Enser's Filmed Books and Plays: A List of Books and Plays from Which Films Have Been Made 1928-2001 (Enser's Filmed Books and Plays) (Enser's Filmed Books and Plays)
rasmusknw5z | yesterday
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) –The moon may be new, and the director may be different (Chris Weitz takes over the reins from Catherine Hardwicke), but otherwise, the second installment of the "Twilight" saga remains, for better or worse, exceptionally faithful to its 2008 beginnings. Understandably not wanting to mess with that $350 million worldwide success, "The Twilight Saga:
Inhabitat (Free subscription) | yesterday
Conspiracy! Author James Hoggan realizes the ridiculousness of that word, asserting that it “strains credulity and is offensive in its own right.” Yet the massive media sway that he details in Climate Cover-Up feels like something a squinty, scruffy, clipboard-wielding man would accost you with. It turns out that most of the oft-quoted global warming [...]
A.V. Club (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Not all the action in the ’00s was in novels and non-fiction books, so here’s a selection of the decade’s best short-form collections. Pastoralia, George Saunders (2000) George Saunders’ prose is a rare thing: It’s deftly funny while deeply perceptive about human nature. His Pastoralia collects a series of stories set in a vague future that could pop up years from now...
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Stephen King’s newest novel is, at 1,066 pages, his longest in more than a decade—not as big as monsters like It and The Stand , but with a cast of hundreds and an epic scale. What’s really impressive is that for all its brain-bashing size, Under The Dome goes by in a flash. In Misery, King’s novel about the power of fiction, the author hero talks about the “gotta,”...
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In the foreword to Zadie Smith’s first non-fiction collection, Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays , the author of White Teeth taunts readers with a series of other projects she’s considered, including a serious book about writing called Fail Better . Fans of her three novels may hold her responsible for not following any of these threads, but even readers unfamiliar with her work will...
Line Out (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Up & Coming : Joker, MC Nomad, Introcut, Sublo Joker's productions bear dubstep's serious low-end pressure, but they move and sparkle with a lightness that's anything but ponderous, as much of the genre's output can be. His melodies possess a sort of comic-book vividness (and, at times, melodrama), coming over alternately ominous and whimsical, but always memorable; check out "City Hopper"...
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wil Haygood’s biography of Sugar Ray Robinson captures the great midcentury boxer’s grace and power as well as it’s been captured.
The Leaky Cauldron (Free subscription) | yesterday
Next month, there will be a very large auction for a number of rare and valuable collection of children's literature including several Harry Potter novels by author J.K. Rowling. With the auction to take place on December 16th, items of note will include a rare uncorrected proof of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban , uncorrected proof copy of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, plus ...
Exoskeleton (Free subscription) | yesterday
[I got this from Fence:] In this third collection, Catherine Wagner assumes a mantle of responsibility. Her slangy, spoken, and singing world of representation slides from syntactic unit to unit, making room for a galaxy of metonymy. “Things mean,” she writes, “and I can’t tell them not to.” In each of the four series that make up this book we find a female body watching...
Blogcritics: Books (Free subscription) | yesterday
American folk tale heroes come alive in this new book, but those heroes face certain deaths. Folklore - Art - Literature - Authors - Kids and Teens
Blogcritics: Books (Free subscription) | yesterday
Well researched discussion of the reasons behind the popularity of Facebook, with suggestions on how the Church should respond. Facebook - Social network - Online Communities - Sports - Arts
Execupundit.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
I'm around a quarter of the way into Umberto Eco's The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana . So far, the novel is fascinating. An antiquarian bookseller in Italy loses his memory and tries to recover it by revisiting publications, people, and experiences. He can recall some historical facts in great detail but the names of his wife and children are initially beyond his grasp. Phrases from various books...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
At the 2009 National Book Awards, Gawker cornered some of the literary world's brightest writers, having them sign a copy of Sarah Palin 's memoir, "Going Rogue." Now they are auctioning the book on eBay for charity. Signatures now include NBA Fiction winner Colum McCann , actor and Columbia MFA graduate James Franco , and author and publishing figure Sloane Crosley . On a semi-related auction...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
This week the digital self-publishing company Smashwords announced that they will now supply ebooks to the Amazon.com (AMZN) in the Kindle Store. According to the release, the company "will pay authors and publishers 42.5 percent of the digital list price (set by the author) for book sales through Amazon." According to the terms, Smashwords will start sending ebooks to Amazon on November...
Blogcritics: Books (Free subscription) | yesterday
Acceptance: a first step toward peace. Hooman Majd - Little Jean - People and Society - Authors - Kids and Teens
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) –The simple yet powerful story of the Prodigal Son was given a vigorous new interpretation in the 2004 Danish film "Brothers," directed by Susanne Bier. Irish director Jim Sheridan, who has made his films in America in recent years, now delivers an American remake that hues closely to the original but loses some of its true grit. The emotional devastation of the final...
rakeshyev7m | yesterday
NEW YORK (Billboard) –Ringo Starr is joined by his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney for a duet on "Y Not," the drummer's forthcoming solo album due out Jan 12, 2010. The Universal Music release also includes vocal turns by Joss Stone, Ben Harper and Richard Marx as well as musical and songwriting contributions from the Eagles' Joe Walsh, Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Dave...
rasmusknw5z | yesterday
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) –The moon may be new, and the director may be different (Chris Weitz takes over the reins from Catherine Hardwicke), but otherwise, the second installment of the "Twilight" saga remains, for better or worse, exceptionally faithful to its 2008 beginnings. Understandably not wanting to mess with that $350 million worldwide success, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," is content...
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