Books read and other media of note |
Hugo (3D) film. I
had read the graphic novel this film is based on several years ago, and
it looked like the storyboard mock-up they make for movies, and was
about the history of cinema, so it was a shoe-in that someone would
make a movie of it, but Brian Seltznick was lucky they made a movie
this good (as opposed to Janet Evanovich, whose Stephanie Plum movie
apparently was a turkey)... It's got everything going for
it--historical, comedy, romance, pathos, and special effects. American Fairy Tales by Frank Baum Although not at his peak form as in many of the Oz books, he cooks up some very creative short stories in this collection. Autobiography of Buffalo Bill Although some of his feats such as his eponymous slaughter of buffalo seem brutal by today's standards, he makes a few efforts to show some compassion, and although always self-aggrandizing, he's a good story teller. Know anyone else who was a pony express rider, wagon train outrider, army scout, and Wild West showman? The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang An interesting mix of classic fairy tales and more contrived contemporary ones from this old book. River of Doubt by Candice Millard Fascinating if brutal portrayal of the Theo. Roosevelt expedition to follow an unknown river in Brazil, nearly leading to his death... Midnight in Paris (Film, written and directed Woody Allen). I wouldn't have thought of Owen Wilson for a stand-in for Woody Allen, but I can imagine Woody delivering the lines Wilson uses... It helps to have a good backgound in art history for this one, which I did... Moonfleet by John Meade Falkner (1898) A bit of The Count of Montecristo, a bit of Robert Louis Stevenson, one of the more popular free reads for Kindle. The girl's role is a bit weak--just to keep a light in her window for 10 years or so... It was surprisingly amoral with its toleration of whiskey smuggling and siding against the local authorities... |
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