Daily Archives: August 2, 2013

Paul Schrader talks about “the new paradigm” in indie moviemaking — and Lindsay Lo.

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

Paul Schrader calls on his background as a one-time film critic and film scholar when he talks of the travails of his latest film, “The Canyons.” At 67, the screenwriter of “Taxi Driver” and “The Last Temptation of Christ” and … Continue reading →

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Ellen DeGeneres returns to the Oscars

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

She was, in my opinion, the best Oscar host(ess) in recent memory. The Quincy Jones/Whoopie Goldberg year is my gold standard of the past 20 years, but Ellen worked the crowd, got stars and Steven Spielberg to go on mike, … Continue reading →

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Hot young starlet Shailene Woodley is the Kiss of Life for indie filmmakers.

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

“After ‘The Descendants,’” says filmmaker James Ponsoldt (“The Spectacular Now”), “about the best thing a director could hope to hear is that ‘Shailene Woodley is interested in your movie,’ or loves the book it was based on.” The 21 year-old … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: Will “2 Guns” hit $30 million?

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

Mark Wahlberg brought his “Contraband” director in for this buddy picture/action comedy. Do Denzel and Mark W. have what it takes to cook up a box office hit? Reviewers aren’t exactly swooning over it. (58% on Rottentomatoes). The Box Office … Continue reading →

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Next Interview: Questions for Josh Gad, who plays “The Woz” in the Apple movie, “Jobs”?

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

As you can tell from the photo, in casting “Jobs,” the filmmakers found actors pretty darned close, in appearance to the real life Apple braintrust Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. Josh Gad plays the Woz, the soldering savant and hardware … Continue reading →

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Today’s first Screening: Lee Daniels’ “The Butler”

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

I’ll use the arbitrated and agreed on title for Lee Daniels’ film about a servant (Forest Whitaker) who serves under a string of presidents at the White House and sees the vast changes in America with respect to race over … Continue reading →

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Movies on the Radio: Talking “2 Guns,””The Smurfs 2” and “The Canyons”

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Roger Moore

It’s Friday AM, time for me to prep for a chat with Mike Bianchi, Brandon Kravitz and the team over at 740 The Game on the “Open Mike” radio show. We’ll talk chemistry as it regards the Denzel/Mark Wahlberg action … Continue reading →

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