May 10, 2012

Posted by Erin • 31 Comments »

Categories: Parody

Variety announced today that Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer–who’ve written such scripts as ‘Scary Movie’, ‘Vampires Suck’, and ‘Date Movie’– have been signed to write ‘The Starving Games’.

Though “The Hunger Games” will be front center for many of the jokes, other pics it plans to pillory include “The Avengers,” “Sherlock Holmes” and the finale of the “Harry Potter” franchise.

Have you seen any of the Friedberg/Seltzer spoofs? What do you think of them taking on ‘The Hunger Games’?

You can read the full article at Variety.com.

Apr 27, 2012

Posted by Ciara • 18 Comments »

Categories: Parody, The Hunger Games Movie

Apr 25, 2012

Posted by Crystal • 8 Comments »

Categories: Book 1: The Hunger Games, Book 2: Catching Fire, Book 3: Mockingjay, Lists

Amazon has released a list of their top Kindle highlights and there’s no question that ‘The Hunger Games’ reigns supreme, taking up a whopping 20 spots in the top 25 most highlighted passages of all time. The top quote of all time?

Because sometimes things happen to people and they’re not equipped to deal with them.

You can read the whole list here. The Hunger Games can already claim to be the best-selling Kindle series of all time and that probably has a lot to do with the genius idea Scholastic had of making the first ebook a mere $5. Really, who can resist a FIVE DOLLAR BOOK? That’s a surefire way to bring in tons of readers! The Kindle sells for $79.

Source: Amazon via The Mary Sue

Apr 20, 2012

Posted by Crystal • 43 Comments »

Categories: Book 2: Catching Fire, By the Book: Catching Fire

With the wait for ‘The Hunger Games’ over and the wait for ‘Catching Fire’ just heating up with a new director chosen, the Mockingjay.net staff will be doing a regular feature every 3 weeks up until the release of the ‘Catching Fire’ movie in November 2013. For each piece, we will analyze the 27 chapters of the book and see what we think will change. What makes it into the movie and what gets dropped to the cutting room floor?

These By the Book pieces will contain SPOILERS for Catching Fire so if you haven’t read the book and don’t want to know the story, stop reading right now!

Read full article.

Apr 17, 2012

Posted by Erin • 68 Comments »

Categories: Parody, The Hunger Games Movie, Videos

Apr 08, 2012

Posted by Ciara • 24 Comments »

Categories: Parody, The Hunger Games Movie, Videos

Apr 08, 2012

Posted by Erin • 62 Comments »

Categories: Parody, Videos

‘Saturday Night Live’ did a ‘Hunger Games’ skit last night, featuring Caesar Flickerman and Claudius Templesmith, along with last night’s guest host Sophia Vergara as a Capitol reporter.

UPDATE: Here’s a Youtube version for international viewers. The sound quality is low, so make sure to turn up your volume.

Mar 30, 2012

Posted by Erin • 16 Comments »

Categories: Book 1: The Hunger Games, Hunger Games Movie News, Music, Soundtrack / Score, The Hunger Games Movie, Trailers / Promos, Videos

Yahoo! Movies recently posted a new TV spot celebrating a special trifecta for ‘The Hunger Games’: it is now the #1 Movie, #1 Book, and #1 Album in North America!

Mar 21, 2012

Posted by Ciara • 25 Comments »

Categories: Books, Editorial, The Hunger Games Movie

It is true that in concept The Hunger Games can most definitely be compared with Battle Royale. But it’s been custom over the past month on film blogs and such for people with very little idea of Suzanne Collins’ story to use this as a platform to dismiss the trilogy as nothing more than a watered down, westernized rip-off; which we all know is an unfair summation. So thankfully Cinema Blend has compiled 5 reasons to show that The Hunger Games has much more to offer than simply ‘Battle Royale for teenage girls.’ For example some contrasts include:

Battle Royale Is A Much Smaller Story Than The Hunger Games
It’s not just that the world of The Hunger Games is more defined than Battle Royale, but also the fact that there’s a much bigger story at play in the former. While a sequel was made, the Japanese adaptation of Koushun Takami’s novel is actually fairly self-contained. Judging by the fact that the students have no idea what situation they have fallen into, the Battle Royale Act must be fairly new and though we do get some brief examples as to why the law was enacted it’s mostly explained through a title scrawl at the start of the film. While watching the 114 minute movie we learn of the origin of the program, watch an entire class fight to the death, and see a revolution against the system.
The Hunger Games, however, is not only the first part of a trilogy, but also clearly identifies itself as part of a much larger narrative. By the time we first meet Katniss Everdeen there have been many Hunger Games held and there is already a sense of rebellion in the air as Katniss and her friend, Gale, talk of escape from the oppressive rule of the government. When Katniss enters the arena it’s not just meant to be an allegory like Battle Royale, but rather the start of something much larger: a movement.

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The Media Plays Very Different Roles In Each Film
This may seem like a minor point. The truth is that the media actually plays a fairly insignificant part in Battle Royale, as the only time we see them is at the very beginning when a swarm of reporters is surrounding the winner of the previous battle. If that’s the case, why is it worth mentioning when contrasting the film with The Hunger Games? Because it plays such a significant role in Gary Ross’ movie that it actually changes the way that each story can be perceived in comparison.

To read the rest of the article and other reasons the two are different stories head on over to Cinema Blend. Please note: There are NO spoilers of The Hunger Games film in this article but if you haven’t seen the brilliant Battle Royale, there are a few spoilers.

Mar 19, 2012

Posted by Crystal • 43 Comments »

Categories: Book 2: Catching Fire

We previously posted about how Suzanne Collins is now the best-selling Kindle author of all time, but did you know that the most highlighted Kindle passage of all time comes from ‘Catching Fire‘?

Promoting the Kindle’s ability to highlight passages in an e-book, Amazon reported that quotes from Ms. Collins’s series dominate a list of “most highlighted passages of all time” on Kindle. No. 1 on the list is “Because sometimes things happen to people and they’re not equipped to deal with them” from “Catching Fire,” the second book of the “Hunger Games” series.

Do you know what your absolute favorite line from the entire trilogy is?