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Paramount Pays Seven Figures for ‘License to Steal’
Adam Goodman, Paramount’s newly minted President, has made the action-comedy pitch “License to Steal” his first major acquisition, paying seven figures upfront for it, according to Variety . Shane...
Jun 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongA Fantastic Journey: Dissecting Roger Corman’s ‘The Fantastic Four’
Throughout cinema’s storied history, we’ve come to know and love an array of grand achievements. The likes of On the Waterfront , The Godfather , and 2001: A Space Odyssey , have challenged,...
Jun 24, 2009 / Greg KitaSurrogates Trailer
FBI agents (Bruce Willis and Radha Mitchell) investigate the mysterious murder of a college student linked to the man who helped create a high-tech surrogate phenomenon that allows people to purchase...
May 25, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongLucy Gordon, 28, Found Dead in Paris Apartment
Lucy Gordon, a 28-year-old British actress most famous for her roles in “Spider-Man 3,” “Serendipity,” “The Four Feathers,” and “Frost” was found dead in her Paris apartment, French police said...
May 22, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMilla Jovovich Joins De Niro and Norton in Thriller, ‘Stone’
“Resident Evil” star Milla Jovovich has signed on to start in the Mimran Schur Pictures thriller, “Stone” which will also star Robert De Niro and Edward Norton, reports Screen Daily . The publication...
May 17, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongScorsese Vows to Broaden Access to Restored Masterpieces
Luminary director Martin Scorsese has long been a champion of film preservation and appreciation. The Oscar-winner founded and chairs The World Cinema Foundation which works to restore and promote...
May 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Soloist (2009)
It’s better than you might think, but “The Soloist,” lacks focus and winds up begging its stars for a bailout. Adapted from the true experiences found in LA Times columnist, Steve Lopez’s book, “The...
May 2, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongBruce Willis’ Action Currency Still Valuable
Aging can be a difficult thing, particularly for a movie star. And for an action movie star, it generally means career death. But Bruce Willis, the now 54-year old star of the “Die Hard” films has...
Apr 30, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong14 Awesome Plot Twists You Never Saw Coming (And Some You Did)
Sudden deaths, fabricated environments, false protagonists, and red herrings are all part of the same cinematic device–the plot twist. Used to shock audiences, maintain interest, or at it’s best to...
Feb 14, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong2010 to see release of ‘The People Vs. George Lucas’
Billed as a “unique feature documentary event,” The People VS. George Lucas is a new film slated to be released in 2010. George Lucas is indisputably one of cinema’s most polarizing figures and this...
Feb 14, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong2009 Pre-Nom Oscar Predictions: The 81st Academy Awards
It’s that time of year again. All the major studios have released their three-hour epics, triumphant biopics, and flashy studies in over-acting throughout the past few months hoping to snatch a...
Jan 14, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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