BANDSLAMAugust 14, 2009
STARRING
Aly Michalka as CHARLOTTE BANKS
Vanessa Hudgens as SA5M
Saelan Connell as WILL BURTON
Scott Porter as BEN WHEATLY
Studio: Summit Entertainment
Directed by: Todd Graff
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A Q&A with “Race to Witch Mountain” UFO Experts: Part I
BY KEVIN CARR
Noted real-life UFO experts, Bill Birnes and Giorgio Tsoukalos, joined press in a virtual roundtable to discuss the UFO phenomenon and how it relates to the Disney film “Race to Witch Mountain.” Bill Birnes is the publisher of “UFO Magazine” and appears on the History Channel’s series “UFO Hunters.” Giorgio Tsoukalos is an expert on the ancient astronaut theory and the publisher of “Legendary Times Magazine.” Both had cameos in “Race to Witch Mountain.”
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A Q&A with “Race to Witch Mountain” UFO Experts: Part I
BY KEVIN CARR
Noted real-life UFO experts, Bill Birnes and Giorgio Tsoukalos, joined press in a virtual roundtable to discuss the UFO phenomenon and how it relates to the Disney film “Race to Witch Mountain.” Bill Birnes is the publisher of “UFO Magazine” and appears on the History Channel’s series “UFO Hunters.” Giorgio Tsoukalos is an expert on the ancient astronaut theory and the publisher of “Legendary Times Magazine.” Both had cameos in “Race to Witch Mountain.”
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: 25th Anniversary Collection, Superfriends: The Lost Episodes, I Love You Man, 17 Again and Gigantic.
Stinker of the week: Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson.
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17 AGAIN
(PG-13)
MOVIE: **1/2 (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: ***1/2 (out of 5)
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Zac Efron as MIKE O’DONNELL (TEEN)
Leslie Mann as SCARLETT O’DONNELL
Thomas Lennon as NED GOLD
Matthew Perry as MIKE O’DONNELL (ADULT)
Sterling Knight as ALEX O’DONNELL
Michelle Trachtenberg as MAGGIE O’DONNELL
Rated PG-13
Studio: Warner Bros.
Directed by: Burr Steers
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Fat Guy Kevin Carr rolled into the FOX 28 studios in Columbus, Ohio for a weekly movie review segment. This week, he talked about G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Julie & Julia and A Perfect Getaway.
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G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRAAugust 7, 2009
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Dennis Quaid as GENERAL HAWK
Channing Tatum as DUKE
Marlon Wayans as RIPCORD
Sienna Miller as ANA
Rachel Nichols as SCARLETT
Joseph Gordon-Levitt as REX
Christopher Eccleston as MCCULLEN
Studio: Paramount
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
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Rated PG-13
Opens: August 7, 2009
Studio: Paramount
Starring: Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Kevin says G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra kinda rocks!
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Rated PG-13
Opens: August 7, 2009
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina and Linda Emond
Directed by: Norah Ephron
Kevin says Julie & Julia kinda sucks!
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JULIE & JULIAAugust 7, 2009
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Meryl Streep as JULIA CHILD
Amy Adams as JULIE POWELL
Stanley Tucci as PAUL CHILD
Chris Messina as ERIC POWELL
Linda Emond as SIMONE BECK
Helen Carey as LOUISETTE BERTHOLLE
Mary Lynn Rajskub as SARAH
Jane Lynch as DOROTHY MCWILLIAMS
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Directed by: Nora Ephron
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On This Week’s Show: Kevin throws some hatred Neil’s way for being one of the few critics in the country to be allowed to see G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA. They put their differences aside for a brief moment to discuss the alien holocaust movie known as Julie & Julia. Then the claws come out as the Fat Guys have a smackdown about whether A Perfect Getaway sucks or rocks. Then, in honor of films like G.I. Joe and Transformers 2, they throw down a Fat Guy Five about movies that aren’t great but they loved as kids.
Films Reviewed this Week: Julie & Julia, A Perfect Getaway and G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA
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NATURE’S GRAVE
(R)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: * (out of 5)
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Jim Cavezel as PETER
Claudia Karvan as MARCIA
Directed by: Jamie Blanks
Studio: Screen Media Films
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THE POKER HOUSE
(R)
MOVIE: * (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: **1/2 (out of 5)
STARRING
Jennifer Lawrence as AGNES
Bokeem Woodbine as DUVAL
Sophia Bairley as BEE
Chloe Grace Moretz as CAMMIE
David Alan Grier as STYMIE
Selma Blair as SARAH
Directed by: Lori Petty
Studio: Phase 4 Films
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THE MYSTERIES OF PITTSBURGH
(R)
MOVIE: *1/2 (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: ** (out of 5)
STARRING
Jon Foster as ART BECHSTEIN
Peter Sarsgaard as CLEVELAND ARNING
Sienna Miller as JANE BELLWETHER
Nick Nolte as JOE BECHSTEIN
Mena Suvari as PHLOX LOMBARDI
Directed by: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Studio: Phase 4 Films
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The good folks at Paramount sent Fat Guy Kevin Carr the new “So You Think You Can Dance: Get Fit” DVDs for review. Taking the hint, Kevin decided to try one of the work-outs himself to see if an average dude can do it. Here’s a video of the results…