After surviving the 1862 Battle of Corinth during the Civil War, Newton Knight, a poor farmer from Mississippi, leads a group of small farmers and local slaves in an armed rebellion against the Confederacy in Jones County. Knight subsequently marries a former enslaved woman, Rachel.... Read more
North America is not what it used to be, where once many thrived, now there is the rich and powerful that rule in the Capitol of the Nation of Panem and the poor and starving that live in the 12 districts.... Read more
That’s it, folks: after a few days’ worth of back-and-forth over whether Gary Ross would return to direct Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, you can officially fire the cannon on his involvement. He’s out.... Read more
I am a huge fan of The Hunger Games. I read the books just before the release of the final novel in the series was released in 2010 and ever since, I have been waiting for this day.... Read more
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games.... Read more
Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games film has found its Haymitch Abernathy.
Woody Harrelson has landed the coveted role of Katniss Everdeen’s mentor in the upcoming big-screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ bestselling novel.... Read more
In this tough marketplace, if you want to make another movie about a complex historical figure like Robert F Kennedy, you'd better bring to the table an actor with chops and bankability to excite a financier. Matt Damon does both those things.... Read more
Seabiscuit was the kind of movie, for me, that you watch once, get a relatively good impression from, and then simply forget it. An inspiring tale but as a film lacks the fluidity of a good storytelling, especially for its runtime.... Read more
