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‘Tree of Life’ hits snag in UK distribution
LONDON – Terrence Malick’s long-awaited feature “The Tree of Life,” starring Sean Penn and Brad Pitt, has hit a snag in its effort to secure distribution in the UK. Ostensible UK distributor Icon and...
Apr 28, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Our Idiot Brother’ Trailer
Director: Jesse Peretz Writer: David Schisgall Studio: The Weinstein Company Cast: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel Release: November 25, 2011
Apr 27, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongSidney Lumet’s 5 Best Films
Peter Finch in "Network" #5. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) Lumet’s last film was also one of his best. Following a pair of troublesome brothers who plot to rob their parents’ jewelry...
Apr 16, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongSource Code (2011)
What would it be like if Alfred Hitchcock directed an episode of “Quantum Leap” with a script based on “Groundhog Day”? Well, it wouldn’t turn out exactly like “Source Code,” but it’d be pretty...
Apr 10, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongHollywood legend, Sidney Lumet, dies at 86
Classics like “12 Angry Men,” “Serpico,” “Dog Day Afternoon,” “The Verdict” and “Network” would never have existed without Sidney Lumet. And now, we will be without the legendary New York director....
Apr 9, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongPan’s Labyrinth: A Gateway Film
Pan’s Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno, Guillermo del Toro 2006) is a film that seems to come up frequently on lists of top ten favourite films: finally having the opportunity to see it, I was...
Apr 5, 2011 / Alison FrankJohn Travolta to play John Gotti, Jr. in biopic
John Travolta The “Teflon Don,” John Gotti, jr., will get his story told on the big screen in the Fiore Film biopic “Gotti: Three Generations.” After months of rumor, John Travolta has officially...
Mar 31, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongBill Murray to play FDR
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the president of the Great Depression, World War II and the New Deal, will be played by Bill Murray, actor of “Ghostbusters,” “Groundhog Day” and “Kingpin.” The Vulture reports...
Mar 30, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongElizabeth Taylor dies at 79
Elizabeth Taylor, the sultry sex icon of the cinema, died Wednesday at age 79. The three-time Oscar-winning actress, whose turbulent personal life sometimes overshadowed her career, died of...
Mar 23, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongChristopher Nolan’s lady troubles: Why ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ may be Anne Hathaway’s biggest challenge
Earlier this year, when it was revealed that Anne Hathaway had been cast as Catwoman in Christopher Nolan’s hugely anticipated “The Dark Knight Rises,” fans were apprehensive. Had the announcement...
Mar 22, 2011 / Jaymie BaxleyPan-Asia Film Festival 2011
The third annual Pan-Asia Film Festival took place in London this month (March 2nd-13th). The event is organised by Asia House, a cultural centre that hosts a variety of events throughout the year,...
Mar 22, 2011 / Alison FrankPaul (2011)
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the cheeky Brits who brought us “Hot Fuzz” and “Shaun of the Dead,” put their heads together once again to give us their signature fanboy take on the alien encounter movie....
Mar 19, 2011 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Anna Karenina’ lures Jude Law, Aaron Johnson
“Anna Karenina” is going Hollywood, and the Russian classic is bringing a few Brits with her. Aaron Johnson and Jude Law are in talks to join the Joe Wright-directed adaptation of the Leo Tolstoy...
Mar 18, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongAronofsky exits ‘The Wolverine’
After stunning cinephiles by taking on the next “Wolverine” flick, Darren Aronofsky, one of Hollywood’s hottest directors, has backed out of the superhero project. Shooting was set to begin this...
Mar 18, 2011 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Adjustment Bureau (2011)
Do humans really have free will? It certainly seems like we do. But, given the right conditions, science can accurately predict the behavior of atoms. And aren’t our bodies just a giant cluster of...
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