Category Archives: drama

“1984” Getting A Reboot?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jlmicek

Apparently figuring there’s money to be made from dystopia, Imagine Entertainment (“The Hunger Games“) is planning a remake of the granddaddy of all dystopian sci-fi books, George Orwell’s “1984,” ComingSoon reports this morning. The book, published in 1948, has become … Continue reading →

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New “On The Road” Trailer Takes You … On The Road.

Posted on March 10, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s the trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s legendary road novel “On the Road.” Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund and Sam Riley star. Walter Salles directs.

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Now Is A Good Time For “Now Is Good Trailer”

Posted on March 6, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s the trailer for “Now is Good,” the new film starring Dakota Fanning and Jeremy Irvine (“War Horse“). Fanning plays a terminally ill young woman struggling to live a normal life in the time she has left. And a synopsis: … Continue reading →

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New Images, Poster Released For Film Version of Kerouac’s “On The Road.”

Posted on March 1, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s a little something for The Beat Generation devotees among you. It’s the new poster and several stills from director Walter Salles adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s legendary “On the Road.” Full disclosure: I’m a Beat Generation fan, so I’m just … Continue reading →

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New “Detachment” Clip with Adrien Brody and Christina Hendricks debuts.

Posted on February 29, 2012 by jlmicek

Here’s your first look at a clip from “Detachment,” the new movie from American History X director Tony Kaye. Detachment Clip, posted with vodpod The movie takes a look at what it’s like to be a teacher in the New … Continue reading →

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New Images of Keira Knightley in “Anna Karenina”

Posted on February 24, 2012 by jlmicek

The comely British actress stars with Jude Law in director Joe Wright’s adaptation of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy’s tome, the bane of comp.lit majors everywhere. I read this one as part of a Russian lit class during my freshman year … Continue reading →

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Antonio Banderas To Play Picasso In “Guernica” Film.

Posted on February 21, 2012 by jlmicek

The Guardian reports this morning that Spanish actor Antonio Banderas will play famed modernist painter Pablo Picasso in director Carlos Saura’s upcoming “33 Dias,” a drama about the creation of Picasso’s famed Guernica painting. Here’s the nut graf: “Guernica, a … Continue reading →

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Ethan Hawke: “Nothing Went The Way I Thought It Would.”

Posted on February 9, 2012 by jlmicek

In a soul-searching interview with The Guardian, the 40-something actor could well be speaking for the rest of his generation. Hawke stars in the upcoming “The Woman in the Fifth,” in which he plays an American writer in Paris, who’s … Continue reading →

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Review: “-30-” (USA, 1959)

Posted on February 5, 2012 by jlmicek

Name: -30- Release Date: 1959 Writer: William Bowers Director: Jack Webb Cast: Jack Webb: Sam Gatlin William Conrad: Jim Bathgate David Nelson: Earl Collins Whitney Blake: Peggy Gatlin Louise Lorimer: Lady Wilson James Bell: Ben Quinn Nancy Valentine: Jan Price … Continue reading →

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Charlotte Gainsbourg: I Didn’t Study To Be An Actress.

Posted on February 5, 2012 by jlmicek

Speaking to The Observer of London, singer/actress Charlotte Gainsbourg reflects on her famous parents (Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin); working with Lars Von Trier (“Melancholia“) and collaborating with musician Peter Doherty. She also confesses that she doesn’t feel like a … Continue reading →

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