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About jlmicek

I'm an award-winning journalist in Harrisburg, Pa. I also run and cook all the things.

Weekend Box Office, 22-24 April 2011.

Posted on April 25, 2011 by jlmicek

Hi All. In an effort to be a little more user-friendly and to up the frequency of my posts, I’m going to start posting weekend box office tallies and other bits and bobs of film news. This will come in … Continue reading →

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A Few Thoughts On Star Wars.

Posted on April 20, 2011 by jlmicek

Name: Star Wars Release Date: 1977 Director: George Lucas Writer: George Lucas Cast: Mark Hamill: Luke Skywalker Harrison Ford: Han Solo Sir Alec Guinness: Obi-Wan “Ben” Kenobi Carrie Fisher: Princess Leia Organa Peter Cushing: Grand Moff Tarkin Anthony Daniels: C-3PO … Continue reading →

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The Way We Watch Movies Now.

Posted on April 11, 2011 by jlmicek

Can You Remember … … the last time you went to see a movie in the theaters? I can. It was earlier this year, and my wife and I took our five-year-old daughter to see “Tangled” — in 3-D, no … Continue reading →

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Robin Hood (USA, 2010)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by jlmicek

Name: Robin Hood Release Date: 2010 Director: Ridley Scott Writers: Brian Helgeland (screenplay); Brian Helgeland, Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris (story) Cast: Russell Crowe: Robin Longstride Cate Blanchett: Marion Loxley Max von Sydow: Sir Walter Loxley William Hurt: William Marshal … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Taylor, RIP

Posted on March 23, 2011 by jlmicek

The Screen Legend Is Gone … … aged 79, from congestive heart failure, ABC News and other outlets report this morning. We’ll follow with a retrospective of Taylor’s work soon. For now, here’s part of the news obituary from the … Continue reading →

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The Black Sleep (USA, 1956)

Posted on March 19, 2011 by jlmicek

Name: The Black Sleep Release Date: 1956 Director: Reginald Le Borg Writers: Gerald Drayson Adams (story); John C. Higgins (screenplay) Cast: Basil Rathbone: Sir Joel Cadman Akim Tamiroff: Odo the Gypsy Lon Chaney Jr.: Mungo (aka Dr. Monroe) John Carradine: … Continue reading →

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Control (UK, 2007)

Posted on September 27, 2010 by jlmicek

Name: Control Release Date: 2007 Director: Anton Corbjin Writers: Deborah Curtis (book), Matt Greenhalgh (screenplay) Cast: Sam Riley: Ian Curtis Samantha Morton: Debbie Curtis Alexandra Maria Lara: Annik Honore Joe Anderson: Peter Hook James Anthony Pearson: Bernard Sumner Harry Treadaway: … Continue reading →

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Fanboys (USA, 2008)

Posted on September 18, 2010 by jlmicek

Name: Fanboys Release Date: 2008 Director: Kyle Newman Writers: Ernest Cline, Adam F. Goldberg and Dan Pulick Cast: Sam Huntington: Eric Chris Marquette: Linus Dan Fogler: Hutch Jay Baruchel: Windows Kristen Bell: Zoe David Denman: Chaz Christopher McDonald: Big Chuck … Continue reading →

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The Rolling Stones, Live at the Max (UK, 1991)

Posted on September 15, 2010 by jlmicek

Name: Live at the Max Release Date: 1991 Directors: Noel Archambault, David Douglas, Roman Kroitor, Julien Temple and Christine Strand. Run-Time: 90 mins. Studio: Promotour USA When I was a freshman in college, an amazingly cool girl who lived up … Continue reading →

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Two Lovers (USA, 2008)

Posted on September 12, 2010 by jlmicek

Name: Two Lovers Release Date: 2008 Director: James Gray Writers: James Gray, Ric Menello Cast: Joaquin Phoenix: Leonard Kraditor Vinessa Shaw: Sandra Cohen Gwyneth Paltrow: Michelle Rausch Isabella Rossellini: Ruth Kraditor Moni Moshonov: Reuben Kraditor Julie Budd: Carol Cohen Bob … Continue reading →

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