Daily Archives: September 14, 2023

Thursday at the office: “Camp Hideout” time

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Roger Moore

With many distributors scaling back promotion and previews for their movies, and refusing to pay their actors and writers, this appears to be the new movie reviewing paradigm. Thursday afternoon I’m catching a Roadside Attractions release that wasn’t announced, pitched … Continue reading →

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Series Preview: A “Succession” Take on Tales by Poe — “The Fall of the House of Usher”

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Roger Moore

Netflix has this star spangled adaptation of “several” Edgar Allan Poe stories, slated for eight episodes. Love that Carla Gugino. Willa Fitzgerald, Bruce Greenwood, Annabeth Gish, Zach Gilford, T’Nai Miller, Henry Thomas, Mark Hamill, Rahul Kohli, Mary McDonnell and Kate … Continue reading →

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Netflixable? A Japanese Riff on the Brothers Grimm — “Once Upon a Crime”

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Roger Moore

The idea isn’t the worst Netflix ever had. Crank out an “Into the Woods” and “Wicked” riff on fairytales teaming up Red Riding Hood and Cinderella and give it a mystery for them to solve. Call it “Once Upon a … Continue reading →

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Series Preview: Brie Larson stars in the Screen Adaptation of the Satiric novel, “Lessons in Chemistry”

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Roger Moore

Rainn Wilson, Beau Bridges and Kevin Sussman are in the supporting cast of this series adaptation of the feminist novel by Bonnie Garmus. Looks very good. October 13, this premieres on Apple TV+.

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Movie Preview: Kelly MacDonald is Psychiatric Nurse to a “Typist Artist Pirate King,” the Eccentric Artist Audrey Amiss

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Roger Moore

BAFTA winner Monica Dolan stars in this amiable, moving road picture/”artist in the moment of discovery/re-discovery” drama from director Carol Morley of “The Falling.”

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Classic Film Review: Burton and Jürgens star in Nicholas Ray’s WWII tale, “Bitter Victory” (1957)

Posted on September 14, 2023 by Roger Moore

You glance at the credits to “Bitter Victory,” a World War II in the Libyan desert thriller starring Richard Burton, Curd Jürgens, Ruth Roman, Nigel Green and Christopher Lee, the only true “war” movie of director and co-writer Nicholas Ray, … Continue reading →

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