Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on April 1, 2019

Hunger (Sult) Directed by Henning Carlsen Written by Henning Carlsen and Peter Seeberg from a novel by Knut Hamson 1966/Denmark/Sweden/Norway Sandrews/Studio ABC/Svenska Film Institutet First viewing/Amazon Instant I have to be in the right mood to watch a man slowly starve to death while graduall   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 13, 2017

This semester, I’m attending a course on Irish cinema. Each week, we are expected to write a blog-like journal about the film we watched in class and/or our class discussion about the film. I’ve decided to include those entries to my blog, so it would be more agreeable to read...   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on July 1, 2016

A lot of The Hunger is so exquisitely directed by Scott, it almost seems like there’s nothing the narrative could do to mess it up. His Panavision composition is precise, fixated on the small detail, whether it’s David Bowie’s stubble or Catherine Deneuve’s sunglasses. These   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on August 25, 2013

Two decades after burning up the screen with Jean Harlow in Red Dust (1932), Clark Gable returned to the material that had made him one of the preeminent leading men of the 1930s when he starred in Mogambo (1953). This time around, the action–shot on location and brought to life in splendid...   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on May 24, 2012

Future Classic Movies: “The Hunger Games” Note: This post is part of the Future Classic Movies Blogathon monitored by Paula Guthat who writes and manages Paula’s Cinema Club blog. The Hunger Games was one of the most anticipated film releases of 2012. Based on the young adult   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on March 25, 2012

The Hunger Games (2012): 4/5 (Ed. note: I have attempted to avoid spoilers, but may  have slipped a few times. I’m sure you’ve already read the series, though, so read on!) Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen (via inc.com) The most anticipated film of the year and one of the most...   read more

Le Mot du Cinephiliaque Posted by Michael on March 21, 2012

Hunger (Steve McQueen, 2008) The first film of director Steve McQueen, no not the actor who did action films in the 1970's, but the same director who made Shame in 2011, both films starring one of the most interesting actors of the moment, Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds, A Dangerous Metho   read more