News Roundup for the Paper Towns Movie

Six months ago, I received news that I wasn’t expecting: John Green’s book Paper Towns (my second favorite after The Fault in Our Stars) is being made into a movie! This news came a full two months before The Fault In Our Stars movie was released in theaters. Granted, social media was all abuzz where everything TFIOS was…

Official Mockingjay, Part 1 Teaser Trailer Released

“Our Leader the Mockingjay”. The first official Mockingjay Teaser Trailer was released online (it was previously shown to an audience at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday) about an hour and a half ago. Now everyone can see it, and it’s beautiful. Watch it for yourselves below, but stay here for some commentary afterwards! (Don’t forget to watch…

Preview: Mockingjay, 2nd Teaser Trailer

Whomever is behind the Mockingjay publicity campaign deserves a raise. The two Mockingjay teaser trailers that have been released thus far have been absolutely perfect. You’ve likely heard of “life imitating art”. Well, this is “art imitating life”. Both trailers are presented as though they are real addresses by President Snow to Panem. This second…

Jurassic World: Some Thoughts and Photos

It’s been 13 years since the last Jurassic Park movie. THIRTEEN YEARS. Honestly, this franchise reboot has been loooong overdue. If you haven’t read my Jurassic Park: Nublar vs. Sorna article, I would suggest reading that first before going any further. I’ll be referencing things that I wrote there as I continue with this article.…

Jurassic Park: Nublar vs. Sorna

Jurassic Park is a 1990 novel by Michael Crichton and a 1993 film directed by Steven Spielberg. The Lost World: Jurassic Park novel was published in 1995, and the 1997 film, also directed by Steven Spielberg, is loosely based on that novel. Lastly, Jurassic Park III is a 2001 movie only, this time directed by Joe Johnston. Michael Crichton did not…

Preview: Mockingjay, Part 1 Teaser Trailer

Chills. This perfect trailer is perfect. It’s perfect, because it’s so ridiculously simple. It doesn’t show us several glimpses from the movie mashed-up together, as you’d typically expect from a teaser trailer. No. Instead, this teaser trailer simply shows us President Snow addressing the nation of Panem, with Peeta standing wistfully by his side. It…