Daily Archives: July 1, 2014

Steve James and Chaz Ebert talk about Roger Ebert and “Life Itself”

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He could be generous and petty, competitive and nurturing, absurdly public and ferociously private.And given access to a soap box, you could be sure Roger Ebert would scramble on top of it. Quite aside from being America’s most famous film … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Tammy” goes all soft and gooey

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Say this for Melissa McCarthy. A couple of years into her stardom, and not all that far past the dust-up over critics’ deriding her comic reliance on the sight gag that is her physique, she puts it all out there … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Heatstroke”

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A veteran cast not given to overplaying, a competent director and striking desert Africa settings are the chief recommendations of “Heatstroke,” a survival thriller with murder, poaching, gun-running and hyenas as its active ingredients.Paul, a hyena expert (Stephen Dorff) reluctantly … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Snowpiercer” is exhilarating sci-fi with a sharp satiric bite

“Snowpiercer” is a veritable United Nations of sci-fi films. Directed by the Korean Bong Joon-Ho (“The Host”), based on a French graphic novel and with a cast built around Captain America (Chris Evans), Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, Tilda Swinton, Jamie … Continue reading →

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