A Christmas Carol
September 18, 2009
Disney will be releasing a 3-D version of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol in November. Jim Carrey is the voice of Scrooge AND all three ghosts. Check out the trailer here.
And coming out next week, (but not in the catalog yet,) is an illustrated version of A Christmas Carol by Brett Helquist, illustrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events and the Blue Balliett mysteries.
Whip It based on Derby Girl
September 8, 2009
Entertainment Weekly just informed me that the upcoming film, Whip It, is based on the YA novel, Derby Girl. We own four copies which are all currently checked in. Check out the trailer here. It will be released in early October.
Cirque du Freak Trailer
August 6, 2009
The trailer can be viewed here. I haven’t read the books, but the movie looks pretty good. Anyone read the books and have thoughts on the trailer?
Fantastic Mr. Fox Trailer
August 3, 2009
And now the trailer for The Fantastic Mr. Fox, thanks to Fuse #8.
Lightning Thief Trailer
July 28, 2009
The Lightning Thief trailer has been released.
Where the Wild Things Are
March 26, 2009
Trailer here and linked on the Books to Movies page. Thoughts?
Movie News
January 15, 2009
I read this morning that Henry Selick who directed and wrote the screenplay for the soon-to-be-released Coraline (in 3-D!) will be directing an adaptation of Philip Pullman’s Count Karlstein. I love Philip Pullman but I’ve never read this one, and I’m sure (local Portlander) Selick will be able to make it magical on the big screen.
I added a Where the Wild Things Are “trailer” to the books to movie page. It’s not an official trailer, but gives an idea of the feel of the film. I read an interview with director Spike Jonze recently and it seems that the differences between his vision and Warner Bros’ expectations have been smoothed out and Jonze is happy with the final product.
I moved Ender’s Game from the 2008 release date to a TBA date. I can’t find any information on what’s going on with this film, so we’ll have to wait and see if it will be made into a film eventually.
Inheart trailer
September 5, 2008
I’ve added the trailer and release date (1/9/09,) for Inkheart to the books to movies page.
Hotel for Dogs
August 22, 2008
I’ve added Lois Duncan’s Hotel for Dogs trailer to the books to movies page. It will be out in January 2009. We don’t currently own the book, originally published in 1971, but I’ve put the reissue on order. Later in 2009 a sequel to the book, News for Dogs, will be published, with a third book published sometime in 2010.
