Samsung halts production of Note 7 after replacement units catch fire
It looks like the safer replacement Galaxy Note 7's aren't much safer - and have been spontaneously combusting. Samsung has temporarily halted production of the incendiary device.
These were the top ten grossing movies of 2013…and the bottom ten losers
2013 has come and gone, leaving behind many an empty wallet and that strange feeling you get in your guts when you’ve been served stale popcorn by a cinema staff member who should be wearing a safety helmet indoors. There were winners, there were losers and plenty of cash was spent. Here’s how 2013 made the giants of the entertainment …
Monday Box Office Report – This Old Boy got Frozen
Things got a bit chilly at the North American box office this weekend, with new debuts arriving to take on the Hunger Games champ, Catching Fire. But no one could unseat that behemoth of a film, but there was still plenty of cash to be made. Here’s how that weekend went. Last Updated: December 2, 2013
Monday Box Office Report – Catch a fire and burn those November records
As if there was any doubt, the latest chapter in The Hunger Games saga, Catching Fire, did some damn good business. Really, really good business, while Vince Vaughn’s latest comedy bombed worse than government condoms. Last Updated: November 25, 2013
Catch a trident with this Hunger Game weapon
Master black smith Tony Swatton is back, here to show you how to build a movie-ready Trident that is fit for the Hunger Games.
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE reveals 20 new images
I have a confession to make: I still haven’t watched The Hunger Games. I’m going to blame it on me being lazy, and having an aversion to Young Adult films. That, and there’s a lady with way too much make-up on in those trailers who freaks me the hell out. Still, my not having bought a ticket didn’t impact heavily …
Director Francis Lawrence talks THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE; plus 22 new images
Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen is still sitting pretty atop her throne, with all challengers to her YA adaptation crown – like The Host, Beautiful Creatures and The Mortal Instruments – crashing and burning like they were crash test dummies made of napalm. A big component of The Hunger Games‘ success was writer/director Gary Ross, but he’s no longer at the helm, with Francis …
Danny Strong will script The Hunger Games:Mockingjay
With The Hunger Games cleaning up nicely at the box office this year, it was only a matter of seconds before a sequel was greenlit, in the form of Catching Fire. Lionsgate has a potential license to print money with this franchise, and they’re not stopping with a second film, as they’ve already tapped some talent to help turn the third book …
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