My Back Stage Column: 'Hunger Games,' 'The Raid,' 'The Deep Blue Sea'

A lifetime ago, an actress girlfriend of mine would go to the newsstand every week to pick up the latest copy of Back Stage , which was know...

'The Raid: Redemption' and the Lure of Ultra-Violence

Above is the trailer for The Raid: Redemption , the buzzed-about film that finally hits U.S. theaters this weekend. For Gawker , I wrote abo...