Daily Archives: December 26, 2023

Danville, Va., “The Color Purple,” 3:15 showing

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Roger Moore

Danville, a small Virginia city on the state line with North Carolina, is a place I’m very familiar with as it is near where I grew up. And one thing I’ve noticed about it, returning from Alaska, Florida, and everywhere … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Miles and Lies (Tangos, tequilas y algunas metiras)”

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Roger Moore

Oh not, not ANOTHER “pretend we’re getting married” rom-com, tricking the relatives so that somebody can fake his way to an inheritance. A “bet” is sure to be involved. The lies will pile on top of lies, as more and … Continue reading →

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Classic Film Review: Cooper, Hayes and Menjou in Hemingway’s “A Farewell to Arms” (1932)

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Roger Moore

Ernest Hemingway was famously grumpy about film adaptations of his novels, and the mere brevity of the first screen version of “A Farewell to Arms” must have raised his ire. But Frank Borzage, the first two-time Best Director Oscar winner, gives … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Alice Eve and Antonio Banderas, “Cult Killer”

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Roger Moore

Eve plays the protege of a famous private eye who is murdered in this Jan. 19 release. Strictly B-movie, from the looks of it. But we all love B-movies, right? And Banderas? And Ms. Eve?

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