Monthly Archives: August 2013

Movie Review: Jim Caviezel loves duck hunting in “Savannah”

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Roger Moore

Long before he took on the gravitas of playing Jesus, actor Jim Caviezel was known for rarely cracking a smile. So his turn as a whimsical, hard-drinking duck hunter with a touch of the poet about him in “Savannah” would … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Frozen Ground” gets Nic Cage back on the right track

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Roger Moore

It’s been so long since Nicolas Cage has starred in a straightforward thriller playing a realistic character that “The Frozen Ground” feels like a shock to the system — his, and ours. Mr. Over-the-Top plays a state police detective struggling … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “A.C.O.D.”, a comedy about adult children of divorce

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Roger Moore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axFqZUkO5tw Love Jane Lynch’s line about “the least parented generation,” Gen Xers dealing with long-divorced parents from the beginning of America’s divorce boom. Adam Scott and Clark Duke are siblings, Catherine O’Hara and Richard Jenkins are their divorced parents, Jane … Continue reading →

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Next Interview: Questions for Brian DePalma?

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Roger Moore

His latest film “Passion” showcases many a DePalma trademark — overt sexual role playing, etc. Rachel McAdams toys with her underling Noomi Rapace in a high-stakes game of corporate intrigue. One of the most successful members of the generation of … Continue reading →

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EXCLUSIVE: “You’re Next” Scream Queen Sharni helps us survive the slaughter

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Roger Moore

Australia has never produced a cinematic “scream queen”, an actress who reigns over screen horror films the way Jamie Leigh Curtis did, back in her “Halloween” days. And Sydney native Sharni Vinson says “It’s about bloody time, then, isn’t it?” … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Blue Caprice” is the story of the D.C. snipers

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Roger Moore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmErMjwhByc D.C. as in District of Columbia, not the comic book. This was the man-and-teen team that randomly shot people from the trunk (mostly) of a late model Chevy Caprice. Isaiah Washington has his most chilling turn ever in this … Continue reading →

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Box Office: “Butler” loses steam, “Jobs” and “Paranoia” flop

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Roger Moore

“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” rode plenty of hype (Oprah helped) to a huge Friday. Then it fell off Saturday and settled into the lower end of opening weekend expectations. $25 million or so, unless a LOT of people go after … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Jackman-Bello, Davis-Howard and Gyllenhaal in “Prisoners”

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Roger Moore

The fall’s all-star child abduction thriller has Paul Dano (“Little Miss Sunshine,” “There Will Be Blood”) as its potential kidnapper, with Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Hugh Jackman and Terrence Howard as the parents of the two little girls taken. Jake … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Artist and the Model” could have used a little color

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Roger Moore

It sometimes seems there is but one story the movies can tell about artists. The great painter/sculptor/musician/actor finds his “muse,” and completes some great work. We saw it most recently in the French movie about the last months of the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: “Butler” opens big, “Kick Ass” doesn’t

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Roger Moore

The Weinsteins had to settle for a mediated title — “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” But they wisely opened it at the same time of year as “The Help,” just after the summer blockbusters. Just as the movie audience is in … Continue reading →

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