Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Exorcist: 40th Anniversary Blu-ray, The Chucky Collection, The Hangover: Part III, Much Ado About Nothing and TV-on-DVD (Bones: Season 8, Psych: Season 7, White Collar: Season 4 and American Horror Story: Asylum )
Stinker of the week: After Earth
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THE EXORCIST: 40TH ANNIVERSARY
(R)
MOVIE: ***** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***** (out of 5)
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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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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: House of Wax 3D, The Little Mermaid, New Girl: Season 2, The Croods and This Is the End
Stinker of the week: Fright Night 2: New Blood
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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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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Iron Man 3, Hannibal: Season One, Room 237, V/H/S/2 and Family Guy: Volume 11
Stinker of the week: I Spit on Your Grave 2
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 09/24/13
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Bling Ring, Grimm: Season 2, World War Z, Bates Motel: Season 1 and Universal Monsters
Stinker of the week: Showgirls 2: Penny’s from Heaven
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THE LEAGUE: THE COMPLETE SEASON FOUR
(not rated)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Mark Duplass as PETE ECKHART
Stephan Rannazzisi as KEVIN MCARTHUR
Nick Kroll as RODNEY RUXIN
Paul Scheer as ANDRE NOWZIC
Jon Lajoie as TACO MCARTHUR
Katie Aselton as JENNY MCARTHUR
Jason Mantzoukas as RAFI
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Created by: Jeff Schaffer and Jackie Marcus Schaffer
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IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA: THE COMPLETE SEASON 8
(not rated)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Charlie Day as CHARLIE
Rob McElhenney as MAC
Glenn Howerton as DENNIS
Kaitlin Olson as SWEET DEE
Danny DeVito as FRANK
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Created by: Rob McElhenney
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