Tag: Liam Neeson
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Everything you’ve heard about “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” is true. It is a poorly acted poorly written kids’ fantasy that borrows in equal parts from Harry Potter and the...
Feb 20, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongFirst Official ‘A-Team’ Photo
The first official photo from Joe Carnahan’s “A-Team starring Bradley Cooper as Lt. Templeton “Faceman” Peck, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as Sgt. “B.A.” Baracus, Sharlto Copley as Capt. “Howling Mad”...
Oct 25, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongSpoiler Alert (2009)
The battle between artiste and critic had long been raging by the time English playwright, Robert Green, criticized the work of a promising newcomer named William Shakespeare in the late 16th...
Sep 15, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongLiam Neeson to Star in ‘Unknown White Male’
Liam Neeson is in talks to star in Dark Castle’s thriller, “Unknown White Male,” according to Variety . Jaume Collet-Serra is directing the script penned by scribes Oliver Butcher and Stephen...
Aug 6, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongParamount Pays Seven Figures for ‘License to Steal’
Adam Goodman, Paramount’s newly minted President, has made the action-comedy pitch “License to Steal” his first major acquisition, paying seven figures upfront for it, according to Variety . Shane...
Jun 29, 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. ArmstrongLiam Neeson in Talks to Join ‘The A-Team’
Liam Neeson is in talks to take on the role of Col. John “Hannibal” Smith in 20th Century Fox’s upcoming bigscreen adaptation of the 1980s TV series, ‘The A-Team,’ according to Variety . Bradley...
Jun 9, 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. ArmstrongNeeson, Connelly to Star in ‘Milk’ Writer’s Directorial Debut
After winning the Oscar for best original screenplay for 2008’s ‘Milk,’ the story of openly gay San Francisco politician, Harvey Milk, Dustin Lance Black will make his directorial debut. Variety...
May 17, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongHunger (2008)
It is a fascinating thing to witness brilliant artists evolve as their ambitions swell. Director, Steve McQueen, is an unique artist known for his provocative, minimalist, avant-garde, black and...
May 13, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongFive Minutes of Heaven (2009)
The Facts: In 1975, at the height of the conflict that raged between Republican and Loyalist paramilitary groups–the British Army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary–17-year old pro-England protestant,...
Apr 16, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTaken (2009) ★½
Above all else, “Taken” painfully hammers home the fact that nothing can make up for a bad script. Especially when the script is not just bad, but painfully bad. Astronomically bad. Attempting to...
Mar 20, 2009 / Scott ArmstrongNatasha Richardson Dies at 45
Tony Award-winning actress and wife of actor Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, died Wednesday at age 45 after suffering a head injury from a skiing accident. Liam Neeson’s publicist, Alan Nierob,...
Mar 19, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #2 – Taken, Lakeview Terrace, The Royal Tenenbaums
This week, Scott and I take a look at Liam Neeson in Taken , Samuel L. Jackson in Lakeview Terrace , and the genius behind Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums . Click here to listen!
Mar 7, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong14 Awesome Plot Twists You Never Saw Coming (And Some You Did)
Sudden deaths, fabricated environments, false protagonists, and red herrings are all part of the same cinematic device–the plot twist. Used to shock audiences, maintain interest, or at it’s best to...
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