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Author Archives: Roger Moore
Oscar snubs — Gyllenhaal, Gugu, “Force Majeure,” “Lego Movie”?
Jake Gyllenhaal could have made that best actor field, and that’s a performance that merited inclusion. I don’t disagree with Bradley Cooper’s nomination for best actor for “American Sniper.” The movie’s controversy aside, he gives a real performance in it … Continue reading
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35th Razzies dishonor Sandler, MacFarlane, Kirk Cameron, “Transformers” and those sucky “Turtles”
The Golden Raspberry Awards, trashing the worst in cinema in a given year, and once an amusing antidote to Hollywood’s self-celebration, pretty much totally jump the shark this year, turning their “announcement” into a video event, their website into an … Continue reading
Movie Review: “Blackhat”
As focused as the blurred, often random moments of unsteady steadicam shots and as coherent as co-star Wei Tang’s indecipherable Chinese accent, Michael Mann’s “Blackhat” is a classic January fire sale thriller. Mann’s worst film since he transitioned into the … Continue reading
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Hugh Bonneville doffs his “Downton” tux and pairs up with a bear in “Paddington”
Hugh Bonneville was more than happy to hang up his “monkey suit,” the tuxedos, uniforms and evening clothes he’s oft encased in on “Downton Abbey.” “Oh my heavens, yes!” But it took a movie, “Paddington,” with him co-starring with a … Continue reading
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Movie Review: Willis turns up as a weak second banana to Thomas Jane in the woebegone “Vice”
Bruce Willis has aged into a fit, bald menace, a character actor best-suited for chewy supporting parts in ensemble action pictures. If that makes him a has-been, so be it. Thomas Jane, on the other hand, is a never-was, or … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “Little Accidents”
The grief must have drained out of the families that lost loved ones at Bonford Coal Company’s mine disaster. Or else the locals, God fearing Southerners along the West Virginia/Kentucky coal belt, have grown numb to this sort of loss. … Continue reading
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Directors Guild nominates…Eastwood? Again?
This awards season, we’ve been hearing a lot of the same names, a consistent “Oscar nominee to be” drumbeat for Richard Linklaker (“Boyhood”), Alejandro Innuritu ( “Birdman”) Wes Anderson (“The Grand Budapest Hotel”) and Morten Tylden (“The Imitation Game”). Among … Continue reading
Movie Review: “Paddington”
“Paddington” brings children’s book hero Paddington Bear to the screen in a movie as sweet as orange marmalade, as sentimental as a stuffed toy from childhood. It’s an utterly charming and endlessly inventive way of bringing a talking bear into … Continue reading
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Next Interview: Questions for “Downton’s” Hugh Bonneville?
I first noticed Brit actor Hugh Bonneville in the 90s, in films such as “Notting Hill” and “Iris.” He’s been plugging along on film and (British) TV for 25 years or so. But it wasn’t until “Downton Abbey” needed a … Continue reading
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Next Interview: Questions for Anne Hathaway? Anyone?
The Oscar winning Ms. Hathaway doesn’t figure in the Oscar mix this year. She was in “Interstellar,” one of the big hits of the fall and was good in it. She’s filming a sequel to “Alice in Wonderland,” with most … Continue reading
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