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Jeremy Renner Cast in ‘Mission Impossible 4’
The search for a new star to carry Paramount’s latest installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise is over. Oscar-nominated star Jeremy Renner, who anchored Kathryn Bigelow’s acclaimed Iraq War...
Aug 26, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Norwegian Wood’ and Japanese Film in the 2000s
A teaser trailer was released last week for a Japanese film called “Norwegian Wood,” based on the worldwide best-selling novel of the same name. Written in 1987 by Haruki Murakami, the novel recounts...
Jul 26, 2010 / Bryan LufkinMeryl Streep to Play Margaret Thatcher
Although Meryl Streep has never known real obscurity in her lengthy and prestigious career, she is having something of resurgence. THR reports that the 61-year-old actress is currently in talks to...
Jul 1, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongInterview: Hal Hartley
Hal Hartley, one of the most prolific American independent directors, has recently released a collection of films titled “Possible Films Volume 2.” Hartley’s career dates back to the 1980s, when he...
Jun 21, 2010 / Angelos KoutsourakisWhat I Learned About ‘Splice’ Through Audience Reactions
“Splice,” the new film by Canadian director Vincenzo Natali, is a revitalizing standout in the long-suffering genre of sci-fi/horror. Instead of veering into predictable B-movie, torture-porn...
Jun 21, 2010 / Vanessa GranielloTMA FilmCast #29 – Alice in Wonderland, Nicolas Cage
Dear Mr. Burton: What happened to you? You used to be so creative, have such imagination. You were strange, unknowable but always managed to imbue your films with such heart and feeling. From “Ed...
Mar 30, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #28 – Shutter Island, The Crazies
What happens when Martin Scorsese, the master of personal, gritty, nuanced filmmaking decides to make a schlocky, B-movie-style, psychological thriller? You get a delicately constructed,...
Mar 19, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongIndependent Spirit Awards? Not Really
This is indie? Really? What are the Indie Spirit Awards? No, really, what are they? What purpose do they serve? Logic would suggest that they celebrate films that exemplify the spirit of independent...
Mar 7, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Black Dynamite’ and the Legacy of Blaxploitation in Hollywood
Hollywood’s past is littered with dead genres. The road musical. The screwball comedy. The giant insect attack picture. It’s inevitable that certain styles will outlive their usefulness and grow...
Mar 3, 2010 / Jesse CataldoScorsese to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award
Martin Scorsese has been selected by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 17. DeMille, one of the...
Nov 14, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongJacques Audiard’s ‘A Prophet': Political Cinema Whether it Wants to Be or Not
Thick with intrigue and corruption, Jacques Audiard’s “A Prophet” is well-stocked with the hallmarks of political cinema: miserable living conditions, exploited minorities, a grittily-tinged color...
Nov 3, 2009 / Jesse CataldoSean Penn Meets Privately With Venezualan Pres Hugo Chavez
Controversial Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, announced that he met privately with Academy Award Winning actor, Sean Penn, on Wednesday. THR reports that Penn may have plans to shoot a film in...
Oct 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongInception Trailer
Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated followup to his worldwide, critical and commercial success, “The Dark Knight,” “Inception” is “a contemporary science fiction tale set within the architecture...
Aug 24, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRidley Scott, Leo DiCaprio Enter a ‘Brave New World’
Ridley Scott, the famed director behind futuristic dramas like “Blade Runner” and “Alien,” will take on the critically acclaimed and beloved dystopian work, Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” The...
Aug 6, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer
The stop-motion film, marking Anderson’s first foray into animation, is an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s story, centering on a clever fox who must outwit three mean, dimwitted farmers...
Aug 4, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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