Category Archives: On The Big Screen

Book World And The Oscars

February 23, 2008 – 7:43 pm

The Academy Awards are tomorrow night and Oscar’s affect on book world is already being felt. Julie Christie’s biography is being rush-released in the wake of her nomination for ‘Best Actress’ in Away From Her. Ian McEwan has been in the news commenting favorably about the book to film adaptation of Atonement which is up [...]

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“Persepolis” Read the Book, See the Movie, Pay Attention

January 24, 2008 – 4:58 pm

Persepolis, the ancient capital of Persia, is also the title of Marjane Satrape’s graphic memoir that has just been made into an animated film out this weekend and getting rave reviews. “Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood”(2003) and it’s sister book “Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return”(2005) tells of growing up in the aftermath of [...]

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Looking For a Good Book To See?

January 8, 2008 – 2:17 pm

You never know how your favorite book will be portrayed on the big screen. It looks like the majority of this year’s current crop of films are getting good reviews from the critics. The following ratings come from metracritic.com. Now all I need is some popcorn. Thumbs Up: 92 There Will Be Blood (Oil! by [...]

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