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Ralph Fiennes and Tony Revolori star in “The Grand Budapest Hotel.” / Photo: Fox Searchlight Wes Anderson’s gleeful, absurdist adventure “The Grand Budapest Hotel” took home top honors in the 2014...
Dec 16, 2014 / Eric M. ArmstrongRamin Bahrani, the New York-based auteur responsible for such indie darlings as “Chop Shop” (2007) and “Goodbye Solo” (2008) shot a curious little short in 2009 called “Plastic Bag.” It follows a...
Sep 30, 2012 / Eric M. Armstrong
Submarine has been given, on the whole, an easy ride from the critics. I think that there are three reasons for over-indulgence towards this largely forgettable film. First, for many UK reviewers,...
May 16, 2011 / Alison Frank
Rich, middle-aged, white women sitting around a posh Santa Barbara pad drinking expensive wine and talking about their vaginas. If that doesn’t sound appealing then “It’s Complicated” probably isn’t...
Jan 9, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Mr. Fox, although a kleptomaniac and an irresponsible sociopathological thrill-seeker, sure is charming and sometimes even quote-unquote fantastic. But what about the farmers? Boggis, Bunce and Bean...
Dec 23, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
Wichita, KAN.—Wichita Association for the Motion Picture Arts today announced that the 2009 Tallgrass Film Festival Ad Astra Award recipient will be legendary independent film actor Seymour Cassel....
Aug 18, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongJack Black and Michael Cera take us back to the dawn of mankind in “Year One.” Directed by Harold Ramis, written by Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, and Lee Eisenberg.
May 10, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
“I Love You, Man,” the latest offering from director John Hamburg (“Along Came Polly”), joins the recent string of male-oriented comedies that not only embrace love as a reality of heterosexual...
Apr 3, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong


