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Forget Genital Mutilation; ‘Antichrist’ is Disturbing Enough Without it
As Lars Von Trier’s “Antichrist” arrives on DVD, I felt compelled give the film a second viewing. What I found was this: despite the overwhelming controversy surrounding the film’s gratuitous sexual...
Sep 16, 2010 / Vanessa GranielloRon Perlman Joins Impressive Cast in Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’
Ron Perlman has signed on to star opposite Ryan Gosling in Nicolas Winding Refn’s (“Bronson”) action drama “Drive,” according to ScreenDaily . Perlman is the latest addition to an already stellar...
Sep 16, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘The Tourist’ Trailer
Frank is an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Against the breathtaking backdrop of Venice, Frank pursues a...
Sep 15, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Beetlejuice’ Actor, Glenn Shadix, Dies After Fall
Glenn Shadix, best known for his role as Otho, the eccentric, effeminate interior designer in Tim Burton’s gothic ghost picture “Beetlejuice” (1998), died Tuesday morning following a fall at his...
Sep 8, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Transformers: The Movie (1986)
With the resurgence of movies based on toys in recent years, it was high time to reach into the past and dust off the hidden gem that started it all. Many people who grew up watching the...
Sep 5, 2010 / Greg KitaJeremy 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. ArmstrongTrailer: Charles Ferguson’s Financial Disaster Doc, ‘Inside Job’
Charles Ferguson, the the Oscar-nominated director of 2007’s gripping Iraq War doc, “No End in Sight,” has lined up his new film, “Inside Job,” for screenings at the TIFF and the New York Film Fest....
Aug 25, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongSam Worthington to Anchor Australian Surf Drama, ‘Drift’
Aussie actor, Sam Worthington, otherwise known as the man with the golden agent, has inexplicably managed to land every major lead role in Hollywood over the past two years, all without any...
Aug 24, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTrailer: Danny Boyle’s ‘127 Hours’
127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in...
Aug 24, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTrailer: ‘I’m Still Here: The Lost Year of Joaquin Phoenix’
I’m Still Here is a striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix. The film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a...
Aug 23, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongFrench Zombie Flick ‘The Horde’ Trailer
IFC Films has just posted a trailer for their French zombie film “The Horde” directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher to YouTube. A brief summary: “In order to avenge the murder of one of their...
Aug 21, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Other Guys (2010)
Paperwork? You must be kidding. No badass buddy cop duo has ever been troubled by the monotony of filling out countless forms for every firearm discharged, domestic dispute, auto accident, petty...
Aug 18, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Krull’ Weddings: The Awkward Teenage Years of Movie Marketing
Like the plot of a dystopian fairy tale, the marketing campaign for last summer’s blockbuster “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” was a well-oiled machine selling a film about machines. We saw...
Aug 16, 2010 / Tim KirkThe Rise of the Romanian Documentary
Amid today’s limp ’80s remakes and contrived, 3-D popcorn movies, a less-recognized genre is experiencing what some critics dub a “new wave.” Two Romanian documentaries made their world premieres at...
Aug 9, 2010 / Bryan Lufkin‘I Spit on Your Grave’ Trailer
Release: TBA 2010 Director: Steven R. Monroe Writer: Steven R. Monroe Cast: Sarah Butler, Rodney Eastman, Jeff Branson, Daniel Franzese, Chad Lindberg, Andrew Howard
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