At St. Paternus University in Berkeley, CA, a small group of researchers has spent the last three years experimenting with the Lazarus serum, a discovery they hope will help the medical community escape the pressures of time, saving more patients while avoiding negative side effects and loss of cognitive function. Frank (Mark Duplass, “Tammy”) and…
The climax of “Divergent” that saw the young divergent Tris (Shailene Woodley) escape with her life after a face-off with the manipulative leader of the Erudites (Kate Winslet) may have been anti-climatic but that won’t keep a good YA series from marching on. Realizing there is more to her story in this post-apocalyptic Chicago, in…
Here it is, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, the latest addition to this little franchise known as the “Hunger Games,” the franchise which is only the tentpole for every young adult adaptation on the planet. But what’s there to say about this installment? Struggling to find words is a not so good indicator….
Anyone with a heartbeat knows that when given a particular set of skills and a menacing attitude Denzel Washington knows how to administer street justice. Under the constructive guidance of director Antoine Fuqua (“Olympus Has Fallen,” “Shooter”), he’s given the opportunity to do it again in the pair’s latest project, The Equalizer. As Robert McCall,…
It’s the beginning of the end and all bets are off in this first full trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. It seems the masterminds behind the rebellion are willing to chew up and spit out their figurehead, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), to guarantee the uprising; President Snow (Donald Sutherland) of the…
It was widely reported that Bruce Willis insisted on a $4 million plus paycheck to reprise his role as Mr. Church in The Expendables 3. For this he was ridiculed and even has a joke made at his expense sandwiched into the film (by Harrison Ford of all people). But could it be that money…
Personally I was expecting a bigger splash but Lionsgate has finally delivered the first tease of the most anticipated film of the year — The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. The beginning of the rebellion against the Capital has started with District 12 and two time games winner, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) providing the…
