Daily Archives: April 15, 2018

Preview, Earlier Russian crimes are explored in “The Last Witness”

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Roger Moore

Alex Pettyfer is the reporter chasing down the “suicides” behind Soviet Russia’s World War II Polish mass murders in “The Last Witness.” Michael Gambon is among those assuring him “There’s no STORY here.” This one opens in Poland this month, … Continue reading →

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Preview, Mark Hamill follows his latest combat in “Star Wars” with “Con Man”

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Roger Moore

OK, he’s not the star. Nor is James Caan. Not Ving Rhames or Talia Shire or Armand Assante, either. Justin Baldoni plays hustler/millionaire Barry Minkow in this “true story” con and crash bio-pic, about the “carpet restoration king” who morphed … Continue reading →

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Movie Review, Armie sits for Geoffrey Rush…and sits and sits for his “Final Portrait”

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Roger Moore

The actor and director Stanley Tucci read journalist/essayist and biographer James Lord’s account of “sitting” for acclaimed sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti and saw a movie in it, a simple “two-hander” in the parlance of pictures, a comic war of wills and … Continue reading →

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Box Office: Families show up for the violent/stupid “Rampage,” edges “Quiet Place,” “Truth or Dare” hits $20

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Roger Moore

Saturday turned into the make or break day for the incredibly violent, laughably stupid “Rampage,” which looks as if it will hit that magical $34 million mark it was projected to achieve pre-release. Can’t bet against The Rock. “A Quiet … Continue reading →

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