Monthly Archives: November 2014

Movie Review: “Big Hero 6”

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Roger Moore

“Big Hero 6″ is Walt Disney Animation’s lovely and sometimes touching attempt to do anime with computer-generated animation. Based on Marvel comic book characters, it’s a story-driven kid-pleasing mashup of plots, situations and ideas from scads of earlier tales of … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Roger Moore

Studio Ghibli’s “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya” is an old fashioned Japanese folk tale beautifully rendered in old-fashioned hand-drawn animation. As anime projects go, Isao Takahata’s film is rougher-hewn, more hand-crafted looking than the Oscar winning work of Ghibli’s … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Interstellar” aims high

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Roger Moore

Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar” is the most ambitious science fiction film — maybe ever, certainly since “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Long, filled with lengthy passages of exposition and explanations of science, it takes forever to get to a killer third act. … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: “Ex Machina” looks like “Her” meets “Blade Runner”

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Roger Moore

For my money, A24 is a studio on the rise. Arresting, offbeat releases, challenging sci-fi, generally smart and surprising fare across the board. “Under the Skin” with Scarlett J., “Enemy,” a Jake Gyllenhaal puzzle picture, “Locke,” “Spring Breakers,” “The Bling … Continue reading →

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Gugu goes pop and strips down for “Beyond the Lights”

Posted on November 2, 2014 by Roger Moore

In “Belle,” Gugu Mbatha-Raw played a daughter of a slave raised to be a woman in polite society in 18th century Britain. She had to carry herself like a lady, in modest clothing Jane Austen would have recognized. But in … Continue reading →

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Box Office: “Nightcrawler” crawls to a weak Halloween weekend win

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Roger Moore

Jake Gyllenhaal has a box office winner on his hands. Not a blockbuster, though. Deadline is extrapolating that a weak Friday (Halloween) will deliver a $12-13 million weekend. “Nightcrawler” has great reviews and will no doubt do better on a … Continue reading →

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