Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Muppets, Battle Royale, Carnage and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Stinker of the week: Snow White: A Deadly Summer
Kevin Carr’s DVD Rundown for 03/20/12
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This Week: Preparing for the long Christmas weekend, Kevin invites fellow critic and live-tweeter Mel Valentin into the Magical Studio in the Sky for an early episode. Together, they look at the 586 new releases this holiday week, including The Adventures of Tintin, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and War Horse. They also take a quick look at some of the award films in limited release before talking box office, examine the latest The Dark Knight Rises and The Hobbit trailers and answer some long-overdue listener feedback. After laying out a Fat Guy Five about English-language remakes, Kevin and Mel whip through the DVD Rundown and then sail away into the sunset.
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THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOODecember 20, 2011
STARRING
Daniel Craig as MIKAEL BLOMKVIST
Rooney Mara as LISBETH SALANDER
Christopher Plummer as HENRIK VANGER
Stellan Skarsgård as MARTIN VANGER
Robin Wright as ERIKA BERGER
Joely Richardson as ANITA VANGER
Directed by: David Fincher
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Rated R
Opens: December 20, 2011
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Starring: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Robin Wright and Stellan Skarsgård
Directed by: David Fincher
Kevin says The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ROCKS!
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Read Kevin’s review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo here.
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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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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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Kevin’s picks on DVD this week: Jason and the Argonauts on Blu-ray, Lost Keaton, A Single Man, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Brooklyn’s Finest
Stinker of the week: Project Runway: Season 7
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