AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM
(not rated)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Sarah Paulson as LANA WINTERS
Jessica Lange as SISTER JUDE
Zachary Quinto as DR. OLIVER THREDSON
Joseph Fiennes as MONSIGNOR TIMOTHY HOWARD
Evan Peters as KIT WALKER
Lily Rabe as SISTER MARY EUNICE
Lizzie Brocheré as GRACE BERTRAND
James Cromwell as DR. ARTHUR ARDEN
Studio: FX
Created by: Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk
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THE CONJURING
(R)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Vera Farmiga as LORRAINE WARREN
Patrick Wilson as ED WARREN
Lili Taylor as CAROLYN PERRON
Ron Livingston as ROGER PERRON
Shanley Caswell as ANDREA
Hayley McFarland as NANCY
Joey King as CHRISTINE
Mackenzie Foy as CINDY
Kyla Deaver as APRIL
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: James Wan
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PACIFIC RIM
(PG-13)
MOVIE: ****1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Charlie Hunnam as RALEIGH BECKET
Idris Elba as STACKER PENTECOST
Rinko Kikuchi as MAKO MORI
Charlie Day as DR. NEWTON GEISZLER
Burn Gorman as GOTTLIEB
Max Martini as HERC HANSEN
Robert Kazinsky as CHUCK HANSEN
Clifton Collins Jr. as TENDO CHOI
Ron Perlman as HANNIBAL CHAU
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
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FRIGHT NIGHT 2: NEW BLOOD
(unrated)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Will Payne as CHARLEY BREWSTER
Jaime Murray as GERRI DANDRIDGE
Sean Power as PETER VINCENT
Sacha Parkinson as AMY PETERSON
Chris Waller as EVIL ED BATES
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by: Eduardo Rodriguez
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THE EXORCIST: 40TH ANNIVERSARY
(R)
MOVIE: ***** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***** (out of 5)
STARRING
Ellen Burstyn as CHRIS MACNEIL
Max von Sydow as FATHER MERRIN
Lee J. Cobb as LT. WILLIAM KINDERMAN
Kitty Winn as SHARON SPENCER
Jack MacGowran as BURKE DENNINGS
Jason Miller as FATHER DAMIEAN KARRAS
Linda Blair as REGAN MACNEIL
Mercedes McCambridge as DEMON
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: William Friedkin
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THE HANGOVER: PART III
(R)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Bradley Cooper as PHIL
Ed Helms as STU
Zach Galifianakis as ALAN
Justin Bartha as DOUG
Ken Jeong as CHOW
John Goodman as MARSHALL
Melissa McCarthy as CASSIE
Heather Graham as JADE
Mike Epps as BLACK DOUG
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Todd Phillips
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HOUSE OF WAX 3D
(not rated)
MOVIE: ****1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Vincent Price as PROF. HENRY JARROD
Frank Lovejoy as LT. TOM BRENNAN
Phyllis Kirk as SUE ALLEN
Carolyn Jones as CATHY GRAY
Paul Picerni as SCOTT ANDREWS
Charles Bronson as IGOR
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: André De Toth
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THE BIG PARADE
(not rated)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
John Gilbert as JAMES APPERSON
Renee Adoree as MELISANDE
Hobart Bosworth as MR. APPERSON
Claire McDowell as MRS. APPERSON
Claire Adams as JUSTYN REED
Robert Obert as HARRY
Tom O’Brien as BULL
Karl Dane as SLIM
Rosita Marstini as FRENCH MOTHER
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: King Vidor
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MODERN FAMILY: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON
(not rated)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Ed O’Neill as JAY PRITCHETT
Sofia Vergara as GLORIA DELGADO-PRITCHETT
Julie Bowen as CLAIRE DUMPHY
Ty Burrell as PHIL DUNPHY
Jesse Tyler Ferguson as MITCHELL PRITCHETT
Eric Stonestreet as CAMERON TUCKER
Rico Rodriguez as MANNY DELGADO
Nolan Gould as LUKE DUNPHY
Sarah Hyland as HALEY DUNPHY
Ariel Winter as ALEX DUNPHY
Studio: Fox
Created by: Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd
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THE EAST
(R)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Brit Marling as SARAH
Alexander Skarsgård as BENJI
Ellen Page as IZZY
Toby Kebbell as DOC
Shiloh Fernandez as LUCA
Aldis Hodge as THUMBS
Danielle Macdonald as TESS
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Directed by: Zal Batmanglij
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IRON MAN 3
(PG-13)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Robert Downey Jr. as TONY STARK
Gwyneth Paltrow as PEPPER POTTS
Don Cheadle as COLONEL JAMES RHODES
Guy Pearce as ALDRICH KILLIAN
Rebecca Hall as MAYA HANSEN
Jon Favreau as HAPPY HOGAN
Ben Kingsley as THE MANDARIN
Studio: Marvel Studios
Directed by: Shane Black
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THE FLY
(not rated)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Al Hedison as ANDRE DELAMBRE
Patricia Owens as HELENE DELAMBRE
Vincent Price as FRANÇOIS DELAMBRE
Herbert Marshall as INSPECTOR CHARAS
Kathleen Freeman as EMMA
Betty Lou Gerson as NURSE ANDERSONE
Charles Herbert as PHILIPPE DELAMBRE
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by: Kurt Neumann
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HANNIBAL: SEASON ONE
(not rated)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Hugh Dancy as WILL GRAHAM
Mads Mikkelsen as DR. HANNIBAL LECTER
Caroline Dhavernas as DR. ALANA BLOOM
Hettienne Park as BEVERLY KATZ
Laurence Fishburne as JACK CRAWFORD
Scott Thompson as JIMMY PRICE
Aaron Abrams as BRIAN ZELLER
Studio: NBC/Universal
Created by: Bryan Fuller
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THE OFFICE: SEASON NINE
(not rated)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Rainn Wilson as DWIGHT SCHRUTE
John Krasinski as JIM HALPERT
Jenna Fischer as PAM HALPERT
Ed Helms as ANDY BERNARD
Angela Kinsey as ANGELA MARTIN
Oscar Nunez as OSCAR MARTINEZ
Craig Robinson as DARRYL PHILBIN
Ellie Kemper as ERON HANNON
Paul Lieberstein as TOBY FLENDERSON
Brian Baumgartner as KEVIN MALONE
Phyllis Smith as PHILLIS LAPIN-VANCE
Leslie David Baker as STANLEY HUDSON
Kate Flannery as MEREDITH PAKLMER
Creed Bratton as CREED BRATTON
Catherine Tate as NELLIE BERTRAM
Studio: NBC/Universal
Created by: Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant
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SONS OF ANARCHY: SEASON FIVE
(not rated)
MOVIE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (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
Ryan Hurst as HARRY “OPIE” WINSTON
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Created by: Kurt Sutter
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