Yearly Archives: 2013

Movie Preview: “Alan Patridge” movie promises the return of “A-Haaaaa”

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Roger Moore

Steve Coogan has griped, to comic effect, about escaping his most famous Brit-TV creation, failed talk-show nitwit and ABBA fan Alan Patridge. “Alan Patridge: Alpha Papa” is a comedy opening in August, which, if you’re not familiar with the several … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Pawn Shop Chronicles”

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Roger Moore

Paul Walker doing hillbilly. Elijah Wood. Matt Dillon, Vincent D’Onofrio. Was that D.J. Qualls? “Pawn Shop Chronicles” cannot possibly be as manic and OUT there as the trailer. Anchor Bay is putting this out in July.

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Jon Favreau’s next one? “Chef”

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Roger Moore

Jon Favreau as a fired chef who opens a food truck? Some pitches sell themselves. He wrote it and Open Road just picked it up, with Sofia Vergara, Scarlett Johansson, John Leguizamo and Robert Downey Jr. in the cast. Favreau, I … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Orlando Bloom to the rescue in “The Hobbit, the Desolation of Smaug”

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Roger Moore
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Critical Consensus: Thumbs Up for “This is the End,” thumbs drooping for “Man of Steel”

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Roger Moore

Seth Rogen’s co-directing debut is earning comparisons to “Pineapple Express.” “This is the End” is what “RApture-Palooza” could have been, with a staggering number of cameos, a bigger budget and a better script. It’s a hoot. America’s critics agree — … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Will “Diana” be Naomi Watts’ best shot at an Oscar?

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Roger Moore

A small studio grabbed this Princess Diana bio-pic, so Oscar odds for it are starting off long. Surely the Weinsteins would have moved heaven and their banks to buy it had they seen Naomi Watts’ turn as Princess Diana in … Continue reading →

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Next screening: “The Attack”

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Roger Moore

Middle Eastern politics are the underpinning of this domestic thriller, set in Israel, about a doctor whose wife may have been “brainwashed” into doing something he cannot believe she did. “The Attack” is opening in some cities June 28.

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Next Interview: Got questions for “World War Z” director Marc Forster?

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Roger Moore

I’ve  chatted with the “Finding Neverland/Casino Royale” and “Machine Gun Preacher” director Marc Forster several times before, and always found him to be refreshingly candid. For instance, here he admits that “Preacher” was a bit of a muddle because he … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Pandora’s Promise”

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Roger Moore

Robert Stone directed the wonderful environmental movement history documentary “Earth Days,” and that earns him the benefit of the doubt for his latest, “Pandora’s Promise.” He needs that benefit, because what he sets out to do in 87 minutes is … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “This is The End”

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Roger Moore

The lads of Hollywood’s “Pot Pack” get together for a riotous riff on The Rapture in “This is the End,” an often hilarious/generally irreverent comedy about the Biblical Apocalypse as seen through the windows of a movie star’s mansion. Seth … Continue reading →

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