Daily Archives: July 23, 2025

Movie Preview: Old Man Pierce Brosnan teaches an immigrant kid to box — “Giant”

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Roger Moore

A true story about an Irishman in 1980s Sheffield, UK, his gym and that one cocky showman-in-the-making (Amir El-Masry) among the kids from all over who come to learn from him — Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed.

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Movie Preview: A Second Look at Angels Keanu and Sandra Oh, Keke, Seth and Aziz Ansari testing “Good Fortune”

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Roger Moore

The second trailer undercuts some of the delight of the first one. “Surprise” is the missing ingredient, so that’s no biggie. This is due out in mid Oct.

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Classic Film Review: Anna May Wong is the “Lady from Chungking” (1942)

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Roger Moore

Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American movie star, was already famous — a Hollywood mainstay since the silent film era who first appeared on screen at 14 back in 1919 — when World War II broke out. With the … Continue reading →

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