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About jlmicek

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

Review: 24 Hour Party People (UK, 2002)

Posted on December 18, 2011 by jlmicek

Name: 24 Hour Party People Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce Director: Michael Winterbottom Cast: Steve Coogan: Tony Wilson Lennie James: Alan Erasmus Shirley Henderson: Lindsay Martin Hancock: Howard Devoto Mark Windows: Johnny Rotten Paddy Considine: Rob Gretton John Simm: Bernard Sumner … Continue reading →

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New “Avengers” International Banners Released.

Posted on December 15, 2011 by jlmicek

The build-up to Joss Whedon’s super-team epic continues. Here’s some international banners for the film, which stars Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner and Chris Hemsworth, among others. (h/t ComicBookMovie)

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“The Artist” Tops Golden Globe Nominations.

Posted on December 15, 2011 by jlmicek

The French silent film got six nods at the annual prelude to the Oscars. The Guardian reports: “The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius’s largely silent black-and-white homage to Hollywood’s golden era, has swept the board at the Golden Globe nominations, picking up … Continue reading →

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New “Dark Knight Rises” Prologue Leaks.

Posted on December 14, 2011 by jlmicek

Some pretty intense video here from the final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Bat-saga (h/t ComicBookMovie) Update (11:24 a.m.): The video has been taken down. Well, it was fun while it lasted.

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New “GI Joe: Retaliation” Trailer Released.

Posted on December 13, 2011 by jlmicek

Because the world needed a sequel to “The Rise of Cobra?” I played with the original 12-inch, old-school GI Joes when I was a kid. And I even harbor some affection for the 1980s reboot that saw the figures shrunk … Continue reading →

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Orson Welles Made Some Unusual Career Moves.

Posted on December 13, 2011 by jlmicek

For instance, he once filmed a commercial for the now-forgotten fantasy board game “Dark Tower.” (h/t to IO9 for uncovering this gem)

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Jennifer Aniston: The Hottest Woman of All Time? Discuss.

Posted on December 12, 2011 by jlmicek

Some of you may have heard over the weekend that Men’s Health magazine named actress Jennifer Aniston “The Hottest Woman of All Time.” While I fully admit going through a “Rachel” phase when “Friends” ruled the airwaves in the 1990s, … Continue reading →

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“Men In Black 3” Trailer hits the Web.

Posted on December 12, 2011 by jlmicek

Cinemablend Reports: “Fifteen years after the first movie, and 9 years after the disappointing sequel, Men In Black III is coming to theaters next summer and is stuck trying to sell their movie to an audience that may be as … Continue reading →

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Report: The Dark Knight Rises Will Feature “Nearly 50 Minutes of IMAX Footage.”

Posted on December 12, 2011 by jlmicek

From the good folks at /Film comes the news that Christopher Nolan’s Bat-epic will feature well nigh unto an hour of eye-popping IMAX-shot footage. Here’s the skinny: “Tonight at the Hollywood presentation of The Dark Knight Rises prologue, I got … Continue reading →

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Hollywood’s No Good, Very Bad Weekend.

Posted on December 12, 2011 by jlmicek

Happy Monday, Everyone. Unless, of course, you’re a studio executive somehow connected to “New Year’s Eve.” You can go back to bed and pull the covers over your head. Hollywood suffered its worst weekends in years over the weekend, with … Continue reading →

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