When is a teaser not a teaser? When it’s the flaming logo of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 and audio clips of some of the most important moments of the previous movies in the series. Oddly, hearing Katniss progress from naïve District 12 girl to full on rebel is kind of exciting. Check it […]
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 – Action, Suspense and Thinking!
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 could have gone wrong in so many ways that it’s a genuine relief to be able to say it’s infinitely better than the book – at least, so far. It’s smart and thought provoking while having considerably more action that I was expecting. In fact, it’s the best film […]
AMC Posts Their Own Mockingjay Trailer!
This is new! The AMC Theater chain has posted its own trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. It’s pretty splendid. Check it out after the jump. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 opens November 21st.
Message Trailer: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1!
Katniss Everdeen has a message for President Snow in the final trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. He’s not going to like it. See for yourself after the jump. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 opens on November 21st. I’ve got my ticket; have you?
Haunting Trailer: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 – Return to District 12
Not much needs to be said about the new trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. Check it out following the jump. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 opens November 1st.
Epic Trailer: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1–A Warning and An Ultimatum!
President Snow warns Katniss, ‘The things we love are the things that destroy us.’ Katniss issues an ultimatum to President Alma Coin and Plutarch Heavensbee. The new trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 sets the tone for Katniss’ evolution as unwilling symbol of the revolution to revolutionary leader. Intense isn’t even an […]
Cool Teaser: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1!
At last! The first Mockingjay teaser with more than President Snow’s propaganda babblings! Apparently, it brought down the house at comic-Con 2014. Check it out after the jump. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 premieres on November 21st.
Le Carré’s A Most Wanted Man Makes the Mundane Matter!
In real life, espionage is not glamorous. It’s like police work – mostly plodding detail work and following up and generally boring ninety-nine percent of the time. John le Carré worked in that field long enough that when he writes about it, he writes with a real understanding of mechanics of the spy game. His […]
Philip Seymour Hoffman Dead!
We generally don’t do death notices here at EM because, frankly, I’m not qualified to write heartfelt obits on people. But Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of my favorite, criminally, underused actors. He first caught my eye in Boogie Nights, from there I loved him in just about everything he’s done. He won an Oscar […]
Moneyball: Conventional Wisdom Isn’t!
At one point in Moneyball, Oakland Athletics’ General Manager Billy Beane says words to the effect that, unless you win the last game of the season, nobody cares. Today’s game says that’s one of the few times he got it wrong.
MOVIE REVIEW: Synecdoche, New York – What Does It All Mean?
It’s been several hours since I walked out of the theater and I’m still wondering whutinthehighholyhellwuzzat?!? If you’ve seen any of the films that Kaufman wrote previously [Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind], then you know that is the usual state of mind that follows a screening his work. It’s just […]