Category Archives: Thinking About Movies

Five Favorite Film Music Moments.

Posted on February 24, 2012 by jlmicek

Because it’s Friday, let’s shake things up a little bit. It’s reader participation time. Here’s my five favorite film music moments from more than 30 years of going to the movies. List your own in the comments and we’ll compare … Continue reading →

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How The Oscars Might Still Surprise Us.

Posted on February 21, 2012 by jlmicek

Writing in The Wrap This Morning … … film critic Steve Pond offers some prescriptions on how the 94th annual Academy Awards might still surprise us. For instance, when it comes to Best Actor, Pond writes that George Clooney was … Continue reading →

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Paying Tribute To Dario Argento.

Posted on February 20, 2012 by jlmicek

In addition to giving the world his daughter, the comely Asia Argento, Italian film director Dario Argento is also responsible for some of the creepiest (read: best) horror films in modern cinema. Writing in the L.A. Times’ “Hero Complex” blog, … Continue reading →

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The Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on February 20, 2012 by jlmicek

Good Monday Morning, Everyone. “Safe House” won the President’s Day Weekend. But even the lure of seeing Nicholas Cage on fire in 3D wasn’t enough to put “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” atop the box office heap. Once again, courtesy … Continue reading →

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Thomas Edison Produced The First On-Screen Kiss.

Posted on January 20, 2012 by jlmicek

This is pretty fascinating (from Brain Pickings, via IO9): “Thomas Edison is responsible for some of the most significant, and is even credited as the inventor of the movie industry itself. But besides his visionary take on technology, he also had … Continue reading →

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Baz Lurhman Says His 3D Will Put You In “The Great Gatsby.”

Posted on January 18, 2012 by jlmicek

So you’ve probably heard by now that Australian director Baz Luhrman’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” is going to be in 3D. In fact, there may even be a chance that you heard about it on this … Continue reading →

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Silent Film Stars: Looking Great Without Saying A Word.

Posted on January 15, 2012 by jlmicek

Since there’s going to be a whole ton of ink expended on the red carpet styles during tonight’s Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles, now seemed like as good a time as any to highlight this Guardian retrospective on the … Continue reading →

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Is Rooney Mara Using Fashion To Wage An Oscar Bid?

Posted on January 12, 2012 by jlmicek

That’s the intriguing question posed in The Daily Beast this morning about the “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” star, who’s been turning heads across the globe with a series of striking red carpet outfits. The Daily Beast’s Isabel Wilkinson writes: … Continue reading →

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John Carter: Big Giant Hit Or A Bomb?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by jlmicek

The Wrap asks the question that many of us  (like me) have about Disney’s big-budget adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “John Carter” stories. Namely, will it be a hit/ Will audiences plunk down their $7.50 or $9.50 or $1,423.57 (if … Continue reading →

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An Appreciation: Dying’s Easy. Comedy Is Hard.

Posted on January 9, 2012 by jlmicek

Where have all the comedians gone? I bring this up because the other night I was watching “Man on the Moon,” the 1999 biopic of the late Andy Kauffman, starring Jim Carrey as the improv comedian. If you only know … Continue reading →

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