Tag: Michael Bay
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‘Richard III’ to be restored in 4K
CULVER CITY, Calif. — A few months before the bones of Richard III were discovered below a parking lot in Leicester, England, the infamous British monarch was the focal point of a very different type...
Apr 26, 2013 / Eric M. ArmstrongA Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Nostalgia factors prominently into judgments passed on remakes of beloved films. You may have fond memories of seeing Wes Craven’s 1984 “A Nightmare on Elm Street” as a kid, but chances are if you...
May 5, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongHollywood Films Follow Mathematical Formulas to Match Attention Spans of Viewers
[Click Photo to Enlarge] Do you ever get the feeling that big Hollywood blockbusters are just heartless products following an established formula to maximize profits? Well, that assessment may be...
Feb 24, 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. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #15 – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Monumental hack, Michael Bay, has managed to explode and destroy his way into the top spot at the box office with his mind-numbing, racist, narcissistic, misogynistic, anti-intellectual,...
Jul 6, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Explosions! 2007′s “Transformers” was a mindless, tasteless, overly CGI-ed and under-plotted piece of explosion-driven schlock. Not a terribly good movie, but a reasonably good time nonetheless. It’s...
Jul 6, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong10 Plot Holes and Contradictions in ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen’
Michael Bay’s ridiculous new blockbuster, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” is one of the most bloated, inane, banal, deplorable pieces of garbage that I’ve ever seen. Apparently I’m not the...
Jul 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongChevy Chase Jumps Into a ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’
Legendary funnyman, Chevy Chase, will be making his return to the big screen in a hot tub. Chase will star in UA’s time-travel comedy “Hot Tub Time Machine,” along with John Cusack and Rob Corddry,...
May 29, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongMoon Trailer
Moon follows Sam Bell, an astronaut assigned by Lunar Industries to a three-year mission mining Helium 3 on the moon, the earth’s new energy source. As his contract comes to an end and Sam’s health...
Apr 11, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTMA FilmCast #3 – Watchmen, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li
Who watches the Watchmen? We do–well at least I did. I also was able to see a screening of the new Street Fighter flick. Click below to listen to Scott and I talk about the merits of gratuitous...
Mar 27, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongTransformers 3: Fanboys Must Wait
Don’t fret, Hollywood is still definitely up to its old tricks milking every franchise for every last cent they can squeeze out. “Transformers” is no different. The controversy, however, beyond the...
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