Tag: Francis Lawrence

Coming Soon to 4K, Blu-Ray, and DVD: THE LONG WALK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 15, 2025

THE LONG WALK A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of facilitating a discussion on The Long Walk following our press and public screening. The movie was adapted from the very first book Stephen King ever wrote. We had a lively discussion on the brutality of the film, the timely nature of this story…
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Ben Wang Interview – THE LONG WALK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 11, 2025

Ben Wang Interview – THE LONG WALK Ben Wang has had a dynamo year first starring in Karate Kid Legends and now the much-anticipated Stephen King movie The Long Walk. I sat down with Wang for an extended interview to talk about Stephen King, filming The Long Walk, and bonding with his cast. Wang is…
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Movie Review: THE LONG WALK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 11, 2025

THE LONG WALK Director: Francis LawrenceStarring: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Mark Hamill, Ben Wang, Charlie Plummer, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Jordan Gonzalez, Judy Greer, Josh Hamilton, Roman Griffin Davis, Joshua Odjick Stephen King’s first published novel was “Carrie”, but the first one he wrote was “The Long Walk.” He wrote at the age of 19…
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Movie Review: THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 16, 2023

THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES Director: Francis LawrenceStarring: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer, Fionnula Flanagan You’ll want to volunteer as tribute if you’re a fan of The Hunger Games, as the new prequel movie The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is…
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Movie Review: THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 21, 2014

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin, Stanely Tucci, Natalie Dormer Leave it to the studios to split up the finale of another young adult book into two films. We’ve seen…
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Movie Review: THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 27, 2013

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Lynn Cohen, Donald Sutherland I have seen enough of these movies adapted from young adult books to know that the majority of them…
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Movie Trailer: THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 15, 2013

THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIREDirector: Francis LawrenceStarring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Sam Claflin, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody HarrelsonI must say that this teaser trailer was more than I expected. Usually teaser trailers contain a couple of images from the film with some narration or dialogue from the film playing…
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