Here’s a teaser for the absurdly long-titled The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1: Episode 2, Codex A. Yeesh. That’s a title. Anyways. Here’s the teaser. It’s basically just Jack Bauer’s Dad talking about how radical Panem is, while the Peter Guy crosses his hands and pretends not to notice the Old Guy Smell wafting off of Sutherland’s rot-tooth, mouth-gorge after every boring proclamation.

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The Expendables 2 comes out this weekend and while it looks like fun, I’m going to wait for the DVD. It pains me to say this because I honestly love Sylvester Stallone. With Rocky Balboa in 2006 and Rambo in 2008, he revisited the two roles that made him one biggest stars in the world and ended a shaky lull in his career. These two movies led to The Expendables and a pseudo-ironic revival of the big-budget beefy action genre. Mr. Stallone is a busy man once again. But to me, he’s always been at his best when his biceps mirror his heart and his fierce defiance against the pricks in power.

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Amanda Plummer may be best known for work as a fucking crazy lady in Pulp Fiction, but that could change very soon. There ain’t anything like getting cast in an enorme vehicle flick to alter your perception in the public’s eyes.

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Man, for a while I was amped. The list of potential directors for the Hunger Games  sequel was stacked and everything was looking glossy. Now that they’ve announced the director my world has turned grey. A pall has emerged. Eh, whatever. Second book ain’t that great anyways.

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