My Weekly Books and Films Update
Linking up with:
Stacking the Shelves (details)
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)
HAPPY THINGS:
1. Yoga classes that help get the kinks out
2. Random compliment from stranger "I like your color palette."
3. Looking at Maud Lewis paintings online - they give off that cozy vibe
Bought:
by Nancy Butler
illustrated by Janet Lee
based on Jane Austen novel
-Historical, Romance, Graphic Novel | Goodreads
SUCKER for things Jane Austen related.
Library:
by David Sedaris
-Humor, Essay, Memoir | Goodreads
CATCHING up on Sedaris works. I love to listen to the audio versions as Sedaris narrates them. His sense of humor really shines with the telling.
by Lucy Tan
-Contemporary, China, Shaghai | Goodreads
FOR the World Reads challenge (here). I chose China for this and next month.
AND watched: in theatre
Director/writer: Cristina Costantini, Darren Foster
Writer: Jeff Plunkett
Stars: Anjali Chadha, Ryan Folz, Harsha Paladugu, Abraham Riedel-Mishaan, Kashfia Rahman, Ivo Zell, Robbie Barrat, Myllena Braz de Silva, Gabriel de Moura Martins, Serena McCalla, Jack Andraka.
-Documentary | imdb | my rating: 5
Nine high school students from disparate corners of the globe navigate rivalries, setbacks, and hormones on their quest to win the international science fair. Only one can be named "Best in Fair."
WENT to a screening that included a Q&A with directors and one of the students in the film (Robbie). I usually find it entertaining and fascinating to learn about the behind-the-scenes goings on of big events. This film was inspiring and hopeful. Amazing kids!
Director/screenplay: Isabel Coixet
Based on book by: Penelope Fitzgerald
Stars: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Hunter Tremayne, Patricia Clarkson
-Drama | imdb | my rating: 4
England 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.
LOVED the setting and storytelling visuals and the books!
AND watched: on DVD for Fall Film Challenge - six degrees from Kevin Bacon (here)
Director/Screenplay: George Clooney
Screenplay: Grant Heslov
Based on book by: Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter
Stars: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray
-Drama, History, War | imdb | my rating: 3
An unlikely World War II platoon is tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.
Watched: 9/23/18
Connection: John Goodman starred with Bacon in Patriot's Day
Despite the all-star cast and interesting historical topic I found the film okay.
Director: Dominic Cooke
Writer/screenplay/based on book by: Ian McEwan
Stars: Billy Howle, Saoirse Ronan, Andy Burse
-Drama, Music, Romance | imdb | my rating: 4
Based on Ian McEwan's novel. In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
Watched: 9/26/18
Connection: Saoirse Ronan was in Lady Bird with Laurie Metcalf who starred with Bacon in JFK
Beautiful scenes and scenery amongst a sad love story.
Director/Writer/screen story: Paul King
Writer/screen story: Hamish McColl
Paddington Bear created by: Michael Bond
Stars: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins
-Adventure, Comedy, Family | imdb | my rating: 4
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.
Watched: 9/27/18
Connection: Ben Whishaw was in Cloud Atlas with Tom Hanks who starred with Bacon in Apollo 13
Cute one with a whimsical portrayal of London.
* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently
Thanks for stopping by :-)
