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Oscars Doubling Best Picture Nominees to 10
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announced at a news conference that its board of governors has made the decision to expand the number of films to be nominated for Best...
Jun 24, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSony Drops Soderbergh’s ‘Moneyball’
Columbia Pictures has scrapped Steven Soderbergh’s “Moneyball,” just 96 hours before production was scheduled to begin, reports Variety . Based on the Michael Lewis book about Billy Beane, the former...
Jun 21, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongZombieland Trailer
Columbia Pictures’ horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a big wuss – but when you’re afraid of being...
Jun 21, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTom Cruise, Cameron Diaz Are Going to ‘Wichita’
It appears a couple of high-profile, Hollywood A-listers are following Jack White’s example when he sang, “I’m goin’ to Wichita…” Tom Cruise is set to join Cameron Diaz in 20th Century Fox’s action...
May 28, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Allow me to begin with a question. Imagine you’ve been commissioned to write a comedy involving French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Short jokes, right? This...
May 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRoger Donaldson in Talks to Helm ‘Umbra’
Roger Donaldson, known for his direction of “The Bank Job,” 1987’s “No Way Out,” and “The Recruit,” which starred Al Pacino and Colin Farrell, is currently in talks with Relativity Media to helm...
May 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSurrogates 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. ArmstrongHaneke’s ‘The White Ribbon’ Wins Palme d’Or
Michael Haneke’s “The White Ribbon,” won top honors at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, the Palme d’Or (Golden Palm). Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American rights to the...
May 24, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTerminator Salvation (2009) ★★
The idea that the machines that enrich our lives today will eventually achieve sentience and take over the world is one of Hollywood’s most compelling tropes. “The Matrix,” “I, Robot,” and to a...
May 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTerry Gilliam’s ‘Don Quixote’ Project Back On
Terry Gilliam, the man behind “Twelve Monkeys,” “Brazil,” and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” says that “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote,” a project he previously abandoned due to a stretch of bad...
May 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongAkroyd: New ‘Ghosbusters’ Flick Could Be in Production By Winter
Dany Akroyd recently hinted that Sony Pictures’ forthcoming reboot of the “Ghostbusters” franchise may be getting underway sooner than expected. Akroyd told the Los Angeles Times that they, “could be...
May 22, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong3 New ‘Inglorious Basterds’ Clips
The Weinsteins have released three new “Inglorious Basterds” clips in the wake of its Cannes Film Festival premiere. So far critics have been rather luke-warm, but decide for yourself:
May 21, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #9 – Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons gets the TMA FilmCast treatment this week. The Illuminati sure does some pretty illogical things for an organization supposedly founded on science and logic. Also, find out the top...
May 21, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSpielberg to Produce Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic
It’s been more than 40 years since luminary civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death outside of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee. DreamWorks has recently acquired King’s life...
May 20, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSherlock Holmes Trailer
In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle’s most famous characters, “Sherlock Holmes” sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as...
May 19, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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