By: debbie lynn elias Who among us hasn’t used an ATM machine? Who has used one of the free-standing ATM kiosks scattered in parking lots across the country? Take these two questions and put them in the hands of screenwriter Chris Sparling (he gave us Ryan Reynolds in Buried) and
By: debbie lynn elias Out of the box, I must caution you that the humor of DAMSELS IN DISTRESS is not for everyone. Whit Stillman, the writer/director behind not only DAMSELS but such films as The Last Days of Disco and Barcelona, has a very very dark, flat and stilted
By: debbie lynn elias When director Tarsem Singh told me back in the Fall of 2011 that MIRROR MIRROR was (1) unlike anything he had done before, (2) unlike any “Snow White” story that had been previously done, (3) was filled with “color, fantasy and fun” and, (4) “you
By: debbie lynn elias Are you hungry yet? I hope so because with THE HUNGER GAMES you are in for a seven course meal with all the trimmings, guaranteed to satisfy even the most ravenous fan. Directed by Gary Ross and based on Suzanne Collins’ best selling young adult novel
By: debbie lynn elias 2012 Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film nominee and Film Independent Spirit Award nominee, FOOTNOTE is a poignant, witty, well crafted film that employs exemplary cinematography and visual metaphoric reference set to a score that soars with lyricism and emotion, setting the tone for the non-Hebrew
By: debbie lynn elias Already a best selling book series the world over, THE HUNGER GAMES will make its movie debut with an extremely large – and teen/young adult dominated – fan base at the ready, prepared to cheer on their favorites, both on and off screen. As we have
By: debbie lynn elias During the recent press junket for THE HUNGER GAMES, I had a chance to ask some of the actors what the experience of making THE HUNGER GAMES meant to them, and what they took away from it. After much reflection, here’s what they had to say:
By: debbie lynn elias In 2009, a new young adult novel called THE HUNGER GAMES, written by Suzanne Collins, hit the market. Initially slow to be embraced by readers, once word started getting out about this being a “must read” book for all ages, the popularity of THE HUNGER GAMES
By: debbie lynn elias During the recent press junket for THE HUNGER GAMES, producer Nina Jacobson, an avid fan of THE HUNGER GAMES book trilogy talked about some of her concerns and considerations as a producer in bringing a beloved and intricately detailed story like THE HUNGER GAMES to the
By: debbie lynn elias Anyone familiar with THE HUNGER GAMES, or as the soon to initiated will see, for those actors playing “The Tributes” who actively participate in the games themselves, athletic prowess and stamina is essential to each performance. While some of the actors, like Josh Hutcherson and Alexander
