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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THE FRENCH CONNECTION
(R)
MOVIE: **** (out of 5)
BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: **** (out of 5)
STARRING
Gene Hackman as JIMMY DOYLE
Fernando Rey as ALAIN CHARNIER
Roy Scheider as DET. BUDDY RUSSO
Tony Lo Bianco as SAL BOCA
Marcel Bozzuffi as PIERRE NICOLI
Frédéric de Pasquale as DEVEREAUX
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Directed by: William Friedkin
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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Burn After Reading, Hamlet 2, Death Race, American Teen and FOX/MGM Triple Features.
Stinker of the week: None this week. Merry Christmas, Hollywood!
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