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Water For Elephants DVD

Water for Elephants: A Chat With Sara Gruen

By On November 12, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Book to Movie, Chat With an Author

Today we are thrilled to bring you the first in an ongoing series of page-to-screen reviews and author interviews, starting with the incredible bestselling sensation Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Our movie reviewing Smuggler, Lavanya Narasimhan, had the opportunity to chat with the lovely Sara Gruen about her writing, her influences, and the film.

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Monsters (Movie)

Halloween Week – Movie Review: Monsters

By On October 29, 2010 · 3 Comments · In 6 Rated Books, Halloween Week

Title: Monsters

Directed and Written by Gareth Edwards; Starring Whitey Able and Scoot McNairy

Release Date: October 29, 2010 (US)
Official Website: www.monstersthemovie.com
Available for Rental on iTunes USA

Synopsis:

Alien life forms have [...]

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From the Page to the Screen: Kick-Ass

By On April 3, 2010 · 8 Comments · In 8 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Book to Movie

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 just [...]

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Smugglivus Day 26 – Guest Blogger: Jessica of Racy Romance Reviews

By On December 26, 2009 · 6 Comments · In Smugglivus, Smugglivus Guest Blogger

Welcome to Smugglivus – Day 26!

Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2009, and looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2010.

Today’s Guest: Jessica of the romance dedicated blog Racy Romance Reviews. Jessica is, in a word, [...]

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MOVIE REVIEW: The Twilight Saga: New Moon

By On November 19, 2009 · 33 Comments · In 4 Rated Books, Book to Movie

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 movie that [...]

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Young Adult Appreciation Month – Movie Review: Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince

By On July 19, 2009 · 16 Comments · In Smuggler Specialties, YA Appreciation Month

We are Harry Potter fangirls. The sort of fans that stand in line at midnight for the last book (that would be Thea) or who stand by the window from 6am to wait for the delivery from the postman (that would be Ana). We love, LOVE the books and we think the movies are not [...]

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Movie Review: Terminator Salvation

By On May 22, 2009 · 16 Comments · In 3 Rated Books, Popgeekery

Title: Terminator Salvation

Movie directed by MCG; screenplay by John D. Brancato and Michael Ferris; starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Moon Bloodgood

Review:

I think I speak for much of my generation when I say that the Terminator movies played a major, influential role in our formative years. The [...]

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Movie Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

By On May 3, 2009 · 5 Comments · In 6 Rated Books, Book to Movie, Popgeekery

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 official blockbuster of the summer, X-Men Origins: Wolverine made its international debut on Friday [...]

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Movie Review: Watchmen

By On March 7, 2009 · 15 Comments · In 9 Rated Books, Book to Movie, Joint Review, Smuggler Specialties, Watchmen Weekend

“Who Watches the Watchmen”

WE DO!

The most highly anticipated movie of 2009 (at least for us) is finally out in theaters, and of course we both went on opening night. So…what did we think? Was it everything we hoped for and more? Read on, friends, as we present you with our review of Watchmen.

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Halloween Week – From the Page to the Screen: It

By On October 30, 2008 · 7 Comments · In 10 Rated Books, 9 Rated Books, Book Reviews, Book to Movie, Halloween Week

Title: It

Novel by Stephen King

TV Movie directed by Tommy Lee Wallace; teleplay by Lawrence D. Cohen & Tommy Lee Wallace; Starring Tim Curry, Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Annette O’Toole, Jonathan Brandis, Brandon Crane, and Seth Green.

It is one of my all time favorite novels, [...]

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