Yearly Archives: 2013

Movie Review: “Man of Steel,” script of rust

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Roger Moore

This Superman settles scores. And takes his shirt off. This “Man of Steel” flies up, up and away, with his teeth bared and his fists clenched. This Lois Lane knows his story, straight off. There’s little mystery about him. If … Continue reading →

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Next screening: “Girl Most Likely”

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Roger Moore

The elusive Kristen Wiig plays a woman whose psychiatric “episode” has forced her to go live with her mother (Annette Bening) and mom’s creepy beau (Matt Dillon). Darren Criss also stars. I call Wiig “elusive” because I’ve been trying to … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story”

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Roger Moore

Few artists are as far removed in persona from the art that made them famous as Tomi Ungerer, The French-born illustrator and writer came to fame in the ’50s and ’60s with award winning children’s picture books — “The Three … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: It’s Gary Oldman vs. Harry Ford in “Paranoia”

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Roger Moore

And Liam Hemsworth and Amber Heard are trapped in the middle of this industrial espionage thriller about two tech titans fighting to the death. A fall movie.

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Universal wants a “Purge” sequel

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Roger Moore

A $34 million opening weekend against a $3 million production cost? OF course they do.

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“Internship” fallout? Warners drops “Dumb & Dumber” sequel

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Roger Moore

There’s an old saying in the biz, ageist, yes, but held to be a great truth about movies. “Old guys can’t do comedy.” Garry Marshall spent his last decades as a director proving it. And it has come true for … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Bling Ring”

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Roger Moore

It must be tough, being “average” and “middle class” and living within sniffing distance of L.A.’s rich and beautiful people. The designer clothes, the pricey homes, flashy cars and flashier jewelry must seem just within reach, especially to the young … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Between Us”

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Roger Moore

There are filmed adaptations of plays and plays, in essence, staged for the film camera. “Between Us” is, sadly, closer to the latter. Joe Hortua’s four-handed melodrama about the arc of a relationship between two couples feels stagy, claustrophobic, despite … Continue reading →

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Merry Clayton remembers her backup singing years, just “Twenty Feet from Stardom”

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Roger Moore

The average fan hears, appreciates, maybe even sings along to the latest hits of Adele or Rihanna on the radio. But Merry Clayton hears them and shakes her head. “She needs some SISTERS backing her up in there.” Clayton is … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Twenty Feet From Stardom”

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Roger Moore

They had big voices, “as big as Aretha Franklin’s,” an admirer confesses. But they gave up their dreams, learned to “sacrifice individuality,” to step into the background as Ike and Mick, Bette and Bruce, Paul Simon and Ray Charles and … Continue reading →

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