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Hell Comes To Frogtown (1988)
As a product of the 1980s, I often reflect on my childhood and the distinctive pop culture of that era. Television provided me endless hours of action and adventure through the eyes of my favorite...
Sep 15, 2010 / Greg KitaPiranha 3D (2010)
Despite James Cameron’s impassioned attempts to legitimize a 1950s gimmick employed by cinema hucksters to serve cheap thrills to audiences willing shell out a couple of extra bucks, 3D has yet to...
Sep 13, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Transformers: The Movie (1986)
With the resurgence of movies based on toys in recent years, it was high time to reach into the past and dust off the hidden gem that started it all. Many people who grew up watching the...
Sep 5, 2010 / Greg KitaScott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)
Hipster loathing has graduated from passive distaste to aggressive protest. The religion of rebellion, of conformity to anti-conformity, seems to every generation looking back on their bygone years...
Sep 1, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Peepli Live’: Important, Not Excellent
”Peepli Live” has been the toast and tea of town for the better part of this past year. A Sundance selection and Berlinale screening, it has been picking up favor and five star reviews across the...
Aug 29, 2010 / Kamayani Sharma‘Choker Bali': The One That Got Away
As the Toronto International Film Festival approaches, it seems like a good time to reflect on the film that got away. Everyone who has been to a film festival has at least one of these, and probably...
Aug 20, 2010 / Alison FrankThe Other Guys (2010)
Paperwork? You must be kidding. No badass buddy cop duo has ever been troubled by the monotony of filling out countless forms for every firearm discharged, domestic dispute, auto accident, petty...
Aug 18, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongDinner for Schmucks (2010)
Safety first. “Dinner for Schmucks” clings to that mantra like a corporate lawyer with executive overlords deathly afraid of dishing out workers comp checks to injured employees. The production...
Aug 11, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongJames Cameron Talks ‘Avatar 2′ and Re-release of ‘Avatar’ With Extra Footage
In an interview with Market Saw yesterday, James Cameron opened up about his plans to re-release his environmentally-conscious alien epic “Avatar” with an additional nine minutes of pure CG footage,...
Aug 8, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongLen Wiseman to Direct ‘Total Recall’ Remake
The 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi cult classic “Total Recall” will be getting a total recall courtesy of Columbia Pictures. “Underworld” director Len Wiseman will direct the script written by...
Jul 30, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongUptown (2009)
Two attractive twentysomethings meet for the first time in a Manhattan restaurant and engage in obligatory small talk. What was intended to be a meeting between indie film director and potential star...
Jul 29, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongGuillermo del Toro to Direct Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Reboot
*Update: del Toro will NOT be directing “The Haunted Mansion.” He will be writing and producing only. “Pan’s Labyrinth” director Guillermo del Toro recently devastated J.R.R. Tolkien fans by backing...
Jul 23, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongKatrina’s Son (2010)
Brilliant, vivid colors flood the opening moments of Ya’Ke Smith’s latest short film, “Katrina’s Son.” A bright yellow sun bathes a young boy in a beautiful warmth — a superficial warmth obscured by...
Jul 19, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongPredators (2010)
Rumor has it that three follow up films, a sequel and two crossovers with the “Alien” franchise, to John McTiernan’s 1987 sci-fi thriller, “Predator,” exist somewhere out there in the ether. I’m...
Jul 16, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Last Airbender (2010)
Two parts “Captain Planet,” one part “Star Wars.” Mix together in a large bowl of rock-paper-scissors. Replace ethnic characters with white Americans. Cast “The Daily Show” comedian as evil fire...
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