Monthly Archives: April 2013

First look — Coen Brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis.”

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

Here’s the first trailer, which I believe I missed when it was first posted online. Nice to see Carey Mulligan, F. Murray Abraham as a folk club impressario, John Goodman, and the guy from “Ten Years,” Oscar Isaac in this … Continue reading →

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Next interview: Got questions for Jason Bateman?

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

The last time we talked, I had t confess that I’d never been much of a fan, that “Arrested Development” never did much for me (the Ron Howard “Wonder Years” narration killed it for me) but that I was slowly … Continue reading →

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Chloe Moretz, maybe the younger version of Charlize Theron in “Dark Places”?

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

Deadline.com is reporting that “Kick-Ass” starlet Chloe Moretz is in talks to join the adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s novel “Dark Places,” about a woman forced to reexamine the massacre of her family 20 years before. Charlize Theron has been set … Continue reading →

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Australia lands “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” remake

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

David Fincher is pulling together this remake of the oft-filmed Jules Verne tale of a mad scientist/sub captain who rages at mankind’s capacity for and love of war from beneath the waves. No, the sub probably won’t look like the … Continue reading →

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HBO’s “Behind the Candelabra” Liberace movie trailer

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

Love the beat, the upbeat vibe of Steven Soderbergh’s “Behind the Candelabra,” with Michael Douglas vamping Lee Liberace and Matt Damon eye-popping as the gold digger. May 29, HBO.

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Tuesday’s screening: “The Company You Keep”

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

Redford teaches us one last lesson about the ’60s. When he was just coming into his own as a movie star. He plays a long on the lam ’60s radical pursued by reporter Shia LaBeouf. There’s Terrence Howard, Brit Marling, … Continue reading →

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Next interview: Questions for Ashley Tisdale?

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

Yeah, she was Sharpay in “High School Musical,” and was good at it. She’s in “Scary Movie 5,” because, well, eventually everyone ends up in a “Scary Movie.” Ashley Tisdale will be 28 this summer, and I’m curious about what … Continue reading →

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Today’s screening: “Disconnect”

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

A big cast, texting and talking their way to an understanding of our cell phone addiction and the barriers to communication facing us all? That’s how “Disconnect” looks, based on the trailer, a “Crash” with cell phones. It opens next … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Trance”

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

The heist picture gets a few Danny Boyle head-game twists with “Trance,” a movie about memory, the mind and manipulating both to find some “lost” stolen art. James McAvoy is Simon, trusted employee of a London auction house. On the … Continue reading →

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