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Jim Carrey Gets Scrooged
Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol” will be adapted again, this time by Disney and Hollywood funnyman, Jim Carrey will play the infamous party-pooper, Ebenezer Scrooge. After playing...
May 18, 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. ArmstrongJohn Woo’s ‘Red Cliff’ Finally Gets US Distribution
“Red Cliff,” John Woo’s first Chinese film since “Hard Boiled” in 1992, is a hugely successful historical epic that has grossed more than $100 million in Japan alone, but has failed to land...
May 16, 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. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #8 – Star Trek, Hunger
JJ Abrams’ “Star Trek” kicks off the summer blockbuster season. Does it soar or fizzle? The task of rebooting an ailing franchise can be daunting. Also, we take a look at British avant-garde video...
May 14, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongNdour Film Lands Distribution
Chai Vasarhelyi’s “I Bring What I Love: Youssou Ndour,” a music-laden documentary depicting the luminary Senegalese musician has been picked up by Shadow Distribution, according to the Hollywood...
May 12, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongKeanu Reeves to Star Opposite Himself in ‘Jekyll and Hyde’
The Hollywood Reporter reports that Universal Pictures will help Keanu Reeves continue his losing streak of remaking old Hollywood classics. Reeves recently starred in the sci-fi remake of “The Day...
May 9, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongStar Trek (2009)
“Star Trek: It’s Worth Watching Again,” would have been an apt title for the J.J. Abrams-guided reboot of the nearly 50-year-old science-fiction staple of American pop-culture. Luckily, we’ve been...
May 8, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSoderbergh Tackles the Oakland Athletics in ‘Moneyball’
The 2002 Oakland Athletics were a Major League Ballclub that defied the odds. With a payroll about a third that of teams like the New York Yankees, the Billy Beane (to be played by Brad Pitt) led...
May 2, 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. ArmstrongSean Penn Files for Divorce After 13 Years of Marriage
After 13 years of marriage Sean Penn and Robin Wright are separating citing irreconcilable differences, the Associate Press reported Thursday. According to Marin County Superior Court papers, Penn...
May 1, 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. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #6 – Fast & Furious, Five Mintues of Heaven, King of California
This week Eric and Scott review Justin Lin’s “Fast & Furious,” along with a couple of indie films you may have missed. This week’s filmcast also features our top five list of ideas for the inevitable...
Apr 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongEmir Kusturica Plans Pancho Villa Film
Palme d’Or winning Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica will tackle legendary Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa in his next film. He plans to shoot entirely in Spanish and on location in...
Mar 24, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMatt Damon to Reprise ‘Bourne’ Role in Fourth Film
Matt Damon recently confirmed that he and director Paul Greengrass are developing an original script for the “Bourne” series’ fourth installment. Based on Robert Ludlum’s best-selling novels “The...
Mar 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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- 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
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