SHORTSAugust 21, 2009
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Jimmy Bennett as TOE THOMPSON
Jake Short as NOSE NOSEWORTHY
Kat Dennings as STACEY THOMPSON
Trevor Gagnon as LOOGIE
Jolie Vanier as HELVETICA BLACK
Leslie Mann as MOM THOMPSON
Jon Cryer as DAD THOMPSON
William H. Macy as DR. NOSEWORTHY
James Spader as MR. BLACK
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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POST GRADAugust 21, 2009
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Alexis Bledel as RYDEN MALBY
Zach Gilford as ADAM DAVIES
Michael Keaton as WALTER MALBY
Jane Lynch as CARMELLA MALBY
Bobby Coleman as HUNTER MALBY
Carol Burnett as GRANDMA MAUREEN
Rodrigo Santoro as DAVID SANTIAGO
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Directed by: Vicky Jenson
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THE GARDEN
(not rated)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
Directed by: Scott Hamilton Kennedy
Studio: Oscilloscope Laboratories
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SONS OF ANARCHY: SEASON ONE
(not rated)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Charlie Hunnam as JACKSON “JAX” TELLER
Katey Sagal as GEMMA TELLER MORROW
Ron Perlman as CLARENCE “CLAY” MORROW
Mark Boone Junior as ROBERT “BOBBY” MUNSON
Kim Coates as ALEX “TIG” TRAGER
Tommy Flanagan as FILIP “CHIBS” TELFORD
Johnny Lewis as KIP “HALF SACK” EPPS
Maggie Siff as TARA KNOWLES
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Created by: Kurt Sutter
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SEX POT
(not rated)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Rollin Perry as SPANKY
Seth Adam Cassell as MERT
Michelle Penick as PRINCESS
Rana Davis as STRAWBERRY
Christine Nguyen as CINDY
Directed by: Eric Forsberg
Studio: The Asylum
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WEDDING BROS.
(R)
MOVIE: *1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
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Dan Fogler as CARMINE MARCONI
Brendan Sexton III as ANTHONY MARCONI
Jon Polito as LOU BURNS
Patti D’Arbanville as SONYA WEITZMAN
Steven Randazzo as MR. MARCONI
Marcia Jean Kurtz as ANNETTE MARCONI
Zoe Lister Jones as LAUREN MCSHERRY
Directed by: Michael Canzoniero & Marco Ricci
Studio: Screen Media Films
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Simpsons: Season 12, The Last Starfighter, Hannah Montana: The Movie, Gossip Girl: Season Two and Last House on the Left.
Stinker of the week: The Poker House.
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DISTRICT 9August 14, 2009
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Sharlto Copley as WIKUS VAN DE MERWE
Jason Cope as GREY BRADNAM
David James as KOOBUS VENTER
Mandla Gaduka as FUNDISWA MHLANGA
William Allen Young as DIRK MICHAELS
Studio: Screen Gems
Directed by: Neill Blomkamp
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Fat Guy Kevin Carr rolled into the FOX 28 studios in Columbus, Ohio for a weekly movie review segment. This week, he talked about District 9, Ponyo, Bandslam and The Time Traveler’s Wife.
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Rated R
Opens: August 14, 2009
Studio: Sony Pictures
Starring: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka and William Allen Young
Directed by: Neill Blomkamp
Kevin says District 9 ROCKS!
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Rated PG
Opens: August 14, 2009
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Starring: Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Gaelen Connell, Scott Porter and Lisa Kudrow
Directed by: Todd Graff
Kevin says Bandslam SUCKS!
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On This Week’s Show: Neil is whisked away for an “emergency” surgery in the Netherlands, so Kevin welcomes guest host Emily McFadden from the Cue the Film podcast. Together, they take a trip to District 9 and galavant with The Time Traveler’s Wife. Kevin and Emily also talk Bandslam and Vanessa Hudgens in pictures, as well as Ponyo and The Goods. In the second segment, Kevin and Emily derail right into a cogent discussion of modern cinema, and then they get back on track for a Fat Guy Five: Five Awesome Alien Flicks.
Films Reviewed this Week: District 9, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Bandslam, Ponyo and The Goods
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BANDSLAMAugust 14, 2009
STARRING
Aly Michalka as CHARLOTTE BANKS
Vanessa Hudgens as SA5M
Saelan Connell as WILL BURTON
Scott Porter as BEN WHEATLY
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Directed by: Todd Graff
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A Q&A with “Race to Witch Mountain” UFO Experts: Part I
BY KEVIN CARR
Noted real-life UFO experts, Bill Birnes and Giorgio Tsoukalos, joined press in a virtual roundtable to discuss the UFO phenomenon and how it relates to the Disney film “Race to Witch Mountain.” Bill Birnes is the publisher of “UFO Magazine” and appears on the History Channel’s series “UFO Hunters.” Giorgio Tsoukalos is an expert on the ancient astronaut theory and the publisher of “Legendary Times Magazine.” Both had cameos in “Race to Witch Mountain.”
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A Q&A with “Race to Witch Mountain” UFO Experts: Part I
BY KEVIN CARR
Noted real-life UFO experts, Bill Birnes and Giorgio Tsoukalos, joined press in a virtual roundtable to discuss the UFO phenomenon and how it relates to the Disney film “Race to Witch Mountain.” Bill Birnes is the publisher of “UFO Magazine” and appears on the History Channel’s series “UFO Hunters.” Giorgio Tsoukalos is an expert on the ancient astronaut theory and the publisher of “Legendary Times Magazine.” Both had cameos in “Race to Witch Mountain.”
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