Today sees the release of "The Hunger Games," the much anticipated adaptation of the popular young adult novel series about a future in which children are forced to compete in a fight to the death for the entertainment of the overclass, and to help their district fight off starvation. The books have...
Read More »One of the most buzzed about films at this year's Sundance Film Festival had to be indie filmmaker Drake Doremus' "Like Crazy." Touted as the next "Blue Valentine," the mostly improvised film about a long-distance romance won the Grand Jury Prize and was bought by Paramount for the sum of $4 million. The drama stars Anton Yelchin, features a breakout performance by Felicity Jones and has "Katniss Everdeen" Jennifer Lawrence in a supporting role, so with the right marketing push the film should have no trouble being a modest hit for the studio. Our reviewer called it "a familiar tale, well told" and this writer has to agree. (The film doesn't ...
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