Author Archives: Roger Moore

A little song, a little prance, a little Patsy from “AbFab” in her cups and in your hands.

Joanna Smith Rakoff’s memoir about working in a New York literary agency that represented J.D. Salinger becomes a break-out vehicle for Margaret Qualley and a reminder that nobody knows that New York/Old Money world better than Sigourney Weaver, who rarely … Continue reading →

“First Blush” is a Millennial Dance with the Tiger romance, another generation’s flirtation with the “Threesome that Works.” Victor Neumark’s film posits that maybe this time, with this generation, we can stop the dance without the tiger eating us. Hey, … Continue reading →

The Cold War comedy had become its own genre by the time Mel Brooks and Buck Henry put in on TV with “Get Smart.” The idea that Russian spies, Russian authoritarianism and “The American Way” could collide for laughs should … Continue reading →

A friend posted a Facebook link to a New York mag Vulture column, “An Oral History of Disney’s ‘The Emperor’s New Groove’” the other day, and that got me feeling nostalgic, remembering when Disney had a Feature Animation Florida division … Continue reading →

This one has the male stars given second tier status in the ads — which is A) only fair and B) because SOMEbody has been in the news for his alleged cannibalistic tastes of late. And we’re not talking about … Continue reading →

Of all the self-inflicted indignities Scottish comic, actor and TV host Craig Ferguson has subjected himself to through his decades in the public eye, none can compare to co-writing, directing and starring in a movie where supporting player Joss Ackland, … Continue reading →

The story is as old as the movies — or at least as as old as the John Boorman/Lee Marvin vengeance thriller “Point Blank (1967).” Mob-connected guy is set up and either shot and left for dead, made the fall … Continue reading →

The global refugee crisis becomes personal for a solo sailor off the coast of West Africa in “Styx,” a detailed, perfectly realistic minimalist parable from Germany. German character actress Suzanne Wolff (“Three Musketeers,” “Return to Montauk”) makes the most of … Continue reading →

Another great one is gone. Good in “Sounder,” legendary in “The Pride of Miss Jane Pittman,” colorful in every character role she ever took. I’m remembering her in “Because of Winn Dixie” right now. Cicely Tyson just released a memoir. … Continue reading →