Tag: movies
IOF: Matilda, Dr.Seuss, Pay Phone Libraries and More!
By Alex on March 2nd, 2012
Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny — or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Enjoy! We will kick this week’s “In Our Feeds” off by sharing a number of book inspired links. Here is amore… full post
This just in from Suzanne Collins
By Morgan on March 1st, 2012
Exciting news! Suzanne Collins, author of the bestselling trilogy The Hunger Games — coming to a theater near you on March 23 — has a brand-new message for all Hunger Games fans out there! It begins: “Dear Readers, I’ve just had themore… full post
When Oscar met Hugo…
By Guest Blogger on February 27th, 2012
You’ll officially meet her soon, but until then please welcome Megan Kaesshaefer, our new Digital Communications Producer! She wanted to tell you a bit about what happened at last night’s Academy Awards. Thanks, Megan! The Academy Awardsmore… full post
Essentials: Big-Screen Adaptations
By Dante on February 24th, 2012
The Academy Awards are Sunday night, and we’re all excited that Hugo (based on Brian Selznick’s book The Invention of Hugo Cabret) leads all films with 11 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. But Hugo isn’t the onlymore… full post
The Oscars love (movies based on) books!
By Dante on January 24th, 2012
This morning the eyes of the entertainment industry and people who love movies were glued to TV sets and computers as the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences — or the people who give out the Academy Awards — announced this year’smore… full post
Silents are golden
By Dante on January 17th, 2012
The big winner at the Golden Globes this past Sunday was The Artist. The film won three Globes, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (Jean Dujardin) and Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. But themore… full post
Close Encounters of the Spielberg Kind
By Dante on December 5th, 2011
“We’re here to see Steven Spielberg.” Never in a million years did I think those words would be coming out of my mouth. But there I was, along with Kid Reporter Damien Murphy, his mom, and a videographer, standing in the DreamWorks receptionmore… full post
Take a look at the covers of the upcoming Hunger Games movie tie-in titles!
By Morgan on December 1st, 2011
We’ve got BIG Hunger Games news today! Remember when we announced the movie tie-in program,with three tie-in titles being released in February 2012, and another in March 2012? (If you don’t recall that exciting news, click here to read about it.more… full post
On the red carpet with Hugo
By Dante on November 22nd, 2011
Yesterday, New York hosted the red-carpet premiere of Hugo, the 3D big-screen adaptation of The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. Hugo opens in theaters on November 23 and stars Asa Butterfield as Hugo, Chloe Grace Moretz as Isabelle, andmore… full post
Deconstructing my bookshelf
By Dante on November 16th, 2011
I turned 30 last weekend, and while I don’t care much about the age — it ain’t nothing but a number! — I did find myself dwelling on the milestone. Where am I in life? Who am I now, and how does that match up with what I saw for myself whenmore… full post
