Yearly Archives: 2013

Dennis Farina: 1944-2013

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

He broke big with TV’s “Crime Story,” and made his mark in movies playing a variety of tough cops, tough mobsters and wiseguys out to “Get Shorty.” Dennis Farina, a great character actor and a genuine character — he started … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Fruitvale Station”

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

“Fruitvale Station” is a tragedy as fresh as today’s headlines, as moving as losing someone close to you. A re-telling of the last day in the life of Oscar Grant, a young black man gunned down by a transit cop … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Cate shines in Woody’s old fashioned “Blue Jasmine”

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

His camera is mostly stationary and his scenes are static, still mostly driven by dialogue. And Woody Allen’s recent movies have betrayed his increasingly pronounced disconnect from modern mores, culture and speech. So it’s tempting to dismiss his latest, “Blue … Continue reading →

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Today’s screening: “Jobs”

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Roger Moore

Unlike some, I’ve never been put off by Ashton Kutcher’s casting as Steve Jobs in this new bio pic. He’s got talent, he’s tech savvy and if anybody was going to “get” this “Jobs” fellow — short of Daniel Day … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Lovelorn ladies seek relief in “Austenland”

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Roger Moore

What’s funniest about this trailer is the concept — and yes, a Jane Austen themed “singles” hotel on an English estate could work. Cute Keri Russell, wacky Jennifer Coolidge, regal Jane Seymour — this looks at least mildly amusing.

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“Catching Fire” — the Comic Con trailer

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Roger Moore

“She has to be eliminated.” Let us state the obvious, go on the record and pair up P.S. Hoffman with Donald Sutherland. God bless Woody Harrelson.

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Batman to join Superman for “Man of Steel” sequel

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Roger Moore

This news came out of Comic Con, where the idea of pairing up DC’s comic kingpins on the screen in some version of “Batman: Year One” or something of that sort is the cause of many a soiled pair of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Spanish chills served up in “The Body”

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Roger Moore

After “The Others” and “Orphanage,” Hollywood all but ceded the genre of credible, chilling ghost stories to Spain. And deservedly so.To cast its spell, a ghostly tale must take its time, build from recognizable reality to some moment when the … Continue reading →

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Harrison Ford’s big “Ender’s Game” speech is…exposition

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Roger Moore

Does this sell this pricey sci-fi franchise as anything out of the “Oblivion/Pacific Rim/The Host” continuum? No.

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Got questions for James Cromwell?

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Roger Moore

Every few years, the great James Cromwell gets a role reminding us how great he is — “Babe,” “L.A. Confidential,” “The Artist,” choice guest spots on “The West Wing,” “24” and “Six Feet Under.” Now he’s playing a romantic lead … Continue reading →

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