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Essays

Jeremy Renner Cast in ‘Mission Impossible 4’

Jeremy Renner Cast in ‘Mission Impossible 4’

The search for a new star to carry Paramount’s latest installment of the “Mission: Impossible” franchise is over. Oscar-nominated star Jeremy Renner, who anchored Kathryn Bigelow’s acclaimed Iraq War...

Aug 26, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Essays

‘Norwegian Wood’ and Japanese Film in the 2000s

‘Norwegian Wood’ and Japanese Film in the 2000s

A teaser trailer was released last week for a Japanese film called “Norwegian Wood,” based on the worldwide best-selling novel of the same name. Written in 1987 by Haruki Murakami, the novel recounts...

Jul 26, 2010 / Bryan Lufkin
Features

‘Inception’ preps for solid debut weekend

‘Inception’ preps for solid debut weekend

With its high-profile cast and elaborate special effects, “Inception” has all the makings of a summer blockbuster. But it also seems its critical success is as promising as its commercial success. At...

Jul 14, 2010 / Bryan Lufkin
Essays

TMA FilmCast #29 – Alice in Wonderland, Nicolas Cage

TMA FilmCast #29 – Alice in Wonderland, Nicolas Cage

Dear Mr. Burton: What happened to you? You used to be so creative, have such imagination. You were strange, unknowable but always managed to imbue your films with such heart and feeling. From “Ed...

Mar 30, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

Even Legends Flub Their Lines; Bogart, Cagney, Robinson Blooper Reel

Even Legends Flub Their Lines; Bogart, Cagney, Robinson Blooper Reel

Humphrey Bogart and Jimmy Cagney were the epitome of the man’s man in Hollywood’s golden age. They never missed a step, always knew the right (or wrong in Cagney’s case) thing to say. But this annual...

Feb 24, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Action/Adventure

The 10 Best Films of 2009

The 10 Best Films of 2009

2009 proved to be a big year for film, both blockbuster and independent. James Cameron made a triumphant return to the cineplex with “Avatar,” and J.J. Abrams made “Star Trek” cool again, all while...

Jan 1, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

Charlize Theron the New Mad Max?

Charlize Theron the New Mad Max?

Charlize Theron to replace raving mad Mel Gibson’s iconic Mad Max? Maybe. E! News Online is reporting on information from “multiple sources” that say that the Oscar-winning sexpot is the front runner...

Oct 22, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

‘District 9′ Star, Sharlto Copley, Offered Spot on ‘A-Team’

‘District 9′ Star, Sharlto Copley, Offered Spot on ‘A-Team’

Ever since the announcement that a new film adaption of the classic television show, “The A-Team,” would be made, speculation and rumors have soared about who would fill those iconic roles. Already...

Sep 10, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Essays

Ridley Scott, Leo DiCaprio Enter a ‘Brave New World’

Ridley Scott, Leo DiCaprio Enter a ‘Brave New World’

Ridley Scott, the famed director behind futuristic dramas like “Blade Runner” and “Alien,” will take on the critically acclaimed and beloved dystopian work, Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.” The...

Aug 6, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

Jeremy Renner May Join Affleck’s ‘Town’

Jeremy Renner May Join Affleck’s ‘Town’

Jeremy Renner, star of Kathryn Bigelow’s recent critical success, “The Hurt Locker,” is in negotiations to join Jon Hamm and Rebecca Hall in Ben Affleck’s “The Town,” says THR . “Town” is a romantic...

Jul 30, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

Jon Hamm is Going to Ben Affleck’s ‘Town’

Jon Hamm is Going to Ben Affleck’s ‘Town’

Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”) and Rebecca Hall (“Please Give”) have been named as the latest additions to Ben Affleck’s “The Town,” a Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ romantic crime thriller, reports THR...

Jul 28, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
News

Randall Wallace to Rewrite ‘Captain Nemo’

Randall Wallace to Rewrite ‘Captain Nemo’

Randall Wallace, the writer of “Braveheart” and “Atlas Shrugged,” has been hired to rewrite the Jules Verne classic, “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” for Disney’s new feature to be entitled, “Captain...

Jul 8, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Action/Adventure

TMA FilmCast #4 – Knowing, Dragonball Evolution

TMA FilmCast #4 – Knowing, Dragonball Evolution

This week we review Nic Cage’s “Knowing,” and Chow Yun-fat in “Dragonball Evolution.” Pardon the technical difficulties. Towards the end, there’s about 6 minutes of show missing thanks to some faulty...

Apr 8, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Action/Adventure

John Lennon’s Childhood Told by the Weinsteins

John Lennon, who once said he wasn’t one for autobiography, will be the subject of a new film. The rights to “Nowhere Boy,” a feature-length biopic of sorts based on the childhood of the seminal...

Mar 17, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Essays

2009 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. Armstrong
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