Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Kung Fu Panda 2, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Family Guy: Volume 9, The Rocketeer Blu-ray and Fright Night
Stinker of the week: The Best of King of the Ring
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 12/13/11
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(Los Angeles, CA – December 13, 2011) – The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The winners will be announced at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards ceremony on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Hollywood Palladium. Hosted by Rob Huebel and Paul Scheer, featuring Fitz and The Tantrums as the house band, the show will broadcast live for the fifth year in a row on VH1 at 8:00 PM ET/PT.
“Hugo” and “The Artist” each received an impressive 11 nominations for the 17th annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, one short of the record 12 nominations for “Black Swan” last year. Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” garnering nods for Best Picture, Best Young Actor for Asa Butterfield, Best Director for Martin Scorsese, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound and Best Score. Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” received nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin, Best Supporting Actress for Berenice Bejo, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, and Best Score.
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On May 27, Fat Guy Kevin Carr rolled into the FOX 28 studios in Columbus, Ohio for a weekly movie review segment. This week, he talked about Kung Fu Panda 2 and The Hangover: Part II.
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KUNG FU PANDA 2May 26, 2011
STARRING
Jack Black as PO
Gary Oldman as LORD SHEN
Angelina Jolie as TIGRESS
Seth Rogen as MANTIS
Jackie Chan as MONKEY
David Cross as CRANE
Lucy Liu as VIPER
Dustin Hoffman as SHIFU
Directed by: Jennifer Yuh
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This Week: Kevin invites Ike from the It’s Mike and Ike podcast to the Magical Studio in the Sky to talk about all the number two that is coming to theaters this week. They take a sharp critical blade to The Hangover: Part II while Kevin shows his classic love for animation with a review of Kung Fu Panda 2. Later in the show, both Kevin and Ike show their disturbing knowledge about pornography and the Psycho movies before responding to some listener voice mails. Then, they knock out a Fat Guy Five about great number twos before laying down some DVD recommendations. Happy Memorial Day, folks!
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Some folks will probably disagree with me, but I thought 2011 was actually a pretty good year for films. It didn’t have a ton of fantastic movies, but it had plenty of good movies throughout. Sure, there were real stinkers (which you can check out here), but there were plenty of three- and four-star films out there to enjoy. And the beginning of 2011 treated us to some truly original content, even if none of those films made this final list. But when all is said and done, there were still some fantastic films to enjoy, and the year really ended with a bang.
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