Movies

Lit Flicks Challenge – February

February 1, 2009

Only one month to go! Here’s the last monthly Lit Flicks Challenge post: JANUARY WINNER First things first. The winner of the January giveaway is . . . Stacy H @ One Girl’s Opinion.  I’ll be sending her a copy of Nights in Rodanthe, by Nicholas Sparks.  It was on her original challenge list but didn’t make [...]

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Lit Flicks Challenge – January

January 1, 2009

Only two months left of Lit Flicks fun. Here’s the January Lit Flicks Challenge post: DECEMBER WINNER First things first. The winner of the December giveaway is . . . Rachelle @ My Book Challenges! I’ll be sending her a copy of Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens. It is on her challenge list and was [...]

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Lit Flicks Challenge – December

December 1, 2008

Ah, we’re halfway done, and what a time we’re having! Here’s the December Lit Flicks Challenge post: NOVEMBER WINNER First things first. The winner of the November giveaway is . . . Meryl @ My Bit of Earth! I’ll be sending her a copy of The Constant Gardener, by John le Carre. The movie adaptation [...]

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Lit Flicks Challenge – November

November 5, 2008

Okay, here’s the somewhat tardy November Lit Flicks Challenge post: OCTOBER WINNER First things first. The winner of the October giveaway is . . . Movie Viewing Girl! I’ll be sending her a copy of Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. It’s both scary and on her challenge list. Thank you to everyone who participated! (We [...]

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Rebecca – The Movie

October 15, 2008

On Sunday, I watched the movie Rebecca for the Lit Flicks Challenge. I’m not a movie critic, so I’m mostly going to review the movie from the adaptation standpoint. Thus, *spoilers* appear below. For my review of the book, see here. In general, this was a faithful adaptation of the book. It even starts out [...]

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City of Ember – The Movie

October 13, 2008

On Saturday, I went to see the movie City of Ember for the Lit Flicks Challenge. I’m not a movie critic, so I’m mostly going to review the movie from the adaptation standpoint. Thus, *SPOILERS*, of necessity, appear in this review. For another critique of the movie, see my brother’s review here. My review of [...]

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Lit Flicks Challenge – October

October 2, 2008

SEPTEMBER WINNER First things first. The winner of the September giveaway is . . . Natasha of Maw Books Blog! I’ll be sending her a copy of Atonement, by Ian McEwan from her challenge list. Thank you to everyone who participated! (We had a total of 76 entries.) I really enjoyed reading everyone’s lists, memes, [...]

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The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau

October 1, 2008

I picked up The City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau after reading several blog reviews and after hearing it is being made into a movie. Thus, it counts for the Lit Flicks Challenge! Ember, a self-contained city, is on the brink of ruin. The Builders who built the city left supplies, but after 200 years [...]

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