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Home (2009)
“In 200,000 years on earth humanity has upset the balance of the planet, established by nearly 4 billion years of evolution. The price to pay is high, but it’s too late to be a pessimist: Humanity...
Jun 24, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongLand of the Lost (2009) ★★★
Land of the Lost (2009) ★★★ Jun 19th, 2009 | By Eric M. Armstrong | Category: Action/Adventure , Comedy , Film Reviews , Sci-Fi After Will Ferrell’s surprisingly adept foray into the realm of...
Jun 19, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDrag 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. ArmstrongUp (2009) ★★★★
Up (2009) ★★★★ Jun 4th, 2009 | By Eric M. Armstrong | Category: Action/Adventure , Animated , Comedy , Drama , FCS , Film Reviews , Romance Pixar Animation Studios is a dazzling anomaly–a brilliant...
Jun 4, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDead Snow Trailer
Nazi Zombies anyone?! A group of teenagers had all they needed for a successful ski vacation; cabin, skis, snowmobile, toboggan, copious amounts of beer and a fertile mix of the sexes. Certainly,...
May 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongChevy Chase Jumps Into a ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’
Legendary funnyman, Chevy Chase, will be making his return to the big screen in a hot tub. Chase will star in UA’s time-travel comedy “Hot Tub Time Machine,” along with John Cusack and Rob Corddry,...
May 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti to Star in ‘Barney’s Version’
Dustin Hoffman will star opposite Paul Giamatti in the indie drama “Barney’s Version,” based on the final novel of Mordecai Richler’s, reports Variety . Robert Lantos and his Serendipity Point banner...
May 27, 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. ArmstrongMarilyn Manson, Nick Nolte to Star in ‘King Shot’
Alejandro Jodorowsky’s strange and unique, “King Shot” is sure to turn heads. The $7.4m film was announced in Cannes last year as a “metaphysical spaghetti western,” and will star Nick Nolte, Udo...
May 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTop 5 Movies Concerning Angels or Demons
In step with our recent review and podcast about Ron Howard’s latest film, “Angles & Demons,” we decided to devise a list of the best, funniest, and most ridiculous films that involve either angels...
May 20, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongAngels & Demons (2009)
If the current pattern holds true, then the next adaptation of a Dan Brown novel may actually be good so long as Tom Hanks gets a buzz-cut. I’m speaking, of course, about the obvious correlation...
May 17, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongNeeson, Connelly to Star in ‘Milk’ Writer’s Directorial Debut
After winning the Oscar for best original screenplay for 2008’s ‘Milk,’ the story of openly gay San Francisco politician, Harvey Milk, Dustin Lance Black will make his directorial debut. Variety...
May 17, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongNext Day Air (2009) ★½
What would you say if I told you there was a talented new director that adroitly fuses the best of Guy Ritchie’s frenetic, small-time hoodlum fodder with Quentin Tarantino’s razor sharp wit and...
May 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongHunger (2008)
It is a fascinating thing to witness brilliant artists evolve as their ambitions swell. Director, Steve McQueen, is an unique artist known for his provocative, minimalist, avant-garde, black and...
May 13, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDrag 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. ArmstrongRecent Articles
- Review: ‘A War’ explores war’s quiet, forgotten horrors
- TMA FilmCast #33 — Vera Chytilova and the Czech New Wave
- The fantasist: The comic art of Woody Allen
- Tribeca picks up North American rights to ‘Misery Loves Comedy’ at Sundance
- 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
- ‘The Fool’: A modern propaganda film
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