the hunger games: catching fire
'Hunger Games' prequel star Tom Blyth on Jennifer Lawrence: 'I don't know her'
"I'd be interested to swap some war stories at some point along the way, now that I've been through it," Tom Blyth said about Jennifer Lawrence.
Why Jennifer Lawrence and Jena Malone filmed nude 'Hunger Games' scene separately
"So I think we were just winging it and trying to get as much as we could get, because it was [shot] in a real hotel." — Jena Malone
Why Katniss Everdeen is the female superhero for our times
The lack of female superhero movies has been a hot topic lately. Comics studios promise us they’re on it — just not right away. DC’s got “Wonder Woman” in the...
7 superior movie sequels that topped the original
Everyone knows the sequel is never as good as the original. At least that’s what we tend to hear. But occasionally, a sequel proves an opportunity to course-correct the faults...
A guide to the MTV Movie Awards for those who don't care
There’s probably no more reliable an indicator of your real age than how much MTV you watch. From my early childhood through the college years, I consumed countless hours of...
'Hunger Games' to digitally recreate Hoffman
The filmmakers behind the “Hunger Games” movies will digitally recreate late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in a major yet-to-be-shot scene, sources from the flick said. Editors will use computer graphics...
Top 10 grossing movies of 2013
Play it again, Hollywood. As of today, eight of the 10 top-grossing movies of 2013 in North America are sequels and/or reboots — a recurring trend in recent years. Here...
'Frozen' takes box office crown from 'Catching Fire'
In its second weekend at the box office, the Disney animated tale "Frozen" finally cooled off "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," while the week's lone new wide-release "Out of the...
'Catching Fire,' 'Frozen' break box office records
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and 3-D animated musical "Frozen" dished up box office records over the Thanksgiving holiday. Lionsgate's sequel earned a prodigious $75 million in its second weekend,...
The key to predicting holiday blockbusters
All Hollywood wants for Christmas is a better way to predict the box office. With the traditional system for forecasting hits, known as “tracking,” under fire, the film industry is...
Shares of Lionsgate plunge despite huge open for 'Catching Fire'
Hollywood take note: A blockbuster can be bad for your stock price. Shares of Lionsgate, the studio behind the “Hunger Games” franchise, plunged more than 10 percent Monday despite rave...
'Catching Fire' scorches with $161M opening
Moviegoers satiated their appetite for the "Hunger Games" franchise by making the sequel "Catching Fire" one of the year's biggest hits. "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" opened with $161.1 million...
Theater loses heat, leaves moviegoers in the cold
Catching fire? Not at this theater. Moviegoers who shelled out $12.50 to see “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” and several other films at the Pavilion Theater in Park Slope on...
4 hilarious 'Hunger Games' spoofs
Tomorrow, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” opens at long last. The second installment in the wildly popular series finds heroine Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and hero Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson)...
'Hunger Games' fitness classes will have your body catching fire
How well would you fare in an apocalyptic battle royale where you’re pitted against poisonous fog, blood rain, vicious robot birds and fellow humans looking to kill you because their...
How to determine your favorite 'Hunger Games' song
If you can’t wait until “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” hits theaters Friday, hunker down with the already-available soundtrack. Following the whopping success of the first film’s soundtrack, which debuted...
'Catching Fire' a sizzling sequel
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” opens on a shot of Katniss Everdeen shooting arrows at turkeys, which is perfect: As embodied by the surefooted, smart Jennifer Lawrence, the hero of...
The 5 rides we'd like to see at 'The Hunger Games' theme park
Are you ready for a theme park based on “The Hunger Games"? One thing’s for sure: The concession stand is probably going to stink. Last week, Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer...
How a little alcohol helped Sam Claflin prepare for 'Catching Fire'
He's the most seductive man in the Capitol — a perfect specimen with a chiseled body, “camera-ready face” and “incredible” green eyes. When we first meet Finnick Odair in Friday’s...
Sneak peek at the fantastical garb in 'Catching Fire'
Having created highly stylized music videos — for everyone from Beyoncé to Britney to Gwen Stefani — Francis Lawrence knew one thing that would be key in his role as...