Monthly Archives: June 2013

Sam Rockwell’s “Way Way Back” tribute — to Bill Murray?

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Roger Moore

Sam Rockwell’s reliably scruffy, irreverent swagger is much in evidence in his latest film — “The Way Way Back.” It’s a serio-comic coming of age tale which has Rockwell playing Owen, the slacker manager of a water slide park who … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “The Spectacular Now”

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Roger Moore

Shailene Woodley cements her status as “The next Jennifer Lawrence” with this teen romance from the “(500) Days of Summer” folks and James Ponsoldt. Miles Teller, Shailene, young love and coming of age before graduation. August.

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Movie Review: Not much to get “Excited” over with Almodovar’s latest

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Roger Moore

The phrase “vintage Almodovar” doesn’t mean what is used to. The flamboyant Spanish filmmaker, whose early films were packed with every transgression and every bit of brio that was missing from Spain during the long Franco dictatorship, has seemed trapped … Continue reading →

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Armie Hammer leaves irony behind to play “The Lone Ranger”

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Roger Moore

Irony isn’t a recent invention. But a savvy popular culture watcher would have to notice that for the past 20 years or so, American culture has enjoyed — or endured — a sort Golden Age of Irony, as if the … Continue reading →

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Talking Movies on the Radio: “White House Down,” “The Heat” and more

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Roger Moore

It’s Friday AM, almost time for me to chat with the crew at Open Mike on 740 The Game about movies. Brian Kravitz and I will talk up “White House Down,” parse the hidden meaning of “The Heat,” turn sports … Continue reading →

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Critical Mass: Reviewers endorse “The Heat,” shoot down “White House Down”

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Roger Moore

It was funny to watch the review ratings on “The Heat” and “White House Down” on Thursday. For much of the morning, “The Heat” was in free fall, and “White House Down” was close behind it, plunging down the tomatometer. … Continue reading →

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Next Screening: “I’m So Excited”

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Roger Moore

Almodovar strikes again. Seems a little dated and Old School swishy, and this guy hasn’t made a good movie in this millennium, but fingers crossed.

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Movie Review: “The Heat”

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Roger Moore

Give it up for Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. You’ll never see them work harder at a  comedy than in “The Heat,” a stumbling, aggressively loud and profane cop buddy picture where they struggle to wring “funny” out of a … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Adore” with Robin Wright and Naomi Watts

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Roger Moore

Here’s a kinky, intimate drama about two mothers and friends (Watts and Wright) whose teen surfer sons represent temptation at its most carnal. Not “icky” you say? “Sensual,” etc.? Change the mothers to fathers and the sons to daughters in … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Jeff Garlin meets Little League parents and finds himself “Dealin’ With Idiots”

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Roger Moore

Cute little offbeat comedy, sort of Larry David Lite, if Garlin’s prior career is to be trusted. Gina Gershon, Jamie Gertz, Timothy Olyphant, Fred Willard, Richard Kind, that “Big Fat Greek” wedding lady Nia Vardalos is in it, too. Filmmaker … Continue reading →

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