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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. ArmstrongThe 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. ArmstrongVisual 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. ArmstrongDisney 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. ArmstrongVideo: 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. ArmstrongVideo: 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. ArmstrongVideo 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. ArmstrongLost 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. ArmstrongAndrew 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. ArmstrongDocumentary ‘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. ArmstrongNIN’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. ArmstrongLet Me In Trailer
In 2008 Tomas Alfredson’s brilliant adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s Swedish adolescent vampire novel, “Let the Right One In” wowed audiences and was a hit on the festival circuit. It was so...
Jul 1, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongMeryl Streep to Play Margaret Thatcher
Although Meryl Streep has never known real obscurity in her lengthy and prestigious career, she is having something of resurgence. THR reports that the 61-year-old actress is currently in talks to...
Jul 1, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongPee-wee Herman to Get the Judd Apatow Treatment
Pee-wee Herman (Paul Reubens), the iconic and later infamous nerd who rose to prominence in the 1980s with his popular children’s television show, “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” has teamed up with Comedy...
Jul 1, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongJosh Hutcherson is the New Spider-Man
*UPDATE — Sony has revealed their official choice for Spider-Man. It’s not Josh Hutcherson. Click here to find out who it is. Blue Sky Disney is reporting that Sony has settled on Josh Hutcherson to...
Jun 30, 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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