Daily Archives: August 4, 2013

“Planes,” “Turbo” Despicable” — Is voice acting for cartoons changing before our ears?

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Roger Moore

In Hollywood, it’s the ultimate “nice work, if you can get it” job. “You’re not limited or judged by what you look like,” the actress Lake Bell, gorgeous enough to be cast for what she looks like, says. “It’s the … Continue reading →

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Next interview: Question for the big screen Steve Jobs, Ashton Kutcher?

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Roger Moore

He is, as his “Jobs” co-star Josh Gad told me a couple of days ago, “a dead ringer for Steve Jobs, so he’d have to be at the top of any list of actors considered for playing him.” Even if … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “In a World…”

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Roger Moore

You don’t have to go to the movies to know the phrase “In a world…” It’s the voice-of-doom cliche from a hundred movie trailers, from thrillers — “In a world ruled by zombies” — to comedies — “In a world … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “I Give It a Year”

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Roger Moore

From time immemorial, romantic comedies have but one rule one they dare not break. We must root for romance, for love to triumph, for those two crazy kids (or adorable geezers, or every age in between) to make it work … Continue reading →

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Box Office: “2 Guns” $28 million, July comes close to record

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Roger Moore

  Denzel Washington has a fresh hit on his resume, and Mark Wahlberg’s Icelandic “Contraband” director has a Hollywood future. “2 Guns” is doing a solid but un- spectacular $28 million on its opening weekend. “Smurfs 2” stepped into a … Continue reading →

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