We’ve discussed the creator of Sherlock Holmes in a previous post, but with the release this week of Mr. Holmes, starring Sir Ian McKellan as The Great Detective (and the explosion across social media of a teaser trailer for the Christmas special of Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman) it seems the time has come to discuss Holmes … Continue reading At the Movies: Mr. Holmes
On the off chance you hadn’t heard, there’s a new Jurassic Park movie out this week…on my way to the library yesterday, I heard a radio add for Jurassic World while driving by a billboard advertisement for Jurassic World, while driving behind a bus that had a Jurassic World ad on its side, so I … Continue reading At the Movies: Literary Adaptations
As part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, the British Film Institute has released a new adaptation of Vera Brittain’s classic memoir, Testament of Youth. The film details Brittain’s early life, from her experiences as one of the first women admitted to Oxford University, to her engagement to … Continue reading At the Movies: Testament of Youth
My junior year of high school, our class was assigned to read Thomas Hardy’s Return of the Native. Most of the class moaned and groaned about reading another book about staid Victorian people in corsets and bowler hats strolling about being polite to each other. But instead, what we got was a book that changed … Continue reading At the Movies: Far From the Madding Crowd
Picture it: the year is 1992, and your Blog Fairy Princess here is still a very over-imaginative eight-year-old who takes everything way too literally (so nothing much has changed….anyways…). One dark and stormy night, Poltergeist comes on TV in celebration of the film’s tenth anniversary. I knew my mom liked the movie, even finding parts of it funny, … Continue reading At the Movies: Poltergeist
If you haven’t yet seen the first Pitch Perfect film, I cannot recommend it highly enough. Part goofy comedy, part musical spectacular, part love-and-friendship journey, and full of snarky, feel-good moments, this is a perfect film to lift you out of a bad day (and give you a song to hum at the same time!). … Continue reading At the movies: Pitch Perfect 2
I think it’s pretty clear by now that we at the Free for All, and in particular, your friendly Saturday blogger, are fans of kids’ books, even for adults. So I’m happy to announce that November is Picture Book Month! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, picture books are for everyone. While … Continue reading Saturdays @ the South: Celebrating Picture Books