Daily Archives: March 1, 2013

Florida Film Festival announces International titles for the April event

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

Here’s the 2013 list of movies for the Fla. Film Festival’s International Showcase, followed by the British shorts they’re bringing in. BROKEN/UK (Director: Rufus Norris) Skunk (newcomer Eloise Laurence) is an eleven year-old diabetic girl who lives with her lawyer-father … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Florida Film Festival announces International titles for the April event

Box Office: Is “Jack the Giant Slayer” about to become an epic fail?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

It cost close to $200 million, according to some estimates ($195). And the buzz on it is weak. Will “Jack the Giant Slayer” ride lukewarm reviews and no buzz to a $26 million weekend? Box Office Mojo thinks so. Ray … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Box Office: Is “Jack the Giant Slayer” about to become an epic fail?

Tonight’s screening: “The ABCs of Death”

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

Yeah, baby, an old school omnibus slaughter picture! OK, not my USUAL thing, but you’ve got 26 directors, from all over the world, doing short, complete sketch-length films about violent death, in everything from animation to found-footage first-person real. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Tonight’s screening: “The ABCs of Death”

Weekend movies — “Giant Slayer” so-so, “21 and Over” amusing, “Sweeney” better, “Exorcism” awful

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

A couple of observations about the year so far in movies. There have been a few not-half-bad ones, but movies that have caught on with audiences and stuck around, that have buzz and staying power? “Identity Thief” is pretty much … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | Comments Off on Weekend movies — “Giant Slayer” so-so, “21 and Over” amusing, “Sweeney” better, “Exorcism” awful

Movie Review: Let’s hope this is the “Last Exorcism”

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

Ok, so it wasn’t “The Last Exorcism” after all. Here’s “Part II: The Second Coming,” an 88 bore without the nervy, shaky-camera found-footage conceit, without the doubting exorcist’s moment of truth, without the chills of demonic possession thrills that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, previews, profiles and movie news | 1 Comment