Daily Archives: November 15, 2013

“Divergent” looks to be exactly what we expected

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Roger Moore

As in “Hunger Games” meets “The Host.” Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, a future where conformity is valued above all. And the perky teen who isn’t having that. Yeah, it’s from Summit and yeah it looks way too much like “Hunger … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Book Thief” serves up a sanitized, watered-down Germany during the Hitler years and Holocaust

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Roger Moore

Whatever virtues turned “The Book Thief” into an acclaimed and honored international best seller are strangely absent from the film adaptation. A sad orphan’s story bereft of emotion, a paen to books that does precious little to pass that on … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: “Thor” should win again, but “Best Man” could make it interesting

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Roger Moore

“Thor, the Dark World” should lose 50-60% of its opening weekend audience on this, its second week of release. That means it could do $33-40 million. Anything less than that suggests that perhaps audiences weren’t keen on the similarities between … Continue reading →

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