Author Archives: Roger Moore

John Cusack has been reduced to Z-grade action comedies, shot in Australia and co-starring Thomas Jane, at this stage of his career. And he STILL turned down the payday that “Hot Tub Time Machine 2” promised, which tells you all … Continue reading →

His name is Jim White. He’s a coach. But that last name is all the students — his prospective athletes — need to know at McFarland High School. “White. That an acceptable name where you come from, Holmes?” Why sign … Continue reading →

James Charm is obsessed with death. We meet him scribbling an obituary for a dead crow he spies in a cornfield. He narrates his life story in an enervated, depressing drone, always quoting his father. Dad loved the wilderness, he … Continue reading →

Costner knew McFarland, California, growing up. “I was down the road, about 45 miles, in Visalia,” he says. “When I was in high school, my baseball team played those guys. I knew a little about that world, I had this … Continue reading →

It’s playing in the provinces, doing best in those places Mel Gibson’s Jesus picture made most of its money — Red States. And that added up to a $31 million Friday for “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the woman exploiting/borderline abusive … Continue reading →

just turned 80, has lost much of her vision and is thus scaling back her film career. But what a career Judi Dench has had. From the Bard to Bond, with an Oscar in between. Seven Oscar nominations, in all, … Continue reading →