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Up in the Air (2009)
“How much does your life weigh?” George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a hit man. He doesn’t kill people, well, at least not directly. He’s a corporate hatchet man who fires people for a living — people...
Jan 6, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #25 – Precious, Invictus (Written Reviews)
This week we’re trying something a little different. Scott, my usual co-host, was absent from class during the recording of the show so instead of scrambling to find a temporary replacement I decided...
Jan 5, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA’s 25 Best Films of the Decade (2000-2009)
Lists of this nature rarely serve any meaningful purpose. To include a film means that many more will be excluded. And in a decade’s worth of cinema, to make a list of the “best” at the expense of so...
Dec 16, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongClash of the Titans Trailer
In Clash of the Titans, the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Born of a god but raised as a...
Nov 11, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongFincher to Adapt ‘House of Cards’
David Fincher, director of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Zodiac,” and “Fight Club,” has teamed with Media Rights Capital to adapt the popular British miniseries, “House of Cards,” for...
Oct 22, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Trailer
In Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs — while playing fast and loose with the law....
Oct 11, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongUp In The Air Trailer
George Clooney stars as Ryan Bingham, a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road but is forced to fight for his job when his company downsizes its travel budget. He is required to spend...
Oct 5, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRoman Polanski Arrested On 30-Year-Old Warrant
Famed and acclaimed director, Roman Polanski, was nabbed by Swiss police as he arrived in the country to receive an award at the Zurich Film Festival and will likely face extradition to the United...
Sep 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongAnton Yelchin Joins Mel Gibson in ‘Beaver’
Anton Yelchin’s star continues to rise despite taking part in the disaster that was McG’s “Terminator Salvation.” Yelchin, and co-star, Jennifer Lawrence, will play young lovers in “The Beaver,” the...
Sep 10, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongGuy Ritchie to Direct ‘Lobo’
Guy Ritchie has signed on to direct “Lobo,” a live-action adaptation of the DC Comic for Warner Bros. Variety reports that Don Payne penned the most recent draft of the script about the alien bounty...
Sep 3, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSpielberg to Adapt Crichton’s ‘Pirate Latitudes’
The same friendship and partnership that brought us “Jurassic Park,” “Twister,” and medical TV show, “ER,” will team up again for the pirate tale, “Pirate Latitudes.” USA Today reports that Steven...
Aug 28, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongA&E TV Networks to Acquire Lifetime Entertainment
New York/Burbank, August 27, 2009 – The Disney-ABC Television Group, Hearst Corporation and NBC Universal today announced an agreement for A&E Television Networks to acquire Lifetime Entertainment...
Aug 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongFirst Official ‘Avatar’ Photo Released
Sam Worthington in "Avatar" Geeks rejoice. James Cameron’s long-awaited sci-fi epic is coming. Yes, it sounds too good to be true, but it will get released. In fact, Fox just released the first...
Aug 16, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRobert Downey Jr. to Play Lestat in ‘Vampire Chronicles’
Sick of vampires yet? Well get ready for more, this time with Iron Man himself as the lead bloodsucker. Bloody Disgusting has just learned that Universal Pictures is looking to reinvigorate Anne...
Aug 15, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Wolverine’ Sequel Gets Writer
Despite the intense fan and critical lampooning of 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” the studio has wasted no time in moving forward with a sequel. Variety reports that Christopher...
Aug 14, 2009 / 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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