Category Archives: Film News

Film Bits: What Others Are Saying.

Posted on August 25, 2011 by jlmicek

So WordPress has a “tags” function, which allows you to search out similarly themed blogs. Thus, I’m starting a new Cineaste feature “Film Bits” to see what others out there in WordPressland are talking about when it comes to life … Continue reading →

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Anne Hathaway Watched BritSoap to Perfect Accent for “One Day.”

Posted on August 24, 2011 by jlmicek

The Week of Hathaway continues this morning with the news that Ms. Hathaway turned to the venerable English soap “Emmerdale” to hone her Yorkshire accent for the newly released “One Day.” The Telegraph has the story: “The American actress was … Continue reading →

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“Conan” Screenwriter Talks About What It’s Like To Write A Flop.

Posted on August 24, 2011 by jlmicek

So here’s a display of honesty you don’t often see in the movie biz. Sean Hood, one of four scriptwriters who worked on the recently released “Conan” reboot shares what it’s like to work on a movie that flopped. The … Continue reading →

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George Lucas Must Be Stopped: New “Star Wars” Blu-ray Editions Include More Changes.

Posted on August 23, 2011 by jlmicek

So here’s the good news: All six “Star Wars” films are coming out on Blu-ray DVD. Here’s the bad news: According to FilmNewsDaily, George Lucas couldn’t leave well enough alone and has screwed around with the movies again. It was … Continue reading →

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RIP, Hammer Films Scribe Jimmy Sangster.

Posted on August 23, 2011 by jlmicek

The chances are pretty good that even if you don’t know Jimmy Sangster’s name, you know his work. Sangster, who died this week at age 83, was the writer behind such legendary British horror flicks as “Dracula,” starring the still-terrifying … Continue reading →

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Anne Hathaway Rides The Batpod in “Dark Knight Rises.”

Posted on August 23, 2011 by jlmicek

So long, Pittsburgh and thanks for all the fish. “The Dark Knight Rises” wrapped its shooting in The Steel City last night, Batman-News reports. But before Christopher Nolan and Co. packed it in, a lucky few were treated to the … Continue reading →

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Watch Trailer For Scorcese’s George Harrison Documentary.

Posted on August 22, 2011 by jlmicek

Just watch it: http://d.yimg.com/nl/ytv/site/player.swf From Indiewire: Now four years on since it was first announced way back in 2007, Martin Scorsese‘s appropriately expansive documentary “George Harrison: Living In The Material World” is now ready to be shown to the world, … Continue reading →

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Gaiman To Adapt “American Gods” For HBO.

Posted on August 22, 2011 by jlmicek

From The Guardian: Author Neil Gaiman told the crowd at the Edinburgh Books Festival this weekend that he’s set to bring his best-seller to pay cable. Cinematographer Robert Richards (“Inglourious Basterds“) makes his directorial debut with the series. Tom Hanks’ Playtone … Continue reading →

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Avengers Footage Previewed At D23.

Posted on August 22, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s Some Tantalizing Avengers News … … from this weekend’s D23 fest out in California: Disney studio bosses previewed some footage from the Joss Wheedon-helmed superflick. Via AceShowBiz, here’s some of what attendees were able to see (WARNING: SERIOUS FREAKING … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on August 22, 2011 by jlmicek

It was a big weekend for “The Help.” The flick about domestic relations in the Civil Rights-era South finished atop the weekend, sending “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” down to second place. The weekend’s two big openers, Robert … Continue reading →

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