Tag: Guillermo Del Toro
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‘My Wedding and Other Secrets’ at Barbican’s New Zealand Film Festival
Blink and you’d have missed it: the Barbican’s New Zealand Film Festival 2011 took place over just 3 days in London last weekend. Although it is a nice idea for every country, however small, to have...
Jul 9, 2011 / Alison Frank‘Avatar’ = ‘Aliens’: Self Plagiarism Rampant in Hollywood
Noticed that Hollywood hasn’t had an original idea in years? You know, like how “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was almost a shot for shot remake of “Forrest Gump”? (They were both written by...
Oct 8, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘The Hobbit’ Closing in on Greenlight from MGM, New Line, Warner Bros.
After years of delays, setbacks, ecstatic highs and devastating lows, fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work may soon find themselves back in Middle-earth. According to LA Times Warner Bros., its subsidiary...
Oct 3, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongSam Worthington to Anchor Australian Surf Drama, ‘Drift’
Aussie actor, Sam Worthington, otherwise known as the man with the golden agent, has inexplicably managed to land every major lead role in Hollywood over the past two years, all without any...
Aug 24, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘The Hobbit’ Loses Guillermo del Toro as Director
Guillermo del Toro, director of “Pan’s Labyrinth” and the man slated to helm the adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s famous novel, “The Hobbit,” has announced that he is leaving the project. “In light...
Jun 1, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongShrek Forever After (2010)
The trilogy used to be the golden standard for film franchises prior to the aughts. Every now and then a “James Bond” or a “Godzilla” or a “Star Trek” would come along and break the mold, creating a...
May 30, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongDisney Unveils Marvel Comics and ABC Apps for Apple iPad
BURBANK, Calif., April 1, 2010 – As part of its ongoing strategy to provide original creative content where and how consumers want it, Disney will offer applications from all of its businesses on the...
Apr 2, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Avatar’ Becomes #2 Grosser All-time, On Pace For World Record
After the 20-minute clip screened at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con was met with lukewarm reception, James Cameron’s “Avatar” was bombarded with almost universal skepticism. Giant blue aliens?...
Jan 7, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongAvatar (2009)
I was made by a computer! There are big movies, and then there are BIG movies. James Cameron’s technical chef d’oeuvre and decade-long undertaking, “Avatar,” is neither — it’s bigger. It occupies a...
Jan 5, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA’s 25 Best Films of the Decade (2000-2009)
Lists of this nature rarely serve any meaningful purpose. To include a film means that many more will be excluded. And in a decade’s worth of cinema, to make a list of the “best” at the expense of so...
Dec 16, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongAvatar Trailer #2
Avatar takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery, as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. The...
Nov 4, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongAvatar Trailer!
Avatar takes us to a spectacular new world beyond our imagination, where a reluctant hero embarks on a journey of redemption and discovery, as he leads a heroic battle to save a civilization. The...
Aug 22, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongOrphan (2009)
With protesting rapidly emerging as a new national pastime, it’s shocking that middle-aged housewives and adoption advocates aren’t lining the streets opposite Warner Bros. Studios shouting...
Aug 22, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongFirst Official ‘Avatar’ Photo Released
Sam Worthington in "Avatar" Geeks rejoice. James Cameron’s long-awaited sci-fi epic is coming. Yes, it sounds too good to be true, but it will get released. In fact, Fox just released the first...
Aug 16, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongWhere The Wild Things Are Trailer #2
Maurice Sendak’s classic book comes to the big screen in an adventure tale for every generation. Where the Wild Things Are follows the adventure of Max (Max Records), a mischievous young boy who is...
Aug 6, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRecent Articles
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