Archive for March 31st, 2012
The Hunger Games mini-review
by Doc on Mar.31, 2012, under Movies
I finally got to see The Hunger Games, and I have to say…it’s worthy of the hype. And I have not read the book – yet. I will be, but I prefer in these cases to see the movie first, so as to not be disappointed at what was left out, or the imagery being “wrong”.
From the start of the movie, although it can be considered a slow start, there is an intensity that builds without requiring the combat which comes later. The setting of they story is told sufficiently, if not completely – some things do get kind of glossed over. At one point, I thought the “country” was called “Pan-Am”, but it is really “Panem”, from the Latin panem et circenses, or “Bread and Circuses” – a fitting name.
(continue reading…)
Eureka actors talk about their experiences on the show
by Doc on Mar.31, 2012, under Television
In the following video clip, the actors of Eureka talk about their experiences over the last seven years of filming the show. The final season of Eureka begins April 16th at 9/8c on Syfy.
(continue reading…)