Monthly Archives: August 2013

Weekend Box Office: “Elysium” clips “Millers,” clobbers “Planes”

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Roger Moore

“Elysium” isn’t doing “District 9” numbers, so perhaps we’ve seen one too many movie stars in futuristic jumpsuits this summer. It looks to crack $30 million on its opening weekend (“District” opened to $37). “We’re the Millers” has done brisk … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: “Planes” and “Elysium” are in a dead heat.

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Roger Moore

Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi followup to “District 9” seemed headed to an easy stroll across the box office finish line on its opening weekend. $30 million, and all alone in reaching it. But kids are immune to reviews of the worst … Continue reading →

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“Expendables 3” adds Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Roger Moore

Losing Bruce Willis over his “Die Hard” sized salary demands hasn’t slowed down Stallone’s “Expendables 3” choo choo. He announced Harrison Ford would take a role, and Hollywood pariah Mel Gibson has agreed to come on board, too. Antonio Banderas … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Roger Moore

A man breaks out of jail to reach his one, true love and meet his daughter for the first time. Many a country song and the occasional movie has been built on that melodramatic frame. But it earns an elegiac … Continue reading →

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Next Screening: “The Frozen Ground”

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Roger Moore

Maybe you can guess the ending from the trailer. Nick Cage as a cop, Cusack as a suspect, Vanessa Hudgens as a victim who “got away.” But then again, maybe you can’t. A Nick Cage thriller that isn’t an embarrassment? … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: Will “Elysium” rule?

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Roger Moore

There’s a chance — a slim one — that Lee Daniels’ “The Butler” will blow up next weekend and roll well into the fall, a “Help” sized hit about race and how far American has come, just over the course … Continue reading →

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Talking Movies on the Radio: “Elysium,” “Percy,” “Planes” “Millers” and “Blackfish”

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Roger Moore

It’s Friday AM, time to rustle up a few thoughts to talk about the week in movies on 740 The Game, Orlando’s Sports Leader. We’ll talk about all the bad movies opening this week. “Planes” which is “Turbo” without the … Continue reading →

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Talking and texting at the movies — a battle lost?

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Roger Moore

Posts like this one, on Gawker, make my head hurt. “Which is worse, talkers or ‘shushers’ at the movies?” What, now it’s the people who want to watch the MOVIE who are the “a–holes”? Really? It’s like re-opening the global … Continue reading →

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The Worst Reviewed Disney Cartoon ever — Disney’s “Planes”

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Roger Moore

Cynical, underwritten, blandly voiced and marketed to beat the band, Disney’s “Planes” is shaping up as an epic fail for an animation division that John LAsseter’s hiring was supposed to make failure proof. They’re cashing in on a direct-to-video movie … Continue reading →

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Willis priced himself out of “Expendables 3”

Posted on August 8, 2013 by

Bruce Willis has had a few testy moments these past few weeks — getting snotty on a British radio show over his box office flop “Red 2,” without provocation, for instance. And now he’s out of “Expendables 3” and Harrison … Continue reading →

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