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Oscar Snubs 2009
Oscar Snubs 2009 Jan 23rd, 2009 | By Eric M. Armstrong | Category: FCS , Lists Choosing the best of the best from thousands of films, performances, scripts, directors, etc., can be a dizzying task....
Jan 23, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongOfficial 2009 Oscar Predictions: 81st Annual Academy Awards
We published an article a few days ago predicting 2009’s Oscar winners, but in light of the Academy releasing their official nominees today, we’re taking the liberty of revising our picks. You can...
Jan 22, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongDoubt (2008)
On the surface, John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt”–adapted from his own Pulitzer Prize-winning play–seems to explore, with a reluctance to definitively reveal, whether or not a Catholic priest molests a...
Jan 21, 2009 / Scott ArmstrongSpike Lee on Will Smith, Barack Obama Project
We recently reported on Will Smith’s comments at the London premiere of Seven Pounds about his desires to play Barack Obama if a film were ever to be made about the President-Elect’s life and rise to...
Jan 18, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongWill Smith to play Barack Obama?
Back off high-profile, well-spoken, African-American Hollywood movie stars. Summer blockbuster hero, Will Smith, has already called dibs on playing President Elect Barack Obama in a biopic if it were...
Jan 17, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong2009 Pre-Nom Oscar Predictions: The 81st Academy Awards
It’s that time of year again. All the major studios have released their three-hour epics, triumphant biopics, and flashy studies in over-acting throughout the past few months hoping to snatch a...
Jan 14, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Director David Fincher’s ( Fight Club, Se7en ) latest offering, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, curiously reminds me of Kevin Costner’s monumentally mediocre Waterworld (1995). Let me first make...
Jan 10, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSneak PeaK: The Day the Earth Stood Still
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is 20th Century Fox’s contemporary reinvention of its 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu, an alien whose arrival on our planet triggers a global upheaval. As...
Nov 26, 2008 / Eric M. ArmstrongKolya (1996)
The basic premise of Jan Sverak’s Kolya may conjure notions of banal, feathery frivolty for many film patrons: An aging, lonely, womanizing Czech has his world turned upside down when a young Russian...
Nov 25, 2008 / Eric M. ArmstrongSneak Peak: The Wrestler
Mickey Rourke teams up with director Darren Aronofsky to tell the story of “The Ram,” a washed out pro-wrestler that yearns for the thrills of the ring. Official Syposis: Release: December 17, 2008...
Nov 2, 2008 / Eric M. ArmstrongJoaquin Phoenix to Retire at 34
Joaquin Phoenix, who recently turned 34, has revealed plans to retire from acting. The shocking announcement came on the red carpet of an Association of Hole in the Wall Camps benefit, a charity...
Nov 1, 2008 / Eric M. ArmstrongSneak Peak: Australia
With the summer blockbuster season over, the fall Oscar push is just around the corner. Heading up that push is Twentieth Century Fox’s Australia starring Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. Read the...
Sep 28, 2008 / Eric M. ArmstrongEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
How happy is the blameless vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray’r accepted, and each wish resign’d. Labour and rest, that equal...
Sep 23, 2008 / Eric M. ArmstrongRegis Philbin, Carrot Top Star in Crime Thriller
Synopsis: Veteran police detective Ray Ferguson (Regis Philbin) is a week away from retirement. He’s put away some of the worst crooks in New York City’s history. He and his wife are about to close...
Sep 20, 2008 / Eric M. ArmstrongSneak Peak: Slumdog Millionaire
After the ugly incident ( read about it here ) involving prominent critics Roger Ebert and Lou Lumineckat the Toronto Film Festival we’ve had several inquiries, not about the incident itself, but...
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