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HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES – Review by Susan Granger

November 13, 2023November 18, 2023 Susan Granger donald sutherland, Fionnula Flanagan, Francis Lawrence, Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Tom Blyth, viola davis

When the original Hunger Games devoured the silver screen in 2012, I vividly remember the savage power of its pop culture message about formidable female empowerment, particularly in contrast with its banal, dull, boring prequel Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Directed by Francis Lawrence, this epic, tri-part dystopian dirge is set 64 years before the original trilogy. The essence of what’s lacking in this franchise film: Katniss Everdeen, the resourceful, heroic character embodied by charismatic Jennifer Lawrence.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK October 6, 2023: MIRANDA’S VICTIM

October 1, 2023October 1, 2023 Jennifer Merin Abigail Breslin, betsy bodech, Cate Marquis, donald sutherland, jennifer merin, leslie combemale, liz whittemore, loren king, Luke Wilson, Michelle Danner, Miranda's Victim, nell minow, nikki fowler, Ryan Phillippe, sandie angulo chen, Sebastian Quinn, Vertical Entertainment

We’ve all heard the opening of the Miranda warning a million times in movies and on TV cop dramas: “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law,” etc. And those rights are an essential part of the American criminal justice system. But the story behind them is a fraught one, as director Michelle Danner makes very clear in the earnest drama Miranda’s Victim.

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THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY – Review by Martha K Baker

August 8, 2020August 8, 2020 awfj-admin 0 Comments claes bang, donald sutherland, Elizabeth Debicki, Guiseppi Capotondi, mick jagger, the burnt orange heresy

It’s a mystery, a love story, a caper, a flirtation, a discussion-starter, a bowl of cold Pabulum. All of the above. None of the above. The Burnt Orange Heresy is one of those films that will make you feel either “had” or fed, energized or enervated.

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THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY – Review by Leslie Combemale

February 12, 2020February 14, 2020 Leslie Combemale 0 Comments burnt orange heresy, Charles Willeford, claes bang, donald sutherland, Elizabeth Debicki, Giuseppe Capotondi, mick jagger

There’s something perverse in seeing great actors doing great work in a film that has an extremely problematic script and plot. In the new release The Burnt Orange Heresy, directed by Giuseppe Capotondi and written by Scott B. Smith from the Charles Willeford novel, a collection of endlessly enigmatic actors that includes Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Donald Sutherland, and Mick Jagger breathe temporary life into, but can’t resuscitate this pretentious neo-noir script.

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Donald Sutherland on THE LEISURE SEEKER and Other Matters — Johanna Schneller interviews

January 11, 2018March 28, 2018 Johanna Schneller 0 Comments donald sutherland, the leisure seeker

Donald Sutherland won’t be seeing his new film, The Leisure Seeker. He sees very few of his films. His characters