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Meet The Moms-To-Be Of What To Expect When You’re Expecting
Here are the character posters for What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Meet the Effortless Mother, the Adoptive Mother, and Accidental Mother, plus more. More »
Here’s A New Hunger Games Still With Effie (In A New Dress) And Katniss Watching The Games
Want to see another Effie Trinket outfit? Check out this Hunger Games still, with Effie in a green-and-teal creation, plus new wig! (Oh, and Katniss and Haymitch are there, too.) More »
A Look Inside The New Hunger Games Site Capitol Couture
We received a mysterious business card from The Capitol, which gave us the password to enter the new, fashion-centric Hunger Games site Capitol Couture! Check out what we found inside. More »
Elizabeth Banks Drew From Katharine Hepburn To Create Effie Trinket’s Voice In The Hunger Games
Elizabeth Banks talks to Lucky about crafting Effie Trinket’s voice for The Hunger Games, her adorable son Felix, and the ghost version of Two and a Half Men that she’s working on. More »
30 Rock Is Still Figuring Out What To Do With Elizabeth Banks And Margaret Cho After Kim Jong Il’s Death
30 Rock writer Robert Carlock explains the loophole that allows the writers to still feature the “Avery Jessup in North Korea” plotline in season 6 while acknowledging Kim Jong Il‘s death. Plus, Margaret Cho‘s bittersweet impression of playing the dictator. More »
Hunger Games Lead Hairstylist Says ‘Old Hollywood’ Inspired The Capitol Citizens’ Crazy Hair
Linda Flowers, head hairstylist for The Hunger Games, says she was inspired by “the classics and old Hollywood, mixed it with contemporary textures and colors to create contemporary classics” when it came to Jennifer Lawrence and Elizabeth Banks‘ hair in the movie. But what about Stanley Tucci‘s navy-blue ponytail? More »
Check Out Effie Trinket As The Face Of The Hunger Games ‘Colours From The Capitol’ Nail Polish
You can’t have the Hunger Games nail polish without a pretty Capitol face to represent it–that’s where Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) comes in as the face of the “Colours from the Capitol” nail polish line from China Glaze. More »
What Will Happen To 30 Rock‘s Avery Jessup Now That Kim Jong-Il Is Dead?
In the wake of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il‘s death, many are questioning what it means for the political state of that troubled country, as well as for the world at large. We here at Crushable totally care about those things, but we’re also somewhat curious as to what it will mean for fictional character Avery Jessup. More »
Lionsgate Confirms The Hunger Games Nail Polish
It’s confirmed: Lionsgate and China Glaze are partnering up on a Hunger Games nail polish! But it will be focused only on the Capitol, and not District 12. Hmm… More »
The What To Expect When You’re Expecting Trailer Looks Decently Funny
Here’s the first trailer for What to Expect When You’re Expecting–we figure that with actually funny actors like Wendi McLendon-Covey and hot actors like Joe Manganiello, at least half of the plotlines will be worthwhile. More »
The Capitol’s Creepy Beauty Standards In The Hunger Games Movie Remind Us Of Hollywood’s Plastic Surgery Obsession
With each new photo of Elizabeth Banks as The Hunger Games‘ Effie Trinket that gets released, I’m more and more repulsed. More »
Video: The Full-Length Hunger Games Trailer Looks Incredible
We get to see District 12 and the Reaping, not to mention our first glimpses of the beautiful Capitol where Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) prepare to compete in the Hunger Games. This movie looks so good! More »
The Hunger Games Movie Stays True To The Book’s Crazy Hairstyles
Last week, Vanity Fair released a huge cast photo of Josh Hutcherson, Leven Rambin, and the other young “tributes” who fight to the death in The Hunger Games. And even though it was fantastic to see the movie’s main cast all together, we couldn’t help but miss the older actors who weren’t included: namely, Elizabeth Banks and Stanley Tucci, who play members of the series’ image-obsessed Capitol. If the Hunger Games themselves are a commentary on reality TV, then the Capitol is a commentary on plastic surgery and eternally youthful Hollywood. More »
Check Out Effie, Cato, Cinna, And 5 Other Hunger Games Character Posters!
Lionsgate just released eight character posters for The Hunger Games! Contrary to fears that it would just be the main actors who we’ve already seen in promotional shots — Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson — the other five are the first shots we’ve seen of these actors in-character. And they look awesome. More »
Snap This: Suzanne Collins Gets in on the ‘Hunger Games’ Fun
It looks like Lionsgate is finally allowing set photos from The Hunger Games to be released to the public — or the studio is realizing that with social media and Twitter-ready fans camped out in North Carolina, there’s no use fighting this free publicity. Starcasm has a whole bunch of photos from the set, including Jennifer Lawrence in Katniss’ reaping dress and buildings dressed up to look like District 12.
But our favorite by far is Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins making her official cameo as a citizen of the Capitol. More »
Woody Harrelson Cast as Haymitch Abernathy in ‘The Hunger Games’
After almost two weeks of secret talks, Lionsgate has announced that Woody Harrelson will play Haymitch, the only living District 12 victor and Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta’s (Josh Hutcherson) mentor during their run in the 74th Hunger Games. Harrelson is a great fit for the role: He’s known for playing wise-cracking, rough-edged mentors — his role as Tallahassee in 2009′s Zombieland quickly comes to mind. More »
Elizabeth Banks Cast as Effie Trinket in ‘The Hunger Games’
Hold on to your hot pink wigs! Elizabeth Banks just confirmed on her Twitter that she’s joining the Hunger Games cast as Effie Trinket, the bubbly, manners-minded Capitol representative who makes sure that Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) look and act presentable for their participation in the Hunger Games. More »
Art Crush: The Best ‘Hunger Games’ Fan Art
The hugely anticipated Hunger Games adaptation has begun to fill out its cast: Elizabeth Banks has been added to a crew including Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth. Each casting decision comes with a round of outcry from devoted fans of the books, many of whom lament the lack of physical resemblance between the actors and their fictional characters. So what do devoted fans of the series think Katniss, Peeta and Gale look like? We went over to DeviantArt to find out. More »
Jack Quaid and Leven Rambin Cast As Marvel and Glimmer in ‘The Hunger Games’
District 1 has its tributes: Jack Quaid (son of Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan) and Leven Rambin (Sloan’s daughter Sloan on Grey’s Anatomy) will play Marvel and Glimmer in The Hunger Games. In the series, District 1 is one of the richer districts because it manufactures luxury goods for the Capitol. In keeping with the lush lifestyle, the children receive strange names. But don’t think they’re softies: Katniss nicknames the District 1 tributes “Careers” because of how they band together during training. Of course, there can be only one champion. More »
Paul Giamatti Plays Happy in ‘Win Win,’ But We Prefer This Gallery of His Sad Faces
Paul Giamatti‘s newest movie opens up today. It’s called Win Win.
I saw it at Sundance this year and enjoyed it. Alex Shaffer, Giamatti’s young costar (pictured), is particularly fun to watch. But after the film ended came the Q&A, where director Thomas McCarthy explained his casting of Paul as the lead. Lucky for him, the two were already friends. But the actor was hesitant to take on the role of Mike Flaherty, because he wasn’t sure he could handle it. He said something to the effect of “Mike is happy. I can’t do happy.” More »