Monthly Archives: August 2013

Werner Herzog’s “Texting” documentary

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Roger Moore

There has to be a special category for the place film buffs place Werner Herzog in their lives. You can have favorites, idols, those you admire. And then there’s a guy who is nothing less than a cinematic hero. Werner … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Will “The Butler” Kick Ass?

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Roger Moore

  Last weekend, with “Elysium” and “Planes” rolling out, should have been the last big box office weekend of the summer of 2013. Which is why Universal slipped the critically-derided sequel “Kick Ass 2” into this weekend. One last taste … Continue reading →

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Next interview: Questions for Paula Patton?

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Roger Moore

She’s tough enough to hold her own with Denzel in “Two Guns,” and fizzy/flighty enough to be a flight attendant obsessed with getting engaged in time for her sister’s wedding in “Baggage Claim.” “Precious” offered Paula Patton a breakout role, … Continue reading →

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Today’s screening: “The Grandmaster”

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Roger Moore

Wong Kar Wei directs, Yuen Woo Ping choreographs and the voice-over announcer growls “Before he was a legend, he had to become one.” About the grandmaster Ip Man who apparently changed the face of martial arts forever. Was he the … Continue reading →

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Movies on the Radio: Talking Woody and Butler and Jobs and Kick-Ass

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Roger Moore

It’s Friday morning, and that means 740 The Game’s “Open Mike” show will stop lobbying for the soccer stadium we don’t need and pointless expansions to the Amway Center and Citrus Bowl upgrades long enough to talk movies. We’ll discuss … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “The Wind Rises,” Hiyao Miyazaki’s latest

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Roger Moore

Studio Ghibli tackles a long stretch of Japanese history with this latest Miyazaki anime, due to hit this year’s Toronto Film Festival. This longer than usual trailer suggests it may be more for the Japanese market, capturing and perhaps sanitizing … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Paranoia”

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Roger Moore

“Paranoia” is the perfect name for a thriller about how our smart phones are outsmarting us. A star vehicle for “The Other Hemsworth” (“Hungers Games” Liam, not brother Thor, um — Chris), it features a couple of chewy scenes pitting … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Kick Ass 2” doesn’t

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Roger Moore

“I Hate Reboots” reads a funny T-shirt that comic book/movie superhero nerd Dave Lizewski wears in “Kick Ass 2,” an obvious shot at “Spider-Man”, “Superman” and other franchises that wind down, then return to life entirely too soon on the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Roger Moore

Sweeping in ambition and sometimes moving in execution, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” is an epic that more closely resembles a made-for-TV movie or mini-series, albeit one from the high-minded heyday of TV movies, the ’70s. “Backstairs at the White House,” … Continue reading →

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It’s Official: Universal is having its best year ever at the box office

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Roger Moore

The year is just two thirds over, but already one Hollywood studio is popping the bubbly. Universal has had two monster hits — “Fast & Furious 6” and “Despicable Me 2” — and a few solid hits (“The Purge” “Identity … Continue reading →

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