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Mega-Franchise Movies Catching Fire With Existing Stories
Between the stunning conclusion to Ahsoka’s tale in The Clone Wars, the female characters on The Legend of Korra, Sandra Bullock’s take on an astronaut in dire straits in Gravity that earned box office...
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Catching Fire Hits the Box Office Mark
Last March, The Hunger Games premiered to a $152 million opening weekend that instantly established the franchise as a box-office powerhouse and Katniss Everdeen as a genuine hitmaking action heroine....
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Storytelling as Adaptation and Sequel
Last year, the first film in The Hunger Games saga offered a perfect opportunity to discuss the relationship between a novel, a movie, and the underlying story portrayed in both. Each medium has its...
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Fangirls Around the Web: December 26, 2013
And so we have come to the year’s final Fangirls Around the Web, where we highlight fangirls and heroines spotted across the internet. Archer-extraordinaire, activist, and actress Geena Davis wrote in...
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GeekGirlCon 2014: Heroine’s Journey Panel Recap
Two weeks ago at GeekGirlCon 2014 in Seattle, I moderated the panel “The Heroine’s Journey: Moving Beyond Campbell’s Monomyth.” Joining me on the panel were FANgirl’s Tricia Barr, fan academic...
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Mockingjay – Part 1 Tickets On Sale Now!
Hunger Games fans, Mockingjay – Part 1 tickets are on sale now via Fandango and MovieTickets.com. Earlier this year, a Fandango survey identified The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 as the most...
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1: A Review
The thing about Mockingjay Part 1 is it isn’t a movie that can stand on its own. You’d probably never watch just this one and not any of the other films in the series. And you can’t watch this one...
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The Hunger Games Pays Tribute To Its Fans
The Hunger Games franchise continues to give back to its fans with the launch of The Hunger Games Tribute. Teaming with Samsung, Lionsgate is hosting a fan-voted awards recognizing The Hunger Games...
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Mockingjay Part 2 Reviewed – The Hunger Games Closes the Book
image: Lionsgate Mockingjay Part 2 is the last film of The Hunger Games series. From that alone it walks in the door with cards already stacked against it. Not only does it have to tie up the whole...
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Cosplay & Costume Highlights: Wizard World Chicago
It’s hard to tell for sure but it seemed like there was less cosplay at Wizard World than last year. Some of the costumes that were represented were still pretty stellar. Plenty of strong, capable...
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