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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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Enemy, 300: Rise of an Empire, Star Trek: The Next Generation – Season Six, Blood Ties and Winter’s Tale
Stinker of the week: Duck Dynasty: Season Five
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 06/24/14
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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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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Lego Movie, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Ernest & Celestine, Alpha Alert and Joy Ride 3: Road Kill
Stinker of the week: Walk of Shame
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 06/17/14
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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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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Alan Partridge, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Non-Stop and Visitors
Stinker of the week: None this week
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 06/02/14
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THE UNIVERSE: SEASON 7 – ANCIENT MYSTERIES SOLVED
(not rated)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: * (out of 5)
STARRING
Erik Thompson as NARRATOR
Studio: History/Lionsgate
Produced by: Carl H. Lindahl
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Lone Survivor, RoboCop, The Man with No Name Trilogy, The Birdcage and In the Blood
Stinker of the week: Son of God
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 06/02/14
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Life Aquatic Criterion, Sleepaway Camp Blu-ray, The Universe: Ancient Mysteries Solved – Season 7, Suits: Season 3 and Endless Love
Stinker of the week: Airplane vs. Volcano
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 05/27/14
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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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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Monuments Men, Warehouse 13: Season 5, About Last Night, 3 Days to Kill and Pompeii
Stinker of the week: Vampire Academy
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 05/20/14
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Her, Bob’s Burgers: The Complete 3rd Season, That Awkward Moment, Perry Mason Movie Collection: Volume 2 and Generation Iron
Stinker of the week: I, Frankenstein
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 05/13/14
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PERRY MASON MOVIE COLLECTION: VOLUME 2
(not rated)
MOVIE: *** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: * (out of 5)
STARRING
Raymond Burr as PERRY MASON
Barbara Hale as DELLA STREET
William Katt as PAUL DRAKE JR.
Alexandra Paul as AMY HASTINGS
William R. Moses as KEN MALANSKY
Studio: CBS Video
Directed by: Christian I. Nyby II
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