Books and movies! the best of both worlds.
Started this blog as part of web 2.0 learning curve - this is about combining two things I love - books and movies!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Classic books and films
Friday, June 26, 2009
The Time Traveler's wife (or Traveller's)
The Time Traveler's Wife - Trailer
Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana Star
This film is based on the book of the same title by Audrey Niffenegger. This is a wonderful book and I am looking forward to the release of the movie later this year.
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Harry Potter
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Marley and me!
Continuing on from my previous post..
Marley & Me by John Grogan
The Book
I loved this book. It was heart warming, heart wrenching and funny all rolled up in one story.
The book portrays Grogan and his family's life during the thirteen years that they lived with their dog Marley. Marley is a yellow Labrador Retriever, is described as a highly strung, boisterous, and somewhat uncontrollable dog. Like all puppies, Marley is powerful, endlessly hungry, very active and playfully destructive. His acts and behaviors are usually forgiven, as it is clear that he has a heart of gold and is just adorable.
The Movie
Crew List
Directed By: David Frankel
Screenplay By: Scott Frank and Don Roos
Based on the Book By: John Grogan
Producers: Karen Rosenfelt and Gil Netter
Executive Producers: Arnon Milchan and Joe Caracciolo Jr
Director of Photography: Florian Ballhaus
Production Designer: Stuart Wurtzel
Editor: Mark Livolsi
Music By: Theodore Shapiro
Theatrical Release Date: December 25, 2008
Genres: Comedy, Drama
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic material, some suggestive content and language
Studio: 20th Century Fox
20th Jun 09: I have just finished watching this on Dvd. A not bad representation of the novel, but I did get a lot more out of reading the book than seeing the movie. More laughs and more tears. The loss of Marley was the tear jerking part of the movie.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Books and Movies lists
1. 'The Reader' by Bernhard Schlink *
The book:'The Reader' by Bernhard Schlink was first published in Germany in 1995 and the United States in 1997.
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink is the story of 15-year-old Michael Berg, who has an affair with Hanna, a woman more than twice his age. One day she disappears, and he expects to never see her again. Years later, he runs into her at a trial where she is accused of a Nazi crime.
The movie:
The Cast:
Kate Winslet - 'Hanna Schmitz'
David Kross - 'Young Michael Berg'
Ralph Fiennes - 'Michael Berg'
Lena Olin - 'Rose Mather/Ilana Mather
Bruno Ganz - 'Professor Rohl'
The Crew List:
Directed By: Stephen Daldry
Written By: David Hare
Based on the Book By: Bernhard Schlink
Producers: Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Donna Gigliotti and Redmond Morris
Executive Producers: Bob and Harvey Weinstein
*yet to read the book or see the movie.
Please leave a comment if you have seen the movie or read the book!
2. 'Slumdog Millionaire' by Vikas Swarup
3. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
4. 'Twilight' by Stephenie Meyer
5. 'Marley & Me' by John Grogan
6. 'The Secret Life of Bees' by Sue Monk Kidd
7. 'Nights in Rodanthe' by Nicholas Sparks
8. 'Prince Caspian' by C.S. Lewis
9. 'The Other Boleyn Girl' by Philippa Gregory
10. 'Yes Man' by Danny Wallace
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Folksonomies & Tagging
Del.icio.us is a great site that lets you save bookmarks to a central location. This makes it so easy when working or moving around on multiple pcs. Tagging your bookmarks make it a social event and easy for others to find similar bookmarks.
LibraryThing
I have been a member of Library Thing for some time now and love the reading community there. Library Thing is an online catalogue of your own book collection and that of others.
Books can be given tags that allow you to link to other members with the same books. Also link to similar type book titles and authors. It is great to discuss with others what they are reading and find other reading suggestions. You can find me as member name leany17.
As you will see from my Library Thing widget, I am a Stephen King and Dean Koontz fan. One of my favourite Stephen King stories adpated into a movie is : The Shawshank Redemption. Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins were excellent in their portrayals in the film. This film was taken from Different Seasons which is a collection of novellas.
Different Seasons contains four stories: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, The Body, and The Breathing Method. Each story is given a subtitle, one for each season of the year. Three movies, The Shawshank Redemption (based on Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption), Apt Pupil, and Stand By Me (based on The Body), were made based on the stories from this book.
I am also listed under Shelfari also as leany17.
While I don't get on both of these sites as often as I would like, I really enjoy being part of both. I have made friends with people across the globe who enjoy reading.
Another site for sharing books is Bookcrossing. The world's biggest free bookclub - Put simply this is where members, can exchange, pass on or give away books that they have read and no longer wish to keep or perhaps want returned to them after others have finished reading the book.
RSS feeds
Why should I use it?
It puts you in control of the information you receive - you only need visit one website as opposed to several that you want to follow. You can subscribe and unsubscribe easily. It helps eliminate spam emails, and being overwhelmed with extra emails.
What do you like about RSS and newsreaders?
RSS solves a problem for people who regularly use the web. It allows you to easily stay informed by retrieving the latest content from the sites you are interested in. You save time by not needing to visit each site individually.
What sites did you select for your RSS reader:
The annoyed librarian
Furious horses
Opal Training
Quit your day job
Libraries Interact
Books, Blogs, and Beyond
books-made-into-movies
The movie blog
Twittercism
How do you think you might be able to use this technology in your work?
A few ways Libraries may use RSS
1. Create an RSS feed for new additions to the online catalog.
2. Create an RSS feed for new programs and events posted on the library website.
3. Create an RSS feed for press releases and other media advisories.
4. Create an RSS feed for library job openings.
5. Subscribe to a few professional RSS feeds and share with library staff on the library intranet.
How can libraries use RSS or take advantage of this new technology?
I found this great little clip...
http://www.slideshare.net/sukhi/rss-and-its-use-in-libraries
Did you find any good examples of other library blogs?
Mosman Library
Adelaide City Library