Category Archives: action

26th … October 26th: New Bond Film Gets A UK Release Date.

Posted on June 3, 2011 by jlmicek

The Next Installment … … of the long-running James Bond series has its United Kingdom release date. The so-far untitled 23rd installment in venerable spy’s adventures will debut on 26 October 2012, Empire magazine reports today. That’s two weeks before … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Clint Eastwood.

Posted on May 31, 2011 by jlmicek

The Man With No Name … … turns 81 years old today. And you know what? He can still totally kick your ass. Here’s one of my favorite Eastwood moments:

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Buck Rogers (USA, 1939)

Posted on May 1, 2011 by jlmicek

Name: Buck Rogers Release Date: 1939 Writer: Dick Calkins (comic strip), Norman S. Hall Director: Ford Beebe, Saul A. Goodkind Cast: Larry “Buster” Crabbe: Buck Rogers Constance Moore: Wilma Deering Jackie Moran: George ‘Buddy’ Wade Jack Mulhall: Captain Rankin Anthony … 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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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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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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