Author: By ROGER MOORE
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REVIEW: Abe’s a bust at vanquishing vampires – honest
BUY TICKETS. Hollywood has a long, rich tradition of historical abominations, but never has there been a history done more abominably than “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.”If only they’d made this insane conceit more fun. If only they’d taken it all a bit less seriously. But this film, adapted by the same fellow who wrote the…
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REVIEW: ‘Rock of Ages’ a hair-metal disaster
BUY TICKETS. Most movie musicals, even in the age of “Glee,” still face that awkward moment when somebody – say her name is “Sherrie Christian” – riding a Greyhound, bursts into “Sister Christian” by Night Ranger, and the rest of the bus bursts in to join her for the chorus. Audiences today titter at that.…
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REVIEW: Penguins come to the rescue again in ‘Madagascar 3’
“Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” is a riot of splashy colors, silly 3-D gimmicks, big, broad kid-friendly gags – and those professionally pesky penguins.And for adults, there’s the charming spectacle of Oscar winner Frances McDormand giving voice to her inner Edith Piaf as she belts out “Non, je ne Regrette Rien” – as a French-accented…