When The Hunger Games finally arrives in theaters this Friday, it's a good bet that fans of Suzanne Collins' novel trilogy will thrill to the sight of Jennifer Lawrence's take on Katniss Everdeen, delight at the adaptation's take on her romantic triangle and be kept on the edge of their seat by the gripping, deadly competition that is the Capitol's deadly tournament.
What the same fans may not be expecting, however, is the subtle technical mastery of writer/director Gary Ross, who, with just two previous directorial efforts under his belt ( Pleasantville and Seabiscuit ), steps up to the plate of the blockbuster and makes a decided impression as a cinematic auteur.
"[W]e never broke frame and let you think of this as a glossy piece of entertainment," Ross tells...
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