Monthly Archives: January 2015

Next Interview: Questions for “Downton’s” Hugh Bonneville?

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Roger Moore

I first noticed Brit actor Hugh Bonneville in the 90s, in films such as “Notting Hill” and “Iris.” He’s been plugging along on film and (British) TV for 25 years or so. But it wasn’t until “Downton Abbey” needed a … Continue reading →

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Next Interview: Questions for Anne Hathaway? Anyone?

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Roger Moore

The Oscar winning Ms. Hathaway doesn’t figure in the Oscar mix this year. She was in “Interstellar,” one of the big hits of the fall and was good in it.  She’s filming a sequel to “Alice in Wonderland,” with most … Continue reading →

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Taylor Negron, character actor, funny guy, dies of cancer

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Roger Moore

Taylor Negron was  in lot of films and TV shows, most famously “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “The Last Boy Scout,” “Seinfeld,” “Fresh Prince” etc. He was a stand-up, and a funny, flippant fellow in person. He died this weekend … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: “Taken” takes off one more time, “Selma” #2, “Unbroken clears $100 million

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Roger Moore

The last and least of the “Taken” movies may hit $35-38 million, thanks to a big Friday and those filmgoers insufficiently warning everybody who might go Sat. or Sunday. Poor reviews, which came late because Fox knew it wasn’t very … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Leviathan”

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Roger Moore

Here she is, Mother Russia, in all its bloated, drunken, allegorical glory. “Leviathan” is a modern parable of an ancient state and caricatures and stereotypes as old as vodka itself. Andrey Zvyagintsev’s film is, like the corrupt politician and hapless … Continue reading →

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Movie Review — “Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles”

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Roger Moore

Kanye West never cut a duet with Orson Welles. But younger people should know him, and Chuck Workman’s fine, brisk and thoroughly entertaining overview of Orson, “Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles,” easily makes the case why. … Continue reading →

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Next Interview: Questions for Eddie Redmayne of “The Theory of Everything”?

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Roger Moore

I know I’ll have to wish Eddie Redmayne “Happy birthday,” because it was just a day or two ago. And I figure I’ll ask him about maintaining one’s center and sanity in the middle of “Awards Season.” His turn as … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Taken 3” should have never left the drawing board

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Roger Moore

Take away the Paris, Marseilles and Istanbul settings of the earlier “Taken” films and you get that most generic of thrillers — the LA action picture. Take away the last vestiges of Liam Neeson’s action hero early middle age and … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Predestination”

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Roger Moore

“Predestination” is a clever, quotable twist on that age-old sci-fi trope, “time travel.” This Spiereg Brothers adaptation of a Robert A. Heinlein story touches on love, death and morality as it ventures back and forth with a time traveling Ethan … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “The World Made Straight”

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Roger Moore

The best indie cinema is regional in nature, films with a strong sense of place. And the further that place is from the over-filmed Southern California or New York, the better. The rural setting of a “Winter’s Bone,” “Ulee’s Gold” … Continue reading →

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