Tag Archives: Johnny Depp

Weekend Box Office And One To Read.

Posted on October 31, 2011 by jlmicek

OK.  So now we know. When they’re stuck in a gigantic blizzard, moviegoers prefer the adventures of an animated cat to those of a drunken and dissolute writer. The “Shrek” spin-off “Puss in Boots” ruled the box office roost this … Continue reading →

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“The Rum Diary” Sneak-Peeks.

Posted on October 13, 2011 by jlmicek

From the upcoming Johnny Depp vehicle. “The Rum Diary” was Hunter S. Thompson’s only work of fiction. http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/yo033.swf http://cdn.springboard.gorillanation.com/storage/xplayer/yo033.swf (h/t SpoilerTV)

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Ed Wood, Reconsidered.

Posted on October 1, 2011 by jlmicek

Name: Ed Wood Release Date: 1994 Writers: Rudolph Gray (book), Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (screenplay) Director: Tim Burton Cast: Johnny Depp: Ed Wood Martin Landau: Bela Lugosi Sarah Jessica Parker: Dolores Fuller Patricia Arquette: Kathy O’Hara Jeffrey Jones: Criswell … Continue reading →

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Dark Shadows Set Pix Revealed.

Posted on September 27, 2011 by jlmicek

Via ComicBookMovie, here’s a few pix of the Johnny Depp-starring reboot of the 1960s vintage horror soap. The English film mag Empire has a feature on the movie, directed by Tim Burton and set for a May 2012 release. The … Continue reading →

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Johnny Depp Channels Hunter S. Thompson (Again) In “The Rum Diary”

Posted on August 26, 2011 by jlmicek

Few authors have had cinematic champions as powerful as Hunter S. Thompson. For that, you can thank Johnny Depp. The charismatic actor brought Thompson’s doppelganger, Dr. Raoul Duke, to deranged (and disturbingly accurate) life in 1998’s “Fear and Loathing in Las … Continue reading →

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Who Was That Masked Man (and his rapidly expanding supporting cast)?

Posted on July 20, 2011 by jlmicek

It’s getting mighty crowded in the desert. The Orlando Sentinel’s Roger Moore reports that director Gore Verbinski’s remake of “The Lone Ranger” (y’know, the one where Johnny Depp inexplicably plays Tonto) has added a ton of supporting cast. “There’s a … Continue reading →

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