Monthly Archives: February 2013

Movie Review: “A Place at the Table”

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Roger Moore

America’s twin ills, the swollen ranks of hungry people in the country and the national “obesity epidemic” are explained, in blunt and poignant terms, in “A Place at the Table,” a new documentary about “food politics” and the forces that … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “No Place on Earth”

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Roger Moore

European Jews who escaped the Holocaust had to be lucky, plucky and farsighted enough to see their fate in time to do something about it. It didn’t hurt to be rural, far from cities where neighborhoods were turned into ghettos … Continue reading →

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Megan Fox rejoins Team Michael Bay for “Ninja Turtles” live-actioner

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Roger Moore

He’s not directing it, just producing. Her star has dimmed considerably since her “Transformers” heydays. A Mickey Rourke credit or two will do that for a girl. She had small, shapely parts in “Friends with Kids” and “This is 40,” … Continue reading →

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Anne Hathaway sings some more in “Song One”

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Roger Moore

The description of “Song One,” which Hathaway is scheduled to produce as well as star in, has her playing an archeologist who falls for a Brit rocker, to be played by Johnny Flynn. The Daily Mail says she’s having a … Continue reading →

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Box Office: “Identity Thief” takes a weak weekend, besting “Snitch”

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Roger Moore

“Identity Thief,” another rude comedy that rules the box office, week in and week out, is back on top Oscar weekend — a $13 million take, according to Deadline.com’s Friday estimates. “Snitch” will just nudge past $10 million. “Dark Skies” … Continue reading →

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“Kon Tiki,” up for an Oscar, which means we’ll get to see it

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Roger Moore

A feature film recreating Thor Heyerdal’s wild-haired scheme to float across the Pacific, proving that Peruvians could have settled Polynesia (and to some extent, vice versa?) was an epic adventure, if not exactly the soundest scientific sailing experiment ever. It’ll … Continue reading →

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Eagle snatches baby — Canadian Film Students explain their Youtube Hoax

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

We used to hear apocryphal stories like this up in Alaska — usually involving lap dogs. An eagle, in town for the salmon runs (I lived in Kodiak, salmon runs and round the clock fish canneries were a draw), swooped … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Can The Rock take down Bruce, “Safe Haven” and “Dark Skies”?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

It’s Oscar weekend, and no, none of the Oscar contenders expects to be in the top five when the dust has settled on all the moviegoing this Feb. 22-24. Will “Identity Thief” have enough oomph to clear the finish line … Continue reading →

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Today’s second interview — “A Place at the Table” filmmakers

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

A movie about hunger in America that also reveals the source of the obesity epidemic (subsidized, universally available super-cheap corn/soy/wheat “product” junk foods), “A Place at the Table” might cause a stir when it hits theaters next month. I’m talking … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Spring Breakers,” the Red Band trailer

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

Yeah, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens are ALL hot and bothered to finishing growing up — and take on the violent and scantily-clad roles of young adulthood. This is getting an awful lot of hype for a movie that a … Continue reading →

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