Monthly Archives: July 2013

Weekend Box Office: “Despicable Me” destroys “Lone Ranger”

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Roger Moore

The Minions are munching through the box office competition this July 4 weekend. They added $23 million or so July 4 to their July 3 $35 million and seem headed for about $125 million by the time this long holiday … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Amanda Seyfried takes it all in as “Lovelace”

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Roger Moore

Very good trailer to the Amanda Seyfried as Linda Lovelace film, capturing a lot of the arc of this story of the woman and the men around her who made “Deep Throat.” Peter Sarsgaard, James Franco, Bobby Cannavale, Hank Azaria, … Continue reading →

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Box Office: “Despicable” hits $35 million on Wed.

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Roger Moore

Kevin Hart’s latest concert film, which didn’t cost much of anything to make, has already picked up $4.7 million just from Wednesday. More Chevy Suburbans and leather shirts for Mr. “Let Me Explain.” “The Lone Ranger” did a middling $9.4 … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Minions making millions. Will “The Lone Ranger” earn much silver?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Roger Moore

Tuesday’s openings for “Despicable Me 2” and “The Lone Ranger” confirmed how starved folks are for a fun family toon this summer. “Despicable,” already raking in the cash abroad, opened to over $4 million in business. “Lone Ranger” did half … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Sex Addiction made funny and “sexy” by “Thanks for Sharing”?

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Roger Moore

Gwyneth and Ruffalo, Tim Robbins and Joely Richardson and Josh Gad. And Pink. Let us not forget Pink. “Thanks for Sharing” opens Sept. 20.

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How “Stuck in Love” added characters and “names” to become a “Go” picture

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Roger Moore

In the new film “Stuck in Love,” novelist Dad (Greg Kinnear) is so stuck that he still sets a place for the wife (Jennifer Connelly) who walked out on him, years before, but not so hung up that he can’t … Continue reading →

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Conservatives love that “White House Down” failed

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Roger Moore

The Hollywood Reporter is saying that “conservatives are celebrating” the dismal box office showing of “White House Down,” which has assorted wingnuts, militia nuts and others with “Rush is Right” bumper stickers on their SUVs as villains. The movie bombed, … Continue reading →

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Movies on the Radio: Talking “Despicable” “Lone Ranger” on 740 The Game

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Roger Moore

Open Mike night — morning — comes early on holiday weeks. With most of this week’s movies opening today, I’ll chat with Mike Bianchi and Brian Kravitz about “The Lone Ranger.” Mike’s old enough to remember the original. And we’ll … Continue reading →

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Movie Review, “Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain”

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

In the timeline of the standard stand-up comic’s career, Kevin Hart has surged past “young, angry and hungry,” seems to be avoiding Dave Chappelle/Andy Kaufman burnout and is settling just shy of fat, happy and car collecting (Seinfeld, Leno, Chris Tucker). The little … Continue reading →

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Holiday movies: “Ranger” takes a pounding, much love for “Despicable”

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

This Juy 4 sees Disney’s “The Lone Ranger”  taking MASSIVE abuse for its violence, a bloody PG-13 action Western “comedy” with a staggering body count and a serious miscalculation in tone. I thought Armie and Johnny were fine, but Gore … Continue reading →

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