OSCARS 2013: Jennifer Lawrence Wins Best Actress for Silver Linings Playbook

Jennifer Lawrence took home Best Actress award in The Oscars 2013 for ‘Silver Linings Playbook’.

This is the second time Jennifer Lawrence has been nominated for Best Actress award in The Oscars. Her first nomination for The Oscars was back in 2011 for her breakout role, Ree Dolly, in ‘Winter’s Bone’.

Watch a low quality video of her acceptance speech for The Oscars 2013 below.

Jennifer Lawrence was also stunning in Dior Haute Couture, whom she is spokesmodel for, on the red carpet of The Oscars 2013.

If you are interested, ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ (NC16) is still screening at Golden Village cinemas. Check out the showtimes here.

Will we see “Starring Academy Award Winning Best Actress Jennifer Lawrence” in the marketing for THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE in the future?

The Hunger Games DVD and Blu-Ray are now available. “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is currently scheduled for release on 22 November 2013 in Singapore.

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Media sources: Assorted including E! Online.

Jennifer Lawrence Is #16 On Vulture’s 100 Most Valuable Movie Stars

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence is one of the young rising stars in Hollywood to take note of and Vulture certainly didn’t miss this fact.

In fact, Vulture listed Jennifer Lawrence at No. 16 on their 100 Most Valuable Movie Stars list, stating Jennifer Lawrence as a bombshell whom everyone will be able to relate to.

Jennifer Lawrence introduced herself to critics and indie audiences when she won an Oscar nomination for her role in the acclaimed 2010 drama Winter’s Bone, but it took the rest of America a little longer to learn her name: That red Calvin Klein dress she wore to the Oscars helped a little, and then getting cast as Katniss Everdeen in the massively popular Hunger Games franchise did the rest. The first movie in the series grossed half a billion worldwide and cemented Lawrence’s ability to anchor both popcorn flicks and art house fare (and to imbue each with her strengths in the other), a dual talent that results in a high overall studio value.

Equally at home with the understated drama of Winter’s Bone as she is inhabiting an electric blue, semi-nude mutant Mystique in X-Men: First Class, she’s got significant audience recognition from winning visits to late-night talk shows and frequent appearances in mass-appeal glossy magazines. She’s also got a great likeability score, thanks to both her sex appeal and her chilled-out custodial duties as the head of the Hunger Games franchise. With a slew of high-profile roles, including sequels to both the X-Men and Hunger Games franchises in Lawrence’s near future, the odds will almost certainly be forever in her favor.

Visit Vulture to see how Jennifer Lawrence fared in her scoring. For more information on their scoring system, visit here for the detailed explanation.

The Hunger Games, rated PG13, was released on 22 March 2012 and DVD and Blu-Ray pre-orders are now available. “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is scheduled for release on 22 November 2013 in USA.

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Jennifer Lawrence interview with the F*** magazine

F*** has an exclusive interview with Jennifer Lawrence in their latest issue. The interview revealed more on Jennifer Lawrence, and her views on the series. If you subscribe to them, you will also get Hunger Games hamper! It is available for $7.90 at Kinokuniya. I apologise for the blur edges of the pages. 😦 But do comment below if you need me to type out certain parts! I will edit this post if need be. 🙂

‘The Hunger Games’ will be released in Singapore on 22 March 2012. Book “The Hunger Games” tickets from Cathay Cineplexes now!

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InCinemas States 5 Things You Must Know About ‘The Hunger Games’

Shortly after InCinemas listed ‘The Hunger Games’ in their “10 Must Watch Movies In 2012” list, they have came out with a post which listed 5 things they believe you must know about ‘The Hunger Games’.

1. The Games as Reality TV Show

Contrary to popular belief, this film was not inspired by the controversial and violent Japanese film BATTLE ROYALE (2000), directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Yes, it may have a similar -themed plot, but the novel that the film was adapted from was written by author Suzanne Collins, who had no knowledge of Fukasaku’s film prior to writing the novel. She was inspired to write something after an idea sparked in her mind when switching channels continuously between a reality TV variety show, and news showing footage from the Iraq War.

2. The Tessera Process

In case you are wondering, yes, even children are eligible to participate in the cruel games. Many of them are forced by their plight to put their names into the “draw” in order to receive food. This is known as the Tessera process. Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence), the lead character, has put her name into the “draw” many times since she turned 12 to feed her poor family. However, the entries into the “draw” are cumulative. This means with each passing year, she is more and more likely to be selected.

Head over to InCinemas to see which are the other 3 things you must know about ‘The Hunger Games’!

‘The Hunger Games’ will be released in Singapore on 22 March 2012.

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InCinemas Includes ‘The Hunger Games’ In Their 10 Must-Watch Blockbusters in 2012 List

Many foreign sites have included ‘The Hunger Games’ in their most anticipated lists and these recognitions that ‘The Hunger Games’ is receiving certainly indicates this is one movie you wouldn’t want to miss in 2012. Local female magazine, Her World magazine had also included ‘The Hunger Games’ in their “10 Must Watch Movies In 2012” list.

This time round, Singapore based movie portal InCinemas, has compiled a list of 10 movies they think Singaporeans must not miss out on. We are happy to see that ‘The Hunger Games’ is one of them!

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen

#2 THE HUNGER GAMES (Dir. Gary Ross)

Release date: 22-March

Starring:  Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth

Plot outline: Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister’s place for the latest match.

Why Must Watch? Jennifer Lawrence who last starred in the gritty American indie WINTER’S BONE (2010), earning her an Oscar nomination for Best Leading Actress, now makes another breakthrough by being cast in the lead role in a major studio film. Will her talent shine on a bigger stage? Fingers crossed!

Head over to InCinemas to see which other 9 movies made it to the list!

We are certainly very excited to see Jennifer Lawrence playing Katniss Everdeen on the big screen this coming March too!

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Jennifer Lawrence Ranked Number One On IMDb’s Top 10 Emerging Stars of 2011

IMDb has picked out 10 stars that are garnering attention from media through their works and Jennifer Lawrence who plays Katniss Everdeen in ‘The Hunger Games’ is first on the list.

Jennifer Lawrence

With her Oscar-nominated role in Winter’s Bone, Lawrence went from being an actress mainly known for television (she played the daughter on “The Bill Engvall Show”) to one of the most highly-sought young actresses in Hollywood. She turned her blonde beauty blue to play Mystique in the summer blockbuster X-Men: First Class, and won the prized role of Katniss in the big-screen adaptation of The Hunger Games, coming in 2012. ”

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Total Film: ‘The Hunger Games’ As One Of 49 Films That Will Define 2012

Total Film has compiled a list of 48 films they think will define year 2012. ‘The Hunger Games’ is positioned at Number 17th.

Here’s what they have to say about ‘The Hunger Games’:

The Talent: Director Gary Ross, stars Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth.

The Pitch: A sci-fi Battle Royale, as tribespeople in future America are forced to fight in organised combat.

The Hook: Suzanne Collins’ novels are what the cool kids started to read once they’d finished Harry Potter and Twilight. No pressure there, then.
Defining Feature: Jennifer Lawrence’s first lead role since Winter’s Bone, which will surely cement her reputation as Hollywood’s brightest hope.

Head over to Total Film to check out which other movies made it on the list.

Sources: Total Film via HG Girl On Fire.

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‘The Hunger Games’ Featured In January Issue Of Empire Magazine 2012 Spring Preview

In the January 2012 issue of Empire Magazine, ‘The Hunger Games’ is featured as a part of the 2012 preview for movies released in Spring.

Here’s a transcript of the magazine article provided by HG Girl On Fire.

The early hype portrayed this adaption of Suzanne Collins’ trilogy is another Twilight. There is, after all a sort of love triangle between lead character Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss and two male friends, Josh Hutcherson’s Peeta and Liam Hemsworth’s Gale. The story’s told from a teenage girl’s POV, and the books are a phenomenon. Look closer, however, and it’s nearer to Battle Royale, with teens randomly chosen to battle to the death in a technologically advanced arena as a means of keeping the wider populace in line. Only one can emerge victorious.

In other words, there’s previous little time for moping about with wolves or mooning over sparkly vampires. Lawrence’s Katniss is as tough as they come, an expert in hunting and archery before she even hits the Games, but she’s up against kids who are bigger and tougher, and who have, in some cases, been training for years to take part. Says Lenny Kravitz, who appears as Katniss’ secretly supportive stylist, Cinna, “It’s great storytelling, these kids being put in this complex situation of survival. I was on the edge of my seat, so if you’re 12, putting yourself in her place is completely captivating.”

For Lawrence, it’s not a million miles from her Oscar-nominated role in Winter’s Bone: tough girl, impoverished background, fierce determination to protect her younger siblings no matter what the cost. “Gary (Ross, Director) cast Jennifer, and i think he had in mind that she’s a really strong personality with an unusually keen sense of humour,” says Woody Harrelson, who plays Games survivor Haymitch, charged with mentoring Katniss and Peeta through their ordeal. “There’s something in her eyes that you can tell she’s a survivor, even though she’s young. She just has that in her eyes – and that’s Katniss.”

This is also a story on a much bigger scale than Twilight. Katniss’ journey takes her across the former US from her Appalachian home to the Capitol, somewhere in the Rockies. And while her home District is backward and impoverished, the Captiol is extravagant and outrageous, with the sort of haircuts and colours you’d usually only expect to see in The Wizard of Oz. “The sets are incredible, just amazing!” enthuses Harrelson. “Sometimes you don’t notice the hair and make-up as much in a movie because it kind of blends in, but particularly in the Captiol there were some wild concepts. Pretty much every aspect of this production had the best people in the business, and it was just a pleasure to see what they came up with.”

Which is not to say that it’s all pomades and couture. For Katniss to survive, 23 other kids will have to die, including the very sympathetic Peeta. There will be a lot of death but not, Harrelson assures us, gratuitous levels of gloom or violence. “I don’t see it as all that dark. It’s exciting, but not dark compared to a lot of what I see. It’s PG-13 dark. The death isn’t emphasized. It’s more about this incredible girl.”

Sources: HG Girl On Fire and @ItsLaurenRooney .

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