Daily Archives: March 18, 2013

“Witch Hunter” will get a sequel, with Hansel. And Gretel.

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Roger Moore

No, the reviews weren’t great. Nor was the box office. But when I talked with Gemma Arterton and Jeremy Renner, they were both down with the idea of making this silly/violent “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” a franchise. And now … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Michelle Monaghan and Michael Keaton in “Penthouse North”

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Roger Moore

There’s a hint of “Wait Until Dark” to this thriller, starring Michelle Monaghan as a blind woman whose lover is murdered. And then, just as he’s making her getaway — enter Michael Keaton. Director Joseph Ruben (“Sleeping With the Enemy”) … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Starbuck”

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Roger Moore

“Starbuck” is a big, fat French-Canadian hug of a movie, a sperm-donations-gone-wrong farce that manages the occasional belly laugh, but also moving takes on parenthood, family and what it means to grow up. David Wozniak (Patrick Huard) makes one wonder … Continue reading →

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Max Irons takes a role in “Posh”

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Roger Moore

  There’s an old maxim in the film biz, which I’ve taken to calling the “Elizabeth Berkeley Rule.” Always have that next project signed up and ready to announce before your current film hits theaters. It’s a way of immunizing … Continue reading →

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“Spring Breakers” — don’t get the wrong idea, and don’t try this at home

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Roger Moore

For a movie as overtly sexual as “Spring Breakers,” Harmony Korine’s Ode to “Girls Gone Wild” that progresses to “Girl Gone Wrong,” it isn’t exactly sexy. The women starring in it spend the entire film, pretty much, in bikinis. They … Continue reading →

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