Spotlighting New Hollywood, rising stars & films, with news reviews & exclusive interviews
Spotlighting New Hollywood, rising stars & films, with news reviews & exclusive interviews
The British, who put “Bloody” in “Bloody Sunday,” have deemed “The Hunger Games”–which stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen–as too violent! That is, the British Board of Film Classification has forced Lionsgate to censor themselves and delete some violence so it could get a 12A rating in England. The 12A rating means that film-goers under 12 can […]
As the countdown to the release of “The Hunger Games” continues, teaser photos and clips are flying fast and furious to whet the appetites of legions of anxious fans. A crazy-successful series of adventure novels form the basis for what studio execs hope will become the next mega-franchise to pick up where Harry Potter and […]
“Hunger Games” has only just begun filming in North Carolina and already production company Lionsgate is talking about a four-film franchise. Wait, four films…? Only three books comprise the hit series by Suzanne Collins. Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer recently stirred up the blogosphere when he let slip the news, perhaps inadvertently, that a fourth film had been envisioned. However, […]
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*Update on our “Chosen to Fight” Jennifer Lawrence casting news, for ‘The Hunger Games’ Today 4/1, came news via Deadline that Jennifer Lawrence may finally get her man, for “The Hunger Games.” Actors Liam Hemsworth (“The last song”) and Josh Hutcherson (“The kids are alright“) are being considered now for the roles of Gale Hawthorne […]
La-La Land right now is all about “The Hunger Games,” a high-profile adaptation of the best selling novel by Suzanne Collins. Equally compelling was the scuttlebutt over which starlet would land the plum role of teenaged badass Katniss Everdeen. Recent Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence (“Winter’s Bone“), 20, has just won that coveted role. Young hunks in the running […]
In RECON (2019) film, Alexander Ludwig leads a group of traumatized soldiers in a search for Nazis
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Coming off the Special Jury Prize from Sundance, AS YOU ARE is an intriguing drama that bends troubled family film cliches with an unusual plot device. Told in flashback through police interrogations, we learn how three teenagers become friends in the 90s. Obviously, the audience waits for a crime to reveal itself as the interrogations […]
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On surface, James Charm, played skillfully by Kodi Smit-McPhee (Dawn of the Planet of The Apes, Young Ones) is the typical American teenager, a single child being raised by a single mother. Yet it is the loss of his father that brings on a rocky adulthood for the emotionally distressed James. There are weekly visits […]
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Anticipated is the word, around our Brave New Hollywood headquarters, aka: on our “must-see” list pinned to the foam board. It means we’re serious about this film. All The Wilderness, previously known as “The Wilderness of James” chronicles the journey of an awkward, out-of-place teenager searching for a sense of self while struggling with the […]
Just what is Young Hollywood supposed to do when silver screen stardom beckons? Go straight for the brass ring in potential blockbuster fare? Try for Spirit Awards credibility with a micro-budget indie project that offers lower stakes in exchange for a significant creative and artistic challenge? Exactly how does a rising young ingénue or cocky […]
Imagine you’re a 21 year old senior cinema major at USC (school of cinematic arts). And you’re trying to break into the film industry without having to date David Geffen or Barry Diller. But you want your full length student film watched by the masses; preferably the masses that has a greater number (and spends a great […]