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Tuesday November 11, 2008
Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is John Boyne’s heart breaking story about Bruno, whose father runs at a Nazi concentration camp and his forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy, Schmuel, imprisioned in the camp.
Boyne’s book has been turned into a film is generating lots fo buzz in the US where it opens on the 14th of November. Unfortunately we will have to wait until March next year for it to open here in Australia.
But while you are waiting, why not read the book? old copies here at Mosman Library and as we all know, the book is always better than the film, right?
Tuesday October 28, 2008
News flash!
The amazing post apocalyptic story ‘City of Ember’ by Jeanne DuPrau has been turned into a major motion picture and it is coming to our shores on December 11.
Why not read the book before the film breaks? Mosman Library holds two copies. Get in now before the rush
Thursday September 4, 2008
Looking for a cheap night out?
The 24/7 Youth Film Festival a unique festival consisting of free film workshops and a 24 hour film competition – exclusively for young people!The festival challenges young people to express and explore their culture through the art of film!
The climax of the festival is the film competition where young people 12-24 yrs of age have 24 hours to make a 7 minute film and include a list of items, concepts and locations in their film that are only revealed at the beginning of the 24 hour period. The Final will take place at the Cremorne Orpheum where the 10 finalist films are viewed and prizes awarded by industry professional judges.
You can come along and see some of the amazing short films created by local teens.
Final & Award Ceremony
Sunday, 7th September
6pm-9pm
Cremorne Orpheum, 380 Military Road, Cremorne
Cost: $2 entry
Tuesday August 19, 2008
Tim and Johnny strike again
Apparently Johnny Depp is going to play the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s remake of ‘Alice in Wonderland’.
This got the people over at Best Week Ever thinking about what OTHER kids’ books the Tim/Johnny team should remake.
‘Where the Wild Things Are’ would be brilliant, but ‘Teen Wolf’? That might be a stretch.
What about Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach’? Or Shuan Tan’s ‘The Arrival’? Or maybe ‘The Phantom Tollbooth’ by Norton Juster, Johnny would make a fantastic be Milo.
Can you think of any other classic kids’ books that Tim Burton could take on?
Thursday August 30, 2007
Read the Book, See the Movie
‘Stardust’ by fantasy writer Neil Gaiman is coming soon to a cinema near you. ‘Stardust’ tells the tale of a young man who sees a falling star what turns out not to be a star at all, but a young woman in great danger.
The film has some heavy hitting actors including Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sienna Miller and Charlie Cox. Reviews from America (Stardust is already released there) are calling it one of the best movies of the year.
But why not read the book before going to the movie? Mosman Library holds ‘Stardust’ and many other books by Neil Gaiman.
The film is realesed on September 20, here’s more from the official film site.
Monday July 16, 2007
Calling all Simpsons Fans!
What would you look like as a Simpson?
Go to the Simpsons Movie web site and find out.
The Simpsons Movie opens in Australia on July 26.
Don’t forget you can borrow lots of Simpsons graphic novels from Mosman Library. They are available in the Teen Zone.
To the right is what Amy thinks she would look like as a Simpson.
What do you think?
Thursday July 12, 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Returns to his 5th year at Hogwarts after fighting off dementors and saving his piggy cousin Dudley. But not everyone thinks he’s so innocent. The Daily Prophet has run a smear campaign against him and Dumbledore.
And so begins Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix.
Wednesday January 24, 2007
Exciting News!
Hey, did you hear that Philip Pullman’s book The Amber Spyglass has been made into a film?
Titled His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass, the film stars, among, others Australia’s own Nicole Kidman! Here’s more about it from IMDB.
We will have to wait a while, it’s not due to be released in Australia until November 16th, 2007. So if you haven’t read His Dark Materials yet, be sure to get stuf into it before the film comes out.
-amy
Saturday May 20, 2006
What do you think about the Da Vinci Code movie?
I saw it last night and it was as good as the book which is bad. I expected more from Hanks and the Director. The acting was stilted and the story was not even improved by the fact that it had fiery issues to deal with.
What do you think?
Wednesday March 1, 2006
Favorite Movie? Mosman Movie Poll
What is your all time favorite movie? Use the comment link to add your vote to the poll. My favorite at the moment is Riddick. I will update the poll as the votes come in. :)