The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

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Leno Makes ‘Hunger Games’ Star Josh Hutcherson Relive His Opening Pitch Fail

As one of the stars of the runaway hit 'The Hunger Games,' Josh Hutcherson was on top of the world. Why even his hometown Cincinnati Reds asked the 19-year-old to throw out the first pitch before their game Saturday against the Miami Marlins.

Unfortunately for Hutcherson that experience took him down a peg, as his ceremonial toss could be generously descibed as "horrible."

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Join ‘The Hunger Games’ With the Katniss Barbie Doll

If you can't afford to buy the village where 'The Hunger Games' was filmed, here's a piece of memorabilia that's far more affordable. Mattel, the makers of Barbie, has unveiled a collector's edition doll of Katniss, the franchise's lead protagonist.

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‘The Hunger Games’ Village Can Now Be Yours

Henry River Mill Village in the town of Hildebran, North Carolina was not a place accustomed to a lot of visitors. But all that changed last year when 'The Hunger Games' was filmed there and used the setting as the post-apocalyptic district Katniss called home. The land's current owner, an 83-year-old named Wade Shepherd, is now selling the property after the film's success turned it into a tourist attraction, with fans coming by every day and taking photos.

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Watch ‘The Hunger Games’ Recreated With Beanie Babies

Given the massive success of 'The Hunger Games' film adaptation -- it raked in $155 million over the weekend, making it the third biggest opening of all time -- internet parodies are already starting to stack up. But perhaps the funniest of all is a recreation of the film starring adorable Beanie Babies. Remember those?

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Join ‘The Hunger Games’ With This Handy Name Generator

By now, you've no doubt given yourselves a sloth name and a blues name. (Our are "Fluff the Procrastinating Wookie" and "Old Bad Boy Dupree," respectively.) Well, now's your chance to get a moniker worthy of a Panem resident with this handy 'Hunger Games' name generator.


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‘The Hunger Games’ Trailer Gets the Barbie Treatment

The anticipation for 'The Hunger Games' has reached a ridiculous fever pitch, with the movie grossing $68 million on Friday alone. Girls across the nation are doing everything they can to make sure everyone they know sees this thing and then some. And one enterprising group of cousins has found a very clever way to pay "tribute" to the Games.

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Romantic Music Video Mashes-Up Rihanna and ‘The Hunger Games’

Rihanna may not be on the soundtrack for The Hunger Games,' but a new mash-up does an admirable job of fusing the pop star's music with the hotly-anticipated movie in a track called 'We Found Love in the Hunger Games.'

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Jimmy Kimmel Spoofs ‘The Hunger Games’ With ‘The Hungry Hungry Hippos Games’

'The Hunger Games' looks like it's on its way to set box office records, as thousands lined up late last night to watch the premiere of the highly-anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins' young adult novel.

But many, like Jimmy Kimmel, have noticed the title's resemblance to a popular board game from the '80s. Watch below to find out which one. 

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10 Movies That Aren’t Nearly As Tasty As They Sound

Movie titles can be a tricky thing. Sometimes they're so on-the-nose they're funny ('Snakes on a Plane') and other times they're so ambiguous they leave us scratching our heads after we leave the theater. (We're still not sure what an 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' is.)

But perhaps the trickiest genre of movie titles are the ones that promise a delicious experience and fail to deliver. Yes, we're talking about movies that sound like they should be about food, but are about different subjects entirely.

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10 Surprises We’re Predicting for ‘The Hunger Games’ Movie

First, there was the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, then came the ‘Twilight’ series, and starting this week, we could have a new series of romantic teen action films that gentlemen nationwide will be forced to endure if they want to get closer to their lady friends with the premiere of ‘The Hunger Games.’


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