Tag: Star Trek
15 articles
Clash of the Titans (2010)
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. 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. ArmstrongThe New Captain Kirk is the New Jack Ryan
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. ArmstrongJ.J. Abrams Has Clout, Paramount Pays $2M for Untitled Pitch
Apparently J.J. Abrams knows something the rest of us don’t: Studios love lens flare. After this year’s critically acclaimed and monstrous box-office hit, “Star Trek,” which featured an unhealthy...
Oct 13, 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. ArmstrongBest Films of 2009… So Far
2009 has been a relatively good year for film. Action, adventure, comedy, drama, horror, and sci-fi have each been duly and honorably represented. And with the Academy’s recent announcement that the...
Jul 10, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Baywatch’ to Become a Feature Comedy, a la ‘Stripes’
Jeremy 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‘T.J. Hooker’ Headed to the Big screen
“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. 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. ArmstrongTyson (2009)
Two-time heavyweight boxing champion of the world, Mike Tyson, is one of the most controversial, ferocious, reprehensible, strangely compelling, unknowable, simultaneously brilliant and laughably...
Jun 1, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongRobert Pattinson Confirms ‘Breaking Dawn’ Rumors
Robert Pattinson, famous for his role as the vampire, Edward in the film versions of Stephanie Meyers’ “Twilight” books has confirmed that there will be a film version of “Breaking Dawn,” the fourth...
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. Armstrong‘Star Trek’ Makes $31M in Two Days; Eyes $70M Over Weekend
“Star Trek” has set its phaser to “kill” at the box office. Paramount, the movie’s distributor, told the Associated Press that the J.J. Abrams directed film brought in $24 million Friday, plus $7...
May 9, 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...
May 8, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong‘Star Trek’ Opens Thursday, Not Friday
For those of you that have May 8 circled, starred, or otherwise distinguished on your calenders, an abrupt change of plans may be in order. As I was perusing my local theater’s listings, I noticed a...
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