Malawski's Movie Mania

It has been eight years since audiences saw the final chapter of "The Hunger Games" franchise. Now, with a prequel to the original trilogy, a new film has finally arrived. Readers and audiences alike have been waiting for some sort of backstory to several of the characters or something to that effect. And now, it the surprise of many, we get the backstory of the President of Panem , Coriolanus Snow . At first, when it was announced that he would be the main protagonist of this new novel and film, I was mad at first with the fact that there was going to be a way we see Snow as a good guy, decades before he would turn into the autocratic tyrant we know from the original trilogy and film series. We have come to love the adult portrayal of Snow by the terrific Donald Sutherland , who in my view, has always been the perfect actor to play this character with such raw poise and dedication with such a maniacal tone that we can not help but look away.  In the new film, the actor who p...

Mockingjay Part 1 is a dramatic and riveting setup for the final chapter. A propaganda film. Great performances by a great cast. Lots of drama and action, but no arena in this one.  Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and Jeffery Wright, With Phillip Seymour Hoffman And Julianne Moore Director: Francis Lawrence MPAA Rating: PG-13 Synopsis:  Following her rescue from the devastating Quarter Quell, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) awakes in the complex beneath the supposedly destroyed District 13. Her home, District 12, has been reduced to rubble, and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) is now the brainwashed captive of President Snow (Donald Sutherland). At the same time, Katniss also learns about a secret rebellion spreading throughout all of Panem -- a rebellion that will place her at the center of a plot to turn the tables on Snow. Runtime: 2 Hours 3 Minutes Rate: B+ Poster Courtesy of Lionsgate

Based on the thrilling best selling novel by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games, comes a  brilliant  theatrical adaptation. Just as the books are entertaining for readers, its action, love-triangle and political themes, movie fans and fans of the novel alike. Great characters who posses quailities of being courageous and brave.  Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Willow Shields,Stanley Tucci,  With Lenny Kravitz, and Donald Sutherland Director: Gary Ross MPAA Rating: PG-13 Synopsis:  In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing them each to select a boy and a girl, called Tributes, to compete in a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games. Every citizen must watch as the youths fight to the death until only one remains. District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has little to rely on, other than her hunting skills and sharp...