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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. Armstrong
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. Armstrong
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
Shia LaBeouf is headed to Wall Street. The star of Michael Bay’s upcoming “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” confirms he will appear in director Oliver Stone’s follow up to “Wall Street” entitled,...
Jun 5, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong
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...
Feb 14, 2009 / Eric M. ArmstrongBilled as a “unique feature documentary event,” The People VS. George Lucas is a new film slated to be released in 2010. George Lucas is indisputably one of cinema’s most polarizing figures and this...
Feb 14, 2009 / Eric M. Armstrong


