This Week: Kevin ponders the question of when television shows will start up production again, then he looks at new trailers for Infamous and The Old Guard. Next, he reviews The High Note, The Vast of Night, Space Force and Central Park. Finally, he takes a look back at the vintage The Return of the Pink Panther and heads into the Home-Cinema Round-Up with a spotlight on Escape from L.A..
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Art is subjective, as is the appreciation for it and the accolades thrust upon it. This is no more evident that during award season each year, in which every film critic, entertainment journalism outfit and average moviegoer throws in their two cents as to what were the best and worst of the previous year.
The Academy Awards are famous for the nomination snubs (such as this year’s snubbing of Ben Affleck and Kathyrn Bigelow for Best Director), but less remembered are the performances that should have won but didn’t. Reasons for this range from the age of the average Academy voter to the sheer politics of the industry.
From the more-than eight decades of the Oscars, here is a look at some people who should have won Best Actor but did not.
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Fat Guy Kevin Carr reviews Lionsgate’s Studio Canal Collection Blu-rays of The Ladykillers, Contempt and Ran.
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND
(not rated)
MOVIE: ** (out of 5)
DVD EXPERIENCE: *** (out of 5)
STARRING
Anne-Marie Mallik as ALICE
Peter Sellers as KING OF HEARTS
John Gielgud as MOCK TURTLE
Wilfrid Brambell as WHITE RABBIT
Michael Redgrave as CATERPILLAR
Peter Cook as MAD HATTER
Leo McKern as DUCHESS
Available on DVD March 2
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Studio: BBC
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Rated PG
Opens: February 6, 2009
Studio: MGM
Starring: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, John Cleese, Lily Tomlin and Jeremy Irons
Directed by: Harald Zwart
Kevin says Pink Panther 2 kinda rocks and kinda sucks at the same time!
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On This Week’s Show: Neil finally returns to the Magical Studio in the Sky with stories from the land of milk and honey, otherwise known as the Sundance Film Festival. Kevin celebrates the return by berating him for only seeing one movie this week, although Neil defends himself because he saw 143 movies at the festival. They explore topics like Steve Martin filling Peter Sellers’ shoes, why Neil wants to buy Maggie Grace from an international slavery ring and how it seems the best scene this week featuring Dakota Fanning requires her to be drunk. And even though Kevin missed Neil greatly, he refuses to hug him without his shirt on, unlike those swishy pilots from the 80s classic Top Gun.
Films Reviewed this Week: Pink Panther 2, Coraline, Push and He’s Just Not That Into You.
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