Daily Archives: June 8, 2013

Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine,” a zeitgeist drama about the recession

Posted on June 8, 2013 by rogerinorlando

Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, “Happy Go Lucky” Sally Hawkins, Louis C.K., Bobby Canavale and…Andrew Dice Clay? “Blue Jasmine” taps into the 2007-8 financial collapse, the high-living frauds who brought it on and the personal cost to Jasmine (Blanchett) who has … Continue reading →

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Cage, Hudgens and Cusack struggle over “The Frozen Ground”

Posted on June 8, 2013 by rogerinorlando

It’s good to see Nicolas Cage in something not supernatural or weird — a fairly straightforward-looking serial killer thriller with Vanessa Hudgens as a victim/survivor and John Cusack as the suspect. This one opens Aug. 24.

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Weekend Box Office: “Purge” surges, “Internship” pays off

Posted on June 8, 2013 by rogerinorlando

The low-low budget social satire horror movie “The Purge” is blowing up the box office this weekend. Maybe it’s the few against many first-person shooter mayhem, a brilliant marketing campaign (social media) or people recognizing and buying into its heavy-handed … Continue reading →

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