Tag: casting
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Tobey Maguire to Star in Indie Comedy, ‘The Details’
Tobey Maguire is now attached to star in “The Details,” an indie black comedy written and to be directed by Jacob Estes, reports Variety . Maguire will come aboard the project that already boasts a...
Jul 8, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongJason Lee, Michelle Trachtenberg Join ‘A Couple of Dicks’
Kevin Smith, director of “Mallrats,” “Chasing Amy,” and most recently, “Zack and Miri Make a Porno” is filling out the cast of his upcoming detective comedy, “A Couple of Dicks.” Jason Lee and...
Jun 30, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMichael Papajohn Spills ‘Spider-Man 4’ Tidbits
Michael Papajohn, the former minor league baseball player turned actor who plays the blonde-headed sleazeball crook that offs Uncle Ben in “Spider-Man,” may be back for the upcoming “Spider-Man 4,”...
Jun 28, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongEvan Rachel Wood Joins ‘Spider-Man’ On Broadway
Evan Rachel Wood and Alan Cumming have joined the upcoming Broadway musical adaptation of “Spider-Man,” the classic comic series, entitled, “Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark,” according to The Hollywood...
Jun 27, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Transformers’ Rakes in $36.7 Friday, Eyes Box Office Record
Michael Bay and his studio overlords are a great deal richer than they were three days ago. Despite scathing reviews and a general consensus that it fails to equal its predecessor, “Transformers: The...
Jun 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongBronson (2009)
Since 1975, Michael Peterson, later dubbed Charles Bronson after the “Death Wish” star, has been England’s most explosively unstable and notorious inmate. Initially incarcerated for seven years after...
Jun 26, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongZombieland Trailer
Columbia Pictures’ horror comedy Zombieland focuses on two men who have found a way to survive a world overrun by zombies. Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is a big wuss – but when you’re afraid of being...
Jun 21, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSpielberg to Produce Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic
It’s been more than 40 years since luminary civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot to death outside of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee. DreamWorks has recently acquired King’s life...
May 20, 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. ArmstrongStar Trek (2009)
“Star Trek: It’s Worth Watching Again,” would have been an apt title for the J.J. Abrams-guided reboot of the nearly 50-year-old science-fiction staple of American pop-culture. Luckily, we’ve been...
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- 5 ½ hour film dominates awards at Locarno
- Shorts at #Locarno67: meditation vs testing the audience’s patience
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