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That picture of Peeta painting his arm to look like a tree is actually amazing. Can't wait for this movie to come out already!
And I know I'm in the minority here, but I still hate Kravitz as Cinna, he always seemed so suave and classy in the book. Can't think of anyone good to play him though so I'll just go with it.

My goth goddaughter forced me to take her to every. single. twilight film - now it's payback. I'm dragging her to the cinema by her hair if I have to.

I have to say that Lenny as Cinna was the first real casting choice that made me go 'buh?' because in my head he was much younger - he wasn't one of the well known designers, District 12 was his first gig, so in my head, he was in his twenties but then Woody Harrelson wouldn't have been my first choice for Haymitch - but he's a solid actor so I have faith he'll pull it off.

Regardless, these pics make me verrrry happy, esp the Capitol lady carrying a birdcage, that's awesome. And Effie just looks PERFECT.

I have no idea what the fuck is going on in any of these images, but scrolling through them all reminds me of being forced to watch a genderless peacock's slideshow of the acid-inflected holiday it took into its own subconscious.

Also, Samantha, I think you're missing the point of the violence. It's not a lurid spectacle YOU'RE meant to cheer on. It's a lurid spectacle the assholes in the movie cheer on and the good guys see as a the most obvious indication of corruption, greed and inhumanity in the Capitol. It's supposed to upset you. Like Lord Of The Flies.

If You Ever Wondered Where The Stolen Wardrobe Departments From The Fifth Element, Wild Wild West and Blades of Glory Ended Up.

That makeup looks amazing. Ve Neill may be on her way to her forth Oscar win for this film. Look at the damn tree arm. They're doing fantasy, high fashion, and gritty realism all in one film.

I think it's very possible for the movies to be better than the books, and not because of Lenny Kravitz or Wes Bently (though I do wonder how long he had to keep his beard like that for the role, and what people thought when the saw him at the gas station). I'm rooting for Katniss to be stronger and smarter in the movies, but I spent three books hoping she'd get a clue, and my little heart can only take so much.

If You’ve Been Waiting Since 1999 For Wes Bentley To Make Another Good Movie

Are you talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talking... //looks around// you talking to me? Well, I'm the only one here.

I had such high hopes for Wes Bentley. Wrong again.

Well, looks like the 2012 Best Costume Design is locked up.

I'm fascinated by Wes Bentley's facial hair. That is magnificently awful. And those shots of Kravitz are making me question my sexuality, and I'm totally fine with that.

Which direction are you leaning, Ghisent? Are you for or against it?

Mrs. J, are you referring to Bentley's hair? I think it's remarkable, even though it's terrifying. But then, Wes Bentley has always been a bit creepy. So I think that, in context, it's fabulous.

Or are you talking about my Kravitz-induced sexual identity crisis? Well, under normal circumstances I'm usually straight, but, well, were he thrown my way, I suspect I'd swing for the fences.

Nothing like som facial topiary to make me forget Four Feathers. I want to have, like, a million of Bentley's babies.

I am really disappointed in Katniss's dress for the interview. That thing looks like a taffeta 80's prom dress reject from the Jessica McClintock archives. Grrrrrr.

It's supposed to upset you. Like Lord Of The Flies.

Wait, it isn't a "how to?"

You left out "Fans of Paula 'Trixie the Whore' Malcolmson."

Everything about it makes me giddy.

#8 confuses me. Do girls in their teens actually like cavemen?

Lenny Kravitz...Christ. That's probably the only one of my teenage crushes to survive into adulthood. Because...look at that man!

I'm going to refrain from commenting on the movie itself because it will mostly make me sound like a 12 year old Twi-tard.

@dsbs Yeah I'd say it's a character choice for Katniss to be so stoic - in the story she describes how she masks the anger/fear/sadness she feels about her world. This skill of projecting a persona also comes up as a strategy for getting through the games.

I think Lawrence is capturing this, and, really, looking back through the pictures, she's got some real emoting going on in a handful the images. The character she played in Winter's Bone was pretty similar to Katniss, so if she does that again, I'll be satisfied.

@giv, between posting that, and posting this, I read the book. I still think she looks like a Real Doll in the pictures, but I've watched the movie trailers, do, and she does come across as human (and pretty great) in them, so I'll stop being mean. For now.

So you're an ass hole if you point out the unoriginality of this movie? i.e. Running Man