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DIFF 2012 Reviews: ‘Extraterrestrial,’ ‘Bindlestiffs,’ ‘Quick,’ ‘Robocop’

DIFF 2012 Reviews: ‘Extraterrestrial,’ ‘Bindlestiffs,’ ‘Quick,’ ‘Robocop’

“Extraterrestrial” Director: Nacho Vigalondo Writer: Nacho Vigalondo Starring: Michelle Jenner, Carlos Areces, Julián Villagrán “Extraterrestrial” is a movie I’ve been excited about for a while, in...

May 18, 2012 / Henry J. Baugh
Features

Beauty Day (2011)

Beauty Day (2011)

Ralph Zavadil is Cap'n Video, subject of the new documentary "Beauty Day" “I was dealing with human beings, and they’re a pretty fucked up breed.” It probably wouldn’t surprise a lot of people if it...

Jun 6, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong
Blogs

Berlinale Winners

Berlinale Winners

The general mood of journalists at the 61 st Berlin Film Festival was disappointment: reports generally characterised the selection as dismal. The Independent’s Jonathan Romney explained that the...

Feb 22, 2011 / Alison Frank
Features

Catfish (2010)

Catfish (2010)

“Catfish” is one of those films that will have as many interpretations as it has viewers. The middle-aged hipster-loathing intellectual will see it as nothing more than an outlet for the filmmakers...

Oct 25, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

London Film Fest Review: ‘Never Let Me Go’ (2010)

London Film Fest Review: ‘Never Let Me Go’ (2010)

At the London Film Festival press conference for Never Let Me Go , the most insightful comments about the film were made by, in this order, Andrew Garfield (lead male actor), Kazuo Ishiguro (who...

Oct 14, 2010 / Alison Frank
Comedy

‘Terminator’ May Rise Again

‘Terminator’ May Rise Again

Try as they might, the directors of the third and fourth “Terminator” films can’t seem to kill the fan-favorite sci-fi/horror franchise. Variety reports that Pacificor LLC, which acquired the...

Feb 18, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Comedy

Cowboy Killer (2008)

Cowboy Killer (2008)

“There’s nothing wrong with mustaches, except in the summertime when they get in the way of eatin’ ice cream cones.” Imagine that phrase uttered by a middle-aged, mustached, cowboy serial killer...

Jan 28, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Film Reviews

‘Let Me In’ Adds Jenkins, Smit-McPhee

‘Let Me In’ Adds Jenkins, Smit-McPhee

We reported some time ago that the excellent Swedish vampire flick, 2008’s “Let the Right One In,” was already getting the remake treatment via “Cloverfield” director, Matt Reeves, and would be...

Oct 2, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

TMA FilmCast #18 – The Ugly Truth, Cut From Home

TMA FilmCast #18 – The Ugly Truth, Cut From Home

This week’s show is a study in contrast as we review and compare Hollywood’s painfully formulaic and offensive offering, “The Ugly Truth,” and the stubbornly independent, shoe-string budgeted, almost...

Aug 18, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Comedy

McG Talks ‘Terminator 5,’ Admits Mistakes in ‘Salvation’

McG Talks ‘Terminator 5,’ Admits Mistakes in ‘Salvation’

It’s no secret that we here at The Moving Arts weren’t big fans of McG’s take on the “Terminator” franchise with this year’s “Terminator Salvation.” In fact, in our review we called it “as desolate,...

Aug 8, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Comedy

Drag Me to Hell (2009) ★★★½

Drag Me to Hell (2009) ★★★½

Drag Me to Hell (2009) ★★★½ Jun 12th, 2009 | By Eric M. Armstrong | Category: Comedy , Film Reviews , Horror Remakes, reboots, re-imaginings, sequels and prequels dominate modern Hollywood. America’s...

Jun 12, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Comedy

Drag Me to Hell Trailer

Sam Raimi, director of the “Evil Dead” trilogy returns to his horror roots after helming the “Spider-Man” films with “Drag Me to Hell,” starring Alison Lohman and Justin Long.

May 11, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Film Reviews

TMA FilmCast #3 – Watchmen, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li

Who watches the Watchmen? We do–well at least I did. I also was able to see a screening of the new Street Fighter flick. Click below to listen to Scott and I talk about the merits of gratuitous...

Mar 27, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Film Reviews

Transformers 3: Fanboys Must Wait

Don’t fret, Hollywood is still definitely up to its old tricks milking every franchise for every last cent they can squeeze out. “Transformers” is no different. The controversy, however, beyond the...

Mar 18, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
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