Tag Archives: Cowboys and Aliens

Film Bits: What Others Are Saying.

Posted on August 25, 2011 by jlmicek

So WordPress has a “tags” function, which allows you to search out similarly themed blogs. Thus, I’m starting a new Cineaste feature “Film Bits” to see what others out there in WordPressland are talking about when it comes to life … Continue reading →

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The Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on August 15, 2011 by jlmicek

A parable about the dangers of genetic engineering and a film that’s getting derided for its historical inaccuracies ruled the box office this weekend. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” stayed atop the box office heap for the second … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office And Your Monday Must-Read.

Posted on August 1, 2011 by jlmicek

Good Monday Morning, Everyone. Little blue people partly ruled the box office this weekend. And we’re not talking about those of you who were holding your breath waiting for a debt deal in Washington. Nosirree, Bob. As implausible as it … Continue reading →

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Review: “Cowboys & Aliens” Is The Chicken Caesar Salad of Filmmaking.

Posted on July 28, 2011 by jlmicek

Salon’s Andrew O’Hehir tees up and takes a big, fat swing at “Cowboys & Aliens,” which is so implausibly named that it ought to work. But it does not. And in a review so funny that it actually made me … Continue reading →

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