Category Archives: Biopic

Official “Iron Lady” Trailer Released.

Posted on December 9, 2011 by jlmicek

Via SpoilerTV, who says it looks like another Oscar may be in the works for Meryl Streep.

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Reel History: Is Ed Wood A Cardboard Cut-Out?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by jlmicek

That’s the question that Guardian film writer Alex von Tunzelmann proposes this morning in a reevaluation of the 1994 biopic of the famed schlock director starring Johnny Depp, Martin Landau and others. I’ve made no secret of my affection of … Continue reading →

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B-Movie Legend Roger Corman Talks About His Life and Work

Posted on November 15, 2011 by jlmicek

B-Movie Legend Roger Corman … … sits down with The Hollywood Reporter about his life and work and the new documentary: “Roger Corman: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel.” Here’s the nut graf: “Corman, who has been called “the king of … Continue reading →

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“The Iron Lady”: First Screening.

Posted on November 15, 2011 by jlmicek

Writing in The Guardian this morning, critic Xan Brooks takes a look at “Iron Lady,” the Meryl Streep-starring biopic of longtime U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Here’s the nut graf: “While one doubts whether Baroness Thatcher would wholeheartedly approve of … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office And The Monday Must-Read.

Posted on November 14, 2011 by jlmicek

So You Know What Audiences Like? That’s right, you guessed it, movies about Greek gods and Adam Sandler in drag. Director Tarsem Singh’s “Immortals” with soon-to-be Superman Henry Cavil in the lead role as the mythic hero Theseus ruled the … Continue reading →

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Robbed Of His Voice, Roger Ebert Finds A New One.

Posted on November 8, 2011 by jlmicek

The chances are good that if you know anything about the film critic Roger Ebert, then you know him as the opinionated host of “At The Movies,” a show he hosted for years and years with the late Gene Siskel. … Continue reading →

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Nowhere Boy (UK, 2009)

Posted on October 31, 2011 by jlmicek

Name: Nowhere Boy Release Date: 2009 Writer: Matt Greenhalgh (screenplay) Director: Sam Taylor-Wood Cast: Aaron Johnson: John Lennon Kristin Scott Thomas: Mimi Smith David Threlfall: George Toogood Smith Josh Bolt: Pete Shotton Ophelia Lovibond: Maria Kennedy James Michael Johnson: Stan … Continue reading →

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Grace Kelly Lives On The Silver Screen Again.

Posted on October 26, 2011 by jlmicek

Princess Grace of Monaco gets the “King’s Speech” treatment: The Guardian has the story: “But [the] upcoming film Grace of Monaco, which has just secured its $15m (£9.3m) funding, will focus on six months in 1962, when Charles de Gaulle … Continue reading →

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The Viewers’ Guide To “Midnight In Paris.”

Posted on October 12, 2011 by jlmicek

Filmmaker Woody Allen earned plaudits earlier this year with “Midnight in Paris,” his love-letter to the City of Lights in the 1920s. Figures of 20th Century Modernism, such as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald figure heavily in the film. … Continue reading →

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The Raven: Official Trailer Released.

Posted on October 9, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s the new trailer for the flick about of the late Edgar Allen Poe. John Cusack stars as the American author. John McTeague directs. The film finds Poe (Cusack) on the trail of a serial killer inspired by his work. … Continue reading →

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