HITMAN
(not rated)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Timothy Olyphant as AGENT 47
Dougray Scott as MIKE WHITTIER
Olga Kurylenko as NIKA BORONINA
Robert Knepper as YURI MARKLOV
Ulrich Thomaen as PRESIDENT MIKHAIL BELICOFF
Directed by: Xavier Gens
Studio: Fox
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DAN IN REAL LIFE
(PG-13)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Steve Carell as DAN BURNS
Juliette Binoche as MARIE
Dane Cook as MITCH BURNS
John Mahoney as POPPY BURNS
Emily Blunt as RUTHIE DRAPER
Dianne Wiest as NANA BURNS
Directed by: Peter Hedges
Studio: Touchstone
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NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
(R)
MOVIE: ***** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Tommy Lee Jones as ED TOM BELL
Javier Bardem as ANTON CHIGURH
Josh Brolin as LLEWELYN MOSS
Directed by: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Studio: Miramax
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THE BANK JOBMarch 7, 2008
STARRING
Jason Statham as TERRY LEATHER
Saffron Burrows as MARTINE LOVE
Stephen Campbell Moore as KEVIN SWAIN
Daniel Mays as DAVE SHILING
James Faulkner as GUY SINGER
Studio: Lionsgate
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
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10,000 BCMarch 7, 2008
STARRING
Steven Strait as D’LEH
Camilla Belle as EVOLET
Cliff Curtis as TIC’TIC
Joel Virgel as NAKUDU
Affif Ben Badra as WARLORD
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
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On This Week’s Show: This week, Neil Miller escapes the Magical Studio in the Sky, leaving only a swishy sock puppet to take his place. Kristin Dryer Kramer from NightsAndWeekends.com swoops in to fill his chair while Kevin struggles with his new diet. On the show, Kevin and Kristin talk about well-spoken cavemen in 10,000 B.C., try to muster up some love for Martin Lawrence and rock out to the tunes from The Bank Job. And they make lotsa fun of Neil, who has headed off to Austin for SXSW.
Films Reviewed this Week: 10,000 BC, College Road Trip, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and The Bank Job
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MY FRIENDS TIGGER & POOH: FRIENDLY TALES
(TV-G)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
Studio: Disney
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101 DALMATIANS: 2-DISC PLATINUM EDITION
(G)
MOVIE: ***** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Rod Taylor as PONGO
Betty Lou Gerson as CRUELLA DE VIL
Cate Bauer as PERDITA
Ben Wright as ROGER
Lisa Davis as ANITA
Studio: Disney
Directed by: Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton S. Luske and Wolfgang Reitherman
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DR. DOLITTLE: TAIL TO THE CHIEF
(G)
MOVIE: **1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
STARRING
Kyla Pratt as MAYA DOLITTLE
Peter Coyote as THE PRESIDENT
Elise Gatien as COURTNEY
Niall Matter as COLE FLETCHER
Developed by: Craig Shapiro
Studio: Fox
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MR. MAGORIUM’S WONDER EMPORIUM
(G)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Dustin Hoffman as MR. EDWARD MAGORIUM
Natalie Portman as MOLLY MAHONEY
Zach Mills as ERIC APPLEBAUM
Jason Bateman as HENRY WESTON
Developed by: Zach Helm
Studio: Fox/Walden
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MRS. DOUBTFIRE: BEHIND-THE-SEAMS EDITION
(PG-13)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Robin Williams as DANIEL HILLARD/MRS. DOUBTFIRE
Sally Field as MIRANDA HILLARD
Pierce Brosnan as STU DUNMEYER
Harvey Fierstein as UNCLE FRANK
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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AWAKE
(R)
MOVIE: *1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Hayden Christensen as CLAY BERESFORD
Jessica Alba as SAM LOCKWOOD
Terrence Howard as DR. JACK HARPER
Lena Olin as LILITH BERESFORD
Christopher McDonald as DR. LARRY LUPIN
Directed by: Joby Harold
Studio: The Weinstein Company
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BY KEVIN CARR
On a visit to the Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, I had a chance to see – and touch – a part of Disney history. Resident Disney historian David Smith gave the press a peek at some of the correspondence between Walt Disney and Dodie Smith, the author of the original book “The One Hundred and One Dalmatians.”
While the letters from Walt Disney were carbon copies from 1961 (as the originals are with Mrs. Smith’s estate in England), the letters to Disney are the originals.
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A look into Disney history with never-before-seen cells of Cruella De Vil.”
BY KEVIN CARR
During an interview with Alice Davis, the widow of legendary Disney animator Marc Davis, she was kind enough to pull out a piece of Disney history. In addition to designing characters like Maleficent and Tinkerbell, Marc Davis was also in charge of designing the classic Disney villain Cruella De Vil for “101 Dalmatians.”
Due to the fact that “101 Dalmatians” used a new, innovative technology to strike the cells from the original artists’ renderings, Davis was in charge of animated the entire character for the film. Because of this, Davis did not need to create reference sheets of Cruella De Vil for other animators. However, he did a number of sketches and drawings for his own reference.
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BABY EINSTEIN: BABY’S FIRST SOUNDS