Silver Linings Playbook Directed By David O. Russell Written by David O. Russell, based on Matthew Quick’s novel U.S.A., 2012 It must take a lot of bravery and intelligence to not merely make a film in which characters suffer from various mental illnesses, but to have that film observe and develop those individuals in pertinent, …
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 …
The Hunger Games Written by Suzanne Collins, Billy Ray, and Gary Ross Directed by Gary Ross USA, 2012 The opening minutes of Gary Ross’s adaptation of the teen-lit phenom The Hunger Games make it clear that Ross has brought serious consideration to what could easily have been a cashed-in afterthought of a movie. Our first …
The Hunger Games Directed by Gary Ross Screenplay by Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins and Billy Ray 2012, USA In a dystopian future, the Capitol of the nation of Panem randomly selects twenty-four of the country’s youngest inhabitants to fight to the death in a yearly event titled The Hunger Games. The film’s tagline – “The …
The Wrap has ended speculation by announcing that Jennifer Lawrence has landed the much sought after lead role in Lionsgate’s new franchise The Hunger Games. The 20-year-old actress has had quite the year. She was barely known as little as a year ago until Winter’s Bone premiered at Sundance. The film won the festival’s top …
Winter’s Bone Directed by Debra Granik A critical darling since its Sundance debut, Debra Granik’s second feature (following the touching drug-addiction drama Down to the Bone) cements her, along with Kelly Reichardt and Andrea Arnold, as one of the most skilled female directors of the new century – even if it doesn’t cohere into quite …