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The folks at Goodreads are gettin' all fancy! They are doing a book-movie cross-promotion (no pun intended) for the upcoming ALEX CROSS movie. Ooh la la!
You'll be movie ready in 1, 2, 3, 4.
(Then head out the door to the movie theater on October 19, 2012).
Hostage, based on the book Hostage by Robert Crais, is available for free viewing via Hulu for a limited time. Adapted for film by Doug Richardson and directed by Florent-Emilio Siri, Hostage starred Bruce Willis as Jeff Talley, a former SWAT negotiator. Check it out for free while you can!
(click the triangle-in-circle button to play the movie from this page)
HOSTAGE (film) Actors: Bruce Willis, Kevin Pollak, Serena Scott Thomas, Jimmy Bennett Rated: R Run Time: 113 minutes Studio: Lionsgate Miramax Release Date: (USA) Adapted From: Hostage: A Novel, Robert Crais
"Jeff Talley was a good husband, a fine father, and a front line negotiator with LAPD's SWAT unit. But the high-stress, unforgiving job took an irreparable toll on his psyche. Unable to talk down a despondent father before he murders his wife and son and takes his own life, Talley plummets into a downward spiral. His marriage ends, he resigns from SWAT, and he struggles to escape from his former life by taking the chief-of-police job in a sleepy, affluent bedroom community far from the chaos and crime of Los Angeles."
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"Reading Jane Austen is a freaking minefield." - Jocelyn
I was a tad bit reluctant to watch The Jane Austen Book Club movie. I am a book club drop-out and not really a Janite. I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy the movie. After watching it, I decided to read the book from which it was adapted, Karen Joy Fowler's novel. I recommend watching the movie first and then reading the novel.
The movie focuses more on the relationships of the book club members and uses the book club as a backdrop. It managed to make the novels feel relevant to modern-day dilemmas. A feel-good movie, the flick can be enjoyed by those who haven't read much Austen and those who have (which is hard to pull off). Folks expecting a detailed academic dissection of Austen's novels might be disappointed.
Actors: Kathy Baker, Hugh Dancy, Amy Brenneman, and Maria Bello Director: Robin Swicord Movie Rating: PG-13 Length: 103 minutes
Sunset Boulevard "Alright Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup." Classic. Enter the Dragon
Martial arts at its finest. I took a picture with a Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong and have been meaning to watch this movie every since.Let's see if I can find the picture.
Gone with the Wind
I think that I have seen most of the movie - just not completely from start to finish.
Harry Potter (any of them)
The Harry Potter book series is on my "Shoulda Read By Now" list too. It dominated the bestselling books list of the last decade. I am gonna find out why.
Tsotsi
Netflix keeps suggesting that I see this movie. Okay. Okay. Okay. I am on it.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
I have only seen snippets of it. It didn't seem appealing ... but people mention it a lot.
Born into Brothels
I kept hearing such rave reviews about the film. And I kept saying that I was going to watch it. What had happened was ...
The Blind Side
I don't know why but I cannot bring myself to watch this movie. And I really like Sandra Bullock's work.
Dracula (1931)
With the vampire business booming now, I figure I need to start further back. I want to see both versions - the "Bela Lugosi" English version that was filmed during the day and the Spanish version filmed during the night using the same movie set.
Blade Runner
I never understand references to the movie.
What's on your "Shoulda Watched By Now" list?
Update 5/10/13:
Well, it looks like I have more work to do.
I have watched all of the books with a line through them.
