Category Archives: Ourselves

You Scruffy Looking Nerf-Herder: TotalFilm Names 50 Best Minor Star Wars Characters.

Posted on September 6, 2011 by jlmicek

It’s A Trap! C’mon, admit it. You love Admiral Ackbar. You always rooted for Wedge Antilles to survive another firefight. And you kinda had a thing for Oola, the slave girl who danced for Jabba the Hutt. The folks at … Continue reading →

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Lucas: People Who Destroy Works Of Art Are “Barbarians.”

Posted on September 2, 2011 by jlmicek

Thanks to Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood, who discovered this gem. It adds a new wrinkle to the roiling debate over the changes incorporated into the pending Blu-ray reissues of all six “Star Wars” films. In 1988, “Star Wars” creator George … Continue reading →

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Darth Vader Goes All Emo in Star Wars Blu-ray Editions.

Posted on August 31, 2011 by jlmicek

It’s bad enough that, in “Revenge of the Sith” prequel, George Lucas took one of the most frightening villains in the filmdom and transformed him into a fallen Jedi with one too many Fallout Boy records. Now, courtesy of IO9, … Continue reading →

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Making The “Intelligent” Blockbuster: Critic Blasts Big Hollywood’s Contempt For Moviegoers.

Posted on August 28, 2011 by jlmicek

In his new book “The Good, The Bad and the Multiplex,” Observer of London and 5 Live film critic Mark Kermode issues a scathing critique of the film industry and the alleged contempt that big studio film directors allegedly harbor … Continue reading →

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A Look Back At “Quadrophenia.” And whatever happened to looking ahead?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by jlmicek

Two weeks after Britain erupted into the worst riots in a generation, The Guardian takes a look back at the 1979 filmed version of The Who’s “Quadrophenia” and finds it eerily prescient. Here’s the takeaway: “Back in 1972, Stanley Cohen … Continue reading →

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The Widening Gyre: The Top Five Movies Where Things Fall Apart.

Posted on August 10, 2011 by jlmicek

Because I have friends in England, lived there for a time, and am generally an Anglophile, I’ve been pretty much glued to the news coverage of the riots currently rocking the U.K. I’ve been sickened and saddened by what I’ve … Continue reading →

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Columnist Asks The Key Question: Why Don’t You Know Who Bogie Is?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by jlmicek

Bill Mesce at Sound on Sight* asks the right question: Despite films being more widespread and more available than ever, modern audiences have even less film literacy than ever. To illustrate the point, Mesce turns to a film class he … Continue reading →

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Robert Ryan: An Appreciation.

Posted on August 7, 2011 by jlmicek

Writing In The New York Times This Morning … … film critic Mahnola Dargis looks back on the life and work of the actor Robert Ryan, who was a part of the fabric of the Golden Age of Hollywood. An … Continue reading →

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The Best Superhero Movies Of All Time?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by jlmicek

So that’s the question that the good folks over at DigitalSpyUk are posting to their readers this morning. So I figured I’d get in on the act as well. What is the best superhero flick of all time? Is it … Continue reading →

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Our (Planet of the) Apes, Ourselves

Posted on July 31, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s one from this morning’s New York Times arts section. Film critic Terrence Rafferty spends some time thinking about the upcoming “Planet of the Apes” reboot and takes a moment to consider what the new movie, along with the original … Continue reading →

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