Monthly Archives: February 2013

Rupert Grint’s WWII movie, “Into the White,” ready for US release

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Roger Moore

It used to be a rite of passage for any actor — doing a war movie. And World War II movies have filled the bill in that regard since John Wayne was dodging the draft. Rupert Grint is a member … Continue reading →

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Le Carre’s “Our Kind of Traitor” to star Ewan, Ralph Fiennes and Mads Mikkelson

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Roger Moore

As I said, I think, in my review of the very fine “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy,” when it comes to spy fiction, there’s John Le Carre, and then there’s everybody else. He’s the best, by such a wide margin that … Continue reading →

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Oscars: Who will be on stage? Figure some James Bonds, and Daniel Radcliffe, Charlize, Channing Tatum

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Roger Moore

We’ve known there was some sort of James Bond tribute headed for Oscar night. The early money says Sean Connery won’t show, but some other Bonds? Bet on it. And the Academy is rolling out Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlize Theron, Channing … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Identity Thief”

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Roger Moore

“Oooh, honey, less is more,” the flamboyant hair stylist whispers, out of earshot, at Diane (Melissa McCarthy) as she bombs her head with hairspray and trowels on the eye shadow. That’s never the case with McCarthy, the bawdy, rude, larger-than-life … Continue reading →

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Talking Movies on the Radio — “Side Effects” and “Identity Thief” on 740 The Game

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Roger Moore

It’s Thursday, and we’ll talk a little about why Steven Soderbergh has no business retiring from directing — “Side Effects” being his latest effort. Not a masterpiece, but he is consistently quite good, and there aren’t many others in Hollywood … Continue reading →

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Katzenberg suggests a multi-tier video streaming pay plan, and “Mr. Peabody and Sherman” is delayed

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Roger Moore

Dreamworks Animation shares fell — for some reason — today. And Some are speculating that it’s because the studio had to move a potential animated blockbuster, from fall 2013 to spring 2014. Then, there’s this suggestion by Jeffrey Katzenberg, suggesting … Continue reading →

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“Life of Pi,””The Avengers,” “Brave” and “Game of Thrones” win effects honors

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Roger Moore

The Visual Effects Society spread the love around, honoring “Life of Pi” and the ways it digitally plopped a tiger, zebra, orangutan and Indian lad on a lifeboat together, “The Avengers” for its modeling work, and “Brave” for its animation. … Continue reading →

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Disney to milk “Star Wars” with “stand-alone films” outside of a new trilogy

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Roger Moore

Lawrence Kasdan hasn’t had much success getting projects onto the big screen and in front of audiences in the past decade. Anybody who saw “Darling Companion” would be hard pressed to remember this was the writer-director of “Grand Canyon” and … Continue reading →

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Today’s screening — “Beautiful Creatures”

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Roger Moore

Witches — teen witches. Hot teen witches in high school. In what looks like Deep South. So’s they can drawl, y’all! Emmy Rossum and Alden Ehrenreich have to hold their own with Oscar winners Jeremy Irons and Emma Thompson, as … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Side Effects”

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Roger Moore

Steven Soderbergh, rightly considered one of Hollywood’s smartest movie makers, is at his cleverest in “Side Effects,” a canny, cunning big idea thriller in a minor key, an engrossing zeitgeist whodunit about Wall Street, Big Pharma, prescription drugs and the … Continue reading →

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