NORMA RAE
(PG)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
STARRING
Sally Field as NORMA RAE
Beau Bridges as SONNY
Ron Leibman as REUBEN
Pat Hingle as VERNON
Barbara Baxley as LEONA
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by: Martin Ritt
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BAD ASS 2: BAD ASSES
(R)
MOVIE: **1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Danny Trejo as FRANK VEGA
Danny Glover as BERNIE POPE
Andrew Divoff as LEANDRO HERRERA
Jacqueline Obradors as ROSARIA PARKES
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by: Craig Moss
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47 RONIN
(PG-13)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Keanu Reeves as KAI
Hiroyuki Sanada as ÔISHI
Kô Shibasaki as MIKA
Tadanobu Asano as LORD KIRA
Min Tanaka as LORD ASANO
Jin Akanishi as CHIKARA
Studio: Universal
Directed by: Carl Rinsch
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THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG
(PG-13)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Ian McKellen as GANDALF
Martin Freeman as BILBO
Richard Armitage as THORIN
Benedict Cumberbatch as SMAUG
Orlando Bloom as LEGOLAS
Evangeline Lilly as TAURIEL
Luke Evans as BARD THE BOWMAN
Lee Pace as THRANDUIL
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Peter Jackson
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GRUDGE MATCH
(PG-13)
MOVIE: **1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Robert De Niro as BILLY “THE KID” MCDONNEN
Sylvester Stallone as HENRY “RAZOR” SHARP
Kevin Hart as DANTE SLATE, JR.
Alan Arkin as LIGHTNING
Kim Basinger as SALLY ROSE
Jon Bernthal as B.J.
Joey Diaz as MIKEY
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Peter Segal
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MACHETE KILLS
(R)
MOVIE: *1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Danny Trejo as MACHETE
Mel Gibson as VOZ
Demian Bichir as MENDEZ
Amber Heard as MISS SAN ANTONIO
Michelle Rodriguez as LUZ
Sofia Vergara as DESDEMONA
Carlos Estevez as MR. PRESIDENT
Studio: Open Road
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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RUSH
(R)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Chris Hemsworth as JAMES HUNT
Daniel Brühl as NIKI LAUDA
Olivia Wilde as SUZY MILLER
Alexandra Maria Lara as MARLENE LAUDA
Pierfrancesco Favino as CLAY REGZZONI
David Calder as LOUIS STANLEY
Studio: Universal
Directed by: Ron Howard
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2 GUNS
(R)
MOVIE: **1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Denzel Washington as ROBERT ‘BOBBY’ TRENCH
Mark Wahlberg as MICHAEL ‘STIG’ STIGMAN
Paula Patton as DEB
Bill Paxton as EARL
Fred Ward as ADMIRAL TUWEY
James Marsden as QUINCE
Edward James Olmos as JESSUP
Studio: Universal
Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur
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THE JUNGLE BOOK: DIAMOND EDITION
(G)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Phil Harris as BALOO
Sebastian Cabot as BAGHEERA
Louis Prima as KING LOUIE
George Sanders as SHERE KHAN
Sterling Holloway as KAA
Bruce Reitherman as MOWGLI
Studio: Disney
Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman
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THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
(PG-13)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Jennifer Lawrence as KATNISS EVERDEEN
Liam Hemsworth as GALE HAWTHORNE
Josh Hutcherson as PEETA MELLARK
Woody Harrelson as HAYMITCH ABERNATHY
Donald Sutherland as PRESIDENT SNOW
Elizabeth Banks as EFFIE TRINKET
Lenny Kravitz as CINNA
Stanley Tucci as CAESAR FLICKERMAN
Philip Seymour Hoffman as PLUTARCH HEAVENSBEE
Studio: Lionsgate
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
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CLOSED CIRCUIT
(R)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Eric Bana as MARTIN ROSE
Rebecca Hall as CLAUDIA SIMMONS-HOWE
Isaac Hempstead-Wright as TOM ROSE
Ciarán Hinds as DEVLIN
Julia Stiles as JOANNA REECE
Jim Broadbent as ATTORNEY GENERAL
Riz Ahmed as NAZRUL SHARMA
Studio: Focus Features
Directed by: John Crowley
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KICK-ASS 2
(R)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Aaron Taylor-Johnson as KICK-ASS
Christopher Mintz-Plasse as CHRIS D’AMICO
Chloë Grace Moretz as HIT-GIRL
Jim Carey as COLONEL STARS AND STRIPES
Donald Faison as DOCTOR GRAVITY
Lindy Booth as NIGHT BITCH
Clark Duke as MARTY EISENBERG
Morris Chestnut as DETECTIVE MARCUS WILLIAMS
Studio: Universal
Directed by: Jeff Wadlow
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SAVING MR. BANKS
(PG-13)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
STARRING
Emma Thompson as P.L. TRAVERS
Tom Hanks as WALT DISNEY
Annie Rose Buckley as GINTY
Colin Farrell as TRAVERS GOFF
Ruth Wilson as MARGARET GOFF
Paul Giamatti as RALPH
Bradley Whitford as DON DAGRADI
B.J. Novak as ROBERT SHERMAN
Jason Schwartzman as RICHARD SHERMAN
Studio: Disney
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
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FROZEN
(PG)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Kristen Bell as ANNA
Idina Menzel as ELSA
Jonathan Groff as KRISTOFF
Josh Gad as OLAF
Santino Fontana as HANS
Alan Tudyk as DUKE
Studio: Disney
Directed by: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
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THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
(not rated)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
STARRING
Charlton Heston as MICHELANGELO
Rex Harrison as POPE JULIUS II
Diane Cilento as CONTESSINA DE’MEDICI
Harry Andrews as BRUMANTE
Alberto Lupo as DUKE OF URBINO
Adolfo Cedli as GIOVANNI DE’MEDICI
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by: Carol Reed
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