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About jlmicek

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

The Olsen Sisters Sell Out On Their $39K Backpack.

Posted on October 8, 2011 by jlmicek

There are responsible ways of using your celebrity, and then there’s this atrocity: That would be the $39K alligator skin backpack manufactured by The Row, the fashion line run by former child stars Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.. This Salon … Continue reading →

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Sony Buys Rights To Steve Jobs Bio

Posted on October 8, 2011 by jlmicek

Sony Pictures has purchased the rights to the rush-to-publication biography of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs. Starpulse has the details. “Steve Jobs” is an authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. The book … Continue reading →

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Ten Female Superheroes Who Need Movies.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s a talker from the comics news site Newsarama: There’s no shortage of testosterone in the current crop of superhero tent poles. From Superman and Batman to Green Lantern and Spiderman, right on down to b-listers like The Punisher and … Continue reading →

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Why We Still Love Rin Tin Tin.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jlmicek

A New Book Examines The Life … … of Hollywood’s favorite pooch. From Salon this morning: “‘He believed the dog was immortal,’ Susan Orlean writes at the beginning of “Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend.” Although the pronoun … Continue reading →

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“My Week With Marilyn” Official Trailer.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jlmicek

Michelle Williams is in the title role. She’s the spitting image of Ms. Monroe. The movie makes its U.S. debut at the New York Film Festival on Oct. 9. Nationwide release comes on Nov. 18. Here’s the synopsis: “This short … Continue reading →

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New “Man Of Steel” Set Photos: So How Does Scruffy Superman Shave?

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s star Henry Cavil looking all kinds of scruffy in The Great White North. One question: If Superman grows a beard, how does he shave? Heat vision? And wouldn’t that leave the mother of all razor burns? Such are the … Continue reading →

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Crazy Cool: 30,000 Piece Lego “Star Wars” Diorama.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jlmicek

The Force Is Strong With This One: From IO9: “Teacher Jay Hoff spent about six months recreating this scene from ROTJ. It cost him about $2,300 and took him around 30,000 Lego pieces.” Unbelievable.

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Your First Look At S.H.I.E.L.D Agent Maria Hill

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s your first look at actress Colbie Smulders, who will be playing S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill in next summer’s “The Avengers.” Indiewire reports: “Can you tell the marketing campaign for ‘The Avengers’ is heating up? Just like those pics from … Continue reading →

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This Lois Has Red Hair.

Posted on October 6, 2011 by jlmicek

Can You Tell … … your Lanas from your Loises? Ever since Annette O’Toole brought her to life on the big screen in “Superman, The Movie,” in 1978, fanboys of a certain age have grown used to a few things. … Continue reading →

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The New Adventures Of Tintin Trailer: Not The EuroComic You Remember.

Posted on October 6, 2011 by jlmicek

If you’re like me, and you read Tintin comics when you were a kid, you probably found them a diverting, if entirely too polite, read. While the titular hero had adventures, things were just a tad too civil, too European … Continue reading →

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