Monthly Archives: March 2013

Box Office: Will “Burt Wonderstone” clear $20 million? Will “Oz” repeat?

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Roger Moore

The second question’s answer appears to be an almost certain “Sure.” “Oz, the Great and Powerful,” did over $80 million on its first weekend and even if it has no legs, should clear $25-30 million this weekend. Which means that … Continue reading →

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Keanu Reeves and a couple of girls half his age are “Generation Um…”

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Roger Moore

“It gets worse when you get older.” Yeah, Keanu, it does. “On the nose” casting, putting Reeves in the lead role where he’s both confused, “dumb,” and somehow irresistible. “Generation Um…” opens in late May.

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Movies on the Radio: AM in Orlando, PM in Omaha

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Roger Moore

  It’s time for my weekly chat with Mike “Bulldog” Bianchi over at 740 The Game here in Orlando. We’ll talk about “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone,” which is barely credible, “The Call,” which is great, until Halle Berry Hangs up. … Continue reading →

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Florida Film Festival to host Tippi Hedren, Cary Elwes and Zoe Bell

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Roger Moore

Hitchcock’s last “Hitchcock Blonde” was Tippi Hedren, of “The Birds” and one other of Sir Alfred’s ’60s films. She’ll be a special guest at this year’s Florida Film Festival. April 12, she’ll appear at a showing of “The Birds” and … Continue reading →

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“Veronica Mars” movie, a kick in the pants for Kickstarter?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Roger Moore

I never warmed to, and barely even checked out the TV series “Veronica Mars” during its run. With Kristen Bell being the only cast member to truly break out into movies, and not exactly setting the box office or the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Toni Collette isn’t the only one who’s “Mental”

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Roger Moore

In his salad days, Aussie director P. J. Hogan specialized in daft, edgy comedies about wildly eccentric characters, people so giddy they’d burst into song when words failed them. And the world fell in love with Toni Collette’s ABBA obsession … Continue reading →

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Today’s first screening — “Spring Breakers”

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Roger Moore

Rude, crude, edgy and dark, here’s a movie that finally lets Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Selena Gomez abandon whatever “good girl” image they have and take us on a down and dirty ride about college girls robbing people to … Continue reading →

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Today’s interviews, Chris O’Dowd and Deborah Mailman of “The Sapphires”

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Roger Moore

He first gained notice in “Bridesmaids,” as the inexplicably Irish Wisconsin State Trooper. She’s been a mainstay of Australian film since “Rabbit Proof Fence,” one of the most accomplished Aboriginal actresses ever — “Bran Nue Day,” “Mental,” and now, as … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Call”

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Roger Moore

Rare is the thriller that goes as completely and utterly wrong as “The Call” does at almost precisely the one hour mark. Which is a crying shame, because for an hour, this is a riveting, by the book kidnapping, an … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Room 237” shows us that you can watch your favorite movie too many times for your own good

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Roger Moore

Obsession, defined by Merriam-Webster, is“ a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling.” One of the more benign things people can get obsessed with is a movie, watching and re-watching it, memorizing it, poring over its details … Continue reading →

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