As hard as I might try in somethings. There are many times I have to admit that someone has done something better than me. Hooray for Hollybook and Mooks! Check out this other WordPress blog featuring movie-book hybrid reviews. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have!
Well, they snuck this one by us! Several Alert Janeites wrote to let us know that Shannon Hale's book Austenland will be adapted into a film, which begins shooting this week. This is apparently not a drill. The film will be directed by Jerusha Hess (who wrote the screenplay for Napoleon Dynamite and co-wrote this screenplay with Hale) and the cast includes Keri Russell, JJ Feild, Bret McKenzie (
As surreal as it may sound, yes the James Franco goes to libraries and in an even more bizarre twist-he films himself doing it then posts it on Twitter. (Yes he is now on Twitter)
James Franco, a pensive reader, author, and former library volunteer Photo via: thefablife.com
Apparently he used to volunteer at the Palo Alto Children’s Library. Two things pop out…
For making my Sunday afternoon and evening more eventful..
Check out live commentary on the tweet beat: @alwys_smthgs
I heard that Heidi the possum is even participating
Coming to a theater near you soon:
Colin Firth as Professor Henry Higgins.
There’s no doubt that Colin Firth looks good
To most of those who get the pleasure (or torture) of interacting with me personally, you are most familiar with my most recent obsession: Masterpiece Mystery’s Sherlock.
It is not your mother’s or even your grandmother’s Sherlock Holmes.
Definitely not.
What do Zac Efron, Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell, Kevin Kline, and Katie Holmes have in common this weekend?
Oh Right. They’re all starring in movies based on books that came out this weekend!
Check out the books that made it to the big screen and to a TV near you.
There will be a Bollywood version of Emma. (Click on the picture to see a preview).
Sonam Kapoor, daughter of Anil Kapoor, stars as the matchmaking heroine (courtesy of BBC)
Thoughts?
I’m pretty excited. I, however, am very much an Austen fan. It looks pretty interesting, though. Hope it doesn’t end up being too fluffy or a remake of Clueless.
After taking a bit of a vacation, I’m back in action.
So many things happened in the book world while I was away. Among them:
Bringing Quidditch Back. (Courtesy of Huffington Post)
Franz Kafka (Courtesy of: Getty Images via the Guardian)
or so it seems. The jury is still out on whether they can kill the book. First, it takes longer to read a book on an eReader. Secondly, licensing and multi-million dollar deals may limit eBook activity.
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Courtesy of WSJ)
and Hollywood decided to ‘remake’ the Swedish movie.
With Daniel Craig cast as one of the leads.
Craig as Blomkvist?
