Daily Archives: August 1, 2013

Wait, a “Jackass” movie that goes “Punk’d” and “Borat” and “Little Miss Sunshine”?

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

Dress up Johnny Knoxville as his old man Irving character, pair him up with a cute grandson and send him on the road to prank unsuspecting bystanders across the country. “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa” has maybe five big laughs just … Continue reading →

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A Monster Trucks kids’ live-action/cartoon franchise?

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

Paramount Animation wants to get into the animated toys department. Like Disney/Pixar, of “Cars” and the upcoming “Planes.” And take a page out of Sony’s “Smurfs” playbook, blending live action and animation. And do something along the lines of Paramount’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: The “Oldboy” Red Band trailer

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

Fans familiar with the Korean original will recognize some of the scenes and props from the Spike Lee/James Brolin-Rooney Mara-Samuel L. Jackson remake of “Oldboy.” Especially the hammer. It looks like Lee and Co. took a few liberties with the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Two stars, “Two Guns,” a middling two-star review

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Roger Moore

Denzel Washington teams up with that King of Chemistry, Mark Wahlberg, in “2 Guns,” a jokey-bloody action comedy that could use more jokes and less blood. Wahlberg’s Icelandic accomplice, “Contraband” director Baltasar Kormákur, manages little flash in this utterly generic double-and-triple-crossing … Continue reading →

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