Movies

Film/Lit Episode 1: Our Favorites

April 3, 2012

My brother and I have released the inaugural episode of our new podcast. The podcast is called, as you may have already ascertained, Film/Lit. In the first episode, we talk about our favorites – Blake’s favorite directors and my favorite books. Check out the Film/Lit website to listen or subscribe and listen via iTunes. On [...]

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Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert

August 13, 2010

Title: Eat, Pray, Love Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Pages: 334 Originally Published: 2006 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Rating: ____________________________ On a whim at Borders the other day (which was partially influenced by the ubiquitous promotion for the movie), I bought this book to read during my lunch hour. After the lunch hour, I [...]

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North and South, by Elizabeth Gaskell

April 5, 2010

Title: North and South Author: Elizabeth Gaskell Pages: 521 Publisher: Penguin Popular Classics Copyright: 1994 (1854) Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ I’ve heard people compare this book to Pride and Prejudice. In fact, I’ve heard people say that they like it BETTER than P&P! Blasphemy. And, I, have to say, I disagree. Pride and Prejudice is [...]

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Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates

March 24, 2010

Title: Revolutionary Road Author: Richard Yates Pages: 355 Publisher: Vintage Contemporaries Copyright: 1961 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ Frank and April Wheeler are your typical 1950s suburbanites, and perhaps even typical in that they think they are vastly superior to everyone else. They believe that they are destined for and deserve greatness, without making an effort. [...]

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Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Roald Dahl

March 19, 2009

Title: Fantastic Mr. Fox Author: Roald Dahl Pages: 96 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Copyright: 1970 Format: Hardback Rating: ____________________________ Mr. Fox and his family live near three farms owned by three vile, disgusting, and cruel farmers. Boggis and Bunce and Bean One fat, one short, one lean. These horrible crooks So different in [...]

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Lit Flicks Challenge – Summation

March 2, 2009

It is finished. The Lit Flicks Challenge is officially over. Here’s a challenge summary: MY PROGRESS I successfully completed my own version of this challenge, but fell two movies short of finishing my brother’s version. Here’s what I read and saw: The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau – 9/25/2008 * Movie: City of Ember - 10/11/2008 [...]

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Bookworms Carnival – Edition 23

February 20, 2009

Welcome to the 23rd Edition of the Bookworms Carnival! The Carnival, started by the late Dewey @ The Hidden Side of a Leaf, is a semi-monthly blog carnival that collects book blog posts centered on a particular theme. This edition’s theme is “literature and film” or “books to movies,” which encompasses anything book and movie [...]

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Coraline – The Movie

February 10, 2009

On Saturday night, I saw Coraline in 3D.  I read the book and saw the movie for the Lit Flicks Challenge. Coraline’s family has moved into an old house divided into separate apartments.  Her parents are busy writing a new gardening catalog and have no time to entertain Coraline.  In desperation, her father tells her [...]

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