Monthly Archives: May 2013

Movie Preview: “Rush” looks more and more like “Grand Prix”

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Roger Moore

And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Ron Howard’s Formula One bio-pick about the rivalry between James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Nikki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl) promises speed, death and sex. Because Olivia Wilde’s in it. “Rush” opens in September. Will … Continue reading →

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Movies! Free broadcast movie channel premieres today on Fox stations nationwide

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Roger Moore

Movies!, a new broadcast source for free movies for the cheapskates among us, goes live Memorial Day on the digital subcarriers of assorted Fox affiliates associated stations nationwide. What time? They won’t say. It’s Memorial Day, 8 am, and they’re … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: “Furious” $98, “Hangover” $42

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Roger Moore

It wasn’t a race. Not at all. “The Hangover Part 3” has earned $54 million since its soft opening Wednesday night, but “Fast and Furious 6” has cleaned up — $98 million and counting. The official “weekend” tally for “Hangover” … Continue reading →

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No Tom Cruise, no “Man From U.N.C.L.E.”?

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Roger Moore

Mr. Cruise’s planned fifth “Mission: Impossible” picture is interfering with the much-delayed, long-planned similar origins film of 1960s TV spy series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” He’s bailed out of it, as George Clooney did before him. Armie Hammer was to … Continue reading →

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“Turbo” cartoon goes for the Indy 500 tie-in

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Roger Moore

First off, Ryan Reynolds was BORN to voice cartoons. As was Samuel L., Luis Guzman, Kurtwood Smith, Maya Rudolph. This comes out July 17, but the Brickyard tie-in means this is how they’re pushing it Memorial Day weekend.

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Whedon and Fillion talk about Joss’ love of The Bard

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Roger Moore

Nathan Fillion is the star of a popular TV show — “Castle.” And every show has its share of fanatical fans. He was on a soap opera for years, whose enthusiasts take “fan” to a “whole different level.” But that’s … Continue reading →

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Charlie Sheen IS Carlos Estevez?

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Roger Moore

Yup. That’s Charlie going by his dad’s birth surname. and his own birth name. Carlos Estevez. Like Emilio Estevez. It’s how he’ll be credited in the new Robert Rodriguez grindhouse sequel “Machete Kills.”

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Movie Preview: “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints” is a “Badlands” for our times

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Roger Moore

Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Keith Carradine, a doomed outlaw romance, love triangle (with a cop being the third wheel) and Great Plains tragedy, IFC picked this Sundance picture up.

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Memorial Day Box Office: “Fast & Furious” helps set record, “Hangover” hangs on

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Roger Moore

“What’s that smell?” Vin Diesel seems to be asking with that look. “Smells like MONEY.” “Fast & Furious 6” has set itself up to earn $110 million this weekend, based on late Thursday all-day-and-night Friday numbers. Unless audiences bail on … Continue reading →

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Zach Braff’s Kickstarter campaign ends –$3.1 million richer

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Roger Moore

He wanted to get $2 million from fans and other backers to finally make a follow-up to his sensitive indie hit “Garden State.” But when Zach “Scrubs” Braff used the crowd-funding site Kickstarter to do finance “Wish I Was Here,” … Continue reading →

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