2010
298 articles
Fox, Walden Media Nab ‘The Family Circus’
If you’re a giant movie studio, and you’ve nearly exhausted the world’s catalog of superhero comics and graphic novels, toys from the 1980s and board games, where do you turn for built-in name...
Oct 9, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Town (2010)
A director who casts himself in the lead role of his own film may be subject to sharp criticism and charges of egomania (See Mel Gibson in “Braveheart” or Kevin Costner in “Dances With Wolves”)....
Oct 9, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongAronofsky Has the Eye of ‘The Tiger’; Questions Swirling Over ‘Wolverine 2’
A collective stink-eye from the geek community was aimed squarely in director Darren Aronofsky’s direction when it was reported days ago that Fox had offered him the reigns of the sequel to the much...
Oct 8, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Avatar’ = ‘Aliens’: Self Plagiarism Rampant in Hollywood
Noticed that Hollywood hasn’t had an original idea in years? You know, like how “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was almost a shot for shot remake of “Forrest Gump”? (They were both written by...
Oct 8, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongEmma Stone Cast as Gwen Stacy in New Spider-Man Movie
It was a poorly kept secret that Emma Stone (“Zombieland”) was sitting at the top of the heap to play Peter Parker’s love interest, opposite Andrew Garfield, in Sony’s upcoming reboot of the...
Oct 6, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongJulie Taymor’s ‘The Temptest’ Trailer
Synopsis: “In her big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s mystical thriller “The Tempest,” Academy Award-nominated Julie Taymor (”Across the Universe,” “Frida,” “Titus”) brings an original dynamic to...
Oct 6, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongOnline Critics Choose 100 Best First Films
The Online Film Critics Society, of which yours truly is member, released the results of a society-wide poll asking what first (debut) films are the greatest in history. Orson Welles’ masterpiece...
Oct 6, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongZack Snyder to Direct New Superman Movie
As soon as comic book blockbuster guru Christopher Nolan signed on to produce Warner Bros’ next installment of their “Superman” franchise, the web was atwitter about who would fill those big red...
Oct 5, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘The Hobbit’ Closing in on Greenlight from MGM, New Line, Warner Bros.
After years of delays, setbacks, ecstatic highs and devastating lows, fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work may soon find themselves back in Middle-earth. According to LA Times Warner Bros., its subsidiary...
Oct 3, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTallgrass Film Fest Announces 2010 Lineup, Details
The 8th annual Tallgrass Film Festival will take place in and around downtown Wichita Oct. 22-24, showcasing more than 124 independent films from more than 11 countries around the world, and hosting...
Oct 2, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongSherlock Holmes, Then and Now: A Comparative Analysis
Arthur Conan Doyle’s great detective, Sherlock Holmes, is one of English literature’s most recognizable and enduring characters. As such, he has made more than 200 movies appearances since the...
Oct 1, 2010 / Torsten ReitzSally 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 ReitzRecent 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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