“I’ll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you’re using here. It didn’t require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn’t earn the knowledge for…
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It’s Friday, which means we’re over at Kirkus! Today, Thea is talking about Divergent: the film adaptation. Could it live up to ALL THE HYPE (and Thea’s previously stated hopes)? Go HERE to find out!…
Today’s the day! Divergent officially is out in theaters this evening, and like any obsessed dystopian YA fan, I’ve got my tickets and I’m ready to go. (Anyone else planning on watching the movie tonight?!) My experience with the…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Book to Movie Old School Wednesdays
Old School Wednesdays: The Shining by Stephen King
Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped)…
Hello everyone! For this edition of From the Page to the Screen, we celebrate Oscars style. Each year, film adaptations of books seem to be increasingly prevalent. Case in point: this year, a whopping 10 Oscar-nominated films were originally…
Dearest Smuggler-Friends! The end is here! After years and years of build up, the Harry Potter movie franchise comes to an end TODAY. Right now, we are equal parts unbearable excitement and devastated melancholy. The Harry Potter series –…
Title: Kick-Ass Graphic Novel (Vol. 1 collecting issues #1 to #8) by Mark Millar (writer) and John Romita, Jr (illustrator) February 2008-Present. Moviedirected by Matthew Vaughn; Starring Aaron Johnson, Chloe Moretz, and Nicholas Cage. Released 2010. Dave Lizewski, is…
8 Rated Books Book Reviews Book to Movie Steampunk Week
Steampunk Week – From the Page to the Screen: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Title: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Graphic Novel (Vol. 1) by Alan Moore (writer) and Kevin O’Neill (illustrator) . Published in 1999. TV Movie directed by Stephen Norrington; Starring Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend,…
Directed by Chris Weitz Written by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Anna Kendrick Running time: 130 minutes Rated: PG-13 (violence and action) Well, folks, it’s finally here. The…
Title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Movie directed by Gavin Hood; screenplay by David Benioff and Skip Woods; starring Hugh Jackman, Liev Shreiber, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, Will I Am, Dominic Mognahan and Kevin Durand. The first…
