Have you read Don Delillo's Cosmopolis? What do you think of David Cronenberg's casting of the Twilight star in the lead role? And they'll be screening at Cannes which is usually a pretty big deal and indicative of importance if nothing el...
Thursday, 26 April 2012
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Cathy at her Bermuda Onions Weblog. The idea is to share new (or at least new-to-us) words that we encounter in our reading. I've just started Seth Grahame-Smith's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, mainly because in addition to having been made into a movie which comes out in June, my husband worked on it last summer. He set up most of the civil war/vampire battles and frankly, I like to see whatever...
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
What happens in Vegas isn't gonna stay in Vegas this time! CinemaCon has seen a host of movie big wigs and big guns this week, with directors airing 3D footage from highly anticipated flicks.Among them, a couple of our favorite book to screen adaptations.Here's what the folks from The Wrap thought about the footage screened at CinemaCon ...Sharon Waxman waxed pretty poetically about The Great Gatsby saying Lurhmann was "taking viewers for a sumptuous...
Monday, 23 April 2012
There are so many things I loved about this book; not the least of which is the historical aspect. I really appreciated the version I read on my Nook because it had the extra feature of being able to click on links for further reading without leaving the book. It's just so fascinating - and horrifying - to learn how World War II impacted the tiny island of Guernsey. Imagine living on this tiny island in the English channel and being able...
Hey Girl! The Lucky One is no The Notebook so don't let me catch you sneaking into a matinee on your lunch hour!Poor, poor Zac Ephron. It looks like the critics mostly hate his movie The Lucky One, based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. Yep, that Nicholas Sparks. The guy who wrote The Notebook that is pretty universally loved by all. Most of that is due to the gorgeous Gosling and the major league chemistry between Gosling...
Saturday, 21 April 2012
Pardon my absence. I haven't blogged since my mother's death last Friday; I'm posting this picture for Saturday snapshot hosted by Alyce on her blog, At Home with Books. It dates back to World War II. Some of you may recall my mum had been ill recently; she had pnuemonia and had been in the hospital. When she was released back to her nursing home, she seemed to rally a bit but ultimately she didn't make it. She passed away last Friday,...
Thursday, 12 April 2012
UPDATED 4/12/12A couple of days ago, I read on Deadline, and posted below, that despite rumors to the contrary, Gary Ross would be back to direct Catching Fire. Sigh.The Daily Mail is now reporting that nope, Ross won't direct. #2 is due in theatres Oct 2013 and Ross says that's not enough time.“Despite recent speculation in the media, and after difficult but sincere consideration, I have decided not to direct Catching Fire,” said Ross. “As...
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy over at her Bermuda Onions Weblog. The point is to share words that are new to us that we encounter in our reading.This week's word is blandishment, another of those words I knew I knew but it still stopped me. Did I really know what this word meant or was I just glossing over it in my reading? Well of course the context helps! I encountered the word in --- The Guernsey Literary &...
UPDATE APRIL 10'2012Tom Hanks who was in talks to star as Walt Disney is a go, and instead of the rumured Meryl Streep, it's going to be Emma Thompson as Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers. Hollywood.com also confirms that John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, The Rookie) is set to direct, "despite the fact that this doesn't appear to be a sports movie that will make you cry a little."Nice snark, there!This is not about a movie based on a book. It's about...
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
FILM star Hugh Jackman was watched by a crowd of villagers as he filmed scenes for his latest movie in Ewelme. The village church was transformed to look like one in 19th-century France during the filming of a musical version of Les Misérables last week. Jackman, who plays Jean Valjean, was among the 200-strong cast and crew at St Mary the Virgin in Parson’s Lane. Director Tom Hooper, who won an Oscar for The King’s Speech, was also spotted...
Bedbugs as the subject for a horror movie?! Apparently! Tango Pictures has acquired film rights to the Ben H. Winters’ bestselling horror novel Bedbugs with The Innkeepers writer Ti West set to write the script. Winter's book publisher, Quirk Books, which will release Winter's next book, The Last Policeman, in July, will get an executive producer credit. According to the Publishers Weekly blurb on the Barnes & Noble site :The man behind Sense...
This is the trailer for the Oliver Stone film Savages, based on the book by Don Winslow.Definitely not my kind of book, a maybe for the movie. It looks pretty intense, lots of violence, plenty of sex. I'm just not that interested in the story of a couple of out of control pot dealers getting it on with the same girl and going up against the Mexican drug cartel.Blake Lively is the girl at the center of the threesome, the BFF's share...
Sunday, 8 April 2012
Hey all. I'm taking advantage of this space to promote my son's film "Night Terrors" which he and a friend co-wrote and will be shooting this summer. They are looking for donations. Nuff said ! Here's the link for info or to donate $. Learn more about Night Terrors at IndigogoHe is 19 and just dropped out of NYU film school because he decided he will learn more by doing. He is certainly saving his father and me a ton of mon...
Saturday, 7 April 2012
I don't have time to do a Saturday snapshot this week but wanted to thank everyone for all the good wishes last week. My mum is back at the nursing home where she is now under hospice care. But after a really hard hit with pnuemonia and a uterine infection and more, she seems to be rallying! My brother and I are taking turns feeding her for now and she is somewhat stable. I guess you could say my 86 year old mum didn't survive the bombing of London...
Friday, 6 April 2012
Every Friday I post a picture of an independent bookstore along with a link to their website. I love these rare breeds that are becoming increasingly harder to find by the day and just want to show my support. Feel free to play along and show your support for independent bookstores, post a picture and add your url to Mr. Linky. It can be your local bookstore, the indie you work for, around the corner or across the country. Toledo, Toronto or Timbuktu....
Thursday, 5 April 2012
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Wednesday, 4 April 2012
Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy at Bermuda Onions Weblog where we share new (to us) words that we’ve encountered in our reading.Wow! Another week gone by already. Participating in a couple of weekly memes really makes one aware of the passage of time. Kind of like laundry it's "didn't we just do this?" Except Wondrous Words Wednesday is a whole lot more fun than Laundry Monday! Especially since I'm content...
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
3 Reasons you will HATE this movie (I am reposting this since the DVD/BluRay comes out today, Tuesday, April 3) Here are three reasons you shouldn't see this movie:1) If you're dying to see Matt Damon running through the streets of some exotic locale, gun in hand, a la Bourne, you will hate this movie.2) If you're aching to see Scarlett Johansson in a steamy sex scene, you will hate this movie.3) If you read the book by Benjamin Mee and...
Monday, 2 April 2012
Right from the get go, you know that while The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (formerly known as These Foolish Things) is about a group of older people, the tone is going to be anything but subdued and solemn, reverential and respectful. These are the opening paragraphs.Muriel Donnelly, an old girl in her seventies, was left in a hospital cubicle for forty-eight hours. She had taken a tumble in Peckham High Street and was admitted with cuts, bruises...
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