By Simon Miraudo November 20, 2013 In the arena where budding franchises battle to the death, only The Hunger Games still stands, the young, mangled corpses of non-starters such as The Mortal Instruments and The Host slain at its feet. Catching Fire, the follow-up to the hugely successful and shockingly good first Hunger Games movie, […]
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My Katniss rules – The Hunger Games review
August 16, 2012 
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The Hunger Games – Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth. Directed by Gary Ross. Rated M. Originally published March 22, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. The Hunger Games arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia on August 17, 2012. Well, I don’t think any of us could have predicted that the film coming to claim the ‘Insanely Popular Young Adult Franchise’ crown […]
Continue readingFinal Hunger Games book to be released as two movies
July 11, 2012 1 Comment
The final instalment of Suzanne Collins’ trilogy of Hunger Games books, Mockingjay, has been cleft in twain as if struck by Katniss’ arrow. Mockingjay will now hit cinemas as two separate instalments, a’la Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn before it. Lionsgate announced the two separate dates (reported by […]
Continue readingJena Malone cast in Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire
July 4, 2012 0 Comments
Jena Malone has scored a key role in Francis Lawrence‘s Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actress is in talks to play former Hunger Games winner Johanna Mason; a character with even greater significance in the third instalment of Suzanne Collins’ YA saga, Mockingjay. Shooting starts late September, with Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and […]
Continue readingMy Katniss rules – The Hunger Games review
March 22, 2012 6 Comments
The Hunger Games – Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth. Directed by Gary Ross. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Well, I don’t think any of us could have predicted that the film coming to claim the ‘Insanely Popular Young Adult Franchise’ crown from The Twilight Saga would be this good. Admittedly the bar had […]
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