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About jlmicek

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

Flashbacks Of A Fool (UK, 2008)

Posted on September 10, 2010 by jlmicek

Title: Flashbacks of a Fool Release Date: 2008 Director: Baillie Walsh Writer: Baillie Walsh Cast: Daniel Craig: Adult Joe Scot Julie Ordon: Carrie Ann Gina Athans: Apple Eve: Ophelia Franklin Olivia Williams: Grace Scot Jodhi May : Evelyn Adams Keeley … Continue reading →

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The March Of Time (USA, 1935-67)

Posted on September 8, 2010 by jlmicek

Title: The March of Time Release Date: 1935-1967 Writers: Richard and Louis de Rochemont Created By: Roy Edward Larsen Run-Time: 30 mins. When I was kid growing up in Connecticut, our local PBS station used to run a show called … Continue reading →

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Weekend At Bernie’s (USA, 1989)

Posted on September 6, 2010 by jlmicek

Title: Weekend at Bernie’s Release Date: 1989 Director: Ted Kotcheff Cast: Andrew McCarthy: Larry Wilson Jonathan Silverman: Richard Parker Catherine Mary Stewart: Gwen Saunders Terry Kiser: Bernie Lomax Don Calfa: Paulie, Vito’s Hit Man Catherine Parks: Tina, Vito’s Girl Eloise … Continue reading →

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How To Lose Friends and Alienate People (UK, 2008)

Posted on September 5, 2010 by jlmicek

Title: How To Lose Friends and Alienate People Release Date: 2008 Director: Robert B. Weide Writers: Toby Young (book), Peter Straughan (screenplay) Cast: Simon Pegg: Sidney Young Megan Fox: Sophie Maes Gillian Anderson: Eleanor Johnson Jeff Bridges: Clayton Harding Kirsten … Continue reading →

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Another Fine Mess (USA, 1930)

Posted on September 1, 2010 by jlmicek

Title: Another Fine Mess Release Date: 1930 Director: James Parrott Writer: H.M. Walker Cast: Stan Laurel: Stan Oliver Hardy: Ollie Thelma Todd: Lady Plumtree James Finlayson: Colonel Wilburforce Buckshot Charles K. Gerrard: Lord Leopold Ambrose Plumtree Run-Time: 30 mins. Studio:Hal … Continue reading →

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Confidential Agent (1945, USA)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by jlmicek

So here’s a movie that historical amnesiacs and social-realists can both adore.

Based on a Graham Greene novel of the same name (“The Confidential Agent” — why Warners chose to drop the definite article is something of a mystery) is an odd film that sits somewhere between romance, thriller and war movie. Continue reading →

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The Hunt For Red October (1990, USA)

Posted on August 27, 2010 by jlmicek

Title: The Hunt For Red October Release Date: 1990 Director: John McTiernan Writers: Tom Clancy (novel); Larry Ferguson and Donald Stewart (screenplay) Cast: Sean Connery: Marko Ramius Alec Baldwin: Jack Ryan Scott Glenn : Bart Mancuso Sam Neill: Captain Borodin … Continue reading →

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Whip It (2009, USA)

Posted on August 26, 2010 by jlmicek

Title: Whip It Release Date: October 2009 Director: Drew Barrymore Writer: Shauna Cross Cast: Ellen Page: Bliss Cavendar Marcia Gay Harden: Brooke Cavendar Kristen Wiig: Maggie Mayhem Drew Barrymore: Smashley Simpson Juliette Lewis: Iron Maven Jimmy Fallon: ‘Hot Tub’ Johnny … Continue reading →

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Who Am I? What Am I Doing Here?

Posted on August 25, 2010 by jlmicek

Greetings! If you’ve made it this far, it means that, just like me, you’re a movie buff. You’re not necessarily a student of cinema, mind. You don’t necessarily know your Herzog from your Hitchcock. And maybe you confuse the two … Continue reading →

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