Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Drive, The Thing, Treasure Buddies, The Big Year and The Double
Stinker of the week: Texas Killing Fields
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 01/31/12
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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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DRIVESeptember 16, 2011
STARRING
Ryan Gosling as DRIVER
Carey Mulligan as IRENE
Bryan Cranston as SHANNON
Albert Brooks as BERNIE ROSE
Oscar Isaac as STANDARD
Christina Hendricks as BLANCHE
Ron Perlman as NINO
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
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Rated R
Opens: September 16, 2011
Studio: Film District
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks and Bryan Cranston
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Kevin says Drive ROCKS!
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This Week: Kevin invites fellow Film School Rejects writer Rob Hunter into the Magical Studio in the Sky to talk about movies they have and have not seen. After throwing some hate at Sarah Jessica Parker and questioning if anyone will see The Lion King in 3D, they contemplate what an update of Straw Dogs would be like before gushing over Drive. Then, they talk box office and answer some listener feedback before laying down some of their favorite driving movies. Then it’s the DVD Rundown and back to their respective corners.
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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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