Yahoo

'Mockingjay – Part 1': What's the Deal with that Ending?

In place of F/X-heavy actions sequences, the film focuses on Katinss’s own scarred psyche as she allows herself to be used as a propaganda tool by the District 13 rebellion, as well as her own concern ...
Entertainment Weekly

'Mockingjay': The brilliance of the book and how the movies almost ruined it

Suzanne Collins' Mockingjay is 398 pages long. Lionsgate split Mockingjay into two movies because Lionsgate is a business that wants to make money. When a single short book gets made into two movies, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Inside the ‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1’ Premiere: District 13 Comes to L.A.

Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson walked a carpet that was spotted with Capitol guards and flaming cauldrons By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter While Catching Fire ...
popcrush

10 Things We Learned From ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1′ Special Features

This week sees the release of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, and we've gotten an advance look at all the goodies that lie within its special features. There is a commentary track from director ...
Wired

Review: Mockingjay Emerges Victorious

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED Yet again, I've got my daughter to ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Hunger Games’ Director Says He “Totally Regrets” Splitting ‘Mockingjay’ Into Two Films

Francis Lawrence said he "realized it was frustrating" for fans to have to wait a year between each movie. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor “What I realized in retrospect — and after hearing all the ...
Yahoo

'Mockingjay – Part 1' Screenwriter Reveals Alternate 'Breaking Bad'-Style Ending

Lionsgate’s decision to split The Hunger Games: Mockingjay into two parts didn’t stop fans from flooding theaters on the film’s opening weekend. Nevertheless, the cliffhanger ending of Part 1 did ...
NPR

It's Getting Serious In Panem As 'Mockingjay' Goes Dark

When producers were laying track for the Hunger Games series years ago, they couldn't have foreseen how discomforting author Suzanne Collins' descriptions of a war-torn authoritarian state would look ...
TheWrap

‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2’ Crushes Competition With $16 Million at Thursday Box Office

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” dominated the North American box office on Thursday night with $16 million, which puts it on the right track for a $125 million opening weekend. So far, the ...
Los Angeles Times

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1’ poised for biggest 2014 debut

While tracking forecasts vary on exactly how much the latest “Hunger Games” installment will make in its debut, one thing is for sure: “Mockingjay -- Part 1” is going to soar. With no other new wide ...
Los Angeles Times

Review: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1’ is just a placeholder

Director Peter Jackson was in the room with New Line Cinema founder Bob Shaye back in 1998, or so the story goes, pitching him on making J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy into a pair of ...