Daily Archives: July 23, 2024

Movie Review: Champagne finds her Queen in “Widow Clicquot”

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Roger Moore

Rare is the vintage French history-of-champagne romance that winds up in the loving hands of tiny distributor Vertical Releasing. So when a “Widow Clicquot” comes along, one simply must pop a cork and indulge. One must. Director Thomas Napper earned … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Liev Schreiber in Hemingway’s “Across the River and Into the Trees”

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Roger Moore

A terminally ill American in search of a phantom massacre of WWII. Josh Hutcherson and Danny Huston are among the co stars. A much delayed drama finally making it our way.

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Movie Preview: The horror of “Strange Darling”

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Roger Moore

Willa Fitzgerald finds a one night stand that goes ever so wrong in this demonic serial killer thriller. Kyle Gallner is “The Demon.” With Barbara Hershey and Ed Bagley Jr in support. Aug. 23.

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Next screening? “National Anthem”

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Roger Moore

Does this older  Durham, NC audience know what this movie is about? About to find out.

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Classic Film Review: Loren, De Sica and Child on the Road in WWII Italy — “Two Women” (1960)

Posted on July 23, 2024 by Roger Moore

Sophia Loren has been a screen and fashion icon so long, famous as one of the most voluptuous women ever to grace the screen, that it’s easy to forget how brilliant an actress she’s been. Earthy in Italian dramas, regal … Continue reading →

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