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The Tree of Life trailer
l Any time Terrence Malick decides to direct a film, it becomes an event, for film fanatics at least. Every one of his pictures has been called a masterpiece by at least a few prominent critics....
Dec 17, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Thor’ Trailer
Inspired by Norse mythology, Thor was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby in 1962. The film follows the hero (Chris Hemsworth), who is a god and lives in a realm called Asgard. His...
Dec 11, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongBlack Swan (2010)
© 2010 Fox Searchlight Pictures Teetering on the edge between melodrama and high art, “Black Swan” is a gripping, spooky, exultant picture that is as beautiful as it is ugly. Sure to divide...
Dec 2, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong127 Hours (2010)
Anyone who has ever worked in a corporate setting or been trained in some unique job or activity has had to sit through an outdated, ineffectual instructional video. When I worked as a data operator...
Nov 29, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongLeslie Nielsen Dies at 84
Leslie Nielsen, the once dramatic force who traded in his tear-jerker skill set for a bucket o’ laughs died Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was 84. The Canadian-born actor, best known for his...
Nov 29, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongSomewhere (2010)
“The moral life of man forms part of the subject-matter of the artist, but the morality of art consists in the perfect use of an imperfect medium” [Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray ]. Stephen...
Nov 25, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongDaniel Day-Lewis to Play Abraham Lincoln in Spielberg Biopic
Two-time Oscar-winning actor, Daniel Day-Lewis, has reached a deal to play Abraham Lincoln in Steven Spielberg’s biopic about the 16th president of the United States. Several false starts and...
Nov 20, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongCowboys and Aliens Trailer
Daniel Craig stars in Jon Favreau’s “Cowboys & Aliens” as Jake Lonergan, a mysterious stranger with no memory of his past who stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. Aliens appear and begin...
Nov 18, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongDenis Leary in Talks to Join ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot
Source: Heatvision Denis Leary is in talks to play the father of Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) in Columbia’s reboot of the “Spider-Man” franchise. Gwen Stacy is a classic love interest in Spider-Man lore...
Nov 18, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Paranormal Activity 3’ Gets October 2011 Release Date
Hot on the heels of a successful box office take with “Paranormal Activity 2,” the sequel to Oren Peli’s hand-held horror flick, Bloody Disgusting has learned that Paramount Pictures has firmed up...
Nov 18, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Green Lantern’ Teaser Trailer
The first real teaser trailer for Warner Bros. “Green Lantern” starring Ryan Reynolds has hit the web. Here’s the synopsis: “In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has...
Nov 17, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTom Ford’s Next Feature a Comedy
Fashion icon-turned film director Tom Ford has been less than forthcoming with details about the followup to his highly acclaimed debut feature “A Single Man,” but Vogue managed to wrest a few...
Nov 17, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongFirst Look: John Cusack as Edgar Allen Poe
Gawker just posted a photo (via the AP) featuring favorite 1980s angst-maestro, John Cusack, in full digs as the Hamlet of Horror, Edgar Allen Poe. The film, directed by James McTeigue (“V for...
Nov 15, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTrailer for Justin Bieber’s Gritty Biopic ‘8 Kilometer’
Think Justin Bieber is soft? Think again. Check out this trailer for the mock-biopic of J-Biebz’s rough and tumble childhood and meteoric rise to the top of the pops.
Nov 15, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA’s 100 Greatest Movies of All Time
You will not like something about this list. In your mind, undeserving inclusions and unthinkable omissions probably abound. That is as it should be. Film, for all the scholarship, expertise and...
Nov 13, 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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