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Here are some great shots of Reese Witherspoon playing the part of avid horsewoman, Marlena Rosenbluth, in the film adaptation of Sara Gruen’s very popular novel ‘Water For Elephants’. Film production began last month. Other cast members are: Robert Pattinson as Jacob Jankowski, Christoph Waltz as August, Mark Povinelli as Kinko/Walter, Jim Norton [...]
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‘Winter’s Bone’ is a new art-house movie that is getting rave reviews. It is adapted from Daniel Woodrell’s eighth novel of the same name. Set in the Missouri Osarks, ‘Winter’s Bone’ tells a grim tale of a daughter’s search for her meth- cookin’ dad who has missed his court appearance thus putting [...]
Hurrah! Two wonderful books have been adapted into two wonderful foreign films that I can only hope will get wider distribution in this country after they make the rounds of all the international film festivals. Mao’s Last Dancer (Australian) is based on the autobiography of Li Cunxin 5 star reader review and The Elegance Of [...]
The following video has been making the rounds on Face Book. Who knew it would be a ‘portent of things to come’. Hollywood is apparently embracing all books Brontë after nearly two decades of all films Jane Austen. USA Today reports that new versions of Wurthering Heights and Jane Eyre are in the works [...]
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Ang Lee’s newest movie, Taking Woodstock, (based on Elliot Tiber’s memoir) is set to be released later this month in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of upstate New York’s most infamous music festival. To get yourself in the right 60’s frame of mind, go to the FilmInFocus website and transform a photo of yourself into [...]
Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife movie trailer was released this past weekend and is set to hit the big screen later this summer.
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The trailer for Julie & Julia is out and it looks to be a funny, funny romp. Starring Meryl Streep (5′ 5″) playing Julia Child (6′2″) is a feat (pardon the pun) in itself. “Based on Two True Stories” the movie version dishes up the best of Julie Powell’s memoir Julie and Julia (cooking her [...]
Tomorrow I’m headed off to San Francisco to spend the weekend at the beach with ten plus fabulous friends. It’s an annual event. We call ourselves the Stinson Beach Babes. Each year I go, I return home with aching cheek muscles from all the talking and laughing. Our friendships go back some 30 years. Back [...]
The movie version of Jodi Picoult’s My Sister’s Keeper is due out June 26th. I posted previously that book fans were hopping mad over the decision by the film’s producers to change the ending. Save My Sister’s Keeper!! is a Facebook campaign that was initiated after one fan attended a Picoult reading and heard [...]
What better way to celebrate National Poetry Month and do your body some good, than to receive poet.org’s poem a day in your inbox. Poetry has been used for therapeutic purposes in health and healing for centuries. One of the more interesting studies is the effect that poetry has on blood pressure. Apparently, rhythmic vocal [...]
