13 articles

Hollywood’s escalating war on originality is far-reaching. Independent films are finding it more difficult than ever to find distribution, tent-pole summer releases have a set a new precedent for...
Apr 16, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
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
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
Chris Pine, the talented young man who took on the daunting task of replacing William Shatner as the famed Captain Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ reboot of “Star Trek” earlier this year, will likely assume...
Oct 14, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
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. ArmstrongJeremy 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
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. ArmstrongJeremy Garelick will team up with Paramount to rewrite and direct “Baywatch,” a bigscreen comedy based on the syndicated series about sexy lifeguards that starred David Hasselhoff and Pamela...
Jul 8, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
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
“T.J. Hooker,” the hilarious 1982 police TV show that starred William Shatner is headed to the bigscreen, according to Variety. The both beloved and maligned series will be adapted as a feature film...
Jul 7, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
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. Armstrong
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. Armstrong
“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...
May 8, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong


