Oscar Sunday is about celebrating movies deemed to have reached, or at least approached, the pinnacle of filmmaking excellence. As we’ve discussed before in this space, many movies make it to such lofty heights by riding the coattails of topnotch books, which provide source material screenwriters love to poach steal adapt. Lit-to-film adaptations are usually … Continue reading
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Books: The Stars of Oscar Sunday
Oscar Sunday is once again upon us, and while it’s mostly a time to celebrate movies (or, if you’re fancy, British, or fancy British, films), I look at it as another sweet reminder of how awesome books are. As I’ve previously discussed in this space, many movie makers mine material from their motion-impaired mates in … Continue reading
Book-to-Movie: The Golden Compass
This week, we have a guest post from Christina W., a library patron and BARC participant. In order to fulfill the requirements of the book/movie comparison BARC task, Christina has written her thoughts on the film “The Golden Compass” and the book of the same name by Phillip Pullman on which the movie was based. … Continue reading
And the Oscar Goes to…Books
The Oscars: a majestic celebration of the magic of cinema, or frivolous, self-congratulatory pageantry? The answer to that question will be revealed…elsewhere. While some Oscar bashing may be warranted, ‘round here we talk about book-y stuff, so book-y stuff I shall discuss. It’s an incontrovertible fact that book renditions of stories are superior to their … Continue reading
Book-to-Movie: The Descendants
This week, we have a short and sweet guest post from Jeri T., a library patron and BARC participant. In order to fulfill the requirements of the “Be a Film Critic” BARC task, Jeri has written her thoughts on the film “The Descendants” and the book of … Continue reading
Book-to-Movie: The Tale of Despereaux
This week, we have a guest post from Kayla R., a library patron and BARC participant. In order to fulfill the requirements of the “Be a Film Critic” BARC task, Kayla has written her thoughts on the film “The Tale of Despereaux” and the book of … Continue reading
Book-to-Movie: Off the Road & The Way
This week, we have a guest post from Laurel H., a library patron and BARC participant. In order to fulfill the requirements of the “Be a Film Critic” BARC task, Laurel has written her thoughts on the film “The Way” and the book that inspired it, Off the Road by Jack Hitt. I’d like … Continue reading
Silver Linings Playbook: A Very Pleasant Surprise
With Oscar Sunday fast approaching, as of last weekend, I had yet to see any of the movies nominated for this year’s Best Picture. Admonish me for failing to keep up with popular culture if you will, but in my defense, I work at a library, meaning I’m used to getting my fix of books … Continue reading
