Daily Archives: May 29, 2013

Movie Preview: “Percy Jackson, Sea of Monsters”

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Roger Moore

Looks very Harry Potter-like, more than the first “Percy Jackson.” Logan Lerman returns, Stanley Tucci, Missi Pyle, Sean Bean. Adding Nathan Fillion as Hermes is a nice touch. “Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” opens August 7.

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Katherine McPhee to embody Dennis Lehane’s “Depravity”

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Roger Moore

The “Smash” star is signing up to do a  film b the “Mystic River” author, a tale of women who kill someone they think is a murderer, only to wear the guilt and suffer the life-changing consequences of their depraved … Continue reading →

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So now Henry Cavill might be “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”?

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Roger Moore

“Man of Steel” isn’t even in theaters, but Henry Cavill’s peeps aren’t waiting for the reviews and box office to impact their man’s quote. They’re going after “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” the TV-show based action piece Guy Ritchie is set … Continue reading →

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Next Screening: “Before Midnight”

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Roger Moore

After “Before Sunrise,” and beyond “Before Sunset,” Richard Linklater lets us catch up with Julie and Ethan, eighteen years into their relationship, on vacation in a marriage that is still cute and chatty as all get out, but maybe showing … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Kings of Summer”

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Roger Moore

The school year hasn’t gone well — assignments missed, opportunities to ask out that “special girl” botched. And for Joe Toy (Nick Robinson), the summer ahead doesn’t look much better. He shares a house with his had-enough-of-your-nonsense widowed dad (Nick … Continue reading →

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Next Screening: Danes vs. Somalis in “A Hijacking”

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Roger Moore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V45txjDDu-4 Here’s a good warm up act for the big budget Tom Hanks film, “Captain Phillips,” about the hijacking and rescue of the crew of the Maersk Alabama. “A Hijacking” promises to be a more straightforward account of a hijacking … Continue reading →

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