Monthly Archives: May 2013

Movie Preview: “Wolverine,” the best trailer yet

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

I’m still not sold that they have anywhere to take this character. But the distant (WWII) past, derived from a thread the comic books tugged at years ago, is mildly intriguing. This is the most impressive, action-packed and brooding trailer … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Man of Steel” gives us the new General Zod

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

Nobody adores the great Michael Shannon more than me. But this monologue “message to Earth” trailer lacks that wicked English accent I so loved in Terrence Stamp’s Zod. He’s plenty scary, but the exotic “otherness” of Zod calls for a … Continue reading →

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“The God of Driving” heads for the big screen

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

Amy Fine Collins’ book “The God of Driving,” about her fear of taking the wheel and the “mysterious” driving instructor who gets her past that and captivates her in other ways, will be a Sue Kramer film, Variety reports. Variety … Continue reading →

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Today’s screening: “The Way Way Back”

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

This coming of age comedy is about a lonesome lad (Liam James) who learns about life and girls from irreverent father figure Sam Rockwell (and who wouldn’t?) while spending the summer with his mom (Toni Collette) at her boyfriend’s (Steve … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Fast and Furious 6”

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Roger Moore

Bad movies are rarely as much fun as these “Fast and the Furious” pictures. And make no mistake about it — they’re bad. They stick to a rigid formula of hot cars, street races where skinny supermodels make up the … Continue reading →

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  Slow, sentimental and somewhat sedated, the third “Hangover” movie isn’t so much exhausted of outrageous “Oh not they DIDN’T” ideas as spent of energy. And they knew it, too. The only raunchy moment is stuffed into the closing credits, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “As Cool as I Am”

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Roger Moore

Claire Danes is the cheating mom, James Marsden the self-sacrificing dad and Sarah Bolger is the smart teen daughter that these unhappily marrieds stay together for in “As Cool as I Am.” She’s 16, never been kissed and trying to … Continue reading →

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Bloody Vikings: Scandinavian producers rally around “The Long Ships”

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Roger Moore

“Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and “In a Better World” producers are hoping to cash in on international Viking Fever by bringing “The Long Ships” to the big screen. It’s based on the Frans Bengtsson best selling adventure novel about … Continue reading →

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Chris Wedge gambles eight years of his career on “Epic”

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Roger Moore

All those years since “Ice Age” and “Robots,” you’d figure Chris Wedge had retired on the “Scrat” bucks he and Blue Sky Animation pulled in from that saber toothed squirrel.“I’d have starved, like Scrat,” he jokes. Like Scrat, there was … Continue reading →

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Next screening: “The Hangover Part 3”

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Roger Moore

Yes, years in the making, a mighty struggle to find ways to offend gentler sensibilities the way the first two films did, a “complete circle” with our hard partying heroes. Back to Vegas, baby. I still like my idea — … Continue reading →

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