Academy Awards nominations were announced today. Congratulations to all the nominees, especially those associated with the four films based on books from Vintage and Anchor: Julie & Julia, Precious, Up in the Air, and The Last Station.
Read on for more about the books and to browse the complete list of nominations.
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The questions, discussion topics, and author biography that follow are intended to enhance your group’s reading of Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader, a haunting story of love and guilt in which the legacy of Nazi crimes enters a young man’s life in an unexpected and irrevocable way.
Michael Berg is fifteen and suffering from hepatitis. [...]
The 67th annual Golden Globe Award nominations were announced today, and congratulations to Up in the Air, which led the pack with 6 mentions including best picture, drama. The films Precious (based on the novel Push) and Julia & Julia (partially based on My Life in France) were also honored with best picture nods, in drama and comedy respectively.
On the small screen, Showtime’s “Dexter” series also did well, with nominations for television series and best actor, drama!
More >Everyone is talking about the movie Precious, based on the novel Push by Sapphire. This incredibly powerful story has made it to the big screen with some major support from executive producers Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey, and after breaking box office records with its limited release the film expands wide this Friday, November 20!
Get a glimpse of the movie after the jump, and watch interviews with cast members Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique.
More >The movie Precious: Based on the Novel Push opened in select theaters last weekend to record-breaking box office results, and tomorrow the movie expands to five more cities! Audiences across the country are responding to this powerful story, and to add to the excitement, we’ve got a special Interview with two members of the cast. Watch the clips after the jump to hear Mo’Nique and Gabourey Sidibe discuss the book, the making of the movie, and more!
More >Precious, based on the novel Push by Sapphire, which will be opening in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, November 6, has already received raves, winning both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Watch a preview of the film after the jump and see what all of the fuss is about.
More >Don’t miss the cover story in this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine! Director Lee Daniels and the cast of Precious take center stage in “The Audacity of Precious” by Lynn Hirschberg. The extensive, in-depth article is a riveting look at the making of the movie and will leave you desperate to see this remarkable film for yourself.
Read the article and watch the brand new trailer after the jump.
More >Big movie news on Stieg Larsson’s runaway international bestseller, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo! Variety announced yesterday that Music Box Films has acquired the U.S. distribution rights for the Swedish movie based on the book.
The film, which has already grossed almost $100 million internationally, is slated for release early in 2010.
More >The Road, which is based on Cormac McCarthy’s bestselling novel of the same name and stars Viggo Mortensen is easily the most anticipated movie of the fall.
And, after watching the preview, it’s easy to see why.
Check it out after the jump.
More >Amazing buzz continues to build for the movie Precious (based on the novel Push by Sapphire). Not only did Precious win both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, but heavy hitters Oprah and Tyler Perry are also championing the film, which hits theaters November 6.
Watch the trailer on the official movie site at www.weareallprecious.com, and read the USAToday article about Oprah’s endorsement of the film.
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