Literary Movies 2011

Kathryn Stockett's The Help: Building Bridges and Breaking Down Barriers

Kathryn Stockett’s debut novel, The Help, was recommended to me by a friend. She described it as a book she just couldn’t put down, a book that allowed to her…

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Midnight in Paris: A Philosophical Stroll through the City of Lights

Amid the tempest of sequels and special effects that currently shrouds Hollywood, it seems difficult to find a good summer movie. Woody Allen’s latest production, Midnight in Paris, might cast off…

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Charlotte Brontë and Jane Eyre: Independent Women

Charlotte Brontë was no stranger to death. Her mother died when she was only five years old. When Brontë was nine years old both her older sisters died, and the…

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Water for Elephants Movie Opens April 22

Water for Elephants was a surprise hit. It reached #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list, captivating audiences with its young-old protagonist, timeless love story and circus theme. It…

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Will Literary Colin Firth Win the Oscar?

Colin Firth is certainly a handsome brooder. He’s made his mark on literary television when he played the always brooding Mr. Darcy in the BBC miniseries of Jane Austen’s Pride…

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American Pastoral, My Literary Movie Pick for 2011

2011 already looks like a big year for literary movies. The much anticipated movies The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson (starring Johnny Depp) and On the Road by Jack…

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Kathryn Stockett's The Help: Building Bridges and Breaking Down Barriers

Midnight in Paris: A Philosophical Stroll through the City of Lights

Charlotte Brontë and Jane Eyre: Independent Women

Water for Elephants Movie Opens April 22

Will Literary Colin Firth Win the Oscar?

American Pastoral, My Literary Movie Pick for 2011

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