Monthly Archives: May 2013

“Million Dollar Arm” — Disney reaches for the Indian market with a cricket/baseball comedy starring Jon Hamm?

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

This is so odd and quirky in concept that you just hope it works. Jon Hamm plays a struggling sports agent who, thanks to his Subcontinental sidekick (Aasif Mandvi), finds a potential gold mine in that very British Empire sport, … Continue reading →

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Johnny Depp officially bails out of “Black Mass” — time to lower his quote?

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

The rumors have been around for a few days, that the true-crime drama about Boston mobster Whitey Bulger, “Black Mass,” was about to lose one of its stars — Johnny Depp. Now comes news from THR that Depp quit over … Continue reading →

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Box Office: “Now You See Me” beats “After Earth” Thursday night

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

It won’t last all weekend, but due to their respective audiences and the fact that the Will Smith/Jaden Smith movie opened later Thursday night than “Now You See Me” did gave the cheaper, superior caper dramedy with magicians a win … Continue reading →

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Next Screening, “Blackfish,” about SeaWorld and Orcas and things going wrong

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

This documentary hits close to home. As upset as SeaWorld got over “The Cove,” “Blackfish,” about keeping orcas as trained performers, will make them hit the roof. “Blackfish” goes into limited release in June.

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An absolutely chilling preview to “Prisoners,” an all-star cast child abduction thriller

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

Hugh Jackman, Maria Bello, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Jake Gyllenhaal as the cop on the case, Paul Dano as the may-be kidnapper, Melissa Leo. “Prisoners” smacks of a vigilante justice/”any means necessary” thriller about a father (Jackman) who takes the … Continue reading →

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Friday Movies on the Radio: Talking “After Earth,” “Frances Ha,” “Now You See Me”

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

It’s Friday AM, which means its time for me to get on the radio and chew over the week’s new releases with Mike Bianchi on the “Open Mike” radio show on 740 The Game. We’ll wrestle with “After EArth” and … Continue reading →

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Weekend box office: Will “After Earth” earn $35?

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

That’s what Variety is projecting for the critically derided Will Smith/Jaden Smith/M. Night Shyamalan action picture. The Box Office Guru thinks $33 million is within reach. I’m always surprised when a movie with bad reviews and a sort of eye-rolling … Continue reading →

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Weekend reviews — Much hate for “Now You See Me,” Much MORE hate for M. Night’s “After Earth”

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Roger Moore

When an actor of limited talent and great clout builds vehicle after vehicle around his charisma-starved kid, he’s asking for some serious abuse. Take that, Will and Jaden Smith. Get that pretentious has-been M. Night Shyamalan to direct it, and … Continue reading →

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They met on a Vienna-bound train, and fell in love with each other over a long night’s talk “Before Sunrise.” Nine years later, they reconnected in Paris and fell in love all over again, no matter how much more complicated … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Disney’s “Planes”

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Roger Moore

I love the way Pixar founder and now Disney animation chief John Lasseter keeps doubling down on that lame, toy-sales-driven idea he had for “Cars.” This time, it’s “Planes.” Racing. With one plane afraid of heights. Limp jokes in this … Continue reading →

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