48 articles
127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in...
Aug 24, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
I’m Still Here is a striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix. The film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a...
Aug 23, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
IFC Films has just posted a trailer for their French zombie film “The Horde” directed by Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher to YouTube. A brief summary: “In order to avenge the murder of one of their...
Aug 21, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongRelease: TBA 2010 Director: Steven R. Monroe Writer: Steven R. Monroe Cast: Sarah Butler, Rodney Eastman, Jeff Branson, Daniel Franzese, Chad Lindberg, Andrew Howard
Aug 8, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Sally (Bailee Madison), a lonely, introverted child, has just arrived at the 19th century mansion her father (Guy Pearce) and his girlfriend (Katie Holmes) are restoring. While exploring the...
Aug 3, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
With age, Angelina Jolie has acquired a certain attributable nuance and sophistication that until recently would have been thought impossible from such an archetypal anti-feminist signature of...
Aug 2, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongIt has been said that in literature and film there are really no more than about seven distinct stories that are retold again and again. I have found that this is mostly true, though most good films...
Jul 30, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongCinema is the last bastion of really creative and searing insults. Your wife can’t take a joke, your boss is uptight and your friends are all married. The last place you can really enjoy some great...
Jul 7, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Via Slashfilm, director M. Night Shyamalan talks about his latest film, “The Last Airbender.” Once the toast of the town, Shyamalan’s popularity and artistic legitimacy have dwindled seemingly with...
Jul 5, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
When I got my Panasonic HDC-SD9, the smallest HD camcorder in the world upon its release, I felt pretty special. It could record in full 1080p and even had a 24p setting. It fits in the palm of my...
Jul 2, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongIn 2008 Tomas Alfredson’s brilliant adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s Swedish adolescent vampire novel, “Let the Right One In” wowed audiences and was a hit on the festival circuit. It was so...
Jul 1, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
Euforia Film, the same prod company that brought us the farcical Nazi/zombie horror/comedy, “Dead Snow,” has just released the first trailer for Thomas Cappelen Malling’s seemingly equally insane...
Jun 5, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongAlright action junkies, the second trailer for Sly Stallone’s much-anticipated “The Expendables” has just been released. The film promises to bring together the biggest, baddest action stars of all...
Jun 4, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong
So, you’ve got a once vibrant franchise that’s made hundreds of millions of dollars. You’d love to keep this golden egg laying goose alive and well, but the most recent iterations have become tired,...
May 18, 2010 / Eric M. ArmstrongA group of mercenaries is hired to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator. Once the mission begins, the men realize things aren’t quite as they appear, finding...
Mar 31, 2010 / Eric M. Armstrong


