Items tagged with 'The Hunger Games'

Unprintable: The LitReactor Podcast Episode 2 - Adaptations

Podcast by Cath Murphy November 13, 2012 (7) comments

What's The Value Of A Great Ending?

Column by Kelly Thompson September 17, 2012 (5) comments

What's the value of a great ending? When you botch it, does it ruin everything that came before, no matter how good?

The Weird Side Of Literary Tourism: Five Bizarre Book-Inspired Experiences

Column by Kimberly Turner September 13, 2012 (5) comments

Ride through the diseased sewage of Charles Dickens's England, watch a MacBeth-inspired rave/orgy, survive a 'Hunger Games' simulation, and other bizarre ways to live out your favorite books.

Welcome To The Back, Potter: Hunger Games Beats Out Hogwarts

News by Dave Reuss August 17, 2012 (4) comments

The Hunger Games bests The Harry Potter Series, becoming the best-selling series ever. Only on Amazon, but still.

From Page To Screen: David Sedaris, Norman Mailer, 'The Beach,' and More

News by Kimberly Turner

Today in 'From Page To Screen': The first Sedaris film, HBO's fascinating Norman Mailer story, Garland's 'The Beach' as a TV series, Easton Ellis loses 'Fifty Shades,' and Jennifer Lawrence cashes in.

'The Hunger Games' Inspiring More Racism

News by Rob W. Hart May 7, 2012 (26) comments

The popular YA series has been inspiring a fair amount of race issues--which raises some interesting questions about race in fiction.

Francis Lawrence Confirmed To Direct 'The Hunger Games' Sequel

News by Rob W. Hart May 4, 2012 (1) comments

Francis Lawrence, the man behind 'I Am Legend' and 'Water for Elephants', is replacing Gary Ross as the director of 'Catching Fire.'

Book vs. Film: The Hunger Games

Column by Kelly Thompson April 3, 2012 (10) comments

Can 'The Hunger Games' adaptation live up to Suzanne Collins' NYT bestseller? What does the film get right and what gets missed? Find out in our latest Book Vs. Film.

Book Brawl: Battle Royale vs. The Hunger Games

Column by Meredith Borders November 21, 2011 (16) comments

'Battle Royale' and 'The Hunger Games' are two novels about kids killing kids in a government-sponsored bloodbath. What novel will win the coveted honor of literary victor?