Monthly Archives: October 2011

Six Reasons To Love Motion Capture

Posted on October 22, 2011 by jlmicek

With the release of “The Adventures of Tintin” upon us, The Guardian makes the case for why you should love motion-capture cinema. Here’s one reason: “Eerie Resemblance Characters should look a bit – but not quite – like those playing … Continue reading →

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Joe Queenan: Hollywood Is A Lousy Geography Teacher.

Posted on October 21, 2011 by jlmicek

Writing In The Guardian … … the eternally cranky Joe Queenan has a bone to pick with Hollywood over its mastery of geography and why it insists on doing stuff like dropping the comma separating “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” so a … Continue reading →

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HQ “Ghost Rider” Clip From This Week’s “Scream Awards.”

Posted on October 21, 2011 by jlmicek

You can ask yourself all you want whether the world needs another “Ghost Rider” movie. You’re getting one whether you want it or not. Here’s a clip of the Nicholas Cage-starrer that debuted at the Scream Awards on SpikeTV earlier … Continue reading →

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Battlestar Galactica Gets A Film Reboot: To Be Set In Show’s New Universe?

Posted on October 21, 2011 by jlmicek

With “Anonymous” Writer John Orloff … … signed to pen the screenplay, it looks like the film reboot of everyone’s favorite space opera could be set in the continuity created by Ron Moore, and not the discotastic continuity of the … Continue reading →

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Anime Classic “Akira” Remake Gets The Greenlight.

Posted on October 20, 2011 by jlmicek

Unbelievable. Warners has green-lighted a live-action, English language remake of the legendary Japanese anime flick “Akira,” Cinema Blend reports. My friends and I used to watch the flick obsessively during our undergraduate years, committing whole sections to memory, even as … Continue reading →

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The Daily Dark Knight: Blue Bloods Actor Will Estes Talks Batman Role.

Posted on October 20, 2011 by jlmicek

Will Estes, a star of the CBS cops-and-family drama Blue Bloods, talks to 411 Mania about his small turn as a cop in “The Dark Knight Rises.” He doesn’t give too much away, but it’s enlightening nonetheless: Q: Alright, now … Continue reading →

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Critic: Whatever Happened To Kevin Smith?

Posted on October 19, 2011 by jlmicek

Writing in Salon, film critic Andrew O’Hehir asks a question I’ve been asking myself for a while now: What’s become of “Clerks” Kevin Smith? Smith was the first director of my generation to really make a smash, and, with “Clerks” … Continue reading →

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The Daily Dark Knight: Scream Awards Name “TDKR” 2012’s Most Anticipated Flick,

Posted on October 19, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s some video from last night’s Scream Awards on SpikeTV. In it, Anne Hathaway and other “TDKR” cast members pick up a gong for “2012’s Most Anticipated Movie.” /> Scream Awards – Dark Knight, posted with vodpod No pressure …

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See Henry Cavil As “Theseus” In The Immortals.

Posted on October 19, 2011 by jlmicek

Before he plays The Man of Steel … … English actor Henry Cavil will take on another mythic figure, the Greek hero Theseus, in Tarsem Singh’s “The Immortals.” The movie is out next month. Here’s a sneak peak.

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GM In Talks With Guy Richie For “Cannonball Run” Reboot.

Posted on October 18, 2011 by jlmicek

This is unspeakably lame: “The government-owned General Motors may soon be partnering with Hollywood to encourage speeding, drunk driving, and general mayhem. Insiders tell Vulture that the world’s second-largest carmaker is in discussions about backing an update of The Cannonball … Continue reading →

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