Articles by Eric M. Armstrong
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Source Code (2011)
What would it be like if Alfred Hitchcock directed an episode of “Quantum Leap” with a script based on “Groundhog Day”? Well, it wouldn’t turn out exactly like “Source Code,” but it’d be pretty...
Apr 10, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongHollywood legend, Sidney Lumet, dies at 86
Classics like “12 Angry Men,” “Serpico,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “The Verdict” and “Network” would never have existed without Sidney Lumet. And now, we will be without the legendary New York director....
Apr 9, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongJohn Travolta to play John Gotti, Jr. in biopic
John Travolta The “Teflon Don,” John Gotti, jr., will get his story told on the big screen in the Fiore Film biopic “Gotti: Three Generations.” After months of rumor, John Travolta has officially...
Mar 31, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongBill Murray to play FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the president of the Great Depression, World War II and the New Deal, will be played by Bill Murray, actor of “Ghostbusters,” “Groundhog Day” and “Kingpin.” The Vulture reports...
Mar 30, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongElizabeth Taylor dies at 79
Elizabeth Taylor, the sultry sex icon of the cinema, died Wednesday at age 79. The three-time Oscar-winning actress, whose turbulent personal life sometimes overshadowed her career, died of...
Mar 23, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongPaul (2011)
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the cheeky Brits who brought us “Hot Fuzz” and “Shaun of the Dead,” put their heads together once again to give us their signature fanboy take on the alien encounter movie....
Mar 19, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Anna Karenina’ lures Jude Law, Aaron Johnson
“Anna Karenina” is going Hollywood, and the Russian classic is bringing a few Brits with her. Aaron Johnson and Jude Law are in talks to join the Joe Wright-directed adaptation of the Leo Tolstoy...
Mar 18, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongAronofsky exits ‘The Wolverine’
After stunning cinephiles by taking on the next “Wolverine” flick, Darren Aronofsky, one of Hollywood’s hottest directors, has backed out of the superhero project. Shooting was set to begin this...
Mar 18, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Do humans really have free will? It certainly seems like we do. But, given the right conditions, science can accurately predict the behavior of atoms. And aren’t our bodies just a giant cluster of...
Mar 16, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongWichita gets a shout out in the Washington Express
Why not Wichita? That’s what the Washington Express asked Thursday while analyzing the tendency of movie aliens to invade large population centers like New York and Los Angeles. Before the latest...
Mar 11, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongJulianne Moore to play Sarah Palin in HBO movie
Step aside, Tina Fey, there’s a new folksy Palin impersonator stepping into the spotlight. Four-time Oscar nominee Julianne Moore will play the ultra-conservative momma grizzly in HBO’s upcoming...
Mar 10, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongCityArts to offer experimental filmmaking classes
WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita’s downtown CityArts hub will be offering three new filmmaking classes in its upcoming term. Instructor Bryan McManus, a recent graduate of the Savannah College of Art and...
Mar 9, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongTrailer: ‘Beauty Day’ documentary
Beauty Day Trailer from Jay Cheel on Vimeo . “BEFORE THERE WAS JACKASS… BEFORE THERE WAS TOM GREEN… THERE WAS RALPH ZAVADIL.” Podcaster and documentarian, Jay Cheel, presents his first feature...
Mar 7, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong‘The King’s Speech’ wins top prize at Oscars
Tom Hooper’s British period drama, “The King’s Speech” won the Academy Award for Best Picture Sunday, the film industry’s most coveted prize. Hooper also won top honors in the category of Direction,...
Mar 1, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Last Airbender’ cleans up at the Razzies
M. Night Shyamalan’s mystical “The Last Airbender,” about characters who can manipulate the elements, led all other contenders Saturday with five Razzie awards, including Worst Picture, Worst...
Feb 28, 2011 / 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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