I will be honest I have been avoiding this book because I thought that it will be creepy. I am not one for thrillers and stuff like that and try to avoid them at all costs. I have found an thriller/mystery series that I love that but that is another story. …
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In Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), Cate Blanchett reprises her role as the Virgin Queen, but as the fully realized myth she has created by the conclusion of the previous film. Shekhar Kapur also returns to direct, along with writer Michael Hirst, and cinematographer Remi Aderfarasin, but you wouldn’t recognize that the …
Read More »BOOK TO MOVIE REVIEW: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Being a book lover, I always read the book before the movie. But much to my sadness, I didn’t know that The Book Thief was a book until long after I first watched the movie. But as soon as I found out, I knew I had to read it. recently …
Read More »MOVIE REVIEW: Elizabeth
Still riffing on the historical fiction film podcast by Megan and Kristin, Shekhar Kapur’s Elizabeth (1998) was specifically mentioned in the podcast as one of their favorites. And once again, based on anecdotal evidence from conversations with others, Elizabeth seems to be well-appreciated as a film, especially as a performance by Cate Blanchett. In …
Read More »BOOKS TO MOVIES: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
It was only after I had finished reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society did I realize that they had turned it into a movie. I knew right then and there that I needed to do it as my next book to movie comparison. I hoped that I …
Read More »TV SHOW REVIEW: MTV’s Scream… Hit or Miss?
Some people think MTV is completely wrong for taking on a series based on the famed scary movie series Scream. The original film was released in 1996 and followed along by Scream 2 and 3. Then years later Scream 4 graced our presence as the teenage scare drama started to …
Read More »BOOK REVIEW: “Significance” by Shelly Crane
Title: Silent: Significance Author: Shelly Crane Publication: March 26, 2012 Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Genre: YA Fiction, Romance Source: Netgalley
Read More »BOOK REVIEW: “The Heir” by Kiera Cass
Title: The Heir Author: Kiera Cass Publication: May 5, 2015 Publisher: HarperTeen Source: Barnes & Noble – Purchase
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