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’70s horror classic ‘Don’t Look Now’ getting remade
Remakes of horror movies are nothing new in Hollywood. We recently got one for Evil Dead, The Thing, and we’re a few weeks away from a modernized version of Steven Spielberg’s Poltergeist. Even in terms of ’70s horror, there have been countless sequels and spinoffs all varying on the initial premise of The Exorcist. But […] More
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‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I’ is all prologue
The splitting of the conclusions of recent fantasy or sci-fi franchises into two parts (or more – looking at you, Peter Jackson) has been financially successful for Hollywood studios, but less so creatively. Only arguable trendsetter Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I proved a satisfying film in its own right by being so rich in character interplay and having an actual sense of progression. Mockingjay – Part I is heavy on character beats, but they are repetitive ones due to its limited scope through withholding all the big stuff until Part 2. More
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Watch the trailer for ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’
Following a number of teasers (here, here, and here) and character posters throughout the summer, it’s all built up to this: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has released… a trailer. Surely though this is the most anticipated trailer of the year short of finally getting a first look at Inherent Vice, but star […] More
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First teaser trailer for ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1′ has landed
What is sure to be one of the year’s biggest films, Francis Lawrence’s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I, has its first trailer. Luckily this film appears to be doing something other than having a second half of the film be another round of the Hunger Games, as Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) becomes the face of a rebellion against Donald Sutherland’s President Snow. More
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‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1’, the latest entry in the franchise, releases a new teaser
Many fans of Suzanne Collins’ dystopian novel trilogy The Hunger Games were excited to learn that the series was set to be adapted for the big screen. With the first film garnering commercial acclaim, the sequels were soon greenlit, with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire going on to become the highest domestic grossing film of […] More
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The Definitive War Movies: 20-11
Top twenty. Now we start to see the more widely recognizable films that people have some emotional attachment to. World War II gets a few mentions in this portion of the list, but this is one of the more diverse sections, overall. We get a mention of the Boer War, the Algerian War, and the […] More
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Watch the first teaser for ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part One’
Hold on to your Mockingjay pins and brace yourself for the “I Volunteer!” memes, because the new teaser trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay- Part One is out now. The trailer, which made waves on IndieWire earlier this morning, is shot like a PSA from the Capitol to the rest of Panem. Although what President Snow, […] More
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‘MASH’ and Robert Altman: an enduring legacy
The influence of Robert Altman on film is indisputable and widespread. A true auteur Altman was a fearless, utterly unique and often completely human. More
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‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ is a strong blockbuster, somewhat hindered by familiar franchise sequel cues
With I Am Legend and Constantine in his filmography, two not entirely successful features but both ones with impressive sequences here and there, director Francis Lawrence would seem an adequate fit for a populist sci-fi or fantasy franchise instalment. More
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‘The Hunger Games’ is a fine, gripping dystopian effort that overcomes its influences
The Hunger Games Written for the screen by Suzanne Collins, Gary Ross and Billy Ray Directed by Gary Ross USA, 2012 In the dystopian, totalitarian nation of Panem, a wealthy capital city rules over an impoverished nation of districts. As penance for a previous rebellion, every year sees each district forced to enter two adolescents […] More
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Trailer: “The Mechanic” starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster »
New online is the trailer for The Mechanic, starring no other than action star Jason Statham along with Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland. The story follows Arthur Bishop (Statham), a relentless assassin out to avenge the death of his mentor Harry (Sutherland). When this lone wolf, however, has to team up with Harry’s son Steve […] More