Hunger games

• Young adult readers have propelled "The Hunger Games" trilogy of novels by Suzanne Collins into bestseller stardom. The new film, The Hunger Games, is likely, therefore, to be a blockbuster.
(Washington Post)
• SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Selling a movie used to be a snap. You printed a poster, ran trailers in theaters and carpet-bombed NBCs Thursday night lineup with ads. Today, that kind of campaign would get a movie marketer fired.
(Herald Tribune)
• What is it about The Hunger Games that has made it the hottest teen fiction series since Harry Potter and Twilight? We went to the source and found three avid and articulate fans — ages 17 to 74 — to tell us.
(LoHud.com)
• Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson play possible sweethearts in The Hunger Games, but evidence suggests their real-life dynamic is closer to sister and brother.
(Pioneer Press)
• A friend in L.A. gave me the book at dinner one night and told me to read it. He wouldnt say what it was about, Just READ IT. I promise youll love it.
(USA Today)
• Cant get enough Hunger Games fashion? Here are a few resources to whet the appetite until the film opens March 23. The Hunger Games: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion (Scholastic, $18.
(Los Angeles Times)
• While merchandise designed to emulate a kids-fighting-to-the-death televised ring match might seem strange, "The Hunger Games" franchise is already making bank in advance of its movie theater debut Friday with games, clothes and accessories.
(Boston Herald)
• MINNEAPOLIS - From lethal Lara Croft of Tomb Raider to marauding Beatrix Kiddo of Kill Bill, pop culture has provided plenty of action figures with Barbie-doll forms.
(The News & Observer)
• Less than a week away from The Hunger Games premiere, Taylor Swift debuted her second song on the movies soundtrack, Eyes Open.
(WonderWall)
• The Hunger Gamesis a visual smorgasbord of a movie, a cast of hundreds dressed in everything from utilitarian garb with Depression-era grit to glam-gone-grotesque Gaga get-ups inspired by the latest haute couture.
(Los Angeles Times)