Category Archives: Ourselves

Sony Buys Rights To Steve Jobs Bio

Posted on October 8, 2011 by jlmicek

Sony Pictures has purchased the rights to the rush-to-publication biography of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs. Starpulse has the details. “Steve Jobs” is an authorized biography by former CNN chairman and Time Magazine managing editor Walter Isaacson. The book … 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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Why We Still Love Rin Tin Tin.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by jlmicek

A New Book Examines The Life … … of Hollywood’s favorite pooch. From Salon this morning: “‘He believed the dog was immortal,’ Susan Orlean writes at the beginning of “Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend.” Although the pronoun … 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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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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The Monday Must-Read: The NYT On Our Ongoing Marilyn Obsession.

Posted on September 26, 2011 by jlmicek

The New York Times’ Austin Considine … … considers our ongoing obsession with Marilyn Monroe, a film icon who’s been dead for many more years than she ever made movies. The platinum-haired blonde has become something of a touchstone for … Continue reading →

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Heathers (USA, 1989).

Posted on September 25, 2011 by jlmicek

What to Watch reconsiders the teen-film classic starring Christian Slater and Winona Ryder. Definitely worth giving it a read. And then, when you’re done, go dig it up on Netflix.

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Slate Pronounces Last Rites For 3-D Cinema.

Posted on September 15, 2011 by jlmicek

Writing in the pages of Slate this morning, Daniel Engber offers four theories for why things went pear-shaped for the 3D revival so quickly. The piece is yet another warning on the malaise afflicting Hollywood as the nation struggles to throw … Continue reading →

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A Look At The “Citizen Kane” Blu-Ray Release.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by jlmicek

In Slate this morning, film critic Fred Kaplan sings the praises of the upcoming Blu-ray DVD release of Orson Welles’ classic “Citizen Kane.” This is, hands-down, one of my top two or three favorite films of all time. And Kaplan … Continue reading →

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Sony Pictures Classics Celebrates Two Decades.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by jlmicek

And to mark the occasion, The Hollywood Reporter has put together a slideshow of some of the studio’s best-known and best-loved films They include Wim Wenders’ “Faraway, So Close,” from 1993; “Crumb,” from 1995; “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” from 2000; … Continue reading →

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