Meet Haymitch

All images: Lionsgate

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is the story of Haymitch Abernathy's time in the Hunger Games. This behind-the-scenes featurette shows how filmmakers are bringing Haymitch's journey to life.

Here's the official synopsis from Lionsgate: 

"The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping" will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping arrives in theaters on November 20th.

Liberty

"Our liberty is not the right to do as we please, but the opportunity to please to do what is right."

- Reverend Peter Marshall, Chaplain of the US Senate

Happy Independence Day!

Ellen H. Clapsaddle

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."  

- The Declaration of Independence, 1776

A Capitol Fourth

PBS

One of my favorite performances to watch every Independence Day is A Capitol Fourth on PBS. Featuring popular singers both past and present, Jack Everly conducting the National Symphony Orchestra, and, of course, fireworks, there's something for everyone. This year will look a little bit different. The show will air a night early on July 3rd, and the fireworks will be over George Washington's Mount Vernon instead of DC.

You can watch A Capitol Fourth on PBS at 8/7C on July 3rd. Most stations repeat the broadcast immediately following the first. It can also be watched live on YouTube.

Minions & Monsters & Chocolate, Oh My

Amaury Guichon

In celebration of Illumination's Minions & Monsters, Amaury Guichon has created a fun display out of chocolate. James the Minion is being terrorized by Irene, a multi-eyed blob creature. It's so cute it's scary.

Minions & Monsters is in theaters now.

Previously On X-Men '97

Marvel

The second season of Marvel's X-Men '97 debuts tomorrow. So, before we see the return of Apocalypse, let's get a quick glimpse at all that happened in season 1.

Season 2 of X-Men '97 arrives on DisneyPlus tomorrow, July 1st.

X-Men: The Animated Series and season 1 of X-Men '97 are available now. 

Wildwood: Where The Woods Awaken Featurette

LAIKA

LAIKA's next animated movie, Wildwood, is looking incredible. The craftspeople of LAIKA have been working for more than a decade to create this fantastic world from wood, wire, fabric, and paint. Here's a  behind-the-scenes look at the making of Wildwood.

Wildwood arrives in theaters on October 23rd.