Monthly Archives: May 2015

Sam Elliott still makes the womenfolk whisper “I’ll See You in My Dreams”

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Roger Moore

Sam Elliott had a window when he might have broken through and become a bankable Hollywood leading man. It was somewhere around 1976’s “Lifeguard,” which had him playing a hunk who held onto the beachside style of living and loving … Continue reading →

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Weekend Box Office: “Pitch 2” nearly $70, “Mad Max” $45

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Roger Moore

A blockbuster weekend for two films marks this third Sunday in May. An established brand, “Pitch Perfect 2” shattered whatever glass ceiling there was for femme centric comedies/musicals and may have $70 million+ in the bank by midnight tonight. Astounding. … Continue reading →

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Next Interview: Questions for Adrian “Entourage” Grenier?

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Roger Moore

He wasn’t well-known before HBO’s “Entourage” tossed him out there as a classic nobody turned somebody in Hollywood. He was the “actor” — the talent — who propped up his less talented brother, his lumpy no-talent skirt-chasing pal and his … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “I’ll See You in My Dreams”

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Roger Moore

“I’ll See You in My Dreams” has a dream cast — Blythe Danner, Sam Elliott, and such supporting players as Mary Kay Place, Malin Akerman and Rhea Pearlman. It’s got a dreamy plot, about last-chance love, grief and finding that … Continue reading →

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Movie Nation Interview: Questions for Lin Shaye and Leigh Whannell?

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Roger Moore

One created the “Saw” franchise, and as an actor/writer and now director, has “Insidious 3” coming to theaters. That would be Leigh Whannell. The other is a veteran actress, a comedy and horror mainstay who learned to laugh at herself … Continue reading →

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Weekend Movies: Passable reviews for “Pitch Perfect 2,” breathless ones for “Mad Max”

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Roger Moore

A sequel and a reboot dominate the box office. One’s controversial, in some quarters. The other isn’t. Both are two hours long. Only one of them can justify that length. “Mad Max: Fury Road,” offers a seriously feminist twist on … Continue reading →

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Next Interview: Questions for Sam Elliott?

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Roger Moore

Sam Elliott has played convincing cowboys, hunky lifeguards, soldiers, artists and assorted men’s men on the big and small screen for the better part of 45 years. “Beef. It’s what’s for dinner.” Want somebody who can out testosterone Nick Offerman … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem”

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Roger Moore

The Kafkaesque nightmare a woman endures trying to get a divorce in a theocracy is played out, in sometimes comical/often excruciating detail in “Gett: The Trail of Viviane Amsalem.” This Israeli production, in French and Hebrew with English subtitles, puts … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Time stands still, and not in a good way, in “Time Lapse”

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Roger Moore

“Time Lapse” is time travel thriller that flatlines, mainly because of the consistently flat performances. Love, betrayal, confidence games and murder all unfold in this interesting wrinkle on a timeworn plot. But the cast never gets the pulse racing, and … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Pitch Perfect 2”

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Roger Moore

We know Anna Kendrick can sing. And that Rebel Wilson thinks she can. The”Glee!” phenomenon, with its four-part harmony covers of pop hits, has run its course. So while the jokes often land and the music is still perfectly in … Continue reading →

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