Tag Archives: Film and Television

The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner

Synopsis: Given the shot at producing her very own TV series, a young woman scarred in a childhood accident tries to remain to true to herself while succeeding at the Hollywood game. Review: I haven’t actually read any of Jennifer Weiner’s other books but I had a good idea what I was getting into when I started The Next Best Thing. I have a soft spot for frothy chick lit with dishy Hollywood atmosphere, and because some of her books have been made into movies…

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Bossypants by Tina Fey

Synopsis: Tina Fey’s memoir of her rise from nerdy little Philly girl to comedy superstar and member of the showbiz power elite. Review: Naturally, I opted for the audiobook version of Bossypants since Tina Fey was doing the reading herself. Yay! Bonus: it included the full version of the Katie Couric/Sarah Palin interview sketch that she and Amy Poehler did for SNL. Unbonus: it does not include the worldbeatingly awesome rap that Amy Poehler did when Sarah Palin actually visited SNL (what Fey labels a…

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Favorite Films A to Z

Taken from my dear Sheila: List your favorite films from A to Z, one for each letter of the alphabet. A for Amadeus B for Blade Runner C for Cabaret D for Dressed to Kill E for East of Eden F for Fear Eats the Soul G for Ginger Snaps H for The Haunting I for Imitation of Life J for Johnny Guitar K for Krull L for Leave her to Heaven M for Mildred Pierce N for Natural Born Killers O for Ossessione P…

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Movie Quote Meme–How Many Can You Guess?

Found this via It’s All About Books, and since movies are written by writers I think it works for a blog about reading. How many can you guess? Here are the rules: 1. Pick 10 of your favorite movies. 2. Go to IMDb (Internet Movie Database) and find a quote from each movie. 3. Post them here for everyone to guess (if you know them all, please don’t guess every one). 4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and…

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Non Fiction Meme

I’m late getting to Gautami’s Non Fiction Meme. * a) What issues/topic interests you most in non-fiction, i.e, cooking, knitting, stitching, there are infinite topics that have nothing to do with novels? Books about food, books that explain scientific topics for general readers, biography, memoir, history, travelogues. I love reading books about my hobbies, particularly knitting and cooking. My library is filled with books of film history, criticism, and theory. I like some books on Christianity by authors like CS Lewis and Dan Allender. Lately…

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Early Oscar Predictions

I know, I know… this is a blog about reading. But I have to indulge myself for the occasional post about film. The nominees are in. I’ve bolded what I want to win, and italicized what I think will win. 1. Best Picture: “Atonement,” “Juno,” “Michael Clayton,” “No Country for Old Men,” “There Will Be Blood.” 2. Actor: George Clooney, “Michael Clayton”; Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood”; Johnny Depp, “Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet Street”; Tommy Lee Jones, “In the Valley of…

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