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Author Archives: Roger Moore
Movie Review: “Big Bad Wolves”
The new year has barely begun, but we’ll be hard pressed to find a movie as disturbing — on many levels — as the darkly comic Israeli thriller “Big Bad Wolves.” It’s about the torture of an accused child molester-serial … Continue reading
The Golden Globes, still “just a TV show,” the Oscars still “an event”? Sure. But a better show, from Tina and Amy, stars mingling and drinking, loosie acceptance speeches (some of them). The clothes, the live tweeting (Ronan Farrow ripping … Continue reading
January 13, 2014
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Will the Golden Globes widen the Oscar field, or narrow it?
Oscar has been doing all in his power these past few years to limit the impact of the less legit but more entertaining Golden Globes on the Academy Awards. Move the Oscars up and back, change nominations date, add to … Continue reading
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Box Office: “Lone Survivor” has a $38.5 million weekend, “Hercules” bombs
Folks with Dwayne Johnson’s new “Hercules” feature have got to be sweating things a bit over the low turnout for the no-name “Legend of Hercules” that opened in fourth place this weekend. On the one hand, nobody saw it, so … Continue reading
Box Office: Marky Mark still owns January as “Lone Survivor” blows up
Nobody but nobody expected the all-guys, bloody and downbeat combat picture “Lone Survivor” to do over $25 million this weekend. But it’s headed towards a $37 million opening (wide), according to deadline.com. Saturday will be the most telling day, but … Continue reading
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Next Screening:” The Nut Job”
Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl and Brendan Fraser as cartoon voices. Small furry animals and their love of nuts, stuck in the city, where nuts are in short supply. Until they find…a STORE. “The Nut Job” opens next Friday, Jan. 17. … Continue reading
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Box Office: Will “Lone Survivor” gun down “Hercules”?
Almost certainly. Well, almost. Decent (not rapturous) reviews for “Lone Survivor,” which opened in a couple of markets over Christmas, should help Mark Wahlberg climb back up that January mountain (he’s had a movie in January every year since “Contraband” … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “The Legend of Hercules”
It’s “Clash of the Titans,” pretty much without Titans, a “Gladiator” with nobody to root for and a “Samson” without a proper “Delilah.” At times, with its stiff, charisma-impaired cast, its digital sets and slo-mo slaughter, “The Legend of Hercules” … Continue reading
For the first time, maybe ever, Meryl Streep looks small
She was up for the lead in “Saving Mr. Banks.” And she would have been great in it, co-starring with Tom Hanks, being a bit more age appropriate for P.L. Travers, being bitchy as all get out. But no, Meryl … Continue reading
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Next Interview: Questions for Vanessa Hudgens?
True confession, I’m a fan. I’ve interviewed her before. She’s been pretty good in most everything she’s done, post “High School Musical.” Well, nobody was good in “Sucker Punch.” Vanessa Hudgens has been aggressively making that leap from teen idol … Continue reading
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