Category Archives: Femmes Fatale

Kristen Wiig: “My Next Movie Will Be A Porky’s Prequel.”

Posted on November 23, 2011 by jlmicek

The “Bridesmaid” and Saturday Night Live star … … dishes to The Guardian about her very big year and her plans to conquer Hollywood. As always, here’s the nut graf: “I mean. Yes, no. It feels weird to say that; … 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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Lindsay Lohan To Pose For Playboy.

Posted on October 25, 2011 by jlmicek

So here’s a shocker: Sources tellAccess Hollywood that troubled actress Lindsay Lohan will pose for Playboy. “Lindsay Lohan has lined up a new gig – as a Playboy girl. LiLo is posing for Hugh Hefner’s Playboy magazine, a source told … Continue reading →

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Zooey Deschanel Nails The National Anthem.

Posted on October 24, 2011 by jlmicek

The “New Girl” actress — and one-half of the duo She & Him — sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the World Series match between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers the other night. And she nailed it. No vibrato. … Continue reading →

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Eizabeth Olsen: “Martha Marcy May Marlene” Star Talks About The Film’s Confounding Ending.

Posted on October 23, 2011 by jlmicek

She’s The Olsen Sister Everyone’s Talking About. “Martha Marcy May Marlene” star Elizabeth Olsen talks to The Wrap about her breakout role and fear and her newfound fame. Here’s the nut graf: “Q: Ultimately, the idea came out of my … Continue reading →

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Happy Belated Birthday, Princess Leia.

Posted on October 22, 2011 by jlmicek

Wow … Where Does The Time Go? “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher rang in her 55th birthday on Friday. It was a long time ago and in a galaxy far, far away that Fisher’s Princess Leia first told Obi-Wan Kenobi … 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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Keira Knightley: “In The Age Of The Internet,” Questions Over The Relevance Of Movie Sex Scenes.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by jlmicek

In An Interview With Salon’s Andrew O’Hehir … … the comely English actress speaks at length about her turn in director David Cronenberg’s “A Dangerous Method,” which chronicles the relationship between a woman named Sabina Spielrein, who once came between famed … Continue reading →

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Review: Von Trier’s “Melancholia” Is A “Narcissistic, Humorless Exercise.”

Posted on October 2, 2011 by jlmicek

The Observer Of London Pans … … Lars Von Triers’ newie “Melancholia,” with film critic Philip French concluding that if the end of the world was upon us, he wouldn’t waste his time seeing the movie. And this, despite the … Continue reading →

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A Veronica Lake Moment.

Posted on October 2, 2011 by jlmicek

It’s Saturday night. And on Saturday nights, here at Casa de Cineaste, Saturday nights are Film Noir nights. So what better way to get things going than with a quick look at one of the icons of the genre? According … Continue reading →

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