Tag: Capitol

Would you want to call the world of Panem home?

Would you want to call the world of Panem home?

Have you ever wondered what it would be like living in The Hunger Games world of Panem?  Teen.com thinks that maybe a few of you have and has put forward both the Capitol and District 12 for their latest poll on Fictional Places You’d Like to Call Home. To be honest, I can’t imagine that they [...]

April 26, 2013 | 6 Comments More
Fan of the Week: Molly Glover

Fan of the Week: Molly Glover

My name is Molly Glover, and I am a student in New York City at Pratt Institute working towards my dream. Eight years ago, I was a tiny kid, doing my fifth grade English homework, and at some point, decided that I knew the answer to that question all of the teachers were asking: “what [...]

April 14, 2012 | 19 Comments More

VIDEOS: On Set Interviews with Effie, Cinna, President Snow and Seneca Crane

Lionsgate has released a series of on set interviews with the actors in The Hunger Games movie. In these videos we get to see the characters from the Capitol.  Elizabeth Banks plays Effie Trinket, Lenny Kravitz is Cinna, Donald Sutherland plays President Snow and Wes Bentley is Seneca  Crane.

March 12, 2012 | 0 Comments More
The Hunger Games Capitol scenes start shooting in Concord next week

The Hunger Games Capitol scenes start shooting in Concord next week

When it comes to news on The Hunger Games movie, local newsman Russ Bowen has his finger on the pulse.  He’s reporting that the crew is about to move to the former Phillip Morris plant in Concord, North Carolina to start shooting the Capitol scenes. In the meantime if you’re male, and think you  have what [...]

July 26, 2011 | 4 Comments More
Lunch with Cinna – Recreating food from the Capitol

Lunch with Cinna – Recreating food from the Capitol

Now this is what I call a dedicated Hunger Games fan.  If you go to the website Fictional Food (bringing food from page to plate) you’ll find a recipe from “Greasy Sae” for Chicken with Creamy Orange Sauce.  But this isn’t just any old chicken dish… this is the lunch Katniss had when she met with Cinna [...]

July 7, 2011 | 8 Comments More
District 13

District 13

SPOILER ALERT:  If you haven’t finished reading The Hunger Games or Catching Fire…come back later In The Hunger Games we are introduced to the world of Panem – a version of the United States that emerged following a number of devastating disasters. We find out that Panem was made up of the Capitol and 13 [...]

June 6, 2010 | 4 Comments More
Mockingjay Countdown

Mockingjay Countdown

Have you decided yet how you’re going to get a hold of your copy of  Mockingjay?  Will you be waiting at the bookshop bright and early on the morning of August 24?  Have you pre-ordered your copy so that it will ship to you as soon as it gets in or will you wait until [...]

May 19, 2010 | 23 Comments More
Catching Fire – Book Review

Catching Fire – Book Review

This book ends on one of the best cliff hangers I’ve ever encountered. It leaves you more than just hanging on, but dangling by a thread. Catching Fire, the second book of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games trilogy, is another intense ride. Once again we’re taken through a range of emotions with extra threats, action, [...]

May 15, 2010 | 1 Comment More
The Books

The Books

The Hunger Games Summary: Twenty-four are forced to enter. Only the winner survives. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Each year, the districts are forced by the Capitol to send one boy and one girl between the [...]

May 1, 2010 | 0 Comments More