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Celebs || BY Jen Yamato || 09 05 2012 8:10 PM

Lana Del Rey, Screenwriter?

Born to Die singer Lana Del Rey didn't exactly conquer the music world with her polarizing entree into showbiz (her SNL appearance will go down as one of the stiffest performances in the history of television), so maybe channeling all that smoky '60s-tinged mannequin angst into another medium is the ticket: "When I was starting, I had a vision of being a writer for film and that's what I am doing now," Del Rey (real name: Lizzy Grant) told Vogue Australia. "I'm so happy... Hopefully I will branch into film work and stay there. That will be my happy place." [Vogue AU via NME, Screen Junkies]

Newswire || BY Jen Yamato || 02 07 2012 4:50 PM

WATCH: Lana Del Rey's 'Hunger Games'

Lana Del Rey's 15 minutes may be nearing their end (she did just postpone her tour after tanking on SNL), but she's got one last charge towards relevance up her sleeve; just check out her new jam inspired by The Hunger Games called, simply, "Hunger Games." So Lana. So Katniss. "This District smells like rat piss/My name is Katniss/I play the Hunger Gaaaaames..."
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