Monthly Archives: July 2013

Movie Preview: “American Hustle” is David O. Russell’s all-star ’70s slam

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

It’s an age of ABSCAM (wiki it) hustle-hoodwink thriller with Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner. And a lot of ’70s music, fashions and facial hair. Sex, drugs and Led Zep? In December.

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Jolie and Jennifer Lawrence top Forbes’ best-paid-actresses list

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

Jolie collected a big check for a movie that hasn’t come out yet.  She pulled in $33, June 2012 to June 2013. Jennifer Lawrence has two franchises in play (“X-Men” prequels, “Hunger Games” sequels), an Oscar (like Jolie) and is … Continue reading →

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Next Screening: “We’re the Millers”

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

Jennifer Aniston joins Jason Sudeikis in another raunchy post-“Hangover” comedy about a pot smuggler who hires a stripper, a runaway and a teen boy whose description (“the virgin”) is probably as sophisticated as this farce gets. Four credited screenwriters, an … Continue reading →

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Next Interview: Got Questions for Paul Schrader?

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

His “The Canyons” hits a limited number of theaters next week. It has buzz — notoriety — if not great advance reviews. The Lindsay Lohan casting coup was obviously pretty polarizing, pairing her up with a young porn actor was … Continue reading →

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Critical Consensus: Shockingly, not everybody says “Smurfs” suck

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

Give the Smurf Devil his due — “Smurfs 2” has a couple of pretty good effects. A Ferris wheel busts loose and rolls through Paris, for instance. But the movie? Somebody pull Neil Patrick Harris’s cool-and-gay card. What drivel. Even … Continue reading →

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Ron Livingston, Kyle Chandler, Mark Duplass

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Roger Moore

Yeah, I have a hard time figuring out which one I’m seeing in “Drinking Buddies,” “The Spectacular Now,” or “Safety Not Guaranteed.” How about you? Duplass is in the middle, and if it’s indie, I expect it to be him. … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Roger Moore

Pretty moving, and not at all what I expected from a new screen version of James Thurber’s most famous story. Does “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” a humorous tale of a guy with a rich fantasy life (adventure, etc.) … Continue reading →

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“Artemis Fowl” headed to the big screen

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Roger Moore

Disney and its longs-estranged former partners, The Weinsteins, will bring the popular children’s book series “Artemis Fowl” to the screen, according to a report in THR. The eight sci-fi books by Eoin Colfer, about a teenage criminal mastermind, were a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Smurfs 2”

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Roger Moore

Get yourself into a Smurfy frame of mind, hum a few notes of “The Smurf Song” and try to remember your cartoon watching primary school years. Cross your fingers that actors Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, Jayma Mays and Brendan … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Canyons”

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Roger Moore

Both sides of the Lindsay Lohan divide can draw comfort from “The Canyons,” Paul Schrader’s lurid film of the Bret Easton Ellis script about “what a small town” LA is for the young and beautiful around the fringes of the … Continue reading →

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