Category Archives: Screen Sirens

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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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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New “Underworld” Poster Online.

Posted on November 14, 2011 by jlmicek

Here’s one for the fanboys: It’s Kate Beckinsale, replete in black leather, in the upcoming “Underworld: Awakening.” The movie hits U.S. theaters in January.

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Weekend Box Office And The Monday Must-Read.

Posted on November 14, 2011 by jlmicek

So You Know What Audiences Like? That’s right, you guessed it, movies about Greek gods and Adam Sandler in drag. Director Tarsem Singh’s “Immortals” with soon-to-be Superman Henry Cavil in the lead role as the mythic hero Theseus ruled the … Continue reading →

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Kirsten Dunst In Final R.E.M. Video: “We All Go Back to Where We Belong.”

Posted on November 1, 2011 by jlmicek

“Melancholia” actress Kirsten Dunst is the star of R.E.M’s final video. It’s from the Athens, Ga.-based band’s upcoming greatest hits collection (and swan song) “Part Lies. Part Heart. Part Truth. Part Garbage.” The legendary rock band called it a career in … Continue reading →

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Grace Kelly Lives On The Silver Screen Again.

Posted on October 26, 2011 by jlmicek

Princess Grace of Monaco gets the “King’s Speech” treatment: The Guardian has the story: “But [the] upcoming film Grace of Monaco, which has just secured its $15m (£9.3m) funding, will focus on six months in 1962, when Charles de Gaulle … Continue reading →

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Lindsay Lohan To Pose For Playboy.

Posted on October 25, 2011 by jlmicek

So here’s a shocker: Sources tellAccess Hollywood that troubled actress Lindsay Lohan will pose for Playboy. “Lindsay Lohan has lined up a new gig – as a Playboy girl. LiLo is posing for Hugh Hefner’s Playboy magazine, a source told … Continue reading →

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Zooey Deschanel Nails The National Anthem.

Posted on October 24, 2011 by jlmicek

The “New Girl” actress — and one-half of the duo She & Him — sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the World Series match between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers the other night. And she nailed it. No vibrato. … Continue reading →

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Rosamund Pike: Former Bond Girl Makes With The Funny.

Posted on October 9, 2011 by jlmicek

If American Audiences … … think about her at all, the chances are pretty good that they remember British actress Rosamund Pike from her turn as the comely fencer Miranda Frost in the 2002 James Bond vehicle “Die Another Day.” … 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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