Daily Archives: September 28, 2019

Documentary Review: “QT8: The First Eight Films of Quentin Tarantino”

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Roger Moore

  Here’s a career retrospective documentary that began life as “21 Years: Quentin Tarantino,” and was finished a few years ago (2017) — brushed up, repurposed, re-titled and released on the heels of a very successful run of “Once Upon … Continue reading →

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Documentary Review — “Memory: The Origins of ‘Alien'” gives us deep background on the making of a masterpiece

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Roger Moore

It was, and remains, the most frightening science fiction film ever made. “Alien” was a  watershed picture when it hit theaters in 1979, like an anti-“Star Wars” “Close Encounters of the Terminal Kind.” It had an unstoppable, insectoid monster attacking … Continue reading →

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BOX OFFICE: “Abominable” on track for $20, “Downton” teens, “Hustlers” outhustles “Ad Astra” and “Rambo”

Posted on September 28, 2019 by Roger Moore

Last year at this time, “Smallfoot” managed an $833,000 opening Thursday night on its way to a meek (for an animated musical) opening of $23 million or so, Thursday night, “Abominable,” another “yeti” comedy but this time from Dreamworks, not … Continue reading →

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