— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — After many weeks of speculation and wish list castings from fans, Lionsgate and director Frances Lawrence have officially selected their actor for Plutarch Heavensbee, who makes his appearance as the Game Maker for the 75th Hunger Games, also called [...]
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Catching Fire Casting Heating Up
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — As the summer progresses and fall nears, production for “The Hunger Games” sequel “Catching Fire” is nearing and the casting rumors are heating up. Earlier this year, we reported that the role of Finnick Odair was close to being cast and the [...]
Nine Clips from Cosmopolis
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — In David Cronenberg’s upcoming futuristic drama “Cosmopolis,” based on the 2003 novel by Don DeLillo, Robert Pattinson (the “Twilight” saga) plays 28-year-old Wall Street tycoon Eric Parker as he is being transported across midtown [...]
Monsters University: Teaser Trailer
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — “Monsters, Inc.” — a 2001 animated feature film produced by Pixar — was directed by Pete Docter, co-directed by Lee Unkrich and David Silverman, and starred the voices of John Goodman as Sully and Billy Crystal as Mike, two monsters w[...]
Catching Fire: Casting Finnick Odair
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — The much-anticipated sequel to “The Hunger Games” has settled on a title and now the focus goes to the casting of the central characters in the next two novels in the series. Among the most talked about casting decisions at this moment is centere[...]
Poster: The Host
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — The teaser trailer was released not too long ago for the film adaptation of “The Host,” from the novel by Stephenie Meyer, and the official poster has now come out. The poster features Saoirse Ronan, who plays the title character Melanie [...]
Francis Lawrence Offered Catching Fire
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — With Gary Ross officially turning down the sequel to the highly successful “The Hunger Games” in early April, Lionsgate embarked on a quest to find his replacement a few weeks after the release of the film. The Hollywood Reporter reported[...]
Trailer: 7 Days In Havana
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — “7 Days In Havana” is a collaboration of three film houses — Full House, Morena Films and Havana Club International — in which the city’s cultural background is explored by seven international directors. Each of the dire[...]
Trailer: Step Up Revolution
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — The fourth installment of the “Step Up” franchise has finally come to fruition. This is a franchise that started with Channing Tatum and his now wife, Jenna Dewan, and has evolved to a hugely successful series of dance films that has take[...]
Teaser Trailer: The Host
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” is due for a November theatrical release and author Stephenie Meyer has another film adaptation coming to the big screen on March 29, 2013, with “The Host.” This time, Meyer steers cle[...]
Bully to be Released Unrated
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — “Bully” director Lee Hirsch and the Weinstein Company have announced that due to their ongoing battle with the MPAA over the film’s rating, the Weinstein Company has decided to move on with the film’s release on March 30 as an[...]
Review: Carpet Racers: A Crash Course
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — What are “carpet racers” you ask? This is one of the questions that this documentary intends to answer for you. Director Jay Thames embarks on a year-long quest into the life and times of a professional “carpet racer.” In orde[...]
Trailer: Snow White and the Huntsman
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — “Snow White and the Huntsman” is almost upon us. And with two live-action films based on the same fairy tale releasing this year alone — along with two television shows that touch on the fairy tale — it is almost an overload o[...]
New Line Taking Another Journey
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — According to The Hollywood Reporter, New Line Cinemas has decided to move on with “Journey 3,” the sequel to this year’s “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.” With “Journey 2” propelling its way through the int[...]