Katniss Everdeen, a teenage girl living in the dystopian nation of Panem, volunteers to take the place of her little sister who is chosen as one of several tributes to the annual Hunger Games, a battle royale to the death.
Colin Firth is in talks to take on the role of the film’s villain, Adrian. With Josh Brolin currently set to star in the American remake of the 2003 Korean cult favorite, Firth’s joining would leave one last major role open
Lars von Trier’s Melancholia defies classification about as much as it does your expectations. What else is there to expect, really, from the director of Antichrist and a very personal story of depression and the end of the world. I guess the easiest thing to call it would be the anti-Tree of Life. Where Terrence Malick offered an ultimately hopeful story about life, its origins, and its hardships, von Trier is more interested in examining the very primal feelings of helplessness and despair one would experience during Earth and mankind’s final moments. Of course, the visuals of such an event will take your breath away, and the performances from co-lead actresses Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsbourg are phenomenal. So despite a few narrative missteps, Melancholia ends up being an awe-inspiring film.
Director Tarsem Singh aims to carve out his own gory slice of guilty-pleasure pie with the god-versus-men epic Immortals which hits screens this Friday. The trailers alone recall the 2007 breakout success that was Zach Snyder’s 300, not to mention the blunt comparison boasted in trailer voiceovers. Since
The comedian first hosted the Oscars in 1990 and did so for four consecutive years. He returned after a few years off in 1997, 1998 and 2000. His last hosting gig came in 2004 when The Return of the King won Best Picture. The 84th Academy Awards would mark Crystal’s ninth appearance as the ceremony’s emcee.
Just when we thought that the competition for “fairest of them all” had basically ended between 2012’s “Snow White” films, Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman has released a teaser trailer just a week after Relativity Media’s project got some press by announcing it’s title, Mirror, Mirror.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s portrayal of J. Edgar Hoover in this weekend’s J. Edgar has the attention of the public and the Academy. If he can nail it, he might march to his first Oscar as well. For now, let’s take a look at the best portrayals of non-fictional characters in the last 10 years.
