— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — There are 16 more days until the theatrical release of “The Hunger Games” and Lionsgate has turned up the marketing campaign for one of the most anticipated films of 2012. With members of the cast and its director on a national mall tour [...]
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First Clip from The Hunger Games
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — The first clip from director Gary Ross’ adaptation of “The Hunger Games” was released on the film’s online community, CapitolTV. After being groomed and going through training with different specialists, each tribute must go b[...]
Thousands Petition Rating for Bully
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — This year more than 13 million kids will be bullied. On the school bus. On the playground. At the bus stop. In the school cafeteria. In the hallways. Even online. For years now, the problem has gone unnoticed in schools and the community in general. [...]
Review: Act of Valor
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — In 2007, directors Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh of the Bandito Brothers production company filmed a video for the Special Warfare Combatant craft crewmen. This project eventually grew into something much bigger for the two directors. Together with Kurt[...]
The Hunger Games Breaks Ticket Sales Record
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — With a nearly a month to go until the release of the film, the online ticketing service Fandango is reporting that “The Hunger Games” has already broken the first day advance ticket sales record formerly held[...]
Trailer: Mirror Mirror
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — With two films being released with the same basic story line (about Snow White), viewers worldwide initially wondered how Relativity Media and Universal were going to differentiate. Now that the trailers and various stills have been released, it is o[...]
The Hunger Games Feature Trailer
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — This was a big week for “The Hunger Games” fandom. For the film, Lionsgate: released a new still of Katniss Everdeen in her jumpsuit for the arena; announced a “contest” in which fans can win tickets to the Los Angeles premier[...]
Trailer: John Carter
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — “John Carter” is based on the 11-novel series by Edgar Rice Burroughs in which former Confederate captain John Carter (played by Taylor Kitsch) is transported (through time and space?) to Mars — known to its inhabits as Barsoom[...]
Six Clips from ‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — It’s been four years since “Journey to the Center of the Earth” — starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem — where the trio discovers that the stories written by Jules Verne were, in fact, true. If you[...]
‘The Hunger Games’ Sequel Secures Writer
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — Lionsgate is gearing up for the sequel to “The Hunger Games” — called “Catching Fire” — by securing Simon Beaufoy (“Slumdog Millionaire” and “127 Hours”) as the screenwriter. Gary Ross will [...]
Trailer Talk: ‘The Hunger Games’
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — With the final installment of the “Harry Potter” series already out on DVD and “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” hitting theaters in November, Lionsgate is looking to make a splash with its own franchise by adapting Su[...]
Six Clips from ‘Young Adult’
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — Who ever said growing up was easy and fun? Meet Mavis Gary. She was the embodiment of the American teenager. She was beautiful and excelled at everything she did. She was self absorbed and judgmental. All the girls hated her, but wanted to BE her. Ma[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘1911’
— by CHERRY BELL DAMASCO-FARRINGTON — When I think of Jackie Chan, the things that usually come to mind are his comedic-action roles. His knack for delivering comedic lines and the action sequences that he performs at the same time have always attracted me to his films. In the upcoming f[...]