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‘Wolverine’ Sequel Already in Pre-Production
In response to the recent baffling success of Hugh Jackman’s “X-men Origins: Wolverine,” studio suits are already planning its sequel. Apparently their goal is to pioneer the excessive use of...
May 5, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongCrank: High Voltage (2009) ★★
Written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, “Crank: High Voltage” is an unabashed success. In the realm of absolutely pointless, mind-numbing, action-packed exploitation it gets a...
Apr 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongIdeas for Future ‘Fast & Furious’ Films
Since the “Fast & Furious” folks have tortured us with four impossibly bad incarnations of their despicable macho adrenaline fest, and more sequels are undoubtedly on the horizon, we decided to throw...
Apr 22, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMoon Trailer
Moon follows Sam Bell, an astronaut assigned by Lunar Industries to a three-year mission mining Helium 3 on the moon, the earth’s new energy source. As his contract comes to an end and Sam’s health...
Apr 11, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #5 – Monsters vs. Aliens
Can Dreamworks’ “Monsters vs. Aliens,” reach the heights of Pixar? We discuss the flick along with some interesting movie news.
Apr 10, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #4 – Knowing, Dragonball Evolution
This week we review Nic Cage’s “Knowing,” and Chow Yun-fat in “Dragonball Evolution.” Pardon the technical difficulties. Towards the end, there’s about 6 minutes of show missing thanks to some faulty...
Apr 8, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongWhere the Wild Things Are: Trailer
Maurice Sendak’s classic book Where the Wild Things Are comes to the big screen in an adventure tale for every generation. Director: Spike Jonze Cast: Catherine Keener, Max Records, Mark Ruffalo,...
Apr 6, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongJackie Earle Haley to Play Freddy Krueger in ‘Elm Street’ Reboot
Rorshach himself, Jackie Earle Haley, has signed on to play iconic horror villain, Freddy Krueger in the reboot of beloved horror franchise, “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” Inspired by the success of...
Apr 5, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong5 Actors Ruined by Winning an Oscar
The Academy Award is the most prestigious and coveted recognition an actor can receive, and signifies a supreme achievement in the medium of the motion picture–at least that’s the idea. But, there...
Apr 1, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong…Around (2008)
Independent film, much like its musical counterpart, is undergoing something of a renaissance. Industry-grade equipment is getting cheaper, technology has closed the gap between video and film, and...
Mar 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongKnowing (2009) ★★★
Nicolas Cage is an anomaly. After displaying nothing short of brilliance in gems like The Coens’ “Raising Arizona” and the Charlie Kauffman/Spike Jonze masterwork, “Adaptation,” this oddity of an...
Mar 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA 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. 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. ArmstrongTaken (2009) ★½
Above all else, “Taken” painfully hammers home the fact that nothing can make up for a bad script. Especially when the script is not just bad, but painfully bad. Astronomically bad. Attempting to...
Mar 20, 2009 / Scott ArmstrongTransformers 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...
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