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Author Archives: Roger Moore
Movie Review: “The Senior” is “A 59 year-old ‘Rudy'”
If you’re a sports fan, chances are if you’ve ever heard of Sul Ross State University, it’s because they let a 59 year-old walk-on play football for them back in the mid 2000s. That true story of Mike Flynt, who’d … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: Kirsten Callaghan is Mercedes Gleitze, an Aspiring Channel crosser out for her “Vindication Swim”
“I DID swim the Channel!” “I know that you did, but they’ll never BELIEVE you.” An accomplished long-distance swimmer, a hoax and period piece that probably won’t be able to ignore the fact that an American beat her to the … Continue reading
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Documentary Review: A Son Hunts for the WWII Pilot Father he Barely Knew beyond “The Green Box: At the Heart of War”
As World War II fades into history and the numbers of those who lived through it and can bear witness about it decline by the hour, the lessons of that era seem doomed to be forgotten. Generations have grown up … Continue reading
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Netflixable? “Terror Comes Knocking: The Marcela Borges Story”
The stakes could not be higher. The sneering gang of armed men burst into the house, punch and abuse the inhabitants and ransack the place looking for “the money.” The husband is bloodied and the pregnant wife slapped around, all … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Widower Timothy Spall crosses Britain on “The Last Bus”
The first impression Timothy Spall made on film fans was when he played a plump, delusional, somewhat daft chef in Mike Leigh’s quirky slice-of-working-class dream, “Life is Sweet.” Restaurateur Aubrey thought putting boiled bacon consumme, prune quiche and pork cyst … Continue reading
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ASC Blackfriars, “Two Gents”
A famous stage director who ran the drama department of a theatre conservatory I used to cover and review once told me that in this show, the best test for a young actor is pairing them up with the dog, … Continue reading
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Camera Heritage Museum, Staunton, VA.
One of those quirky little museums that celebrate a collector and her or his passions. The Camera Heritage Museum in Staunton has some 7000 cameras and accessories, nearly two centuries’ worth — under one roof and on display. Here, David … Continue reading
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Movie Preview: A second peek at Daniel Day-Lewis in “Anemone”
Samantha Morton and Sean Bean join the Oscar icon in his big screen comeback, a tale of sibling violence and isolation and the past you “cannot face.” Oct. 3.
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Series Preview: Jason Clarke hunts “The Last Frontier” for
Clarke plays a Federal Marshal hunting for convicts who’ve escaped from the crashed plane that was carrying them in this 10 episode thriller series from Apple. Haley Bennett, Alfre Woodard, Dominic West and Simone Kessell co-star as loved ones, escapees, … Continue reading
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