Category Archives: Film News

Her Week With Marilyn: Monroe Co-Star Vera Day On What The New Movie Gets Right — And Wrong.

Posted on November 22, 2011 by jlmicek

The Daily Beast … … talks with British film actress Vera Day who co-starred in “The Prince and the Showgirl,” which provides the background material for this week’s “My Week with Marilyn,” starring Michelle Williams. In a lengthy oral history, … Continue reading →

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The Daily Dark Knight: Christopher Nolan Reveals New Plot Details.

Posted on November 22, 2011 by jlmicek

OK. Stop right here. If you haven’t read the new Empire magazine feature on “The Dark Knight Rises” or don’t want to know what happens in the movie, don’t go past this point. There are serious spoilers ahead. You have … Continue reading →

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“Amazing Spiderman” Set Video

Posted on November 22, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s some new footage of actor Andrew Garfield in the upcoming “Amazing Spiderman” movie. There’s also some cool shots of a stuntman in the Spidey suit swinging among some girders. Here’s the clip: “Amazing Spiderman” Set Video, posted with vodpod

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“Great Gatsby” Filming Gets Underway Down Under.

Posted on November 22, 2011 by jlmicek

Filming for director Baz Luhrman’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic “The Great Gatsby” with Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role has gotten underway in Australia. For reasons that completely elude me, Luhrman has decided to shoot one of my … Continue reading →

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Natalie Wood’s Death To Be Investigated By LAPD.

Posted on November 18, 2011 by jlmicek

The Guardian Reports: Police have reopened their investigation into the death of Natalie Wood almost 30 years after the Hollywood icon drowned off the coast of California. Wood, best known for her performances in West Side Story and Rebel Without … Continue reading →

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Kristen Stewart In “Snow White & The Huntsman” Promo Poster.

Posted on November 17, 2011 by jlmicek

So yesterday you saw the trailer … … so here’s a promo poster of actress Kristen Stewart in the upcoming “Snow White & the Huntsman.”

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Who Punched Who?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by jlmicek

The Folks At Empire … … will stretch your knowledge of on-screen pugilism to the absolute limit today with an online quiz challenging readers to match famous fight scenes to the movies from which they come. I could only guess … Continue reading →

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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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“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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A Sneak Peek At Milla Jovovich On New “Resident Evil” Set.

Posted on November 15, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s a look at the gear actress Milla Jovovich is sporting on the set of the latest “Resident Evil” flick. The movie hits theaters in September 2012. (h/t to ComicBookMovie)

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