Daily Archives: April 30, 2025

Documentary Preview: “Bono” in Black and White — “Stories of Surrender”

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Roger Moore

A different backing ensemble, with strings. A few hits. A few stories. Could be revealing, or another venture that gives the haters the fodder they need to go on living. Apple TV+, May 30.

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Movie Preview: Many Stars signed on as Cops, Robbers and Improv Comics in “Deep Cover”

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Roger Moore

Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom and Nick Mohammed are improvisers recruited to infiltrate the mob, with Sean Bean, Paddy Considine and Ian McShane as cops and bad guys. It’s a British production, with Brit director and screenwriters. The “Safety Not … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: An Austro-Hungarian Aristocrat’s Daughter falls for “The Chambermaid”

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Roger Moore

The last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire are the setting of “The Chambermaid,” a same sex/class-crossing romance that blossoms in World War I era Prague. This sumptuous Czech/Slovak co-production, performed in Czech, Slovakian, Hungarian and German, is “Downton Abbey” with … Continue reading →

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