'Hunger Games': Why Katniss Everdeen Is A Badass

With "The Hunger Games" only days away from its long-anticipated release, we decided to reflect on one of the many reasons you should check out this film -- namely, that leading lady Katniss Everdeen is a total badass. It's the case in the books, and it's definitely the case in the movie. Katniss frequently exhibits [...]

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SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN

RYAN: I was somewhat looking forward to this film because of the cast. Ewan McGregor is my favorite actor... or was.

CAROLINE: I'm sorry, exsqueeze me?

RYAN: I?m kinda over him for some reason.

CAROLINE: What?!! Because of this movie?

RYAN: I?m just coming to terms with the reality that I loved him in Moulin Rouge! but haven?t really adored him as much since then. There have been a few roles he's charmed in, but I'm just not all about him anymore.

CAROLINE: I never thought this day would come! He?s still a talented actor.

RYAN: Oh clearly, but I don?t think he?s completely brilliant - he?s becoming a bit self-aware which is really the worst thing an actor can be. And he's also beginning to repeat himself in the tone of his roles. I'm seeing much similarity. It?s like he?s so in his head while he?s acting and just not as natural as those around him - and this film is a good example of that kind of performance.

CAROLINE: I loved him in Beginners last year though.

RYAN: That was a sweet film. But enough expos� about McEwan. This movie is a snoozer!

CAROLINE: Oh no. Really?

RYAN: For starters, who cares about fishing?

CAROLINE: Well you and I may not, but there?s certainly a community who does.

RYAN: There are some components to this movie which are actually really nice, if you break them down - the cinematography, the casting, some of the writing and witty banter between the lead characters; but, when it all comes together, it just doesn?t work. And the movie is bore-ring!

CAROLINE: I?m so sorry to hear that, but especially glad I didn?t waste my time seeing it. How was Emily Blunt?

RYAN: I like her. She?s fine, whatever. This movie is veeeery British; and not, like, Harry Potter British or different-funny British. It?s a British political tale meets rom com meets drama meets one of the super-cheesiest endings of any movie ever.

CAROLINE: Eek, it sounds like a bit of a wreck.

RYAN: Yeah, it?s pretty bad. There is one major highlight though - not enough to justify seeing this film - but there is a beacon, if you will, in the shape of Kristin Scott Thomas.

CAROLINE: She?s so good.

RYAN: She?s such a ham and a total scene stealer and there?s just something almost deliciously Faye Dunaway as Mommie Dearest about her in this movie. She doesn?t have a humungo role but her presence looms large.

CAROLINE: That?s interesting. Do Em & Ewan at least have chemistry?

RYAN: Minimal, but the story is awkward anyway. It's adapted from a novel that I can't imagine anyone would wanna read either. Overall like the stakes are never high enough for anyone I would know in the audience to really begin to care about what?s going on. The politics in the film actually work against any empathy we?d begin to develop for the characters and its pacing is very lethargic.

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Visual Effects Artist Tim Miller to Adapt 'Gravel' Comic for Legendary

Despite the fact that the film was a fantastic thriller all around, one of the finer points of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo came from the dark and twisted opening credit sequence, reminiscent of some kind of gothic James Bond opening. The man behind that sequence is Tim Miller and his Blur Studio CG animation studio, a company primarily known for video game cinematics. Previously, Miller had been attached to direct X-Men Origins: Deadpool in April, but nothing new on the project has surfaced since then. Now Deadline reports the visual effects artist is also slated adapt Gravel, the Warren Ellis comic book series.

For those who haven't seen it, or would like to watch again, here's that credit sequence from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo featuring Karen O and Trent Reznor's cover of Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song:



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Rachel Weisz 'Really Cares' About 'The Deep Blue Sea'

Sometimes, as Rachel Weisz explains, there's nothing sexier than two people staring at each other from across the room. Weisz's new movie, "The Deep Blue Sea," (no, not that "Deep Blue Sea") has lingering glances and sexual tension in spades, but when it comes to selling a small movie, especially a foreign one, it takes [...]

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The Vow

Have you seen Rachel McAdam’s and Channing Tatum’s “The Vow”? “The Vow” is a story about married couple who got into an accident and because of the accident the girl loss all it’s memory of the guy so the guy tries to win back her wife. “The Vow” Movie Review Many people are surely anticipating … Continue reading

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Tarsem Singh Now Looks to Direct Epic 62-Part Film 'Eye in the Sky'

If you've seen any of Tarsem Singh's previous work, you'll know the director has a predilection for pushing boundaries. The director of The Cell, The Fall, Immortals, and the upcoming Snow White film Mirror, Mirror (not to be confused with Snow White and the Huntsman) spoke with The Playlist recently and gave details about what he hopes will be his next film. Eye in the Sky is a Soderbergh-style epic with 62 stories revolving around a drone attack, portraying the incident from the perspective of the people who launched it, those on the ground throughout, European politicians dealing with their own wars, and more.

Eye in the Sky already has a director, Olivier Hirschbiegel, but Tarsem is hoping to take over the project and put his own spin on things. This won't be quite as visually driven as some of his other work, but the director does refer to it as ...

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel ? Movie Trailer

The plot of the movie is such that these British retirees have outsourced their retirement to India because it is less expensive to stay there and the land itself is quite exotic, beautiful and a get-away from the humdrum of the city life in England. There is a newly restored Marigold Hotel in India and [...]

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