Category Archives: Guy Cinema

New “Bad Ass” Trailer Is Well … You Get The Idea.

Posted on December 31, 2011 by jlmicek

Courtesy of Brit film site HeyUGuys, here’s the first look at “Bad Ass” the new action flick starring veteran character actor and professional tough guy Danny Trejo. It’s summarized thus: “Decorated Vietnam hero Frank Vega returns home only to get … Continue reading →

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New “GI Joe: Retaliation” Trailer Released.

Posted on December 13, 2011 by jlmicek

Because the world needed a sequel to “The Rise of Cobra?” I played with the original 12-inch, old-school GI Joes when I was a kid. And I even harbor some affection for the 1980s reboot that saw the figures shrunk … Continue reading →

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Star Trek Sequel Rumors: A Familiar Villain? Del Toro Out?

Posted on December 6, 2011 by jlmicek

From /Film, here’s some intriguing news about the second installment of J.J. Abrams’ reboot of the beloved sci-fi franchise: “Here’s the downside to trying to develop a highly-anticipated movie in secret, as practiced by J.J. Abrams: rumors will always poke … Continue reading →

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More James Bond “Skyfall” Set Photos.

Posted on December 6, 2011 by jlmicek

These Come From London’s Daily Mail newspaper and feature 007 Daniel Craig and co-star Naomie Harris. Sam Mendes directs.

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A “Before Sunrise” Sequel?

Posted on November 24, 2011 by jlmicek

If, like me, you were a 20something slacker in the early 1990s, then the chances are pretty good that you have a soft spot for director Richard Linklater’s series of “Sunrise” movies. The films, which starred ur-Slacker Ethan Hawke and … Continue reading →

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New James Bond Set Photos.

Posted on November 23, 2011 by jlmicek

From the good folks at Starburst Magazine, here’s a bunch of set photos from the 23rd James Bond flick Skyfall..

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Brad Pitt To Quit Acting In Three Years?

Posted on November 14, 2011 by jlmicek

In An Interview With The Guardian … … the last of Hollywood’s actual leading men says he’d like to stop making films in the near future. The story hints that Pitt’s interest in the production side of the business and … Continue reading →

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Charles Napier, RIP

Posted on October 29, 2011 by jlmicek

Charles Napier, a veteran tough guy actor who brought his swagger to such films as “Rambo: First Blood,” and such vintage TV series as “Star Trek,” and “Hogan’s Heroes,” has died. He was 75. “Wherever I go, people will look … 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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Battlestar Galactica Gets A Film Reboot: To Be Set In Show’s New Universe?

Posted on October 21, 2011 by jlmicek

With “Anonymous” Writer John Orloff … … signed to pen the screenplay, it looks like the film reboot of everyone’s favorite space opera could be set in the continuity created by Ron Moore, and not the discotastic continuity of the … Continue reading →

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