My Weekly Books and Films Update
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HAPPY THINGS:
1. Short work week due to taking the kid back to college.
2. Oregon Shakespeare Festival - going to see Sense & Sensibility, Manahatta, and Othello.
3. Traditional Cheese Fondue
For Review:
by Kayla Cagan
-Art, YA
Release date: October 2018
courtesy of publisher -Thanks! | Goodreads
A companion novel to Piper Perish which includes illustrations sprinkled into the pages of the book.
by Hannah Moskowitz
-Fantasy, YA
Release date: November 2018
courtesy of publisher -Thanks! | Goodreads
SEA monster hunters premise makes this a good candidate to add to my R.I.P. 13 challenge.
Freebies:
Being the Adventures of an Enlightened American in Jane Austen's England
by Amanda Elyot
-Historical, Time Travel, Jane Austen | Goodreads
GOT this from the bookswap table at the local chapter Jane Austen Society Fall meeting.
by K.C. Dyer
-Chick-lit, Scotland | Goodreads
GOT this from the free bin at Green Apple Bookstore. Could not resist this Jamie Fraser inspired romance (from Outlander by Diana Gabaldon).
AND watched: in theatre for Fall Film Challenge - six degrees from Kevin Bacon (here)
A Simple Favor (2018)
Director: Paul Feig
Screenplay: Jessica Sharzer
Based on the novel by: Darcey Bell
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding
-Crime, Drama, Mystery | imdb | my rating: 5
A Simple Favor, directed by Paul Feig, centers around Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a mommy blogger who seeks to uncover the truth behind her best friend Emily's (Blake Lively) sudden disappearance from their small town.
Watched: 9/15/18
Connection: Anna Kendrick was in Pitch Perfect 3 with John Lithgow who starred with Bacon in Footloose
I liked this chick-lit thriller and enjoyed the french swinger tunes in the soundtrack.
AND watched: on DVD for Fall Film Challenge - six degrees from Kevin Bacon (here)
Director/Writer: Alex Garland
Based on novel by: Jeff VanderMeer
Stars: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson
-Adventure, Drama, Horror | imdb | my rating: 4
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Watched: 9/14/18
Connection: Benedict Wong starred with Benedict Cumberbatch in Avengers: Infinity War who starred with Bacon in Black Mass
Interesting concepts brought up in the mysterious zone aka the shimmer. Ended with an interesting cliffhanger too.
Director: F. Gary Gray
Writer: Chris Morgan
Writer/based on characters created by: Gary Scott Thompson
Stars: Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Dwayne Johnson
-Action, Crime, Thriller | imdb | my rating: 5
When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.
Watched: 9/17/18
Connection: Jason Statham was in The Italian Job with Mark Wahlberg who starred with Bacon in Patriot's Day.
This film series continues to entertain with its action packed scenes (with cars), especially the zombie time sequence.
* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently
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