Book to Film

The latest book to be tapped for movie stardom: Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist — “currently at number six on The New York Times bestseller list, 20 years after its first publication” — will be made into a film, directed by Laurence Fishburne and produced by Harvey Weinstein. It’s “the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd […]

Filed under: readers advisory, based on the book, film, movies, spirituality, bestsellers, news on May 21st, 2008 | No Comments »

War Movies

From the Reference Desk (Nashua Public Library, NH) offers lists (with webcat links) of feature films released during WWII, to coincide with Ken Burns’ latest video project (with Lynn Novick), The War, chronicling “the American experience of World War II through the eyes of those who endured it.” They also list some propaganda films, […]

Filed under: readers advisory, history, war, film, movies, video, movie lists on November 1st, 2007 | No Comments »