The previews for the big movies of the fall season are coming out and some of them look intriguing. Many of them are based on books, although you would never know it from the advertising. This is your chance to read up on the complete story, not the abridged version the studios offer. Coming to a movie theater near you soon, and already at your public Library:
The Duchess starring Keira Knightly is based on Georgiana:Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman.
The Secret Life of Bees starring Queen Latifah and Dakota Fanning is based on the novel of the same name by Sue Kidd. This is a great story by the way, you should definitely read it.
The Road starring Viggo Mortenson is based on the novel of the same name by Cormac McCarthy. McCarthy's last novel turned film, No Country for Old Men, won last year's best picture Oscar.
And for the kids, The City of Ember, based on the novel of the same name written by Jeanne DuPrau, looks so good I am going to go see it. This book was chosen by the children of New Hampshire as a Great Stone Face Award winner.
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Don't forget Blindness!
ReplyDeleteThere are many more, I couldn't list them all. Appaloosa by Robert B.Parker, Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks, and so on. Look at the August 25th Publisher's Weekly for a good list. http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6589639.html?q=fall+film+fare
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