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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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Psych: The Complete Eighth Season, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, King Kong vs. Godzilla, King Kong Escapes, 47 Ronin and The Pirate Fairy
Stinker of the week: The Bag Man
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 04/01/14
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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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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Wolf of Wall Street, Delivery Man, Continuum: Season 2, Chinese Zodiac and Walking with Dinosaurs
Stinker of the week: Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action!
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 03/25/14
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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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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Frozen, Saving Mr. Banks, American Hustle, Kill Your Darlings and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Stinker of the week: Jeff Dunham: Achmed Saves America
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Inside Llewyn Davis, Homefront, Out of the Furnace and The Book Thief
Stinker of the week: Welcome to the Jungle
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 03/11/14
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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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THE INN OF THE SIXTH HAPPINESS
(not rated)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Ingrid Bergman as GLADYS AYLWARD
Curt Jurgens as CAPTAIN LIN NAN
Robert Donat as THE MANDARIN OF YANG CHENG
Michael David as HOK-A
Athene Seyler as JEANNIE LAWSON
Ronald Squire as SIR FRANCIS JAMISON
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by: Mark Robson
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