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Dino De Laurentiis, Legendary Producer, Dies at 91

Dino De Laurentiis, Legendary Producer, Dies at 91

Dino De Laurentiis, the prolific Italian film producer and entrepreneur, died Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills, CA. He was 91. Mr. De Laurentiis is best known for his career-defining work on...

Nov 12, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

‘Pixels’ Feature Gets Writer

‘Pixels’ Feature Gets Writer

“Pixels,” the buzz-generating Internet short that hit the web earlier this year is coming to the big screen via Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison prods and Columbia, reports THR . Tapped to script the web...

Nov 11, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Wes Anderson’s ‘Moon Rise Kingdom’ Attracts Impressive Cast

Wes Anderson’s ‘Moon Rise Kingdom’ Attracts Impressive Cast

Wes Anderson has lined up an impressive cast for his upcoming feature, “Moon Rise Kingdom.” Deadline reports that Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton are all...

Nov 11, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

Disney Goes Polynesian With ‘Tiki,’ Based on Disneyland Attraction

Disney Goes Polynesian With ‘Tiki,’ Based on Disneyland Attraction

Since Disney discovered the golden goose that is “Pirates of the Caribbean,” an entire film franchise based on a Disneyland ride, the studio has decided to see if it can make lightning strike twice —...

Nov 10, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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Robert De Niro to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes

Robert De Niro to Receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced in an official release today that Robert De Niro will receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January...

Nov 10, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

Women directors, international women’s issues spotlighted

Women directors, international women’s issues spotlighted

TFA presents two Official Selections from the eighth annual Tallgrass Film Festival for November’s Third Thursday Screening, co-sponsored by WSU’s International Education and Center for Women’s...

Nov 10, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

‘Zombieland’ Writers Tackle ‘Cowboy Ninja Viking’

‘Zombieland’ Writers Tackle ‘Cowboy Ninja Viking’

Combining utterly disparate attributes and mythological beings has long been a successful formula in entertainment. Teenage mutant ninja turtles, space cowboys, alien vikings, etc. “Cowboy Ninja...

Nov 7, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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‘Toxic Avenger’ Remake to be Directed by ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ Helmer

‘Toxic Avenger’ Remake to be Directed by ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’ Helmer

“The Toxic Avenger,” the 1984 comedy/horror B-movie produced by Troma Entertainment has become the poster child for under the radar cult hits. Hollywood has decided to cash in on that fiercely loyal...

Nov 6, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Drama

Ana’s Playground (2009)

Ana’s Playground (2009)

Children are cinema’s simultaneously fetishized commodity and artless liability. You can’t harm them, yet you can have them perpetrate terrible acts of inhumanity. “Ana’s Playground” cuts through the...

Nov 5, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

Martin Sheen, Sally Field cast in new Spider-Man Flick

Martin Sheen, Sally Field cast in new Spider-Man Flick

The cast for Columbia’s upcoming Spider-Man reboot is coming together nicely with the recent addition of two high profile Hollywood mainstays. Heatvision reports that Martin Sheen, 70-year-old actor...

Nov 5, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Action/Adventure

‘The Bible Code’ to be Cracked by Relativity

‘The Bible Code’ to be Cracked by Relativity

Relativity Media has picked up the rights to Michael Drosnin’s book of supernatural prophecy, “The Bible Code.” In the book, which spawned sequels, Drosnin writes about an elaborate code that can...

Nov 4, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Features

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Sequel In the Cooker

‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ Sequel In the Cooker

Producer, Mark Burg, already has a new project lined up as an encore to his work on “Saw” as the long-running horror franchise draws to a close. According to Bloody Disgusting he’ll be teaming up...

Nov 1, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Drama

Let Me In (2010)

Let Me In (2010)

I scarcely remember grinning as much during a film as I did while watching “Let Me In.” Grinning during a horror movie, you ask? Allow me to explain. It was an all-encompassing smile of pleasure,...

Oct 30, 2010 / Vanessa Graniello
Essays

British Film Institute 2011: A Programme for a Conservative Era?

British Film Institute 2011: A Programme for a Conservative Era?

To mark the approaching end of the festival, the BFI kindly invited me to a lunch where they presented their programme for 2011. I have to say that there was little there to make me sit up and take...

Oct 29, 2010 / Alison Frank
Action/Adventure

The 54th London Film Festival in Review

The 54th London Film Festival in Review

Now that the 54 th London Film Festival has drawn to a close, it’s time to look back at all of the feature films that I reviewed. Here is the list, ordered from best to worst. 1) Dhobi Ghat 2) The...

Oct 29, 2010 / Alison Frank
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