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De Niro, Scorsese to Reunite for Two-Part Film, “The Irishman”
In a recent interview with MTV to promote his Tribeca Film Festival, Robert De Niro revealed some interesting details about a project he’s currently working on with long-time friend and collaborator,...
Apr 17, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongLars Von Trier’s ‘Dogville’ and the Dogme Legacy
I must confess to a prejudice: I hate films that don’t change spaces. At the theatre, it doesn’t matter to me if there are no set alterations and every scene takes place in the same location; when it...
Apr 13, 2010 / Alison FrankTMA FilmCast #30 – Date Night, Repo Men
Film is a fickle medium. In any other industry if you take two of the top performers in their respective spheres and put them together you’ve got a hit. Derek Jeter and A-Rod, peanut butter and...
Apr 13, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongGreen Lantern’s Suit Will Be Computer Generated
Almost immediately following the announcement of each new superhero movie debate rages about how the hero’s suit, usually the most visual and recognizable part of the character, should be transferred...
Apr 12, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongStruggling Blockbuster Strikes Deal With WB, Fox, Sony
Once the king of home video movie rentals, Blockbuster has found itself in dire straits competing with popular services like Netflix and Redbox. But the struggling company is doing everything it can...
Apr 7, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongPhillip Morris and the Art of the Scam
You may have seen the trailer for the latest Jim Carrey comedy, I Love You Phillip Morris . If so, I’d advise you to quit while you’re ahead. Like most comedy trailers, it cannily includes most of...
Mar 30, 2010 / Alison FrankOrson Welles’ Impressive Career Not Over Yet
Even death can’t stop Orson Welles, arguably the greatest filmmaker of all time, from finding his way onto the big screen. Since Welles died in 1985 you may be wondering just how he’ll be...
Mar 28, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongPoem: The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker -For Burt Lancaster He comes to drought-stricken towns; a saviour dressed in rattlesnake shoes, riding on a pale Pegasus. “There’s something in the air,” he says. “Something in the...
Mar 25, 2010 / Damian BalassoneEric Rohmer: It’s Good to Talk
If you read the newspaper articles that appeared following the death of Eric Rohmer early this year, you will have come across the cliché that his work is ‘talky’: the implicit criticism is that...
Mar 20, 2010 / Alison FrankOscar-winner Christoph Waltz to Direct First Feature
24 Frames reports that Christoph Waltz, who recently joined Hollywood’s A-list after winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as the repugnant, ruthless Col. Hans Landa in “Inglourious...
Mar 20, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongIndie Film Pioneer, Richard Glasser, Dies
Independent film pioneer, Richard Glasser, died Tuesday, Feb. 23 in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke days earlier. He was 50. The son of famed film producer Bernard Glasser, Richard began his...
Feb 27, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #27 – Up in the Air, It’s Complicated
What do Peter Sellers’ character in Hal Ashby’s 1979 flick, “Being There” and Jason Reitman’s Oscar-bait movie, “Up in the Air” have in common? More than you might think. Also, can a middle-aged,...
Feb 6, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongSam Worthington to Play Dracula in ‘Year Zero’
Sam Worthington, the inexplicable star of James Cameron’s giant worldwide success, “Avatar,” is in negotiations to anchor the cast in the title role of Alex Proyas’ period vampire project, “Dracula...
Jan 27, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Avatar’ Breaks ‘Titanic’ Record; Cameron is King of the World…Again
James Cameron is the winner. Who did he beat? Everyone, including himself. “Avatar” is the new worldwide box-office champion. Distributor 20th Century Fox confirmed that “Avatar” had surpassed...
Jan 26, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongChallenging Mise-en-scène: A Study of ‘4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days’
After viewing Cristian Mungiu’s utterly mesmerizing and criminally underappreciated “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” I may finally understand the meaning, or at least one aspect, of the much debated...
Jan 19, 2010 / Vanessa GranielloRecent Articles
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- 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
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