Articles by Eric M. Armstrong
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Review: ‘A War’ explores war’s quiet, forgotten horrors
More than 14 years later and the war in Afghanistan is still going on. President Obama declared the end of U.S. military combat operations in Afghanistan in December of 2014, but 9,800 American...
Feb 24, 2016 / Eric M. ArmstrongTribeca picks up North American rights to ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ at Sundance
Park City, UT — Tribeca’s distribution arm, Tribeca Film announced Friday it has acquired North American rights to Kevin Pollak’s directorial debut “Misery Loves Comedy.” The film premiered the same...
Jan 24, 2015 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #32 — Alison Frank interviews Ana Geislerova
Alison Frank reports from London, where Czech actress Ana Geislerova was in attendance for the screening of ‘Honeymoon’, part of the Made in Prague Festival 2014. LISTEN!
Jan 20, 2015 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ tops Online Film Critics Awards
Ralph Fiennes and Tony Revolori star in “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” / Photo: Fox Searchlight Wes Anderson’s gleeful, absurdist adventure “The Grand Budapest Hotel” took home top honors in the 2014...
Dec 16, 2014 / Eric M. Armstrong’12 Years a Slave’ wins big at OFCS Awards
The Online Film Critics Society proudly announces the recipients of the 17th annual OFCS awards for excellence in film. Steven McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” was the standout winner, with recognitions...
Dec 16, 2013 / Eric M. ArmstrongDrinking Buddies (2013)
Sexual tension abounds between friends played by Olivia Wilde and Jake Johnson in “Drinking Buddies.” Photo: Magnolia Pictures If “When Harry Met Sally” (1989) is Nora Ephron’s take on Woody Allen,...
Aug 2, 2013 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Farah Goes Bang’ writer/director awarded Norah Ephron Prize at Tribeca
NEW YORK — First-time writer/director Meera Menon (“Farah Goes Bang”) took home the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize at the 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival on Thursday. Menon was selected out of eight...
Apr 26, 2013 / Eric M. ArmstrongFocus Features picks up Jean-Marc Vallee’s ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
NEW YORK — Focus Features has picked up the domestic and Latin American distribution rights to Jean-Marc Vallée’s “Dallas Buyers Club,” Focus CEO James Schamus and Focus president Andrew Karpen said...
Apr 26, 2013 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Richard III’ to be restored in 4K
CULVER CITY, Calif. — A few months before the bones of Richard III were discovered below a parking lot in Leicester, England, the infamous British monarch was the focal point of a very different type...
Apr 26, 2013 / Eric M. ArmstrongProps from ‘ParaNorman’ to be auctioned off for charity
LOS ANGELES -– Animation buffs, movie fans, and memorabilia collectors will all have the chance to own unique hand-crafted materials from Academy Award nominee, “ParaNorman.” The internet auction is...
Feb 15, 2013 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Lincoln’ leads 2013 Oscar race with 12 noms
Steven Spielberg’s period drama about Abraham Lincoln’s noble quest to emancipate the slaves looms largest in the 2013 Oscar picture with 12 nominations. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...
Jan 10, 2013 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Argo’ takes top honors at the 16th Annual OFCS Awards
The Online Film Critics Society has announced the winners of its 16th annual movie awards. The winners in each category are listed below: Best Picture “Argo” Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson (“The...
Jan 8, 2013 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Master (2012)
Paul Thomas Anderson has a taste for the epic. It was always there, from the sprawling spectacle of “Boogie Nights” (1997) to the experimental spider web narrative of “Magnolia” (1999) and the...
Nov 5, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongWerner Herzog is a plastic bag in Ramin Bahrani short film
Ramin Bahrani, the New York-based auteur responsible for such indie darlings as “Chop Shop” (2007) and “Goodbye Solo” (2008) shot a curious little short in 2009 called “Plastic Bag.” It follows a...
Sep 30, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongTrailer: ‘Lincoln’
Director: Steven Spielberg Writer: Tony Kushner Studio: DreamWorks Pictures Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn Release: November 9, 2012
Sep 16, 2012 / 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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