Eric M. Armstrong — Page 3 | The Moving Arts Film Journal

Homicide investigators reopen Natalie Wood case

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office is reopening its investigation into the death of Natalie Wood, authorities said Thursday. The Academy Award-nominated actress, known for her...

Nov 19, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

Sacha Baron Cohen in talks to join Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’

Quentin Tarantino is wasting no time filling out the cast for his latest project “Django Unchained.” Sacha Baron Cohen is the latest actor set to sign on to the slavery revenge flick, which already...

Nov 12, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

50/50 (2011)

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen star in "50/50" Making a comedy about cancer is risky business. Making a comedy about a young, attractive person with cancer is self-sabotage. People don’t go to...

Oct 23, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

Drive (2011)

“Drive” romanticizes a lot of things that shouldn’t be romanticized: The myth of redemptive violence, dangerous and illegal driving, robbery, evading police and, most egregiously, Members Only...

Oct 18, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

Johnny Depp to play Dr. Seuss in live-action feature

Johnny Depp will produce and likely star in Dr. Seuss biopic. After starring as the Mad Hatter in “Alice in Wonderland,” Willy Wonka in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” and Peter Pan author J.M....

Oct 7, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

An open letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings

Reed Hastings, CEO and co-founder of Netflix. Mr. Hastings, Assuming you’ve recently been inundated with angry emails, I thought I’d quickly and respectfully explain why so many of your customers are...

Sep 20, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

Trailer: Clint Eastwood’s ‘J. Edgar’ starring Leonardo DiCaprio

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as the infamous J. Edgar Hoover, first director of the FBI, in Clint Eastwood’s new drama about one of the most controversial figures in US history. Director: Clint Eastwood...

Sep 20, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

Attack the Block (2011)

John Boyega leads a street gang of alien-killers in "Attack the Block" It’s Guy Fawkes Night , and the South London sky is pulsing with brilliant explosions. In the midst of the celebration, Sam...

Sep 14, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

Daily Diary

Daily Diary: The Abyss (1989), All the President’s Men (1976)

The Abyss (1989) The beginning of James Cameron’s love affair with the sea (excluding “Piranha II: The Spawning” of course), “The Abyss” follows a team of offshore oil-rig workers tapped by the...

Sep 4, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

Raoul Ruiz, legendary Chilean filmmaker, dead at 70

Raoul Ruiz, the celebrated, prolific, Chilean-born filmmaker has died. He was 70. Ruiz, not known for a specific standout film, was rather known for his vast catalog of more than 100 innovative,...

Aug 20, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

The Tree of Life (2011)

In 1931 Austrian mathematician Kurt Gödel proved what is now known as the Incompleteness Theorem. He demonstrated that within any given system, a robot for example, there would always be at least one...

Jun 27, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

Below the Line

Academy Awards make another change; Will now nominate 5 to 10 films for Best Picture

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday to make another change to the nomination phase of the Best Picture competition. Anywhere from five to 10 films...

Jun 16, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong

Aronofsky eyes Noah’s Ark pic

“Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky is seeking financing for a new film about the Biblical story Noah’s Ark. After “Black Swan,” which grossed $315 million worldwide on a $12 million budget and...

Jun 11, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong