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Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ trailer to premier in Times Square and on Google+
Steven Spielberg’s much-anticipated “Lincoln,” starring Daniel Day-Lewis as the titular prez, is set to debut in epic fashion, via a live-broadcast in Times Square on September 13 at 6pm CDT. It will...
Sep 7, 2012 / Eric M. Armstrong‘The Master’ final theatrical trailer
Studio: The Weinstein Company Release: October 12, 2012 Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, Jesse Plemons, David Warshofsky, Amy...
Sep 6, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongTony Scott’s 5 best films
Tony Scott (1944 – 2012) As with any prominent artist’s or entertainer’s passing, it gives us a chance to look back on their body of work in a way we’ve never looked at it before — as completed...
Aug 23, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongWin a ‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’ prize pack!
About the Film: Studio: Focus Features Starring: Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Patton Oswalt Directed By: Lorene Scafaria Written By: Lorene Scafaria ( Nick...
Jun 18, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongVideo: Amazing Steadicam work in ‘Hugo’
Martin Scorsese and Larry McConkey are masters of their crafts. The former is arguably the greatest living director. The latter is one of the world’s foremost Steadicam operators. Their...
Jun 3, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongTrailer: Baz Luhrmann’s ‘The Great Gatsby’
The latest (and flashiest) adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel “The Great Gatsby” comes at the hands of style-obsessed director Baz Luhrmann. If you’re familiar with the Aussie...
May 24, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongTeaser Trailer: P.T. Anderson’s ‘The Master’
After five long years and a dozen false starts, cinephiles were finally treated Monday to the first footage of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master,” his first since his 2007 oil epic, “There Will Be...
May 21, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongTrailer: Latest Bond film, ‘Skyfall’
“Skyfall” Director: Sam Mendes Writer: Neal Purvis Studio: Columbia Pictures Cast: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Dame Judi Dench Release: November 9, 2012 Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past...
May 21, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongWin a ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ prize pack!
In celebration of the upcoming release of “Moonrise Kingdom,” Wes Anderson’s long-awaited followup to 2009’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” The Moving Arts has once again teamed up with Focus Features to offer...
May 21, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongThings I Don’t Understand (2011)
Hugo Dillon and Molly Ryman in "Things I Don't Understand" Someday, everyone you know won’t exist. Tomorrow doesn’t matter until it’s today. No one makes it through life unscathed, in one way or...
May 2, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongContest: Win ‘Being Flynn’ tickets, soundtrack, book!
More free stuff! All right, here’s the deal. The Moving Arts has teamed up with Focus Features again, this time to offer you the chance to win a prize pack in advance of the upcoming release of...
Feb 27, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongTrailer: Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’
Director: Wes Anderson Writer: Wes Anderson Studio: Focus Features Cast: Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray Release: May 25, 2012 Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of...
Jan 13, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe 10 best films of 2011
Ryan Gosling in Nicolas Winding Refn's "Drive" It’s that time of year again when we intrepid critics whittle down the hundreds of titles we’ve seen over the last 365 days to the top 10 that made us...
Jan 8, 2012 / Eric M. ArmstrongContest: Enter to win ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ prize pack!
UPDATE JAN. 9, 2012, 3:30 pm CST And the winners are… Ronald Oliver of Stockton, CA Barbara Davis of Greensboro, NC Thanks to all who entered and to Focus Features for providing this fantastic prize!...
Jan 3, 2012 / Eric M. Armstrong‘The Tree of Life’ wins top honor at 15th Annual OFCS Awards
“The Tree of Life,” which led the Online Film Critics Society nominations with seven, was the big winner at the 15th Annual Online Film Critics Society Awards. The film took home the prize for Best...
Jan 3, 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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