BLOOD TIES
(R)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
STARRING
Clive Owen as CHRIS
Billy Crudup as FRANK
Marion Cotillard as MONICA
Mila Kunis as NATALIE
Zoe Saldana as VANESSA
Studio: Lionsgate
Directed by: Guillaume Canet
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JOY RIDE 3: ROADKILL
(unrated)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Ken Kirzinger as RUSY NAIL
Jesse Hutch as JORDAN WELLS
Ben Hollingsworth as MICKEY COLE
Gianpaolo Venuta as AUSTIN MOORE
Jake Manley as BOBBY Crow
Kristen Prout as JEWEL MCCAUL
Leela Savasta as ALISA ROSADO
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by: Declan O’Brien
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ERNEST & CELESTINE
(PG)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Forest Whitaker as ERNEST
Mackenzie Foy as CELESTINE
Lauren Bacall as THE GREY ONE
Paul Giamatti as RAT JUDGE
William H. Macy as HEAD DENTIST
Megan Mullally as LUCIENNE
Nick Offerman as GEORGE
Studio: Cinedigm
Directed by: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar & Benjamin Renner
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VISITORS
(not rated)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
Studio: Cinedigm
Directed by: Godfrey Reggio
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300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
(R)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Sullivan Stapleton as THEMISTOKLES
Eva Green as ARTEMISIA
Lena Headey as QUEEN GORGO
Hans Matheson as AESYKLOS
Callan Mulvey as SCYLLIAS
David Wenham as DILIOS
Rodrigo Santoro as XERXES
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Noam Murro
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THE LEGO MOVIE: THE EVERYTHING IS AWESOME EDITION
(PG)
MOVIE: ****1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Chris Pratt as EMMET
Will Ferrell as LORD BUSINESS
Elizabeth Banks as WYLDSTYLE
Will Arnett as BATMAN
Morgan Freeman as VITRUVIUS
Liam Neeson as BAD COP
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
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ALAN PARTRIDGE
(R)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
STARRING
Steve Coogan as ALAN PARTRIDGE
Colm Meaney as PAT FARRELL
Felicity Montagu as LYNN BENFIELD
Tim Key as SIDE KICK SIMON
Simon Greenall as MICHAEL
Monica Dolan as ANGELA ASHBOURNE
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Directed by: Declan Lowney
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THE BIRDCAGE
(R)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: * (out of 5)
STARRING
Robin Williams as ARMAND GOLDMAN
Gene Hackman as SEN. KEVIN KEELEY
Nathan Lane as ALBERT GOLDMAN
Dianne Wiest as LOUISE KEELEY
Dan Futterman as VAL GOLDMAN
Calista Flockhart as BARBARA KEELEY
Hank Azaria as AGADOR
Christine Baranski as KATHERINE ARCHER
Studio: MGM
Directed by: Mike Nichols
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ROBOCOP
(PG-13)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
STARRING
Joel Kinnaman as ALEX MURPHY
Gary Oldman as DR. DENNETT NORTON
Michael Keaton as RAYMOND SELLARS
Abbie Cornish as CLARA MURPHY
Jackie Earle Haley as RICK MATTOX
Michael K. Williams as JACK LEWIS
Jennifer Ehle as LIZ KLINE
Jay Baruchel as TOM POPE
Marianne Jean-Baptiste as CHIEF KAREN DEAN
Samuel L. Jackson as PAT NOVAK
Studio: MGM
Directed by: José Padilha
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THE DEEP END
(R)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Tilda Swinton as MARGARET HALL
Goran Visnjic as ALEK SPERA
Jonathan Tucker as BEAU HALL
Peter Donat as JACK HALL
Josh Lucas as DARBY REESE
Raymond Barry as CARLIE NAGEL
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Directed by: Scott McGehee and David Siegel
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DEVIL’S DUE
(R)
MOVIE: * (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Allison Miller as SAMANTHA MCCALL
Zach Gilford as ZACH MCCALL
Sam Anderson as FATHER THOMAS
Roger Payano as CAB DRIVER
Vanessa Ray as SUZIE
Satan as THE BABY
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
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VERONICA MARS
(PG-13)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Kristen Bell as VERONICA MARS
Jason Dohring as LOGAN ECHOLLS
Krysten Ritter as GIA GOODMAN
Ryan Hansen as DICK CASABLANCAS
Francis Capra as ELI “WEEVIL” NAVARRO
Percy Daggs III as WALLACE FENNEL
Chris Lowell as STOSH “PIZ” PIZNARSKI
Tina Majorino as CINDY “MAC” MACKENZIE
Enrico Colantoni as KEITH MARS
Ken Marino as VINNIE VAN LOWE
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Rob Thomas
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THE LEGEND OF HERCULES
(PG-13)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Kellan Lutz as HERCULES
Gaia Weiss as HEBE
Scott Adkins as KING AMPHITRYON
Roxanne McKee as QUEEN ALCMENE
Liam Garrigan as IPHICLES
Liam McIntyre as SOTIRIS
Rade Serbedzija as CHIRON
Studio: Summit
Directed by: Renny Harlin
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THE PIRATE FAIRY
(G)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Mae Whitman as TINKER BELL
Christina Hendricks as ZARINA
Tom Hiddleston as JAMES
Lucy Liu as SILVERMIST
Raven-Symoné as IRIDESSA
Megan Hilty as ROSETTA
Pamela Adlon as VIDIA
Angela Bartys as FAWN
Studio: Disney
Directed by: Peggy Holmes
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THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
(PG)
MOVIE: ****1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Ben Stiller as WALTER MITTY
Kristen Wiig as CHERYL MELHOFF
Shirley MacLaine as EDNA MITTY
Adam Scott as TED HENDRICKS
Kathryn Hahn as ODESSA MITTY
Sean Penn as SEAN O’CONNELL
Patton Oswalt as TODD MAHER
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by: Ben Stiller
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