb 11, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong2010 Tallgrass Film Festival Announces Call For Submissions, Plus Cash Prizes, Kansas and High School Filmmakers Submit For Free!
Wichita, Kan. – The Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) and the Tallgrass Film Festival announced their call for submissions for the 8th Annual Tallgrass Film Festival which will...
Feb 10, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongDisney Announces Collab With First Lady Michelle Obama to Create a Healthier Generation
WASHINGTON D.C. and BURBANK, Calif., February 9, 2010 – As part of its ongoing effort to promote healthy lifestyles and nutrition for kids and families, Disney today announced that it will develop a...
Feb 9, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #27 – Up in the Air, It’s Complicated
What do Peter Sellers’ character in Hal Ashby’s 1979 flick, “Being There” and Jason Reitman’s Oscar-bait movie, “Up in the Air” have in common? More than you might think. Also, can a middle-aged,...
Feb 6, 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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