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Jim Carrey Gets Scrooged
Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol” will be adapted again, this time by Disney and Hollywood funnyman, Jim Carrey will play the infamous party-pooper, Ebenezer Scrooge. After playing...
May 18, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSean Penn Wants to Rock Out
Two-time Oscar winner, Sean Penn has been the center of a media firestorm as of late thanks to his recent marital troubles combined with the news that he will star in a “Three Stooges” film with Jim...
May 18, 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. ArmstrongMilla Jovovich Joins De Niro and Norton in Thriller, ‘Stone’
“Resident Evil” star Milla Jovovich has signed on to start in the Mimran Schur Pictures thriller, “Stone” which will also star Robert De Niro and Edward Norton, reports Screen Daily . The publication...
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. ArmstrongJohn Woo’s ‘Red Cliff’ Finally Gets US Distribution
“Red Cliff,” John Woo’s first Chinese film since “Hard Boiled” in 1992, is a hugely successful historical epic that has grossed more than $100 million in Japan alone, but has failed to land...
May 16, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMickey Rourke Lands ‘Mona Lisa’ Gangster Pic Role
Mickey Rourke’s comeback was no fluke. After garnering an Oscar nom for the hit, “The Wrestler” he landed roles in the upcoming “Iron Man 2″ and now is set to star in “Mona Lisa,” a remake of the...
May 15, 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. ArmstrongScorsese Vows to Broaden Access to Restored Masterpieces
Luminary director Martin Scorsese has long been a champion of film preservation and appreciation. The Oscar-winner founded and chairs The World Cinema Foundation which works to restore and promote...
May 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTallgrass/WAMPA Announce Lineup for this Year’s Films Under the Stars
WICHITA, Kan.—The Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts (WAMPA) and Tallgrass Film Festival today announced the film lineup for the 2009 Cinema Alfresco season. The series of films under...
May 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Road Trailer
Yes, you read that right. John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s devastatingly disturbing novel “The Road,” finally has a release date and a trailer! Release: October 16 Starring: Viggo...
May 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDisney Announces New Environmental Initiative
BURBANK, Calif., May 14, 2009 — The Walt Disney Company today announced Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green (www.Disney.com), a multiplatform environmental initiative that will help kids help...
May 14, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMGM Wants ‘Terminator’ Back
With “Terminator Salvation” hitting theaters soon, the future of the franchise has become something of a controversy. Variety reports that “With the Memorial Day weekend opening of “Terminator...
May 14, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #8 – Star Trek, Hunger
JJ Abrams’ “Star Trek” kicks off the summer blockbuster season. Does it soar or fizzle? The task of rebooting an ailing franchise can be daunting. Also, we take a look at British avant-garde video...
May 14, 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...
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