— by CHERRY BELL — Lionsgate is continuing to roll out Couture portraits of each of our favorite “Catching Fire” characters in this massive promotional campaign. I’ve enjoyed every one of them. In an exclusive release to MTV’s Hollywood Crush, we finally get to see hunky British actor Sam Claflin’s Finnick Odair. Odair was the […][...]
Catching Fire: Gale Hawthorne Portrait
— by CHERRY BELL — “District 12 born and straight from the Seam,” Liam Hemsworth’s Gale Hawthorne plays a much bigger role in the trilogy from here on out. Not only has he been Katniss Everdeen’s best friend and hunting partner since their fathers died in the same tragic mining accident years ago, but he […][...]
Catching Fire: Peeta Mellark Portrait
— by CHERRY BELL — The fun continues and the next character clue left by the Capitol was “Solid as a rock with just the right touch of shyness.” The first “Catching Fire” character that comes to mind is Josh Hutcherson’s Peeta Mellark. In the Capitol portrait released exclusively to PerezHilton.com, Peeta sits in a […][...]
Review: Oz the Great and Powerful
— by ADAM DALE — L. Frank Baum created the wonderful world of Oz in 1900 and with 14 novels in the series, Oz has vast and interesting characters to draw upon and elaborate lands to explore. In 1939, “The Wizard of Oz” sky-rocketed Judy Garland to stardom. It remains the most significant among the […][...]
Catching Fire: Johanna Mason Portrait
— by CHERRY BELL — We have seen six Capitol Portraits so far — for Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks), Caesar Flickerman (Stanley Tucci), Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson), Cinna (Lenny Kravitz), Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Beetee (Jeffrey Wright) — and now Lionsgate has released the next character poster. Sly and cunning are the right adjectives […][...]
Catching Fire: Beetee Portrait
— by CHERRY BELL — It’s time for the revealing of another Capitol Portrait character poster. Lionsgate left fans wondering who of the Catching Fire characters is “eccentric and electric” and who could possibly be the “Capitol Tastemakers.” At first, I thought perhaps it was Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark with the clue “Tastemakers,” since […][...]
2013 PIFF Awards Announced
— by BEV QUESTAD — The results of the respected Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) Alaska Airlines Audience Awards are in. With more than 37,000 attendees, 93 feature films and 42 shorts, the 36th year of PIFF was a tremendous success. Traditionally held in conjunction with the Portland Jazz Festival, Portland, Ore., is the place […][...]
Catching Fire: Three New Portraits
— by CHERRY BELL — Lionsgate is continuing its “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” promotional campaign with not just one Capitol Couture portrait, but THREE (yes, that’s right, three!) new portraits. Previously, we saw Elizabeth Banks in Effie Trinket garb and Stanley Tucci sporting his magenta hair as Caesar Flickerman for the 75th Hunger Games. […][...]
Catching Fire: Caesar Flickerman Portrait
— by CHERRY BELL — Lionsgate is continuing the promotional campaign online for “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” by hitting up all the social media sites as well as the more popular entertainment sites. When releasing Effie Trinket’s couture portrait on their Tumblr site (on Instagram as well as Facebook and Twitter), Lionsgate left a […][...]
Catching Fire: Effie Trinket Portrait
— by CHERRY BELL — As a follow up to the teaser posters of recent Academy Award winner for Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen and Josh Hutcherson’s Peeta Mellark last week, Lionsgate is flooding social media outlets and the “Catching Fire” online community with new Capitol Couture posters. To start off, fans have […][...]