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September 5, 2011 6:09 PM

MOVIE MONDAY: Friends With Benefits

It's the first Movie Monday of a brand new month, and to kick off September, here's a brand new release that we're looking forward to watching! Comedy Friends With Benefits hits cinemas on September 9th and stars Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis.  Like it so far? Here's the synopsis and trailer...

The relationship between two friends gets complicated when they decide to get romantic. Dylan (Justin Timberlake) and Jamie (Mila Kunis) think it's going to be easy to add the simple act of sex to their friendship, despite what Hollywood romantic comedies would have them believe. They soon discover however that getting physical really does lead to complications.

Posted by Elle Symonds on September 5, 2011 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (9)

August 23, 2011 11:46 PM

COVER NEWS: 'One Day' movie tie-in

With the movie adaptation of bestselling David Nicholls novel One Day, it's no surprise that the book is being printed with new tie-in covers. The movie is released in UK cinemas tomorrow and stars Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess (trailer below!) What do you think of the new look?

'I can imagine you at forty,' she said, a hint of malice in her voice. 'I can picture it right now.' He smiled without opening his eyes. 'Go on then.' 15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways. So where will they be on this one day next year? And the year after that? And every year that follows? Twenty years, two people, ONE DAY.

 

Posted by Elle Symonds on August 23, 2011 in Book covers, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (6)

August 22, 2011 11:11 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Darkfever

Dreamworks has snapped up rights to the fantasy 'Fever' series by Karen Marie Moning. According to ComingSoon, the first novel, Darkfever, is planned for adaptation.

The novel was published in 2006, with the latest novel in the series being Shadowfever. We'll keep you updated on this news! To find out more, check out Karen Marie Moning's site.

"My philosophy is pretty simple-any day nobody's trying to kill
me is a good day in my book. I haven't had many good days lately."

MacKayla Lane's life is good. She has great friends, a decent job, and a car that breaks down only every other week or so. In other words, she's your perfectly ordinary twenty-first-century woman.

Or so she thinks... until something extraordinary happens.

When her sister is murdered, leaving a single clue to her death-a cryptic message on Mac's cell phone-Mac journeys to Ireland in search of answers. The quest to find her sister's killer draws her into a shadowy realm where nothing is as it seems, where good and evil wear the same treacherously seductive mask. She is soon faced with an even greater challenge: staying alive long enough to learn how to handle a power she had no idea she possessed-a gift that allows her to see beyond the world of man, into the dangerous realm of the Fae...

Posted by Elle Symonds on August 22, 2011 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (7)

August 15, 2011 10:03 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Bridget Jones is back!

Yep, for real! Heroine Bridget Jones is back and we're so excited! Earlier this year it was announced that Helen Fielding had already started a third Bridget novel, and now a third movie is on its way, according to ComingSoon.

The film has been greenlit by Universal Pictures and Working Title films. The original movie hit the screens in 2001, starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant.

What do you think? Are you looking forward to more Bridget adventures? Leave a comment and let us know!

Posted by Elle Symonds on August 15, 2011 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (25)

June 27, 2011 3:03 AM

MOVIE NEWS: I Don't Know How She Does It movie poster released

I Don't Know How She Does It will be hitting the big screen in September, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Christina Hendricks - and here's the poster, courtesy of Chick Lit Club. The movie is an adaptation of Allison Pearson's bestselling novel about working mum Kate Reddy. Here's the synopsis:

Kate Reddy devotes her days to her job with a Boston-based financial management firm. At night she goes home to her adoring, recently-downsized architect husband Richard and their two young children. It's a non-stop balancing act, the same one that Kate's acerbic best friend and fellow working mother Allison performs on a daily basis, and that Kate's super-brainy, child-phobic young junior associate Momo fully intends to avoid. When Kate gets handed a major new account that will require frequent trips to New York, Richard also wins the new job he's been hoping for--and both will be spreading themselves even thinner. Complicating matters is Kate's charming new business associate Jack Abelhammer, who begins to prove an unexpected source of temptation.

Will you be going to see the movie? Leave a comment and let us know!

Posted by Elle Symonds on June 27, 2011 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (13)

June 20, 2011 1:53 AM

MOVIE NEWS: What's Your Number?

Back when we first heard that Karyn Bosnak's novel Twenty Times a Lady was being adapted for the big screen, we couldn't help but get excited, and now it's almost here. What's Your Number? is set to star Anna Faris and Chris Evans, and focuses on Ally Darling who, after reading a magazine article that leads her to believe she's going to be forever alone, set out to track down each of her many exes, just in case she's let 'the one' pass her by...



You can find out more about the movie at the official website.

Posted by Elle Symonds on June 20, 2011 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

May 3, 2011 10:50 PM

MOVIE NEWS: 'Something Borrowed' director Luke Greenfield's exclusive interview

Fans of Emily Giffin's bestselling novel Something Borrowed are probably all geared up for the movie which stars Ginnifer Goodwin and Colin Egglesfield. (See the trailer below!) However, movie website Coming Soon has posted an exclusive interview with director Luke Greenfield, in which he discusses not only the project and actors but also a potential sequel.

Want to find out more? Click here to check it out.



For those unfamiliar with the novel (which is followed by Giffin's book Something Blue), here's the synopsis:

Rachel Miller and Darcy Rhone have been best friends since childhood. They've shared birthdays, the horrors of high school and even boyfriends, but while Darcy is the sort of woman who breezes through life getting what she wants when she wants it, Rachel has always played by the rules and watched her stunning best friend steal the limelight. The one thing Rachel's always had over Darcy is the four-month age-gap which meant she was first to being a teenager, first to drive, first to everything ...but now she's about to be first to thirty. And Darcy still has a charmed life. On the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Rachel is shocked to find herself questioning the status quo. How come Darcy gets a glamorous job at a PR firm and the perfect boyfriend, while Rachel grinds away at her despised job as an attorney and remains painfully single. Is it just luck? Or, looking back at their friendship and their lives together, is it a bit more complicated than that? Then an accidental fling complicated everything, and it's time for Rachel to make a few hard choices. And she's forced to learn that sometimes true love comes at a price...

Are you looking forward to the movie? Leave a comment and let us know!

Posted by Elle Symonds on May 3, 2011 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (8)

April 20, 2011 11:52 PM

MOVIE NEWS: 'I Don't Know How She Does It' movie stills

We're really excited about the movie adaptation of Allison Pearson's bestseller I Don't Know How She Does It which will star SATC's Sarah Jessica Parker and Mad Men's Christina Hendricks. Thanks to movie website Caught on Set (and the fabulous Novelicious for bringing us this news!), you can have a looksie at some of the filming pictures...

You can check out more at Caught on Set's I Don't Know How She Does It page here.

Posted by Elle Symonds on April 20, 2011 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (7)

March 3, 2011 8:39 PM

NEWS: Another Bridget Jones book and movie in the works?

Could it be? Well, apparently so...the London Evening Standard has reported that Bridget Jones writer Helen Fielding is already working on the third book in the series, and read three pages of her new material at Damian Barr's Literary Salon in Shoreditch recently.

According to the report, there have also been talks about the latest film, with Fielding stating: "I will be working on both the book and the film but I don't know if they are the same thing yet. It's not been decided."

In addition, Helen Fielding said that one of the themes in the next installment will be heroine Bridget having a mid-thirties baby crisis.

What do you think? Would you be happy to see the return of Bridget Jones? Leave a comment and let us know!

Posted by Elle Symonds on March 3, 2011 in Book News, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (12)

February 24, 2011 12:12 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Something Borrowed

If you loved Emily Giffin's bestselling novel Something Borrowed, then you're probably aware that the movie adaptation is set to hit the screens this summer. The movie, which will star Ginnifer Goodwin and Kate Hudson, will be released in May, and we can't wait!

If you're unfamiliar with the story, then here's the movie synopsis:

Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a talented attorney at a top New York law firm, a generous and loyal friend and, unhappily, still single...as her engaged best friend Darcy (Kate Hudson) is constantly reminding her. But after one drink too many at her 30th birthday party, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in bed with the guy she's had a crush on since law school, Dex (Colin Egglesfield), who just happens to be Darcy's fiancé. When Rachel and Darcy's lifelong friendship collides with true love, it leads to unexpected complications and potentially explosive romantic revelations. Meanwhile, Ethan (John Krasinski), who has been Rachel's constant confidante and sometimes conscience, has been harboring a secret of his own, and Marcus (Steve Howey), an irrepressible womanizer, can't keep his mind out of the gutter or his hands off any girl within reach.

Check out the trailer below:

Posted by Elle Symonds on February 24, 2011 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

January 25, 2011 4:06 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Nick Pustay set to script Firelight

Firelight, the young adult novel by Sophie Jordan, has been snapped up by Mandalay Pictures and has now gained a scriptwriter. Nick Pustay, who also wrote Ramona and Beezus, will be working on the movie, according to ComingSoon.

Firelight is the first part of a book series. Here's the synopsis:

With her rare ability to breathe fire, Jacinda is special even among the draki--the descendants of dragons who can shift between human and dragon forms. But when Jacinda's rebelliousness leads her family to flee into the human world, she struggles to adapt, even as her draki spirit fades. The one thing that revives it is Will, whose family hunts her kind. Jacinda can't resist getting closer to him, even though she knows she's risking not only her life but the draki's most closely guarded secret.

To find out more about Firelight and Sophie Jordan, check out her website.

Posted by Elle Symonds on January 25, 2011 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

December 20, 2010 9:57 PM

MOVIE NEWS: I Don't Know How She Does It

Allison Pearson's bestseller I Don't Know How She Does It is to be adapted into a movie starring Mad Men's Christina Hendricks, The Daily Show's Olivia Munn and Seth Meyers of Saturday Night Live, ComingSoon has revealed.

They will star alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan and Kelsey Grammer in the film, directed by Douglas McGrath.

The film is to be based on Allison's 2002 novel in which heroine Kate Reddy is forced to juggle life as a career woman and mum. The film begins shooting in January.

For those who aren't familiar with the book, here's the synopsis:

Delightfully smart and heartbreakingly poignant, Allison Pearson's smash debut novel has exploded onto bestseller lists as "The national anthem for working mothers." Hedge-fund manager, wife, and mother of two, Kate Reddy manages to juggle nine currencies in five time zones and keep in step with the Teletubbies. But when she finds herself awake at 1:37 a.m. in a panic over the need to produce a homemade pie for her daughter's school, she has to admit her life has become unrecognizable. With panache, wisdom, and uproarious wit, I Don't Know How She Does It brilliantly dramatizes the dilemma of every working mom.

To read the full article, click here.

Posted by Elle Symonds on December 20, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

December 2, 2010 10:39 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Vampire Academy

Like the Vampire Academy series? Then you may be pleased to know that the film rights to the books have been picked up. According to ComingSoon, Preger Entertainment have acquired the rights to the books by Richelle Mead.

Spirit Bound, the fifth book in the bestselling series, has gained a New York Times and USA Today #1 bestselling rank. The series has so far sold over 3.5 million copies in the US and over 1 million internationally, and has been published in 34 countries. Impressive, huh? And because it's so successful, a spin-off series is scheduled for next year.

The Vampire Academy novels have been described as  'coming of age, action-driven paranormal romance', and is set in a hidden world of vampires, 'half-humans', and magic.

Here's the synopsis of book one:

St Vladimir's Academy isn't just any boarding school - hidden away, it's a place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They've been on the run, but now they're being dragged back to St Vladimir's where the girls must survive a world of forbidden romances, a ruthless social scene and terrifying night time rituals. But most of all, staying alive.

To view the full article over at ComingSoon, click here. Alternatively, you can head over to Richelle Mead's website to read more about the Vampire Academy (and if you're unfamiliar with the books, excerpts are available!)

 

 

Posted by Elle Symonds on December 2, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 19, 2010 10:57 PM

MOVIE NEWS: SATC 2 DVD Release

Sex and the City fans will be pleased to hear that the DVD release of SATC 2 is soon to hit the stores! The movie will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on Monday November 29. (Well if you're always asked what you want for Christmas, here's the perfct opportunity to hint...)

Below is some more info about the hit movie, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristen Davis and Cynthia Nixon.

Proving true love never dies, firm friendship never fades and real style never goes out of fashion, everyone's favourite ladies - Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda - return for more fabulous fun, frolics and laughs in The Big Apple and beyond in Sex and the City 2.

Surprises, diva-dramas and pure laughs are the order of the day in this latest installment as past meets present, relationships collide and nothing turns out quite as expected for New York's most fashionable foursome.

The 'significant others' audiences have grown to love (and, at times, hate!) including Mr Big (Chris Noth), Stanford Blatch (Willie Garson), Anthony Marentino (Mario Cantone) and old flame Aiden Shaw (John Corbett), all make unforgettable appearances, alongside show-stopping celebrity cameos from Liza Minnelli, Miley Cyrus and Penélope Cruz.

Guaranteed to thrill and excite, Sex and the City 2 will keep audiences mesmerised as the fabulous four explore the unexpected challenges of motherhood, marriage and more and find themselves in a whole new world...albeit one filled with designer dresses and an abundance of cocktails!

Posted by Elle Symonds on November 19, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 15, 2010 3:26 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Jane Eyre

Charlotte Bronte's classic novel Jane Eyre is set to be adapted into a movie, due for release in 2011. The upcoming film is set to star Alice in Wonderland's Mia Wasikowska, along with Dame Judi Dench and Jamie Bell.

Cary Fukunaga will be directing. The movie is written by Moira Buffini (Tamara Drewe).

Mia Wasikowska ("Alice in Wonderland") and Michael Fassbender ("Inglourious Basterds") star in the romantic drama based on Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, from acclaimed director Cary Fukunaga ("Sin Nombre"). In the story, Jane Eyre flees Thornfield House, where she works as a governess for wealthy Edward Rochester. As she reflects upon the people and emotions that have defined her, it is clear that the isolated and imposing residence - and Mr. Rochester's coldness - have sorely tested the young woman's resilience, forged years earlier when she was orphaned. She must now act decisively to secure her own future and come to terms with the past that haunts her - and the terrible secret that Mr. Rochester is hiding and that she has uncovered...

To view the official Jane Eyre movie website, click here. You can also check out the Jane Eyre movie on Facebook. 

Click here to view the Jane Eyre trailer!

Posted by Elle Symonds on November 15, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 10, 2010 11:42 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Downers Grove

Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere and Twilight's Nikki Reed are set to star in Downers Grove, the movie adaptation of Michael Homburg's novel. According to ComingSoon, the movie will be directed by Nelson McCormick, and filming is due to start in spring.

Here's the synopsis of the book...

Downers Grove is the haunting and tender story of Chrissie Swanson (Panettiere), a paranoid high school senior for whom graduating has become a matter of life or death. She's an unusual girl in an ordinary town. Her mother's sex life is overshadowing her own; her brother is aboard his own private Enterprise, slipping into one black hole after another; her best friend is hornier than a Prince song; leaving her eccentric grandmother as the only source of wisdom in a rapid downward spiral. As Chrissie tries to take control of the events that shape her life, she finds the events beginning to take control of her, until she is finally cornered by choices with everlasting consequences. Full of humor, wit, and the sacrilegious worldview of a savvy teenager, Downers Grove paints a searing portrait of the American dream in all its broken glory.

Posted by Elle Symonds on November 10, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 22, 2010 10:10 PM

MOVIE NEWS: If I Stay

Dakota Fanning is currently in talks to star in If I Stay, the upcoming movie based on Gayle Forman's novel.

According to ComingSoon, the film will be directed by Heitor Dhalia, as original director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) pulled out of the project to work on Red Riding Hood. Denise Di Novi will be producing.

Gayle Forman's novel was released last year and focuses on classical musician Mia, who's forced to choose between life and death when she's caught in a fatal car accident. Read on for the book synopsis...

'Just listen,' Adam says with a voice that sounds like shrapnel. I open my eyes wide now. I sit up as much as I can. And I listen. 'Stay,' he says. Everybody has to make choices. Some might break you. For seventeen-year-old Mia, surrounded by a wonderful family, friends and a gorgeous boyfriend decisions might seem tough, but they're all about a future full of music and love, a future that's brimming with hope. But life can change in an instant. A cold February morning . . . a snowy road . . . and suddenly all of Mia's choices are gone. Except one. As alone as she'll ever be, Mia must make the most difficult choice of all. Gripping, heartrending and ultimately life-affirming, If I Stay will make you appreciate all that you have, all that you've lost - and all that might be. 

Posted by Elle Symonds on October 22, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (50)

September 24, 2010 9:33 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Wicked Lovely

Kimberly Peirce, director of 1995 movie Boys Don't Cry, is set to direct Wicked Lovely for Universal, it was revealed yesterday.

 

ComingSoon reported that the screen rights to Melissa Marr's bestselling book were snapped up earlier this month. Caroline Thompson, who worked on Edward Scissorhands, will adapt the book.

 

Wicked Lovely is the first novel in a fantasy series. The fourth book is due for release in 2011. Here's a synopsis of the book (and we're looking forward to more movie updates!)

The clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in this cool, urban 21st century faery tale. Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world, and would blind her if they knew of her Sight. Rule #2: Don't speak to invisible faeries. Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer. Rule #1: Don't ever attract their attention. But it's too late. Keenan is the Summer King and has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost! Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working any more, and everything is on the line: her freedom; her best friend, Seth; her life; everything.

Find out more about Melissa Marr here.

Posted by Elle Symonds on September 24, 2010 in Movie News, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 20, 2010 1:20 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Firelight

Film rights have just been obtained for the young adult novel Firelight by Sophie Jordan. The book was published on September 7^th.

Sophie is a New York Times bestselling author, who also writes historical and paranormal romance. Firelight is the first in a series. Here's the synopsis:

With her rare ability to breathe fire, Jacinda is special even among the draki--the descendants of dragons who can shift between human and dragon forms. But when Jacinda's rebelliousness leads her family to flee into the human world, she struggles to adapt, even as her draki spirit fades. The one thing that revives it is Will, whose family hunts her kind. Jacinda can't resist getting closer to him, even though she knows she's risking not only her life but the draki's most closely guarded secret.

Read more over at ComingSoon, or at Sophie Jordan's website.

Posted by Elle Symonds on September 20, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 16, 2010 10:33 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Vampires Suck

Unless you've been deprived of all media over the past year or two, you'll know that the vampire craze still seems to be going strong. With Eclipse, the third instalment of the Twilight saga, having just hit our screens , it seems that we're divided into two camps. (And no, NOTHING to do with Edward or Jacob!) There are vampire fans aplenty who seemingly don't want the craze to ever end. And then there's the rest of us, who are living in hope that one day, it'll all die down.

 

Don't get me wrong, I love a good vampire book (and flick!) and even with the plethora of fiction delving into the lives of teenage vamps and werewolves, there are some hidden gems. But isn't it getting just a little bit tiresome?

 

Thankfully, upcoming movie Vampires Suck is hopefully set to get rid of some of our vampire-related annoyance. The film, which will hit the UK big screen  on 15^th October, parodies hit flicks Twilight. It sees teenager Becca torn between two boys. Here's the synopsis:

 

Vampires Suck is a comedy about contemporary teen angst and romance movies. Becca, and anxious, non-vampire teen, is torn between two boys. Before she can choose, Becca must get around her controlling father, who embarrasses her by treating her like a child. Meanwhile, Becca's friends contend with their own romantic issues - all of which collide at the prom.

 

The trailer is absolutely hilarious - CLICK HERE TO VIEW!

 

Roll on October!

Posted by Elle Symonds on July 16, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (7)

June 29, 2010 11:09 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Vampire Academy

Just when you thought there couldn't possibly be any more vampire movies (or TV. Or books, for that matter!), along comes another addition to the genre that doesn't seem to want to stop. It's recently been revealed that film rights have been acquired for Richelle Mead's bestselling Vampire Academy novels.

According to ComingSoon, Preger Entertainment has gained the rights.

The Vampire Diaries series is described as being a 'coming of age, action-driven paranormal fantasy.' Penguin/Razorbill has requested a spin-off series to begin in 2011, once the main series of novels has ended. The final book will be released in December.

Posted by Elle Symonds on June 29, 2010 in Movie News, Supernatural | Permalink | Comments (10)

June 18, 2010 12:35 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Wake

We've posted recently about the movie adaptations of books that are soon due to be hitting the big screens. And now there's another addition to this growing list. Wake, the paranormal novel by Lisa McMann, is to be made into a movie and is set to star teen sensation Miley Cyrus.

According to ComingSoon, Miley is attached to the film which is to be adapted by Christopher Landon. Ellen Goldmsith-Vein and Lindsay Williams of The Gotham Group (The Spiderwick Chronicles) are to prouduce, along with Jodi Zuckerman and Tish Cyrus.

Wake is the first in a series of three books. Here's the synopsis:

For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody-notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime.

She can't tell anybody about what she does -- they'd never believe her, or worse, they'd think she's a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn't want and can't control.

Then she falls into a gruesome nightmare, one that chills her to the bone. For the first time, Janie is more than a witness to someone else's twisted psyche. She is a participant....

Read the full article here, or head on over to Lisa McMann's website to find out more about Wake.

Posted by Elle Symonds on June 18, 2010 in Movie News, Supernatural | Permalink | Comments (1)

June 15, 2010 11:08 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Anne Hathaway to star in One Day

Here's some more movie news! Anne Hathaway - star of The Princess Diaries, The Devil Wears Prada and, more recently, Alice in Wonderland - is set to return to the role of the pricess by starring in the adapation of One Day, the bestselling novel by David Nicholls.

According to Hitfix, filming for One Day, which focuses on a working-class woman's romance with a rich man (to be played by Jim Sturgess) will begin this summer, and will be directed by Lone Scherfig.

Read on for the synopsis of One Day...

'I can imagine you at forty,' she said, a hint of malice in her voice. 'I can picture it right now.' He smiled without opening his eyes. 'Go on then.' 15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways. So where will they be on this one day next year? And the year after that? And every year that follows? Twenty years, two people, ONE DAY. From the author of the massive bestseller STARTER FOR TEN.

Posted by Elle Symonds on June 15, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

June 2, 2010 5:04 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Exes

ComingSoon.net has just revealed that Sahara Lotti has been hired by CBS films to write The Exes, a comedy based on columnist Jane Moore's novel The Ex Files. The movie will be produced by Leonard Goldberg. We'll keep you updated with information on this as soon as it's released!

 Here's the synopsis of The Ex Files...

After five years spent maneuvering for Mr. Right, beautiful, feisty Faye Parker has finally snared a sensitive cutie named Mark. So when he pops the question, Faye is fully prepared to step out of the dating rat-race, call the caterer, and don the veil.

Just as soon as she has one last teensy-weensy little fling.

Then comes the dicey issue of the guest list. First there's Nat, Faye's ex--a narcissistic fashion model hell-bent on flaunting his substantial charms in Faye's face, his latest Playboy bunny in tow. Next there's Kate, Mark's ex--a woman so indignant she's not the bride that she's liable to slit Faye's zipper. And, of course, there's Adam, Faye's flamboyant sidekick, milking the chaos for all it's worth while shamelessly ogling Nat's abs. As the rehearsal dinner lurches toward the brink of a spin-the-bottle-fueled imbroglio, Faye must face the fact that marriage means more than a flawlessly executed reception. She's got a serious decision to make--about Mark, about love, and about her own deepest desires.

Wickedly funny, The Ex Files is a sexy, sophisticated caper that offers a brazenly edgy take on the complexities of the modern bride.

Posted by Elle Symonds on June 2, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 1, 2010 2:41 AM

BOOK (AND MOVIE!) NEWS: The Duff

Kody Keplinger's upcoming YA novel The Duff (standing for Designated Ugly Fat Friend) is set to be adapted into a movie. The book is due for release in September 2010 and follows the life of seventeen-year-old Bianca who believes she's the 'ugly friend'.

According to ComingSoon, the rights have been optioned by McG, and will be produced by Wonderland Sound & Vision. Read on for the blurb...

Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn't think she's the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She's also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her "Duffy," she throws her Coke in his face.

But things aren't so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley.

Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn't such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she's falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.

Click here to visit Kody Keplinger's website.

Posted by Elle Symonds on June 1, 2010 in Book News, Movie News, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (3)

April 20, 2010 11:03 PM

MOVIE NEWS: An Ex to Grind

The movie rights to Jane Heller's novel, An Ex To Grind, have been gained and already Hollywood stars are set to play the lead roles.

According to ComingSoon, Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro are attached to star in the upcoming book-based rom-com.

Not familiar with the book? Here's the synopsis (via Amazon/Publisher's Weekly):

Melanie Banks, wedded to her job as a financial planner and freshly divorced from former football star Dan Swain, hates writing him that monthly alimony check, which he spends on Cristal and Gucci moccasins as he languishes in their fancy apartment, while she must settle for dingier digs. Since he's sworn off remarriage and a new career, nursing old injuries to his knee and his pride, Melanie's only out is a bit of legal fine print: if Dan shacks up with a woman for 90 days, he forfeits his right to Melanie's money.

Her scheme to find him his ideal woman works all too well: Dan falls for a vixen veterinarian, invites her to move in and shapes up into the man who first stole Melanie's heart. Catastrophically obsessed with the new couple and hell-bent on winning Dan back, Melanie lets her work slide and deflects the advances of her heartthrob neighbor.

Read more about the book, and the first chapter, at Jane Heller's website. We'll keep you updated on the movie news!

Posted by Elle Symonds on April 20, 2010 in Movie Magic, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (5)

March 26, 2010 1:32 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Kate Hudson for Something Borrowed

We recently posted some casting news about Something Borrowed - well, here's more!

Actress Kate Hudson is currently in negotiations to join the set of Something Borrowed, along with John Krasinski and Ginnifer Goodwin.

According to movie website ComingSoon, Luke Greenfield will be directing the movie, which is based on Emily Giffin's 2005 debut novel.

Filming is due to begin next month.

Posted by Elle Symonds on March 26, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

March 23, 2010 12:27 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Eat, Pray, Love

The trailer for Eat, Pray, Love - the big screen adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir - has finally been released!

The movie will star Julia Roberts as a journalist who sets out to change her life after a divorce. You can view the trailer here (and find out more about the movie) at the official movie website.

Leave a comment and let us know what you think!

If you aren't familiar with Eat, Pray, Love, here's the synopsis of the book:

It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she emerges battered and bewildered and realises it is time to pursue her own journey in search of three things she has been missing: pleasure, devotion and balance. So she travels to Rome, where she learns Italian from handsome, brown-eyed identical twins and gains twenty-five pounds, an ashram in India, where she finds that enlightenment entails getting up in the middle of the night to scrub the temple floor, and Bali where a toothless medicine man of indeterminate age offers her a new path to peace: simply sit still and smile. And slowly happiness begins to creep up on her.

(Thanks to Five Minutes Peace for this news!)

Posted by Elle Symonds on March 23, 2010 in Book News, Book related, Memoirs, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (13)

March 22, 2010 11:59 AM

MOVIE NEWS: New Moon

For the Twilight fans, here's a quick reminder that New Moon is released on DVD today. The adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's second novel in the Twilight series, in which vampires battle it out with werewolves (and Bella Swan battles with her feelings!), is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

The movie stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and Ashley Greene.

Click here to visit the official Twilight website.

Posted by Elle Symonds on March 22, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

March 9, 2010 2:43 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Twenty Times a Lady

Anna Faris and Chris Evans are set to star in What's Your Number - a movie based on Karyn Bosnak's chick-lit novel Twenty Times a Lady.

According to ComingSoon, What's Your Number will be directed by Mark Mylod (Entourage) and will begin production in May.

For those who have not read Karyn's hilarious book, here's the blurb:

How many men does it take to find true love?

Delilah Darling's magic number was supposed to be twenty. She always thought she'd find the perfect guy by the time she'd slept with twenty of them. But when she wakes up naked in her disgusting boss's bed after a drunken night out, she's filled with regret -- and realizes she's hit her self-imposed limit. Unwilling to up her number but unable to imagine a life of celibacy, Delilah does what any girl in her situation would do: she tracks down every man she's ever slept with in a last-ditch effort to make it work with one of them.

Posted by Elle Symonds on March 9, 2010 in Book News, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

February 24, 2010 6:26 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Undomestic Goddess

Exciting news! It has been announced that a director has been chosen for The Undomestic Goddess.

According to ComingSoon.net, Andy Fickman (who previously directed Race to Witch Mountain and She's The Man), will be directing the movie adaptation of Sophie Kinsella's bestselling novel, in which a stressed-out London lawyer on the brink of losing her job ends up taking a housekeeping job by mistake.

The screenplay was written by Aline Brosh McKenna, who also wrote the screenplay for The Devil Wears Prada.

No further information on the movie as of yet, but we'll bring you updates as soon as possible!

Posted by Elle Symonds on February 24, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

February 22, 2010 11:09 PM

COVER NEWS: Movie tie-ins

Also, Rick Riordan's children's novel Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief has also had a new cover design to celebrate the recent movie release. Here's the new cover (right). What do you think?

If you haven't yet read The Lovely Bones, click below to read a synopsis:
On her way home from school on a snowy December day, 14-year-old Susie Salmon is lured into a cornfield and brutally raped and murdered, the latest victim of a serial killer. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold's haunting and heartbreaking debut novel, unfolds from heaven, where "life is a perpetual yesterday" and where Susie narrates and keeps watch over her grieving family and friends, as well as her brazen killer and the sad detective working on her case.

As Sebold fashions it, everyone has his or her own version of heaven. Susie's resembles the athletic fields and landscape of a suburban high school: a heaven of her "simplest dreams", where "there were no teachers... We never had to go inside except for art class... The boys did not pinch our backsides or tell us we smelled; our textbooks were Seventeen and Glamour and Vogue".

The Lovely Bones works as an odd yet affecting coming-of-age story. Susie struggles to accept her death while still clinging to the lost world of the living, following her family's dramas over the years. Her family disintegrates in their grief: her father becomes determined to find her killer, her mother withdraws, her little brother Buckley attempts to make sense of the new hole in his family and her younger sister Lindsey moves through the milestone events of her teenage and young adult years with Susie riding spiritual shotgun. Random acts and missed opportunities run throughout the book--Susie recalls her sole kiss with a boy on earth as "like an accident--a beautiful gasoline rainbow."

Posted by Elle Symonds on February 22, 2010 in Book News, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 18, 2010 12:09 AM

YAY OR NAY: Katherine Heigl as Stephanie Plum?

If you hadn't already heard, the first book in Janet Evanovich's hugely popular Stephanie Plum series is due to be adapted into a movie. One for the Money, which introduces feisty lingerie buyer turned bounty hunter Stephanie, is set to star Katherine Heigl (Grey's Anatomy, The Ugly Truth) as the lead role, accoring to the New York Daily News.

What do you think? Is Heigl a good choice for the role of Stephanie Plum? Leave a comment and let us know!

Posted by Elle Symonds on February 18, 2010 in Movie News, Yay or Nay, Yay or Nay? | Permalink | Comments (41)

January 25, 2010 11:59 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson's bestselling novel, is set to hit the big screen this year. The book, the first in Larsson's Millennium trilogy, has sold 25 copied worldwide and has been decribed by the Guardian as a "full-blown literary and movie phenomenon."

The movie is due for release in cinemas in March 2010. If you haven't read the book, here's some more information about the story:

From the bestselling novel by Stieg Larsson comes this gripping new thriller which will have you guessing until the end.

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared off the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family. There was no corpse, no witnesses, no evidence. Nearly forty years later a journalist by the name of Mikael Blomqvist gets an unusual assignment. He's contacted by Harriet's uncle, Henrik Vanger, who wants him to find out what really happened to Harriet.  Mikael takes on the job, with help from mysterious biker girl and computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.  This unlikely pair form a fragile bond as they dig into the sinister past of this family and find out just how far they're prepared to go to protect themselves - and each other.

Visit the official movie site to find out more.

Have you read The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo? And will yo be watching the movie?

Posted by Elle Symonds on January 25, 2010 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 26, 2009 9:41 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Lovely Bones

It's been a long enough wait - and now it's not long before The Lovely Bones hits the screens.

The movie adaptation of Alice Sebold's bestselling novel will be released in US cinemas this December, starring Saoirse Ronan, Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon.

The Lovely Bones focuses on Susie Salmon, a teenager who is raped and murdered by a neighborhood killer, and identified only by one of her bones. Rather than move on, Susie chooses to watch over her family - and her killer - in heaven, her own version of a perfect world. But as her family live on in the far from perfect world below and attempt to get over her brutal death, Susie has to try and come to terms with it in her own way.

Directed by Peter Jackson, the movie promises beautiful special effects, bringing Alice Sebold's emotional novel to life.

The Lovely Bones trailer is now available on the official website, along with more about the film and downloadable content.

Posted by Elle Symonds on November 26, 2009 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 20, 2009 9:51 PM

Twilight hits the screens!

Yep, that's right - if you're a Twilight fan, then you'll obviously be aware that New Moon is out in cinemas TODAY!

The movie adaptation of Stephanie Meyer's second novel following Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen is out today, leaving cinemas across the country fully booked and putting on midnight showings of the film.

The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. The movie focuses on Bela Swan as the love of her life, the vampire Edward, decides to leave the town of Forks. And after turning to her best friend Jacob in order to try and get over the loss of Edward, she soon learns that Forks isn't home to simply humans and vampires, but other creatures, too...

Did you go and see Twilight at midnight? If so, what did you think of the movie? Are you going to see it, or is Twilight not your thing? Leave a comment and let us know!

Posted by Elle Symonds on November 20, 2009 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 25, 2009 3:56 PM

MOVIE NEWS: New Moon

November is almost upon us, which means only one thing for Twilight fans - the release of New Moon.

The adaptation of bestselling author Stephanie Meyer's second novel is set to hit the big screen on November 20th, starring Robert Pattinson, Kristin Stewart and Taylor Lautner.

And just to get you even more excited, the trailer is up at the official Twilight movie website.

Not long to go! Head on over to the site for more New Moon goodness.

Posted by Elle Symonds on October 25, 2009 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 7, 2009 8:55 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Stephanie Meyer's The Host

With the Twilight movie adaptation being a huge hit (and sequel New Moon is set to hit theaters on November 20), it comes as no surprise that Stephanie Meyer's adult novel, The Host, is also on its way to the big screen.

According to the Guardian film blog, sci-fi novel The Host is 'a love triangle involving two bodies. In a near future in which Earth has been overrun by alien body-snatchers, one of their number is fused with a dying woman in an attempt to track down the planet's last remaining human resistance. However, complications ensue when the alien finds herself falling in love with the human's missing mate.'

And Stephanie herself will be involved in the movie. "We wanted Stephenie to be involved in the adaptation and have her endorse and be part of the creative decisions," said producer Nick Wechsler. "Twilight has proven she knows more about what works than most."

The Twilight adaptation was a worldwide hit, taking in £233m.

Posted by Elle Symonds on October 7, 2009 in Movie News, Supernatural | Permalink | Comments (1)

March 26, 2009 6:12 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Romantics

Liv Tyler has signed up to play the maid of honour in The Romantics, an independent film adapted from the book of the same name by Galt Niederhoffer. The author will also write and direct the film.

The book is about two college roommates, Laura and Lila, and their group of friends. Ten years after college and it is Lila's wedding day to Laura's former boyfriend, Tom. Laura can't help but think about her relationship with Tom and things unfold from there.[via Empire]

Posted by Helen Redfern on March 26, 2009 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 18, 2009 7:58 PM

Pride & Predator

Earlier this month we had Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and now we have Pride and Predator coming soon to a cinema near you - thanks to Sir Elton John.

Yup, Sir Elton, with his production company Rocket Films, has announced plans for an alien to crash into the cast of Pride & Prejudice and then proceed to "stalk and slash". How lovely. [via Empire]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on February 18, 2009 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

February 14, 2009 1:11 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Lost in Austen - the movie!

Yes, Lost in Austen is being remade as a feature film!  If you didn't catch this ITV1 miniseries, it was a charming culture-clash romp where a contemporary Austen fan (played by Jemima Rooper) discovers that the bathroom in her flat is a gateway into the world of Pride and Prejudice.  A sort of Narnia story for grown-up ladies.  And perhaps a few gentlemen.

Now Hollywood - presumably having run out of originals to remake - are adapting this twist-on-the-original for the silver screen. 

But unlike many big screen "reimaginings", Lost in Austen is unlikely to be tarred with the "wacky" brush. Original writer Guy Andrews is penning the screenplay, and Sam Mendes, who won an Oscar for directing American Beauty (and who is married to corset-aficionado Kate Winslet) is set to produce.

Of course, none of this guarantees that it won't be Americanised or sensationalised, but we here at Trashionista are awaiting more news with bated breath.

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Posted by on February 14, 2009 in Book related, Classic Novels, Film, Movie News, You heard it here first! | Permalink | Comments (11)

February 9, 2009 9:02 PM

MOVIE NEWS: SATC Confirmed

Will they? Won't they? We've been covering the behind the scenes rumours of whether there will be a Sex and The City:The Sequel for quite a few months. Well, now we can all breathe a sigh of relief as all four actresses have signed on the dotted line. Yup, they are commited for a 2010 release although a script hasn't yet been written. Better get their skates on.

[via Empire]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on February 9, 2009 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 16, 2008 5:04 PM

More anti-Becky Bloomwood blogging as we head towards the Shopaholic movie release

Shiny Style has a few issues with the costumes for the long-awaited Shopaholic movie. As most of you will know by now, not only has Becky Bloomwood been made American for the film (albeit played by an Aussie) she's also been turned into Carrie Bradshaw on acid as far as clothing is concerned.

With the books so well-loved, it seems a shame that Becky's been changed almost beyond recognition (though I do love Isla Fisher). Why the need to over-style her to the point of the ridiculous? Surely Becky was crazy enough?

Posted by Aigua Media on December 16, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (12)

December 12, 2008 4:21 PM

Marley & Me - the full trailer

The film adaptation of John Grogan's Marley & Me finally gets it's release in the USA on Christmas Day, and the stars were out last night for the premiere. We have to wait a little longer - until 13th March - for the UK release, but to keep you going until then, here's the full-length cinema trailer.

Posted by Aigua Media on December 12, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 24, 2008 3:57 PM

Massive Opening Weekend for Twilight

Twilight has broken the record for the biggest opening weekend for a female directed film (Catherine Hardwicke). Opening in the US this weekend the film even beat  James Bond by taking $70.6m.

Stephenie Meyer's second novel in the Twilight series, New Moon, has also been given the green light to go into production. [via BBC]

Related posts: The Twilight Premiere | Book Review: Twilight | Twilight Sequels

Posted by Helen Redfern on November 24, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 19, 2008 1:14 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Lucky One

It was only two months ago when I announced that, following the success of The Notebook, Dear John, a novel by Nicholas Sparks was going to be adapted into a film.

And still the love affair between Mr Sparks and Hollywood is not over. Yet another of his novels, The Lucky One, is now being adapted after Warner Bros. snapped up the rights. It was published just a few weeks ago. [via Empire] See over the cut to see what it is all about.

The Lucky One tells the story of Logan Thibault, a Marine who survives three tours in Iraq. He attributes his good fortune to a photograph he carried of a woman he has never met, and he sets out to meet his good-luck charm when he returns to North Carolina.

Posted by Helen Redfern on November 19, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 18, 2008 11:38 AM

MOVIE NEWS: House of Night

With the hype surrounding Twilight and the film that is being released any time soon, it is no surprise to see another series of Young Adult novels about vampires has been snapped up by Hollywood. 

The House of Night series of books by P.C and Kristin Cast starts with Marked and, I believe, has just reached the fourth book in the series of nine in total. [via Empire]

Posted by Helen Redfern on November 18, 2008 in Movie News, Supernatural | Permalink | Comments (76)

November 17, 2008 9:36 AM

Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince - the trailer

It is that time of year when we should be looking forward to the next installment of Harry Potter at the cinema. Instead, *sigh* we have to wait until next summer. I can't wait to see it, especially now I've just watched the trailer. If you click on over the cut, you can see it too.

Posted by Helen Redfern on November 17, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 14, 2008 9:41 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Twilight Sequels

With the imminent release of Twilight - it opens in the UK on December 19th -  news of the sequels has also been released. Summit Entertainment has optioned the three other books (New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn) with a screenwriter already hired to adapt New Moon and Eclipse.

[via Empire]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on November 14, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 12, 2008 12:13 PM

Those SATC Sequel Rumours

I know, I know, I'm back again with more Sex And The City news...but I feel it is my job, no my duty, to let you all know what is happening as soon as I hear it myself. Last week I told you that Kim Cattrall had confirmed that a sequel will commence filming next summer. However...

SJP, busy with her Washingtonienne project, has poured a teeny tiny bit of cold water over Kim's comments. She has said, I’m thrilled to know Kim is excited but all the deals are not yet done. With ‘"the wind on our heels," we hope to make it a reality. [via Pop Sugar]

It's not a no, though.

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Posted by Helen Redfern on November 12, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 10, 2008 11:09 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Bright Side of Disaster

Katherine Center's debut is the best book I've read recently, so I was thrilled to see the movie rights have been optioned.

Have you read it? Any casting ideas? I'll have to think about it and get back to you.

Oh and I read it on Katherine's nearly new blog. I do love author blogs...

Related posts: Bright Side of Disaster review | Bright Side of Disaster covers

Posted by Keris on November 10, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 6, 2008 3:37 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Sex And The City - the sequel

Sex And The City - the sequel could begin filming as early as next year, if Kim Cattrall's remarks on The Paul O'Grady Show are to be believed. She has said we will do a sequel next summer but that it is difficult getting everybody who's so incredibly busy all together at the same time.  [via BBC]

I would love to see another movie with all the girls, yet part of me also thinks they drew a line underneath it all with the last one. What do you think?

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Posted by Helen Redfern on November 6, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (6)

October 27, 2008 11:11 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Alice In Wonderland - the cast

We've already told you that Tim Burton was shooting a film of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, but over the last few weeks news of the cast have been announced so I thought I'd summarise.

As you might expect from a Tim Burton film, both Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter will be appearing. Johnny as the Mad Hatter and Helena as the Red Queen. The White Queen is to be played by Anne Hathaway and Matt Lucas (one half of Little Britain comedy duo) will be Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Frances de la Tour is rumoured to be Aunt Imogen and Michael Sheen also apparently starring.

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Posted by Helen Redfern on October 27, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 18, 2008 9:12 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Marley & Me trailer II

An even shorter (but even cuter) Marley & Me trailer.

Related posts: Marley & Me review | First trailer | Marley & Me pictures

Posted by Keris on October 18, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 14, 2008 2:10 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging - the DVD

For those who missed this at the cinema (i.e. me) you will be pleased to know that Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is coming out on DVD at the beginning of December.

Based on the book by Louise Rennison and directed by Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Beckham) it is a light-hearted, yet poignant look into the life of struggling teen, Georgia Nicolson.

If you can't wait, the trailer is here and you can also check out Amazon for some great stills.

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Posted by Helen Redfern on October 14, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

October 10, 2008 2:00 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Another Twilight trailer

The more I hear about Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series, the less I like the sound of it (sorry, Twilight fans). But I know that the film is much-anticipated and I'm nothing if not a panderer, so...

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Posted by Keris on October 10, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (9)

October 8, 2008 12:05 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Men Who Stare at Goats

No, it's not chick lit (not by any stretch of the imagination). So why am I telling you about it? Two words...

George. Clooney.

Yes, he's making yet another movie based on a book.

Details of the book over the cut.

Why are Iraqi prisoners of war being forced to listen to Barney the Purple Dinosaur's theme tune repeatedly, at top volume? Why have 100 de-bleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces command centre at Fort Bragg, North Carolina? Has the US army really enlisted the help of Uri Geller? In "The Men Who Stare at Goats", Jon Ronson searches for answers to these and many other questions, revealing some of the extraordinary beliefs at the core of the War on Terror.

[via PopSugar]

Posted by Keris on October 8, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 2, 2008 1:59 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Coraline

I read Neil Gaiman's book, Coraline, a few years ago and it scared me. I should've known, because the blurb included the words "buttons for eyes" and that is *way* scary, but I went ahead and read it anyway. And now there's a movie on the way. I won't be seeing it, but it sounds good.

A young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and discovers an alternate version of her life. On the surface, this parallel reality is eerily similar to her real life – only much better - but when her adventure turns dangerous, and her counterfeit parents try to keep her forever, Coraline must count on her resourcefulness, determination, and bravery to get back home – and save her family.

It stars the ubiquitous Dakota Fanning as Coraline and Teri Hatcher, along with the voices of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. Interesting.

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Posted by Keris on October 2, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 30, 2008 2:35 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Revolutionary Road - the trailer

I have just viewed the trailer of the film adapted from Richard Yates' 1961 novel about a young married couple and I feel it is going to be a powerful and extremely thought-provoking film. I can't wait to see it. The couple are desperate to break out of their middle class suburban existence and experience life, but they are kept where they are.

Revolutionary Road, as we reported back in March last year, reunites Kate Winslet and Leonardo  DiCaprio for the first time since Titanic. Kate's husband Sam Mendes directs the film and it is made by Dreamworks in association with the BBC. It will be released in December. The trailer is over the cut.

Posted by Helen Redfern on September 30, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 29, 2008 10:28 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Marley & Me - the trailer!

This is the teaser trailer for the movie of John Grogan's much-loved book, Marley & Me. Very little happens (seriously - *very* little), but it made me laugh and then well up so I've got high hopes for the film. Have you?

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Posted by Keris on September 29, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

September 25, 2008 10:20 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Opposite of Love (again)

Anne Hathaway, star of The Devil Wears Prada, has been confirmed to play the commitment-phobe attorney who finds her life falling apart when she rejects her commitment-friendly boyfriend from Julie Buxbaum's book of the same name.

[via Empire]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on September 25, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 24, 2008 10:41 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Beautiful and the Damned

Keira Knightley is rumoured to play the part of Zelda in a forthcoming moving about F Scott Fitzgerald and his wife, Zelda Sayre. F Scott Fitzgerald is author of The Great Gatsby, written in the 1920s.

Zelda is a controversial literary figure who has been credited with both inspiring him and stifling his creativity.

There is no news yet on who will star as Fitzgerald. [via The Telegraph]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on September 24, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 22, 2008 11:13 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Something Borrowed (again)

In late 2006, we told you that both Drew Barrymore's and Reese Witherspoon's production companies had bought the movie rights to Emily Giffin's debut novel, Something Borrowed.

But I've just read that Hilary Swank's production company has bought it (along with rights to the sequel, Something Blue) so it looks like Drew's and Reese's options ran out. Let's hope Hilary will still consider Patrick Dempsey as Dex... (and let's also hope it's a better film than PS I Love You!). [via Variety]

Posted by Keris on September 22, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

September 17, 2008 1:09 PM

Sex and the City - the DVD

With no definite word yet that there will be a second Sex and the City movie after the huge success of the first, you may be excited to know that the DVD of the film is coming out very shortly. It will be released on 22 September in the UK and 23 September in the US. I, for one, am beyond excited and have already watched season six (again) in preparation.

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Posted by Helen Redfern on September 17, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

September 16, 2008 11:45 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Dear John - UPDATED!

Male, romance author Nicholas Sparks is having another of his novels adapted for the big screen. Amanda Seyfried from Mamma Mia! The Movie is to star opposite Channing Tatum in the story about a soldier, re-enlisting after September 11th, who gets a Dear John letter from his girlfriend.

Nicholas's previous novels that were adapted into films include The Notebook, Message in a Bottle and A Walk to Remember.

Update: Rather spookily I've just seen that The Notebook (starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling) will be shown on Channel 4 on Sunday night at 10pm.

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Posted by Helen Redfern on September 16, 2008 in Movie News, Romance, Television | Permalink | Comments (1)

September 12, 2008 9:57 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Fear of Flying

It's YEARS since I read Erica Jong's Fear of Flying and I actually thought there already was a film, but apparently not. Diane English, who adapted the forthcoming film The Women (which, I'm sorry, looks TERRIBLE), is working on it.

English apparently wants Kate Winslet for the role of Isadora Wing, but the Jezebel writers (and commenters) aren't so sure, overwhelmingly voting for Maggie Gyllenhaal (who, frankly, I would watch in pretty much anything).

What do you think? Have you read the book? Will you see the film? Who do you see as Isadora Wing?

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Posted by Keris on September 12, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

September 11, 2008 12:17 PM

Then She Found Me Trailer

Helen Hunt directs and stars in this adaptation of Elinor Lipman's novel, Then She Found Me. (Elinor Lipman is a huge favourite of ex-Trashi Editor, Diane Shipley). The film, described as a bittersweet romcom, also stars Bette Midler, Colin Firth and Matthew Broderick.

It is out in the US on DVD, but in the UK it will be in cinemas from 19 September. Carry on over the cut to see the trailer.

Posted by Helen Redfern on September 11, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

September 4, 2008 11:40 AM

Confessions of a Shopaholic - THE TRAILER!

Okay, okay, you can watch the trailer over the cut... but before you skip on over, let me ask one thing...

Did we know that Becky was going to be American? (Although at the end she says something like, "You're the reason I left England" so it's possible it's supposed to be an English accent... Apparently it's Finland, not England. I think I was so busy noticing what was wrong, I missed all the jokes!)

Can't wait to hear what you all think of it, so comment with abandon!

[via BuzzSugar]

Posted by Keris on September 4, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (16)

August 21, 2008 3:39 PM

Movie News: Ballet Shoes

The gorgeous adaptation, shown last Christmas in the UK, of Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild is now coming to the big screen in the US. It stars Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Emilia Fox, Marc Warren, Victoria Wood, Gemma Jones and Richard Griffiths. I loved the book, thought the film a great adaptation, so for those of you stateside do keep an eye out for it.

[via Empire]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on August 21, 2008 in Classic Novels, Movie News, Television | Permalink | Comments (1)

August 19, 2008 5:11 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Secret Life of Bees trailer

I haven't read Sue Monk Kidd's much loved novel, but Diane adored it. And now there's a film, which, apparently, looks fairly close to the book. All I know is I love Jennifer Hudson. But what do you think?

[via BuzzSugar]

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Posted by Keris on August 19, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 15, 2008 10:07 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Harry Potter delay

The movie of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has had its release date postponed from this November to July next year. Apparently this is to take advantage of next summer's shortage of blockbusters, but fans aren't happy.

According to the LA Times, petitions were circulating, rumors were flying and angry screeds were being posted on Internet sites within minutes of the Thursday announcement.

[via LA Times]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on August 15, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (5)

August 13, 2008 2:33 PM

MOVIE NEWS: French Women Don't Get Fat

I'm puzzled. Apparently, Hilary Swank has bought the rights to Mireille Guiliano's French Women Don't Get Fat with the idea of turning it into a romantic comedy.

Er, how? I've read it and, while I found it interesting, it's not a romantic comedy. I suppose, at a stretch, it could be considered in part a memoir since Guiliano includes lots of anecdotes about her own life, but I still would never have seen it as a film. [via BuzzSugar]

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Posted by Keris on August 13, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 11, 2008 3:20 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Getting Rid of Matthew

Sorry to do two movie newses in a row - particularly when they both feature the same actress - but this news was just too exciting to hold on to!

In an interview with The Times (full of the usual chick lit cliches, but worth a read all the same), Jane Fallon reveals that she's just returned from meetings with Jennifer Aniston, who has not only picked up the film rights to Getting Rid of Matthew, but also bagged the lead!

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Posted by Keris on August 11, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

MOVIE NEWS: He's Just Not That Into You

A few months ago we posted the trailer of this forthcoming movie. Now I can tell you, quite excitedly, that it'll be released at the end of October.

The film, starring Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly and Drew Barrymore, is based on the book by writing duo Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo concerning the ever-widening gap between genders and the misunderstandings that often arise between couples.

Did you know that the title is based on that memorable episode in Sex and The City when Miranda overheard a conversation between two women who were analysing why a man hadn't called and said, "He's just not that into you"?

Posted by Helen Redfern on August 11, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

August 8, 2008 4:37 PM

What book-turned-movie are you most looking forward to?

There are a bunch of long-awaited films of much-loved books coming out this year, which one are you looking forward to the most?

Posted by Keris on August 8, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (8)

MOVIE NEWS: Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde's classic novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, is being adapted into a film. It has a rich cast list of British actors including (take a deep breath) Colin Firth (pictured, obviously), Ben Barnes, Emilia Fox, Fiona Shaw, Caroline Goodall, Douglas Henshall, Michael Culkin, Ben Chaplin, Rebecca Hall and Max Irons.

It is being directed by Oliver Parker and due for release next year.

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Posted by Helen Redfern on August 8, 2008 in British Authors, Classic Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

August 7, 2008 7:43 AM

There's no such thing as an original idea

I did already know that, but last night, at the cinema, I was surprised to see the trailer for Emma Roberts' new film, Wild Child. I recently read Carmen Reid's first book for young adults, Secrets at St Jude's: New Girl. Here's the synopsis:

Gina's mother is fed up with her staying out late, spending too much money on clothes and too much time IM-ing her friends. But her solution to sort out her wayward LA IT girl is pretty drastic - she's sending Gina to Scotland to go to the same boarding school she attended. Suddenly taken from a world of malls, mobile phones, en-suite wet-rooms, designer clothes and sophisticated boys, Gina is suddenly forced to find her way through games of hockey, communal meals and showers, horrible public schoolboys and stuffy housemistresses.

Will she ever survive? Her dorm buddies might just help - they're a strange bunch but they seem to be good fun ...And there are always the boys from the local school to help keep them entertained.

Now carry on over the cut for the Wild Child trailer. 

Spooky, no?

By the way, if you haven't seen Mamma Mia yet, I've got six words for you: Colin Firth. Wet white shirt. Again.

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Posted by Keris on August 7, 2008 in Book News, Movie News, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (2)

August 5, 2008 1:26 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Elegy

Currently in the cinemas now is Elegy, an adaptation of Philip Roth's novella, The Dying Animal. I know Mr Roth isn't chick lit but the film is worth checking out. Ben Kingsley plays an academic who is romantically obsessed with Penelope Cruz who plays a sexy (believe it or not) student.

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Posted by Helen Redfern on August 5, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

August 4, 2008 8:46 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist trailer

Despite the fact that I haven't read the book (although I think I'm going to order it today), I'm so excited about the film version of Rachel Cohn and David Levithan's Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. Mainly because it stars Michael Cera who I love. Anyway, the trailer looks cool:

What do you think?

Posted by Keris on August 4, 2008 in Movie News, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (2)

July 28, 2008 10:18 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Yes Man

Yes, I know it's not chick lit, but I don't care because I love Danny Wallace and this is the movie of his book, Yes Man and it stars Jim Carrey (Jim Carrey!), who I don't really care for, and Zooey Deschanel who I love. It doesn't look like it's particularly faithful to the book, but it does look at least mildly amusing, don't you think?

Posted by Aigua Media on July 28, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 25, 2008 7:50 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Alice In Wonderland

Tim Burton is to start shooting a film of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland in November. It will star Mia Wasikowska as Alice, an up and coming Australian actress. Mia is soon to appear in Defiance with Daniel Craig and in Amelia with Hilary Swank.

[via Empire]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on July 25, 2008 in Classic Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

July 18, 2008 1:42 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Twilight trailer 2

Here's the second teaser trailer for the movie adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's mega-successful, Twilight:

I still haven't read it. I really must.

Posted by Keris on July 18, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (8)

July 14, 2008 3:59 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Brideshead Revisited

Brideshead Revisited, the novel by Evelyn Waugh, is once more being adapted for the screen. This time it is being made into a film and will star, amongst others, Emma Thompson and Michael Gambon (Dumbledore).

The film, which will be out in October, is going to diverge from the plot of the novel and will therefore differ from the television serial which stared Jeremy Irons.

Click here to see the trailer.

Posted by Helen Redfern on July 14, 2008 in Book related, British Authors, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 8, 2008 9:42 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Queen of Babble

Look what Meg Cabot casually dropped into her diary:

Did I mention the film rights for the Queen of Babble series have been optioned by Sharp Independent Films, and Kristin Bell of Veronica Mars and Forgetting Sarah Marshall has agreed to play Lizzie Nichols???

Er, no, you didn't mention it, but how fantastic!

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Posted by Aigua Media on July 8, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

July 4, 2008 10:36 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

So, you've read all the books - more than once, got all the DVDs that have been made so far and are desperate for the next film to come out (or is this just me?). Sadly, we have another four months to wait (the release date for both UK and US is 21st November) but in the meantime, if you hop over the cut, there are a couple of stills which have just been released from the new movie.

Want more? Then click here.

Posted by Helen Redfern on July 4, 2008 in Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 27, 2008 9:57 AM

The Ivy Chronicles casting news (again)

I thought I'd bring you some exciting movie news today instead of the usual Friday Flick. I know we've already told you that The Ivy Chronicles is being made into a film and we've also reported on the rumour that Catherine Zeta Jones was linked to the project. Now, following the huge success of Sex and the City, Sarah Jessica Parker has been lined up for the main role.

Apparently Warner Bros offered SJP a choice of roles (they were so keen to cash in on her recent success) before she settled on The Ivy Chronicles. [via Empire]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on June 27, 2008 in Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 20, 2008 11:51 AM

MOVIE NEWS: I Don't Know How She Does It

We announced on Trashionista, nearly two years ago, that I Don't Know How She Does It, the novel by Allison Pearson, was going to be adapted into a film and Nicole Kidman's name was mentioned by Keris as a possibility.

Now I've discovered Nicole's name is attached to the film according to some movie database sites. It was going to be developed by Sydney Pollack and his production company, Mirage Enterprises, but since his death in May many of his projects have been thrown into limbo.

[Via Yahoo News]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on June 20, 2008 in Book related, British Authors, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

June 12, 2008 10:56 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Time Traveler's Wife

I am quite excited about the upcoming film of The Time Traveler's Wife (out Christmas 2008), but also a little apprehensive. There is nothing worse than loving a book, but watching the film and it turning out to be awful. However, I have found some stills that have been released, and I must say they look stunning.

Carry on over the cut for some more pictures.

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Posted by Helen Redfern on June 12, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

June 6, 2008 7:26 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Opposite of Love

I've got Julie Buxbaum's debut, The Opposite of Love, in my (gigantic) "to read" pile, but I might have to move it up since I've just read that it's been optioned by 20th Century Fox.

It's bad enough when authors write books faster than I can read them, how bad would I feel if they made the movie before I'd had time to read the book?

Movie News archives

Posted by Aigua Media on June 6, 2008 in Debut Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

May 30, 2008 8:28 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Harry split into two

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final book, will be split into two parts in the film version. It is said to be impossible to cram all 608 pages of the book into one film.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is due out in November 2010 and Part 2 in May 2011. As a huge fan myself I think this is a great idea. It means the magic will continue a little longer and I do like to see as much of the book as possible in the film.

The decision, however, has been met with some cynicism. After all double the film means double the profit for the studios. As Daniel Radcliffe explained though in the Los Angeles Times, the seventh novel doesn't have any subplots that could be cut. "It's one driving, pounding story from the word go."

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Posted by Helen Redfern on May 30, 2008 in Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

May 29, 2008 12:12 PM

MOVIE NEWS: He's Just Not That Into You trailer

Former Trashi co-editor, Diane, alerted me to the brand spanking new trailer for the forthcoming movie of Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo's book, He's Just Not That Into You. Looks cute. And check out the ah-mazing cast.

Posted by Aigua Media on May 29, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 28, 2008 2:29 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Angus, Thongs title change

The title of the forthcoming movie, based on the first Louise Rennison book, has been changed from Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging to Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.

Why? I don't know. Probably they thought the original title was too much of a mouthful, but I think it's lost a little charm, don't you? Oh, and the movie is out in July.

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Posted by Aigua Media on May 28, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

May 27, 2008 1:43 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Jane Austen Handheld

Jane Austen Handheld, a spoof of Pride and Prejudice, is set to be released later this year. The film will star Stephen Fry as Mr. Bennet with Carrie Fisher said to play Mrs. Bennet and Lily Allen as Lydia Bennet. According to the IMDb website it is "Re-telling the story of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice through the lens of a fly-on-the-wall documentary crew". Interesting.

Dr. Luka Kovac from ER (Goran Visnjic) will be playing Mr. Darcy. (I was going to post a picture of him but have gone for the delectable Stephen Fry instead).

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Posted by Helen Redfern on May 27, 2008 in Book related, Classic Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (6)

May 15, 2008 10:48 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Prince Caspian

It had completely escaped my notice that the sequel to The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, is to be released in June (where have I been?). The film is based on the fourth of the Chronicles of Narnia books (I'm talking chronological order here rather than publication order). It is the Pevensie children's second trip to Narnia, where they discover over a thousand years have passed since they were last there and an evil King has usurped the throne. The rightful ruler is Prince Caspian and together they set out to save Narnia.

The film sees the return of Liam Neeson as the voice of Aslan and also includes the voices of David Walliams and Eddie Izzard. Prince Caspian, I should point out, is played by Ben Barnes who played young Dunstan Thorn in Stardust.

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Posted by Helen Redfern on May 15, 2008 in British Authors, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

May 14, 2008 12:03 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Twilight trailer

I haven't read Twilight yet, but I've heard such good things that I'm already looking forward to the movie. Check out the trailer: 

It's rather low-key, don't you think? But I LOVE the ending.

Posted by Aigua Media on May 14, 2008 in American Authors, Movie News, Series, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (8)

May 12, 2008 12:06 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Wuthering Heights

Following news on Trashionista last week about an adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, we have now come across the news that there will be a new version of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights to be filmed.

Natalie Portman was going to star as Cathy but she has dropped out due to other commitments. Heathcliff is tipped to be Michael Fassbender (I had to look him up) an Irish-German actor who has starred in 300 and The Real Life of Angel Deverell. I have never heard of him or his films, but still, I think the photograph of him demonstrates the passionate and dark side of Heathcliff's nature. Does it not? [Via Empire]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on May 12, 2008 in Book related, British Authors, Classic Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

May 7, 2008 11:48 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Jane Eyre

The Canadian actress Ellen Page has been cast as Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre in a new adaptation due to start filming at the end of this year. 

This is the first period film for Page, who was Oscar nominated for her part in Juno. She also starred in X-Men 3.

The classic novel about a governess and her master, Mr Rochester, is one of the most filmed adaptations of all time. It is being developed by BBC Films. [Via Empire]

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Posted by Helen Redfern on May 7, 2008 in Book related, British Authors, Classic Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

April 30, 2008 2:43 PM

MOVIE NEWS: An Invisible Sign Of My Own

Aimee Bender's novel An Invisible Sign Of My Own is being adapted for the big screen and America Ferrera has signed on for the starring role.

The quirky story is about a twenty-year-old loner, Mona Gray, who as a child turned to maths for salvation after her father became ill. As an adult, Mona teaches the subject and still relies on numbers to keep her world safe and ordered. Will love change that forever?

[Via Hollywood Reporter]

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Posted by Sarah Painter on April 30, 2008 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (7)

April 25, 2008 11:18 AM

Angels And Demons casting news

Remember we told you about the film adapation of Dan Brown's Angels And Demons?

Well, today the news is out that leading lady Ayelet Zurer (who?) is to be joined by the very lovely Ewan McGregor. He will play an insider at the Vatican who helps Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks).

[Via Empire]

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Posted by Sarah Painter on April 25, 2008 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (6)

April 22, 2008 1:05 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Oxford Murders

Ooh, I like the look of The Oxford Murders. It's out this week and is adapted from an award-winning novel of the same name by the Argentine mathematician and writer Guillermo Martínez.

It's a thriller, but with addded mathematics and philosophy. Set at Oxford University, Professor Arthur Seldom  (the wonderful John Hurt) and his student Martin (Elijah Wood), work together to solve a series of puzzling murders...

Related posts: Movie News archives

Posted by Sarah Painter on April 22, 2008 in Book related, Crime / Mystery, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

April 8, 2008 9:17 AM

Jane Austen goes hip hop

Screen Gems is planning a hip-hop musical version of Jane Austen's Emma. Yes, you read that right - a baggy-trousered dance-culture Emma.

Written by Tyger Williams (Menace II Society) and shifted to a high school, the film aims to cash-in on recent dance movie successes. To appeal to modern youth, the title is likely to be Emme. I'm far too old to comment on this...

[Via Empire]

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Posted by Sarah Painter on April 8, 2008 in Book related, British Authors, Classic Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

April 1, 2008 6:58 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Malice In Wonderland

A new take on Lewis Carroll's Alice In Wonderland is being filmed in the UK. The producer, Albert Martinez-Martin has moved filming from Sunderland (the film was going to be titled Malice In Sunderland) to Southend for reasons of "funding."

Mischa Barton is to star in the movie as a US student utterly disorientated in a strange city after she is hit by a London taxi.

[Via BBC]

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Posted by Sarah Painter on April 1, 2008 in Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

March 26, 2008 2:42 PM

The Ivy Chronicles casting news

The Ivy Chronicles by Karen Quinn is being made into a film. Yes, I know we already told you this but wait - there's more!

Having worked together on Ocean's 12, producer Jerry Weintraub is being reunited with Catherine Zeta Jones. I assume she'll be playing the main character Ivy Ames. It's been a while since I read the book, but she strikes me as a good choice. What do you think?

[Via Hollywood Reporter]

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Posted by Sarah Painter on March 26, 2008 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

March 18, 2008 12:25 PM

Remember when we asked if chick lit was bad for your love life...?

Well, it's not just us! Look!

Mr. Right . . . is Stuck in Traffic is a one hour documentary that investigates the impact "chick flicks" and "chick lit" have on real-life love. Using humorous re-enactments, film clips, interviews, animation and social experiments we'll explore whether chick culture is harmless fun or a ruthless relationship saboteur.

Best-selling authors Marian Keyes (Anybody Out There?) and Jane Green (Second Chance), relationship expert Dr. Michelle (The Today Show & Tyra) and many others will share their thoughts on nasty cases of "inflated expectations" and possible cures for this pop culture pandemic.

It's apparently currently in post-production. I'll keep a look out for it and let you know if I ever get to see it (and of course, feel free to tell us all about it if you see it first).

[via Canada.com]

Posted by Keris on March 18, 2008 in Jane Green, Marian Keyes, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

March 14, 2008 5:34 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Rosemary's Baby

Yep, it's another completely unnecessary remake of a classic!

Rosemary's Baby, Roman Polanski's chilling horror, is being remade by Platinum Dunes. Based on Ira Levine's 1967 novel, the original film starred the wonderful Mia Farrow. She played the pregnant woman who is disturbed by the increasingly strange behaviour of her husband and neighbours, and who begins to wonder what she is going to give birth to...

I have enjoyed some remakes (The Thomas Crown Affair springs to mind), but I can't help feeling they are rather pointless... What do you think?

[Via Empire]

Related posts: Movie News archive

Posted by Sarah Painter on March 14, 2008 in Book related, Movie News, Opinion | Permalink | Comments (0)

More on My Sister's Keeper movie

Jason Patric (The Lost Boys, Sleepers) has joined the cast of My Sister's Keeper. He will play the girls' firefighter father.

Hollywood Reporter also tells us that Thomas Dekker (Heroes) is to play "the older sister's boyfriend and fellow cancer survivor." I don't remember that character in the book (although it is a long time since I read it). Does anyone else?

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Posted by Sarah Painter on March 14, 2008 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (6)

March 12, 2008 2:47 PM

Yet more Shopaholic casting news

Eep! One of my favourite actresses - Joan Cusack - has signed up to the Shopaholic movie along with John Goodman. They will play Becky Bloomwood's parents.

Then, I read on Digital Spy that John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lynn Redgrave, Leslie Bibb and Julie Hagerty have also joined the cast.

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Posted by Sarah Painter on March 12, 2008 in Book related, British Authors, Movie Magic, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

March 7, 2008 3:12 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Marley & Me pictures

I was a bit worried that, given his recent troubles, Owen Wilson might have pulled out of Marley & Me, but my fears were unfounded, because here he is with Jennifer Aniston filming in Miami. [via Popsugar]

I loved the book, so I can't wait to see the film. How about you?

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Posted by Keris on March 7, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

March 6, 2008 8:39 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day trailer

Because I loved the book so much, I wasn't sure about this film when I first read the cast list, but I think it looks good fun. What do you think?

 

Posted by Keris on March 6, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

February 27, 2008 7:08 PM

(Shopaholic) MOVIE NEWS: Hugh Dancy *is* Luke!

It's still not listed on IMDb, but the most recent newsletter from Sophie Kinsella seems to confirm it:

... the Shopaholic movie is finally underway! I have been in New York recently, attending rehearsals, talking to the actors, director and producers, and seeing the story come alive before my eyes... and it's given me goosebumps :) Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy and Krysten Ritter are going to be SO fabulous as Becky, Luke and Suze.

Surely Sophie knows who's playing Luke?

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Posted by Keris on February 27, 2008 in Movie News, Sophie Kinsella | Permalink | Comments (3)

MOVIE NEWS: Suburban Girl... again

Did any of you watch the recent David Duchovny series, Californication? Duchovny played an author whose best-selling novel, God Hates Us All, is turned into a romantic comedy starring Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, with the title changed to Crazy Little Thing Called Love.

I was reminded of it when I saw this cover for Suburban Girl, which, you may remember is based on Melissa Bank's best-selling novel, A Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing.

Suburban Girl has gone straight to DVD, with the tagline "rewriting her dream in the big city" (I just can't *think* what they're trying to cash in on there!).

Posted by Keris on February 27, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

February 23, 2008 9:22 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The full Sex and the City trailer

Enjoy!

Posted by Keris on February 23, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

February 21, 2008 10:12 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Yes, I loved Rachel Cohn's Gingerbread and I'm intrigued by the sound of Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, which she wrote with David Levithan, but I'm mostly interested in the forthcoming movie because it stars Michael Cera, who I lurve. 

You know, he was George-Michael in the (sublime) Arrested Development, Paulie Bleeker in the (fabulous) Juno, and Evan in the (hit and miss) Superbad? Well, he's playing Nick and Norah will be played by Kat Dennings (who I don't know).

Related: Movie news archives

Posted by Keris on February 21, 2008 in Movie News, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (2)

February 20, 2008 8:48 PM

MOVIE MAGIC: The Yiddish Policeman's Union

Michael Chabon (The Wonder Boys) and the Coen brothers in the same sentence? Yep, it's my dream come true. Well, one of my dreams. There's the one with Clooney and Depp and Cusack, but we'll gloss over that...

The Coen brothers are going to adapt Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union. It's a tale set in an alternate-reality Alaska, with an alcoholic cop investigating the death of a heroin-addicted chess prodigy who may or may not be the Messiah. Can't wait.

Related posts: Movie Magic archives

Posted by Sarah Painter on February 20, 2008 in American Authors, Book related, Movie Magic, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

February 18, 2008 9:23 AM

First photo of Shopaholic movie

I know it's only tiny, but since it's the first photo from the eagerly-awaited Shopaholic movie, I thought it was worth sharing.

Yes, it's Isla Fisher as Becky Bloomwood. And, yes, it's being filmed in New York. We're just going to have to accept it. And there's still no announcement of who's playing Luke!

[via BuzzSugar]

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Posted by Keris on February 18, 2008 in Movie News, Sophie Kinsella | Permalink | Comments (3)

February 16, 2008 10:45 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants trailer

I love Ann Brachares' Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series and I really loved the first movie. I can't wait to see the second (and, unfortnately, last) so I'm thrilled by this trailer.

What do you think? Will you be going to see it?

Posted by Keris on February 16, 2008 in Movie News, Series, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (1)

February 15, 2008 10:15 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Flirting With Forty

Jane Porter's books have been recommended to us both by a Trashionista reader and by author Megan Crane.

We haven't read any yet (there are TONS of books to read! We're doing our best!), but we were still excited to hear that Flirting With Forty is to become a movie starring Heather Locklear. Can't wait to see it!

Related: Jane Porter interview

Posted by Keris on February 15, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

February 13, 2008 2:31 PM

Writers go back to work

Yay! An agreement has been reached and the 100-day Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike is officially over. A back-to-work order was approved by 92.5% of the WGA members.

The Oscars ceremony can now go ahead as planned, TV shows such as House and CSI will be back in production, and, most importantly, writers get a fairer payment deal for their work.

[Via Variety]

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Posted by Sarah Painter on February 13, 2008 in Movie Magic, Movie News, Opinion, Television | Permalink | Comments (2)

February 10, 2008 9:28 AM

TV & MOVIE NEWS: I Was a Teenage Popsicle

Bev Katz Rosenbaum has announced that her young adult book,  I Was a Teenage Popsicle, has been optioned for film and TV. (The plan is to produce it as a film then spin it into a series.)

For any writers reading (and I know there are lots of you), this came about as the result of Bev sending a copy of her book to the production company after watching one of their shows and realizing the tone was similar to her book!

Bev's advice is to take note of which shows and indie movies are similar to your books and send the producers (you can almost always find the production companies' websites on the net) a copy of your book along with any endorsements/reviews (good ones would probably be best...).

Great advice and good luck, Bev!

Related posts: Heather Wells series optioned for TV | Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging trailer!

Posted by Keris on February 10, 2008 in American Authors, Movie News, Series, Television, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (6)

February 8, 2008 11:37 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging trailer!

Oh, this has been a good week for fans of young adult series. First the Sweet Valley High news and now the trailer for the movie of the first book in Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicolson series.

And, yes, I think that *is* T4's Steve Jones... sigh...

Posted by Keris on February 8, 2008 in Movie News, Series, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (1)

February 6, 2008 6:23 PM

Latest WGA strike news

Vanity Fair has cancelled its famous after-show Oscars party in support of the Writers Guild of America strike.

This latest blow comes just as hopes are raised for an agreement between the WGA and the Hollywood film studios. The word on the net is that a deal is taking shape to end the three-month-long strike and that meetings are being set up for this Saturday.

[Via Reuters]

Related posts:  Golden Globes ceremony cancelled | Writers and producers resume talks

Posted by Sarah Painter on February 6, 2008 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News, Television | Permalink | Comments (2)

January 25, 2008 3:57 PM

Adopt A Writer

No. Not literally. Supporters of the Writers Guild of America strike have come up with a genius idea. They have pulled together writers who blog to create the Adopt A Writer website. Featuring working writers, it aims to give an insight into writer's lives, finances and experiences of the strike.

Writing is such a misunderstood profession. People either picture the super-rich and successful or someone living penniless in a garret. Hopefully, Adopt A Writer will give a more balanced, infomed view, as well as rallying support for the strike.

Related posts: More WGA strike news | Golden Globes ceremony cancelled

Posted by Sarah Painter on January 25, 2008 in Book Websites, Book related, Movie News, Opinion, Television | Permalink | Comments (2)

January 19, 2008 10:14 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Sex and the City poster

I'm only mildly excited about the Sex and the City movie. I loved the show, but I'm not convinced that returning to it won't be a mistake. Still I'll be happy just to have a bit more Mr Big in my life...

What I am excited about, though, is this gorgeous poster. I can't stop looking at it. I know I need to buy it for my office wall. But at the same time, there are a few things missing. It needs a New York skyline (even a small one, across the bottom, would do).

[poster via Just Jared]

Also, a picture of Carrie and a tagline of "Get Carried Away"? Sex and the City was never just about Carrie. It makes me wonder if part of Sarah Jessica Parker's agreement to get on board was based on it being All About Her. I don't mind if Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda are in the background a tad, but they should definitely be there, don't you think?

Related posts: Reading Sex and the City | Sex and the City trailer

Posted by Keris on January 19, 2008 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

January 17, 2008 12:34 PM

MOVIE NEWS: More Shopaholic casting news

You probably all know by now that Isla Fisher is playing Becky Bloomwood in the Shopaholic movie (now in pre-production), but I've just checked on IMDb and found out who's on board for Luke and Suze. And I'm not happy.

Luke will be played by Hugh Dancy (The Jane Austen Book Club). I haven't seen him in anything, but judging by the photos he's a tad less masculine than I imagined Luke to be. (But I can't see Luke as anyone other than Colin Firth, so it might just be me.)

Krysten Ritter will play Suze.  If you're a Gilmore Girls fan, then you'll know Krysten as Rory's really annoying Yale friend. I don't know who I'd cast as Suze, but I don't think it would be her.

What do you think?

Posted by Keris on January 17, 2008 in Movie News, Sophie Kinsella | Permalink | Comments (10)

January 16, 2008 12:47 PM

Atonement set to score at the BAFTAs

Having romped  home with the Best Film Prize at the Golden Globes, Atonement is now taking on the BAFTAs. It's been nominated for a whopping 14 awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best British Film and Leading Actor.

Keira Knightley received a nomination for Leading Actress, despite the heated Trashionista debate on whether she was too pretty for the role...

[Via EarthTimes]

Related posts: Golden Globes ceremony cancelled | Booker Prize longlist

Posted by Sarah Painter on January 16, 2008 in Book related, British Authors, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

January 9, 2008 6:51 PM

MOVIE MAGIC: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

I was very excited to read that Toby Young's hilarious How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is being made into a film.

Better still, it stars the frankly brilliant Simon Pegg. Pegg plays Sidney Young, the British writer struggling to fit in at a high-profile New York magazine.

The film also stars Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges and Gillian Anderson, and is scheduled for an October release.

[Via Independent]

Related posts: The Sound of No Hands Clapping review | Movie Magic archive

Posted by Sarah Painter on January 9, 2008 in Movie Magic, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

December 27, 2007 6:05 PM

MOVIE NEWS: I Think She's Got It by Bridie Clark

Because She Can author Bridie Clark has already sold the movie rights to her next, as yet unpublished book, I Think She's Got It. In fact, the Weinstein Company has bought book, movie and television rights!

According to BuzzSugar, the story is a modern-day Pygmalion, set in Manhattan and focusing on "a shy Midwesterner who is transformed into a sophisticated socialite by a man-about-town who insists he can turn anyone into the latest 'it' girl."

A great idea, but, as BuzzSugar points out, the title references My Fair Lady, which was itself a retelling of Pygmalion. Just shows that a good story can run and run...

Movie News archives

Posted by Keris on December 27, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 21, 2007 10:07 AM

MOVIE NEWS: More My Sister's Keeper cast news

First there was Cameron Diaz (which I thought was ridiculous). Then there were the Fanning sisters (which Sarah wasn't too sure about). And now I read that Alec Baldwin has signed on to play the lawyer, Campbell, in the forthcoming adaptation of Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper.

He's much older than the character (who's in his thirties), plus recent revelations about his private life have put me right off Mr Baldwin, but what do you think? Is this shaping up to be an incredible film? Or (like me) do you think the casting director's having a laugh?

[via BuzzSugar]

Posted by Keris on December 21, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

December 18, 2007 1:44 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Sex and the City trailer

Eek! Just in case you haven't caught it yet, here's a link to the trailer for the Sex and the City film... It's due for release (in the US) at the end of May, 2008.

And if that isn't enough to keep you going,check out this New York Times article about the film, the filming of the film, and the relationship between the film and the city it has made (even more) famous. Phew!

(Thanks to IMDB)

Related posts: MOVIE NEWS: Sex and the City | Reading Sex and the City

Posted by Sarah Painter on December 18, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 14, 2007 11:06 AM

More WGA Strike news

We told you about the Writers Guild of America strike six weeks ago, when it began. Negotiations were halted on 7 December when the producers' alliance refused to bargain further unless the union dropped six proposals. Today, things have taken a turn for the worse.

The WGA has filed an unfair labour practices complaint, claiming studios broke the law by ending negotiations.

The WGA is demanding (not unreasonably some may say) that the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers returns to the bargaining table to, you know, talk this thing through and reach an agreement.

Related posts: Writers and producers resume talks | A little bit of politics

Posted by Sarah Painter on December 14, 2007 in Movie News, Opinion | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 7, 2007 10:38 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Bride Wars

Anne Hathaway has signed on to star with Kate Hudson in a new comedy called Bride Wars about best friends who are pitted against each other when their wedding dates clash.

Gary Winick will direct and the script has been written by June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson. Karen McCullah Lutz, author of The Bachelorette Party, and Kirsten Smith also wrote on the project.

For more wedding fun, check out our sister site, Bridalwave.

Related posts: Devil Wears Prada - Anne Hathaway interview | How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days

Posted by Keris on December 7, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

December 4, 2007 12:49 PM

Movie News: I am legend

Holy Smoke! I just watched the preview for I am legend (courtesy of Meg Cabot's blog) and my heart is racing.

Based on Richard Matheson's 1954 novel of the same name, I am legend depicts New York City after a virus has wiped out every human bar one. Will Smith plays Robert Neville, the last man alive, but he is Not Alone.

It's out later this month and I want to see it. I may have to watch it from between my fingers, but I want to see it...

Posted by Sarah Painter on December 4, 2007 in Movie News, Opinion, Supernatural | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 30, 2007 10:55 AM

MOVIE MAGIC: Decent Exposure

Sarah's just read and enjoyed Phillipa Ashley's Decent Exposure and Phillipa's emailed us with some exciting news.

The TV/movie the rights have been optioned by Fox, which is part of 20th Century Fox. If they go ahead with the project, Phillipa says, it seems most likely it is going to be a TV movie. A writer/producer has been assigned, but no casting news as yet.

So any suggestions? Who do you think would be good for the heroine, Emma? And what about "Mr July"?

Related posts: Phillipa Ashley's Decent Exposure wins the Joan Hessayon New Writers' Scheme Award | Wish You Were Here by Phillipa Ashley | More Movie Magic

Posted by Keris on November 30, 2007 in Movie Magic, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (8)

November 27, 2007 7:13 PM

Writers and producers resume talks

Although the WGA (Writers Guild of America) strike continues, there is hope this week that an agreement will be reached.

Yesterday, for the first time since the strike began over three weeks ago, writers and producers resumed talks. They met again today,  but thanks to a media blackout, neither side gave any comment.

[Via Variety]

Related post: Screenwriters on strike

Posted by Sarah Painter on November 27, 2007 in American Authors, Movie News, Television | Permalink | Comments (2)

November 26, 2007 4:19 PM

PS I Love You trailer

PS I Love You is the only Cecelia Ahern book I actually enjoyed, but I'm not sure about the film. I don't understand why they couldn't find an Irish actor... (I had thought Gerard Butler was Irish, but it turns out he's Scottish!).

Related posts: Is anyone watching Samantha Who? | Hilary Swank injured in filming

Posted by Keris on November 26, 2007 in Cecelia Ahern, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (9)

November 20, 2007 6:21 PM

Movie News: The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly

Okay, nobody laugh, but I only just realised that a film had been made of The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby.

Anyhoo, it's out at the end of November.

Bauby's memoir was written after he suffered a massive stroke, aged 42, which left him with 'locked-in syndrome'. His only method of communication was through blinking his left eyelid, but he managed to dictate this book.

Anyone else think it will be very difficult to do justice to this incredible story?

Related posts: Movie News archive

Posted by Sarah Painter on November 20, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

MOVIE NEWS: Angels & Demons

Let me tell you a little story. Once upon a time I worked at Waterstone's bookstore and customers would sometimes ask for recommendations. Whenever they asked us to recommend a crime novel, we always told them to read Angels & Demons by a little-known author named Dan Brown.

We booksellers would often wonder why Dan Brown wasn't more famous since Angels & Demons was such a flat-out fabulous book. And then along came The Da Vinci Code... and we all lived happily ever after (or at least, Dan Brown did).

Anyway. My point is that I didn't like The Da Vinci Code book and so haven't watched the movie, but I was excited to hear that a movie is being made of Angels & Demons. Except that it's become the first movie casualty of the Hollywood writers' strike; it's had to be delayed because the script needs more work and there are no writers around to do it. Shame. [via booktrade.info]

Related posts: Books the British public just couldn't finish | Screenwriters on strike!

Posted by Keris on November 20, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 19, 2007 8:10 AM

Movie News: More casting news for My Sister's Keeper

Here at Trashionista, we were traumatised to hear that the so-wrong-it's-not-funny Cameron Diaz had been cast as the mother, Sara, in the film of Jodi Picoult's bestselling My Sister's Keeper.

However, I just read (on Jodi's website) that real-life sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning have been cast as Kate and Anna Fitzgerald.

Now, I don't know anything about Elle, but Dakota is lovely. Very talented, utterly adorable and, I reckon, a good choice for the part. What do you think?

Related posts: Movie Magic: My Sister's Keeper | Jodi Picoult interview

Posted by Sarah Painter on November 19, 2007 in Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

November 15, 2007 1:15 PM

Movie News: Brick Lane

The controversial film adaptation of Monica Ali's Brick Lane is out on general release tomorrow.

Despite a brouhaha during filming (residents of the real Brick Lane protested), the film has gone on to win two awards at the Dinard Film Festival in northern France and a screening at The London Film Festival.

So, will you be rushing to the cinema to watch it? I have to confess, I haven't actually read the book yet...

Related post: Yay or Nay Wednesday: film adaptations

Posted by Sarah Painter on November 15, 2007 in Book related, Movie News, New Releases | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 6, 2007 5:34 PM

Screenwriters on strike!

Meg Cabot and Neil Gaiman are among those who have laid down their pens this week for the Writers Guild of America strike.

The action only affects screenwriting and concerns the residual payment made to writers for internet distribution and the sale of DVDs. Knowing how much money the television and film industry makes and how little most writers get paid, I can't see a problem. Can you?

FYI, the last time Hollywood writers went on strike was in 1988. It lasted for 22 weeks and cost the industry $500 million.

[Via AOL]

Related post: A little bit of politics

Posted by Sarah Painter on November 6, 2007 in American Authors, Movie News, Television | Permalink | Comments (6)

November 5, 2007 10:59 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Julie & Julia

I was already excited about the movie adaptation of Julie Powell's non-fiction book, Julie & Julia, because my hero, Nora Ephron, is writing the screenplay and directing. But now I've heard some casting news, I'm even more excited: Meryl Streep as Julia Child and Amy Adams as Julie Powell. [via Variety]

It's going to be so good. (Or, at least, it had better be!)

Related posts: From blog to book | Lulu Blooker prize shortlist

Posted by Keris on November 5, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 2, 2007 6:36 AM

BOOK NEWS: Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging

We've written about this before, but I've just seen some casting news and I'm very excited. Georgia herself is to be played by an actress named Georgia Groome, who I don't know, but in this picture looks exactly - exactly - as I imagined the character of Georgia Nicolson!

Georgia's dad is being played by Alan Davies (love him) and her mum by comedian Karen Taylor. You might not know Karen Taylor, but I recently enjoyed her sketch show, Touch Me, I'm Karen Taylor, and I think she'll be perfect too. With a great cast and Bend It Like Beckham's Gurinder Chadha directing (and she's written the screenplay), this one's going to be big.

Related posts: Spotlight - Louise Rennison | "... Startled by His Furry Shorts!" review

Posted by Keris on November 2, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 1, 2007 6:07 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Karen Quinn

The studios obviously haven't been put off by the failure of The Nanny Diaries (or else they were encouraged by the success of The Devil Wears Prada) since the film rights of chick lit books are still being snapped up!

In the latest issue of her very entertaining email newsletter, Karen Quinn announced that an offer has been made to turn her second novel, Wife in the Fast Lane, into a film.

She also said that she's read the script for The Ivy Chronicles and she loves it. There's no information about this movie on IMDb, apart from a release date of 2010 (is it just me, or does that year seem startlingly futuristic?).

Posted by Keris on November 1, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 22, 2007 2:19 PM

Mark Wahlberg for The Lovely Bones

Ryan Gosling has apparently dropped out of Peter Jackson's film adaptation of Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones. Gosling was due to play Susie's father, but he's been replaced by Mark Wahlberg. It's more than last minute, since filming was apparently due to begin today! [via BuzzSugar]

I've just had a look on IMDb and Gosling is still listed, along with Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon (love her), Stanley Tucci (love him) and Michael Imperioli (the unfortunate Christopher from The Sopranos). Sounds like a great cast.

Related posts: The Almost Moon review | Alice Sebold interview

Posted by Keris on October 22, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

MOVIE NEWS: The Kite Runner

I haven't read The Kite Runner yet, but I've heard an awful lot about it so I can't wait to see the film ... I mean, read it. (Jenni, former Trashionista editor, LOVED it!)

Anyway, the film is due out next month and, if you're in the US, there are all sorts of treats on the movie's website, including advance screenings, signed books and the chance to win dinner with the author, Khaled Hosseini.

Have you read it? Did you love it?

Posted by Keris on October 22, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

October 16, 2007 12:10 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Next Thing On My List

Diane LOVED Jill Smolinski's The Next Thing On My List and I've just read that Kelly Bowe is on board to adapt it for film for Wendy Finerman Productions and New Line.

Finerman producing The Devil Wears Prada movie and the upcoming version of Cecilia Ahern's P.S. I Love You.

[via Hollywood Reporter]

Posted by Keris on October 16, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

October 12, 2007 12:09 PM

TV & MOVIE NEWS: Meg Cabot

It's possible that Meg Cabot is trying to take over the world. Not satisfied with writing books faster than I can read them, she's selling TV and movie rights left, right and centre too. Television rights to Avalon High have been purchased by the Disney channel, and the TV rights to How To be Popular have been sold to MTV. Plus there might also be a Mediator movie. How cool is that? [via bookchicclub]

Related posts: Meg Cabot interview | Jinx by Meg Cabot | Size 12 Is Not Fat by Meg Cabot

Posted by Keris on October 12, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (5)

October 11, 2007 1:27 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Enchanted, Inc

I've just heard that Universal have bought the film rights to Enchanted, Inc, the first book in Shanna Swendson's wonderful series. I'm so excited about this - not just because I absolutely loved Enchanted, Inc, but also because Shanna is a Friend of Trashionista ^TM! Congratulations, Shanna. Got any casting ideas?

Posted by Keris on October 11, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (9)

October 4, 2007 11:05 AM

Maria Bello has never finished a Jane Austen book

Turns out Maria Bello - one of the stars of the movie adaptation of The Jane Austen Book Club - is no fan of Jane Austen. Saying, on Babble.com

I'll be brutally honest and say I'm a huge reader — I read about two novels a week, I've been reading since I was five — and I've never gotten through a Jane Austen book. It's just not my type of writing. I sort of like more testosterone-driven, hard-hitting novels like Hemingway or Philip Roth or Simone de Beauvoir. I sort of like things that go right for the gut. Maybe I'll grow into liking Jane Austen, but right now, eh.

Related posts: Marian Keyes doesn't like Austen either! | The Jane Austen Book Club review | The influence of Austen

Posted by Keris on October 4, 2007 in Classic Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

September 20, 2007 2:12 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Paddington Bear

I love Paddington - I mean, who doesn't love Paddington? - but I'm not sure about the planned live action movie announced earlier this week.

The first film based on Michael Bond's classic series of books will be produced by David Heyman, producer of the Harry Potter movies, but no casting or other information has yet been announced. [via BBC]

But having just sat through most of the Garfield: the Movie, I'm not on board with live action films of cartoon characters. What do you think?

Movie news archives

Posted by Keris on September 20, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 18, 2007 11:29 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Suburban Girl (again)

I'm intrigued by the film Suburban Girl - it's the movie of the Melissa Bank book The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing - and I've just found this interview with the director, Marc Klein on YouTube.

Posted by Keris on September 18, 2007 in Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 23, 2007 10:19 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency

I know I keep saying this, but I love the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series, and I'm really looking forward to the movie.

It's being directed by Anthony Minghella (who directed The English Patient and The Talented Mr Ripley) and stars jazz singer Jill Scott as Mma Ramotswe.

Scott is pictured with the author Alexander McCall Smith who has written an excellent piece about the experience of seeing his book brought to life in the Daily Mail.

The film will be shown on BBC1 this Christmas.

Posted by Keris on August 23, 2007 in Book related, British Authors, Movie News, Series, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 21, 2007 10:33 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Marley & Me

Me and Diane both loved John Grogan's Marley & Me (even though I didn't cry) and I've just read that it's being made into a movie with ... wait for it ... Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson. (David Frankel, director of The Devil Wears Prada, will direct.) [via BuzzSugar]

I saw John Grogan as more David Duchovny than Owen Wilson (although Owen Wilson would be great as Marley!), but still I think this could be good.

Posted by Keris on August 21, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Memoirs, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 16, 2007 2:08 PM

Keira Knightley 'too pretty' for Atonement?

Ceri Radford of The Telegraph's books blog can't decide if she's looking forward to the adaptation of Ian McEwan's World War Two-set modern classic Atonement or not. On the one hand, she loves a period drama, on the other hand... there's Keira Knightley. That alone would put me off (me-ow!) but Radford's specific problem is that the pouty one is "too pretty"  for Cecilia, who is described in the book as "plain".

Does it matter that actresses look like the characters they're playing, or is a little artistic licence understandable - we are talking about Hollywood after all!

What do you think?

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on August 16, 2007 in Book related, British Authors, Classic Novels, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Opinion, Prize Winners | Permalink | Comments (8)

August 13, 2007 5:07 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Shopaholic!

Is it really true? Well, yes, apparently it is. According to Coming Soon:

P.J. Hogan (Peter Pan, My Best Friend's Wedding) will direct Confessions of a Shopaholic, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Sophie Kinsella. Jerry Bruckheimer will produce.

Shooting begins this November in New York. [via BuzzSugar]

I know we've asked you this before, but who do you see as Becky? (I can definitely see Rachel Bilson, but also, of course, Reese Witherspoon.)

Related: Shopaholic and Baby review | Shopaholic and Baby - Yay or Nay?

Posted by Keris on August 13, 2007 in Book related, Movie News, Sophie Kinsella | Permalink | Comments (6)

August 10, 2007 10:15 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Jane Austen Book Club trailer

We wrote about the upcoming film of The Jane Austen Book Club back in April and now we have the trailer to show you. I didn't love the book, but the film definitely has a good cast (love Maria Bello) and I liked the trailer (gave me the shivers), but we'll have to wait until January next year to see if it's as good as it looks.

Related posts: The Nanny Diaries trailer.

Posted by Keris on August 10, 2007 in Book related, Classic Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

August 2, 2007 11:45 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Dogs of Babel/Lorelei's Secret

I loved Carolyn Pankhurst's novel Lorelei's Secret (called Dogs of Babel in the US) and I've heard (via Huffington Post) that it's being made into a movie with Will Ferrell.

The book is about a man who, following his wife's death to which their dog, Lorelei, was the only witness, tries to teach Lorelei to talk. Ferrell, who showed he has an excellent grasp of both the absurd and, um, acting, in Stranger Than Fiction, could be perfect, but we'll have to wait until 2009 to find out.

Movie News archives

Posted by Keris on August 2, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 27, 2007 1:30 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Yes Man

We wrote a while ago about how the movie rights to both of Danny Wallace's hilarious books - Yes Man and Join Me - had been snapped up and, at the time, we'd heard that Jack Black was to star in the first.

Well, we were wrong (not our fault - we got it from Danny's website!). Turns out Yes Man is now to star Jim Carrey. But don't get too excited (assuming you're excited at all), it's not due out until 2009.

Movie news archives

Posted by Aigua Media on July 27, 2007 in Book related, British Authors, Movie News, Non Fiction | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 24, 2007 2:28 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Lovely Bones

Alice Sebold's The Lovely Bones is one of the most successful books of recent years (and also top of a list of books you shouldn't bother to read) and now the inevitable movie details have been announced.

Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings, King Kong) has co-written the screenplay and will direct and Stanley Tucci (The Devil Wears Prada) is in negotiations to play killer George Harvey.

 

Susie Salmon will be played by Saoirse Ronan and Ryan Gosling and Rachel Weisz will play her parents.

[via BuzzSugar]

Related posts: New book by Alice Sebold | Books the British public just couldn't finish!

Posted by Keris on July 24, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 13, 2007 3:08 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Nanny Diaries trailer

The Nanny Diaries is probably the most eagerly awaited chick lit adaptation since Bridget Jones's Diary.

The trailer states coming this spring, but I've checked on IMDb and they have a date of 7 September, which doesn't bode all that well. What does bode well is that Laura Linney's in it. I love Laura Linney. Anyway, let us know what you think.

Related posts: Citizen Girl review | Dedication review

Posted by Keris on July 13, 2007 in Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

July 12, 2007 9:16 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Evening

I must admit I hadn't heard of the book Evening by Susan Minot before I saw adverts for the film. But the ads definitely caught my eye: this new adaptation of Minot's book stars Claire Danes, Toni Colette, Meryl Streep and Glenn Close, among others! According to the film's website, it's about a mother-daughter relationship... which I'm guessing doesn't always go smoothly (or else why make a film about it?!)

No news on a UK release date yet but we'll keep you posted.

Movie news archives.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on July 12, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Modern Fiction, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

July 11, 2007 4:21 PM

YAY OR NAY WEDNESDAY

Last week, the film and literary worlds were all-a-flutter with the news that Sex and the City is to be made into a movie - after years and years of rumours and speculation it is (apparently) really going to happen. I guess Kim Cattrall decided to just grit her teeth and make nice with SJP... or something. (I'm just speculating, that's not libel!) Anyhoo, what I want to know this week is whether you think it's a good idea.

Should a good thing be left well enough alone? Or are you chomping at the bit to find out what happened next for Carrie and co.? Do TV series ever make good films - if not, will this be the exception? And if you are keen on the idea, what should happen next? (Hey, you never know who might be reading!)

In other words: SATC - the movie: is it a Yay or a Nay, and why?

Yay or Nay archives.

[Don't forget it's Yay or Nay day at Hippyshopper, Bridalwave, Dollymix, Corrie Blog, Catwalk Queen, Kiss and Makeup, The Bag Lady, Shoewawa and Shiny Shiny, too!]

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on July 11, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Girly Stuff, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Television, Yay or Nay? | Permalink | Comments (9)

July 6, 2007 11:11 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Sex and the City

Woo! And indeed hoo!

According to IMDb, the long-awaited Sex and the City TV movie will start shooting this autumn.

All four of the original women have signed up: Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis and the film will be directed by the show's longtime director Michael Patrick King, based on a new script he's written.

Related posts: Reading Sex and the City's Samantha | Thursday Three: Bridget, meet Carrie | Love Walked In review

Posted by Keris on July 6, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News, Television | Permalink | Comments (7)

June 28, 2007 3:26 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Following my review of this wonderful book earlier today, Phillipa left a comment asking if rumours of a film are true. And they are!

Due for release next year, the screenplay has been written by David Magee who wrote Finding Neverland and Simon Beaufoy who wrote The Full Monty, so it's in pretty safe hands!

Carry on over the cut for the - possibly controversial - casting news. 

Dunebug's Amy Adams is to play Miss LaFosse and Frances 'Fargo' McDormand is Miss Pettigrew.

Yep, they're both American and I'm not sure how I feel about that. They're both great actresses, but still, weren't there any British actresses available? Or doesn't it matter?

(There are some British cast-members, including Stephanie Cole, Ciaran Hinds and Shirley Henderson.)

Posted by Keris on June 28, 2007 in Book related, British Authors, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (5)

June 11, 2007 9:47 AM

Knocked Up author sues Knocked up director

Canadian author Rebecca Eckler is suing Universal Pictures and director Judd Apatow alleging that the story for the hit movie "Knocked Up" was taken directly from her non-fiction book of the same name.

Apart from the title, Eckler claims the book and movie's similarities include the fact that the Katherine Heigl character is an up-and-coming television reporter, and the main character in Eckler's book is an up-and-coming newspaper reporter. She also says that the movie and book have a secondary female character in common (to whom both main characters go to for advice) and that both of the secondary characters have screaming children.

I haven't read the book or seen the film (though I've heard better things about the film than the book). If anyone's familiar with both, let us know what you think.

Related posts: How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got A Life | Reading Grey's Anatomy | Movie news archives

Posted by Keris on June 11, 2007 in Book News, Movie News, Non Fiction | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 7, 2007 5:45 PM

Deborah Moggach on the Tulip Fever adaptation

In an article in The Times, author Deborah Moggach explains how the film adaptation of her novel, Tulip Fever, became a bit of a 'mare.

Related posts: Adaptation | Based on the novel by... | Deborah Moggach on the new Jane Austen covers

Posted by Keris on June 7, 2007 in Book related, British Authors, Modern Fiction, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

June 4, 2007 12:24 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Old Curiosity Shop

A good old-fashioned British film, this adaptation: Charles Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop will star Derek Jacobi, Zoe Wanamaker, Martin Freeman and Gina McKee.

And, as our sister site Corrieblog reports, Bradley Walsh, aka: Danny Baldwin will also star.

Movie news archives.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on June 4, 2007 in Book related, British Authors, Classic Novels, Movie News, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 30, 2007 3:30 PM

AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Joanna Barrett

Joanna Barrett's The Men's Guide To The Women's Bathroom is a great read, out now in the US and in the UK with Little Black Dress. A witty romp through ladies' bathroom secrets, it has generated a huge amount of buzz, and will be made into a movie by Hugh Jackman's production team. So without further ado, here's what Joanna had to say when we grabbed her for a chat...

Please describe your latest book in 15 words or fewer:

The Men’s Guide to the Women’s Bathroom reveals the secrets behind the door marked “Women.”    

Where do you like to write your books (in bed, a coffee shop, an office)?

I write everywhere!  In fact, I’m answering these questions right now in the waiting room of my dentist’s office!  (Hey, if he’s going to make me wait, I may as well get some work done!) I think Tolstoy wrote War and Peace while waiting for the dentist. 

While in the midst of a novel, I sit in front of my computer in a bathrobe.  I often do not shower nor wash my hair.  I eat takeout and stare into the refrigerator abyss for something sweet.  I tend to ignore the phone and any semblance of a social life.  It’s a lonely time.  When I finish, I like to hear the hum of the printer as it prints out all those pages.  Such a comforting feeling, indeed.  P.S.  Is this too much information? [Not at all! I know the feeling... - Diane] 

Your favourite chick-lit book?

Pride and Prejudice, of course! 

Your favourite female heroine (if different from above!), and why?

I like writing about women with moxie. I loved former Texas Governor Ann Richards. She was a larger than life character. She’s probably the only person in the world who could get away with telling George W. Bush that he was “Born with a silver foot in his mouth.”

What tips would you give to any of our readers who want to become writers?

It helps to heed the old adage “Write what you know.” Why waste time inventing a story when your story is right in front of you? Of course, the most important part of writing is to put it down on paper. It’s only an idea until it becomes words on a page! I think the best book on the subject is On Writing, by Stephen King. [I do too - Diane]

What are you reading at the moment?

I try to read a book per week. This keeps words flowing through my head in order to make my own writing better. One of my favorite books is A Widow for One Year, by John Irving.

What are you working on now? (If you can give us a hint!)

My second novel [Killing Carlton] is due out on Valentines Day, 2008. Its heroine, Madeline Piatro, is in a relationship with a beautiful and yet very bad man. When this man breaks her heart and steals her business idea, she hires a loveable mob hit man to get revenge. And what woman doesn’t secretly yearn to do this!

What question have you never been asked in an interview, but think you should have been? (Tell us the question and answer it too, if you like!)

(I’ve never been asked this question!) That is…I’ve never been asked the question of what I’ve never been asked. Ha! Get it!

Actually, I wish someone would ask me whether I collect real-life stories to use in my novels. I have a good answer for this: yes! While writing The Men’s Guide to the Women’s Bathroom, I used some phenomenal quotes I overheard in women’s bathrooms. Please email me at jobarrett@jobarrettbooks.com if you have a fantastic bathroom story of your own!

And check out Joanna's website at jobarrettbooks.com. Thanks Joanna!

Interview archives.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on May 30, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Girly Stuff, Interviews, Modern Fiction, Movie News, New Releases, Rating: 4/5, Romance | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 23, 2007 7:06 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Persepolis

I was fascinated by Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel, Persepolis and I knew there was a movie in the pipeline, but didn't have any hard info ... until now. The animated film, co-directed by Satrapi, will debut at the Cannes Film Festival. [via Galleycat]

Posted by Keris on May 23, 2007 in Book related, Memoirs, Movie News, Non Fiction, Prize Winners | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 21, 2007 12:59 PM

MOVIE NEWS: A Mighty Heart

Based on the Marianne Pearl's memoir about her husband Daniel's abduction and murder by Pakistani militants in 2002 (while she was pregnant with their first child), A Mighty Heart is sure to be a heartbreaking adaptation. Angelina Jolie stars along with (weirdly) two of the former cast of Judging Amy: Jillian Armenante co-stars and and Dan Futterman (who also co-wrote the Oscar-nominated biopic Capote) plays Daniel.

It will be released in the UK on 28 September.

Update: Gratutitous link to some gorgeous pics of Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt, who produced the film, in Cannes this weekend.

More Movie News.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on May 21, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Memoirs, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 16, 2007 4:48 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Time Traveler's Wife

Yes, again. But with good reason. Finally, we've got cast members!

Eric Bana will play Henry, while, as predicted, Rachel Mean Girls McAdams is to be Clare. They're no Brad and Jen, but I can actually see them both in the roles. [via Writer Unboxed]

What do you think?

Posted by Aigua Media on May 16, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Debut Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (3)

May 3, 2007 2:10 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Bergdorf Blondes

Plum Sykes has apparently been approached by HBO to create a screenplay of her debut novel, Bergdorf Blondes. [via Styledash]

Since we're still waiting *taps foot* for HBO's adaptation of Jennifer Weiner's Good In Bed, I'm not holding my breath.

Movie news archives

Posted by Keris on May 3, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Debut Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

May 2, 2007 3:19 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Suburban Girl...

... is the new title of the movie version of Melissa Bank's novel The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing, due out (in the US) in August. I'm not happy with that title change at all - Suburban Girl? How boring is that?!

And, following his recent troubles, I'm not buying Alec Baldwin as a romantic hero either, I'm afraid. It's a good job it's got Buffy, that's all I can say.

Posted by Keris on May 2, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

May 1, 2007 10:20 AM

More on PS I Love You - the film

We've reported on filming of Cecilia Ahern's smash-hit novel PS: I Love You before: remember when Hilary Swank was injured?

But did you know Friends star Lisa Kudrow is in it? - I didn't! James Marsters from Buffy is also co-starring. And so is Kathy Bates, and Harry Connick Jr (last seen as the totally obnoxious Leo in Will and Grace).

News on a release date as soon as we get it!

[Via Imdb.com]

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on May 1, 2007 in Book related, Debut Novels, Girly Stuff, Irish Authors, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Romance | Permalink | Comments (0)

April 30, 2007 11:11 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Jane Austen Book Club

I seem to be the only Trashionista writer who loved The Jane Austen Book Club , but obviously people somewhere agree with me, as Hollywood quickly snapped up the rights for a big screen version of the novel.

Emily Blunt, who played the English first assistant (based on Plum Sykes?) in The Devil Wears Prada, stars, along with Amy Brenneman from (one of my faves) Judging Amy. Hugh Dancy, who will also star in Bronte (it's in 'pre-production' now) is in it too - but there's no news on a release date yet.

We'll keep you posted.

[Via Imdb.com]

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on April 30, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Debut Novels, Devil Wears Prada, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Recent Release, Richard and Judy, Romance | Permalink | Comments (1)

April 27, 2007 6:32 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Heart-Shaped Box

It might not surprise you to hear that Stephen King's son, Joe Hill, is apparently a super-talented thriller writer, just like daddy. And he's following in his dad's footsteps by having his first novel, Heart Shaped Box, turned into a film, reports Variety.

Veteran Irish filmmaker Neil 'The Crying Game' Jordan will direct.

Movie news archives | Friday Flick archives

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on April 27, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Crime / Mystery, Debut Novels, Modern Fiction, Movie News, New Releases | Permalink | Comments (1)

April 24, 2007 9:00 AM

Why so few novels make it to the big screen

We all love a good film adaptation, don't we? Some get it right, some get it horribly (or just boringly) wrong.

This month, in an article that appeared first in Mslexia and then The Independent, Danuta Kean discusses the complicated process of having a book adapted for the silver screen. It makes interesting reading...

[Via Book 2 Book].

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on April 24, 2007 in Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

April 23, 2007 4:47 PM

Another Traveling Pants movie?

We really loved The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants book and movie, so we're excited about rumours of another Traveling Pants film. 

It's been suggested that the scriptwriters will use the final book in Ann Brashares' series, Forever in Blue, as the main plot with bits of the second and third books featured too. The original core ensemble - America Ferrera, Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel and Blake Lively - are all in talks to reprise their roles. [via Ferrerafans]

Related posts: Top 10 Chick Lit film adaptations | Gawker on Ann Brashares | Movie News archives

Posted by Keris on April 23, 2007 in Book related, Movie News, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (1)

April 19, 2007 7:10 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Nancy Drew movie trailer

I don't know how it passed me by, but I didn't even know about this film until yesterday.

What do you think? Do you agree with the You Tube commenters that Nancy's too young, Ned's too gormless (and not hot enough) or does the movie get it right? (I haven't read any Nancy Drew books - yet - and the film looks quite cute to me.)

Related posts: Inspired by Nancy Drew | Nancy Drew stationery | Book-inspired outfits!

Posted by Keris on April 19, 2007 in Crime / Mystery, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

April 13, 2007 12:47 PM

Lindsay Lohan and Keira Knightley to star in Dylan Thomas biopic

Bookslut calls it "the least anticipated poetry movie of 2008"!

The Best Time of Our Lives, a film about Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, is set to feature Pride and Prejudice and Bend It Like Beckham star Keira (who I personally find incredibly annoying I'm afraid) and famous party girl Lindsay Lohan (aka LiLo). If nothing else, it should be... bizarre.

More movie news.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on April 13, 2007 in Book related, British Authors, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

April 2, 2007 1:12 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Sammy's Hill by Kristin Gore

Kristin Gore's debut novel, Sammy's Hill, is to be turned into a movie. Controversial director David O. Russell (Three Kings and I (Heart) Huckabees) is adapting and will direct.

Kristin is the daughter of former vice president turned environmental evangelist Al Gore and Sammy's Hill centres on a young woman who tries to balance a job as a congressional aide on Capitol Hill while trying to find a man. I started reading it when it came out (during a painful bout of West Wing-withdrawal) but only got as far as (*checks book*) page 29 before losing interest. Following this news, I'll move it up my queue for another go.

And, yes, my book cover obsession continues. One of the things that attracted me to Sammy's Hill was this cover:

Cute, eyecatching, funny, right?

But I just spotted this later cover:

Boring, generic and it looks very eighties to me. At least they kept the fishbowl, even though you'd barely notice it. How disappointing.

What do you think?

Posted by Keris on April 2, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Debut Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

March 26, 2007 5:21 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Revolutionary Road

Mega books blog Galleycat reported on Friday that Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are apparently to be reunited on screen for the first time since a little film called Titanic (maybe you've heard of it?)

The film, Revolutionary Road, is an adaptation of Richard Yates' 1961 novel about a young married couple. Winslet's husband Sam Mendes is set to direct and the film will apparently be made in association with the BBC. Filming will start this summer, so hopefully we can Friday Flick it before too long!

Movie News archives.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on March 26, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Modern Fiction, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

March 19, 2007 11:58 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Men's Guide to the Women's Bathroom

JoAnna Barrett's new novel, The Men's Guide to the Women's Bathroom has been generating a huge amount of buzz before its release on 27th March - not least because the lovely Hugh Jackman has already optioned the book for his very selective production company (they only choose three projects a year; this is their comedy) so it must be worth a read! Of course we'll bring you our review asap...

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on March 19, 2007 in American Authors, Book News, Book related, Debut Novels, Modern Fiction, Movie News, New Releases | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 20, 2007 8:16 PM

SPOTLIGHT: Louise Rennison

I have to admit to being a little bit obsessed with Louise Rennison. I think it might be because, as I've already mentioned, I originally thought she was a "real" teenager, so once I thought of spotlighting her this week, I couldn't think of anyone else.

Plus there's the news that the team behind Bend It Like Beckham and Bride & Prejudice - Gurinda Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges - are making a film of Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging. Currently in pre-production, it's due for release next year. No casting news yet, sadly.

Anyway, Louise! Louise grew up in Leeds, Yorkshire in a three bedroom house shared with her parents, grandparents, and an aunt, uncle and cousin! When Louise was 15, the family (presumably not all of the above) emigrated to Wairakei in New Zealand.

Back in the UK and after some travelling and an assortment of jobs including playleader and dental nurse, Louise enrolled on a Performing Arts course in Brighton.

She then wrote and performed an enormously successful one-woman show called Stevie Wonder Touched My Face, which led to Louise writing for the Evening Standard. After writing an article called Dating Over 35, she got a call from Piccadilly Press suggesting she write a book. In fact, they suggested a teenage girl’s diary.

The first book, Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging, was a huge hit and Louise has gone on to write six more (with more to come). The books have been even bigger in the US than the UK, selling over a million copies and reaching Number 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list.

Louise lives in Brighton.

Carry on over the cut for Louise's bibliography.

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging
It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers (Called On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God in the US)
Knocked Out by My Nunga-Nungas
Dancing in My Nuddy Pants
... And that's when it fell off in my hand (Called Away Laughing on a Fast Camel in the US because the UK title was thought to be too rude; even though the "it" wasn't the "it" you're probably thinking of!)
... And then he ate my boy entrancers
... Startled by his furry shorts!

Posted by Keris on February 20, 2007 in Book related, British Authors, Movie News, Series, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (3)

Kate Winslet to play La Petite Anglaise?

Catherine Sanderson - who was sacked over her blog, La Petite Anglaise - not only has a six-figure two book deal, but is also in discussions for a film version.

The first book, based on how she met "Mr Frog", her former French partner and the father of "Tadpole", her four-year-old daughter, is due to be published early next year and Sanderson would like Kate Winslet to play her if there is a movie.

Interestingly for bloggers, in a case to be heard next month Sanderson is claiming £50,000 from her former employers for wrongful dismissal. It will be the first in France to decide if an employee can be dismissed for alleged comments on a blog. [via Book 2 Book]

Related posts: Blogger Dooce forced to produce a book / From blog to book / Movie news: Julie & Julia

Posted by Keris on February 20, 2007 in Book News, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

February 12, 2007 10:12 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Bronte

If you're still unsure about Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen, how do you feel about Michelle Williams (Dawson's Creek's Jen) as Charlotte Bronte?

Bronte the movie is due to begin filming this year and, along with Michelle Williams, stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers (from Bend it Like Beckham) as Bronte brother Branwell, Nathalie Press as Emily Bronte and Emily Barclay as Anne Bronte.

Funnily enough, the entire cast listed on IMDb is British, apart from Ms Williams.

Posted by Keris on February 12, 2007 in Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

February 6, 2007 4:04 PM

Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen

When we asked you, you weren't pleased with the prospect of Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen. Does this, the first picture, change your mind?

I think she looks kind of interesting. Younger than I imagine Jane, but plain enough. I still think Samantha Morton would be perfect for the part. [via Galleycat]

Posted by Keris on February 6, 2007 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

January 30, 2007 2:38 PM

Nora Roberts' Lifetime movies

American romance author Nora Roberts is nowhere near as popular here as she is in the US (though her inclusion in the RNA Romantic Novel of the Year longlist shows she's gaining strides). Assisting Roberts' domination in the States is the women's television network Lifetime, which has turned four of her novels - Angels Fall, Blue Smoke, Montana Sky and Carolina Moon - into Lifetime Original Movies.

You can find tons of information on the movies, the books, the cast and Nora Roberts herself (along with a 'spot Nora' competition and blog) on the Lifetime website. [via Publishers Weekly]

Posted by Aigua Media on January 30, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News, Romance, Television | Permalink | Comments (0)

January 22, 2007 9:58 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Eloise in Paris

We recently told you about the new animated series based on Kay Thompson's Eloise picture books and it now seems there is a live-action feature film on the cards. Eloise in Paris is to be directed by Calendar Girls director Nigel Cole and will follow the precocious six-year-old’s hunt for a stolen dress during Paris Fashion Week.

Shooting will take place this year in Paris, New York and London and the movie is scheduled for a spring 2008 release. [via Publishers Weekly]

Posted by Keris on January 22, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Classic Novels, Fashion-Lit, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

January 18, 2007 4:06 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Danny Wallace

Ah, Danny Wallace. How I love him. I adored both of his books - Join Me and Yes Man, so I was excited to hear that film versions of both books are in the pipeline.

What’s possibly even more exciting is that Jack Black will be playing Danny in Yes Man and Frank Cottrell Boyce (author of the utterly brilliant Millions) is writing the script for Join Me. So many of my favourite men, together at last. [via Evening Telegraph]

Posted by Keris on January 18, 2007 in Book related, British Authors, Movie News, Non Fiction | Permalink | Comments (7)

Eva Mendes needed big boobs for comic book role - apparently

Actually, I think the word she used was "bajoongas"...

Bookslut is scathing of  the choice of Mendes for the upcoming* film adapatation of  graphic novel Ghost Rider. Especially as the gorgeous star recently admitted she'd put on weight for the film specifically to enhance her chest size:

"The original Roxanne was blonde and blue-eyed, but also had huge bajoongas... I figured since I can't be blonde and blue-eyed, I'll at least have her bra size. So the bajoongas got big. They were out of control!" 

Don't say we don't bring you the need-to-know news, people!

*February in the US, March in the UK.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on January 18, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Modern Fiction, Movie News, New Releases | Permalink | Comments (4)

January 17, 2007 1:58 PM

YAY OR NAY WEDNESDAY

Back on Monday, I told you that Anne Hathaway will play Jane Austen in an upcoming film about the classic author's young life called Becoming Jane.

So we now have Americans portraying Jane Austen, Beatrix Potter and ultimate chick-lit heroine Bridget Jones.

But should they? Is it necessary in order to pull in crowds at the box office? Does it matter, as long as the accent - I mean performance - is good? Or should we be giving British actresses more of a chance? (And if you're American, what do you think?)

Americans playing classic English heroines - tell us, is it a Yay or a Nay, and why?

[Don't forget it's Yay or Nay day at Hippyshopper, Bridalwave, Corrie Blog, Catwalk Queen, Kiss and Makeup, The Bag Lady, Shoewawa and Shiny Shiny, too!]

Photo courtesy of BBC online.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on January 17, 2007 in Book related, Classic Novels, Modern Fiction, Movie News, New Releases, Opinion, Yay or Nay? | Permalink | Comments (7)

January 16, 2007 1:23 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Time Traveler's Wife

What have directors Steven Spielberg, David Fincher and Gus Van Sant got in common? They’ve all considered - and rejected - the film version of Audrey Niffenegger’s novel The Time Traveler’s Wife. German director Robert Schwentke (who directed Jodie Foster’s Flightplan) is now apparently on board. [via Reuters]

Mean Girls’ Rachel McAdams is in negotiation to star as Clare. Still no sign of a male lead. Any ideas?

Posted by Keris on January 16, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Debut Novels, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Romance | Permalink | Comments (4)

Meryl Streep wins Golden Globe for 'Prada' portrayal

Meryl Streep's star turn as boss-from-hell Miranda Priestly in hit chick-lit film adaptation The Devil Wears Prada has earned her a Golden Globe award for best actress in a comedy film, reports the BBC.

Most deserved, I must say - good on ya, Mezza!

Devil Wears Prada archives.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on January 16, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Debut Novels, Devil Wears Prada, Fashion-Lit, Girly Stuff, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Prize Winners | Permalink | Comments (2)

January 15, 2007 11:20 AM

Graphic novel film adaptations - the big earners and what we want to see next

We've talked before about the resurgence in popularity of comic books/graphic novels, with Jodi Picoult revamping Wonder Woman, Manga Romance and even a new graphic novel version of Wuthering Heights.

Plus there's Jennifer Crusie erm, writing about Wonder Woman underwear...

Here's a list of the most successful comic book film adaptations from 1978-present day. As you might suspect, women don't feature hugely, but maybe a new rumoured Wonder Woman movie starring Lorelei Gilmore (okay, Lauren Graham) could help change that...?

I'm also desperate for the film of Cancer Vixen to become a reality...

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on January 15, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News, New Releases, Recent Release, Television | Permalink | Comments (1)

January 12, 2007 6:07 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Marisha Pessl's hugely successful and hugely hyped debut novel (nothing to do with the author's looks ... probably) has been optioned by no less than Miramax Films (and producer Scott Rudin). David Hare, who adapted Michael Cunningham's The Hours, is writing the screenplay.

No clues as to casting yet, but since the main character is a teenage girl, I'm thinking Lindsay Lohan or Keira Knightley, as usual. [via Galleycat]

Posted by Keris on January 12, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, Debut Novels, Modern Fiction, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

January 10, 2007 1:52 PM

See Notes on a Scandal for free

The current issue of Heat magazine (13-19 January 2007) has details of how you can see the movie adaptation of Zoe Heller's best-selling novel, Notes on a Scandal (titled What Was She Thinking? in the US) for free.

The film stars Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench and Bill Nighy and screenings take place next Tuesday (16th January) at Odeon cinemas across the UK.

Posted by Keris on January 10, 2007 in Book related, British Authors, Modern Fiction, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

January 8, 2007 1:15 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Becoming Jane

A new film, Becoming Jane is about a twenty-year old Jane Austen and her romance with a young Irishman, and how he influenced her in the creation of the male characters in Pride and Prejudice. It stars James McAvoy, Dame Maggie Smith, Julie Walters and - gasp! - an American as Jane: Princess Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada star Anne Hathaway.

It should hit British screens on March 9th and I can. not. wait. to see it!

[Via The Sunday Times and Imdb.com]

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on January 8, 2007 in Book related, Classic Novels, Devil Wears Prada, Girly Stuff, Movie News, Romance | Permalink | Comments (1)

January 3, 2007 10:03 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Round up: Miss Potter, Motherless Brooklyn, Perfume... and more!

There are a LOT of books-turned-films out now or coming up this year! First, Miss Potter, Bridget Jones star Renée Zellweger's portrayal of iconic British children's author Beatrix Potter (which reunites her with Ewan McGregor) is out in UK cinemas as I write. As is Perfume, out later than expected, but getting some good reviews.

And there's exciting news for fans of Jonathan Lethem's hit novel about a detective with Tourette's, Motherless Brooklyn (Keris), which I haven't read yet, but hear only good things about. (Plus it won the prestigious American National Book Critics Award for Fiction). A screenplay is currently "in production", lined up to be written, directed by and starring the fantastically talented Edward Norton, so it should be a quality film, fingers crossed...

PLUS, Dakota Fanning, who has to be the hardest-working twelve-year old in the world, is about to star in a film of kid's classic Charlotte's Web, along with the voices of Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi and Oprah Winfrey! There's also Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank and sounding remarkably like Dangerous Minds, but based on this book.

I'm sure there are more on the way, but that's enough for now!

[Via Imdb.com]

Movie News archives / Friday Flick archives.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on January 3, 2007 in American Authors, Book related, British Authors, Classic Novels, Movie News, New Releases, Prize Winners, Recent Release | Permalink | Comments (1)

January 1, 2007 1:37 PM

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all our wonderful readers and a huge THANK YOU for all your comments and contributions this year - you make this site what it is and we couldn't do it without you! We hope you had a great festive season and wish you a fabulous year to come!

We hope you'll stick around in 2007, as we have plans to make Trashionista bigger and better than ever. This week alone, expect a movie news round up, more on memoir scandals, chick lit book updates... and review after review after review!

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on January 1, 2007 in Announcements, Book News, Book related, Memoirs, Modern Fiction, Movie News, New Releases | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 21, 2006 1:44 PM

Johnny Depp buys books

Johnny Depp is the latest Hollywood big cheese to snap up a few books to turn into movies.

Inamorata by Joseph Gangemi, Affected Provincial's Companion by Lord Breaulove Swells Whimsy (not his real name, I imagine) and James Meek’s The People's Act of Love have all been bought by Depp’s production company, but the lovely Johnny is so far not attached to star in any of them (though at least two sound very Depp-ish). [via Empire online]

Posted by Aigua Media on December 21, 2006 in Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

December 8, 2006 5:58 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Innocent Man

George Clooney has bought the screen rights to John Grisham's recent non-fiction book "The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town."

"The Innocent Man" is the true story of a gross miscarriage of justice that sent Ron Williamson to Oklahoma's death row for 11 years for a murder he did not commit. Clooney will produce the movie, but there’s no news yet on whether he’ll also star and/or direct.

With this purchase, Clooney has sealed himself a place on Trashionista’s list of literature-loving stars, which includes Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst and Scarlett Johanssen. Previously, Clooney’s appeared in The Good German by Joseph Kanon, The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger, Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard and The Thin Red Line by James Jones.

But if you think bringing you this news wasn’t at least partially motivated by the urge to look at a pic of George Clooney looking handsome, you’re kidding yourself.

Movie news archives

Posted by Keris on December 8, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Girly Stuff, Movie News, Non Fiction | Permalink | Comments (2)

December 5, 2006 12:05 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Fur

Fur, an upcoming film starring Nicole Kidman, sounds like a bit of an odd one... Kidman plays real-life photographer Diane Arbus, who was known for her weird and shocking boundary-pushing photographs. The film is based on Patricia Bosworth's book Diane Arbus: a biography, but the film has added some fictional elements so is subtitled An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus. Fur also stars Robert Downey Junior and is either going to be very very weird, or weirdly compelling- here's when I say "find out from..." but I couldn't get any info on a release date, so I'm guessing next year. [Via Wikipedia]

Movie News archives.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on December 5, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News, Non Fiction | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 30, 2006 11:12 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Stranger Than Fiction

Will Ferrell plays it slightly less for laughs than usual in a new book-related film that's getting some good reviews (and looks great!) Stranger than Fiction is about a man called Harold Crick, who's surprised (as you would be) when a narration suddenly begins in his head- has he become a fictional character? What's going on??  And what's this about his "imminent death"?

Find out from tomorrow, when it's released in the UK. The film also stars Maggie Gyllenhall, Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman, and you can watch a trailer here.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on November 30, 2006 in Book related, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (4)

November 28, 2006 11:32 AM

Marian Keyes news- she's on Strictly and on film!

Anyone who watched Strictly Come Dancing's sister show It Takes Two yesterday will have seen footage of the lovely Marian Keyes behind the scenes on Saturday's SCD, giving her unique take on the series- inspecting the underwear arrangements inside the girls' dresses (not whilst anyone was wearing them, I hasten to add!) and screaming with such excitement at meeting Lilia - she almost provoked the poor girl to need a restraining order. Then she treated us to a little of her dancing... hmm. All in all, very entertaining. If barmy.

AND! Did you know that there's a film of her novel Last Chance Saloon? If you did, you're more informed than I am! Called ‘Au secours j’ai trente ans’ (which Babelfish translates - I suspect a little too literally - as "With the help I am thirty years old") it's a French film that sadly doesn't have a subtitled version available on English or American Amazon, but you can buy a copy via the French version of the site. A reviewer there only gave it 2/5, but Marian says in Further Under the Duvet that she thinks it's a very good adaptation - and you can't say fairer than that!

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on November 28, 2006 in Book Websites, Book related, Girly Stuff, Irish Authors, Marian Keyes, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Television | Permalink | Comments (2)

November 21, 2006 10:42 AM

High Fidelity- the musical!

Yes, strange as it may sound, Nick Hornby's 90s lad-lit classic High Fidelity (which was made into a film in 2000) has now been adapted into a musical for the Broadway stage! The show opened yesterday to a flurry of hype and some mixed reviews... if you're interested, buy tickets or find out more via topfivebreak ups.com.

Related: The play's the thing (apparently) / Movie news archives.

[Via Vanity Fair].

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on November 21, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Modern Fiction, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 16, 2006 11:29 AM

BOOK REVIEW: The Nanny Diaries by Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin

As one of the biggest chick-lit books of the last five years, and an upcoming film (starring Scarlett Johanssen, of course) I can't believe we haven't reviewed The Nanny Diaries yet. But I don't mind, I'm more than happy to do the job! I might be a bit biased though- this is one of my favourite chick-lit novels of all time. If you've read the execrable sequel Citizen Girl, don't be put off - The Nanny Diaries is nothing like. Which means it's fresh, fun, fast-paced and highly enjoyable. Nan the Nanny (yes... get over it) is studying for her master's in child education and turns to nannying for rich Manhattan families to pay the bills. Suddenly she has to juggle her studies with the ever-more demanding family she works for whilst also trying to avoid her difficult flatmate (which isn't too hard, as Nan barely has time to eat or sleep anymore!)

Demanding, unreasonable and distant, it's hard to care about Nan's employers, but they do show occasional moments of compassion... VERY occasional! Although a potential love interest enters the story, it's Nan and her little charge Grayer whose relationship is the focal point, and this is told with great love and sweetness. Nan is the only person who really seems to make time for little Grayer, although sadly she has to attempt to undo some of the obnoxious behaviour his parents have inculcated in him. The book really provides a great insight into the emotional issues around caring for children who are not your own. On a lighter note, the book also allows a great deal of "I wonder if someone really did that!" speculating, as Kraus and McLaughlin really were nannies to the rich and famous...

I loved the insight into the rich and snobby New York world of Mr and Mrs X, and I found Nan empathetic, capable and intelligent, even if I was frustrated at times by her lack of assertiveness (but assertive would equal fired in her job, so it's understandable). I raced through this book twice, and now I've been talking about it I'm thinking of reading it a third time- I know I'll enjoy it just as much.

A modern chick-lit classic.

Rating: 5 out of 5

Like this? Try You'll Never Nanny in this Town Again by Suzanne Hansen.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on November 16, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Debut Novels, Girly Stuff, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Rating: 5/5 | Permalink | Comments (5)

November 14, 2006 12:25 PM

MOVIE NEWS: A Jealous Ghost

Ooh, we haven't had any movie news for about five minutes, have we. A.N. Wilson's supernatural thriller A Jealous Ghost is to be a film starring and produced by Kirsten Dunst. [via The Book Standard]

Like Scarlett Johanssen and Brad Pitt, Dunst seems fond of book adaptations. One of her earliest roles was in The Bonfire of the Vanities (based on the Tom Wolfe book) and her breakout was in Interview with the Vampire (from Anne Rice's series). She has also starred in The Virgin Suicides (Jeffery Eugenides) and Little Women (Louisa May Alcott).

Movie news archives

Posted by Keris on November 14, 2006 in Book related, British Authors, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

November 13, 2006 10:58 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Possibility of Fireflies

YA author Dominique Paul is about to make her directorial debut with an adaptation of her own book, The Possibility of Fireflies . Kelly Preston (aka Mrs John Travolta and Tom Cruise's nasty ex in Jerry Maguire) is to star and the team behind Monster will produce the film, the story of a single mother and her two daughters.

Related: Pop! author causes controversy / Ally Carter movie news / Young Adult archives / Movie News archives.

[Via Galleycat and The Hollywood Reporter]

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on November 13, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Modern Fiction, Movie News, New Releases, Young Adult | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 8, 2006 12:22 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Forget About It

Caprice Crane's second novel Forget About It isn't due until late 2007 but according to the author's (jam-packed) website it's already headed for the big screen... starring Scarlett Johansson. If it's half  as good as her first novel, it should be great- and make a very decent rom-com, fingers crossed!

PS: Scarlett likes her book-to-movie adaptations, doesn't she? The Horse Whisperer, Ghost World, Girl With a Pearl Earring, A Good Woman, The Black Dahlia, The Nanny Diaries, The Other Boleyn Girl... she's Hollywood's book-to-movie go-to girl!

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on November 8, 2006 in American Authors, Book News, Book Websites, Book related, Movie News, New Releases | Permalink | Comments (1)

November 6, 2006 12:21 PM

P.S. Hilary Swank injured in filming

Back in July we told you that Hilary Swank was to star in the movie version of Cecelia Ahern's P.S. I Love You. Well, filming has already started, but it seems things aren't quite going to plan.

While filming a striptease scene, Swank needed stitches in her forehead after she "became snagged on co-star Gerald Butler's suspenders". Suspenders is American for braces. I hope. If not, this film is sounding very different to the book ...

The film also stars Lisa Kudrow, Kathy Bates and Gina Gershon and is due for release in 2008. [via Playfuls]

Posted by Keris on November 6, 2006 in Book related, Cecelia Ahern, Debut Novels, Irish Authors, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 31, 2006 5:43 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Undomestic Goddess

We mentioned a while ago that Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote the script of The Devil Wears Prada movie, was working on Allison Pearson's I Don't Know How She Does It.

Now it seems that she's also working on a screenplay of Sophie Kinsella's The Undomestic Goddess for Universal Pictures. [via Variety]

Posted by Keris on October 31, 2006 in Book News, Book related, British Authors, Debut Novels, Devil Wears Prada, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Romance | Permalink | Comments (2)

October 30, 2006 12:18 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Little Children

I absolutely loved Tom Perrotta's Little Children. I found it interesting, or rather irritating, that it examined a lot of the same issues as Jennifer Weiner's Goodnight Nobody, but while that book was dismissed as chick lit, Little Children was lauded as literature. Funny that. (Yep, I'm on my hobby horse again!)

Anyway, the film's out soon, stars Kate Winslet, and looks great.

Posted by Keris on October 30, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Modern Fiction, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

October 27, 2006 5:45 PM

MOVIE NEWS: A Guide to Recognising Your Saints

Based on the book by Dito Montiel, which gives an autobiographical account of growing up in Queens, New York in the 1980s,  A Guide to Recognising Your Saints is a new film starring Robert Downey Junior and Rosario Dawson. (It was also co-produced by Sting). It was released on 13 October in the US, and is coming to the UK on 23 February. Watch a trailer here.

[Via The Ellen Degeneres Show, Amazon and Allocine].

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on October 27, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Memoirs, Movie News, Non Fiction | Permalink | Comments (2)

October 20, 2006 6:41 PM

All new Eloise stories

Fans of Kay Thompson's charming Eloise books about a six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel will be excited to hear about a new animated Disney television series based on the characters.

Featuring Mary Matilyn Mouser (how great is that name?) as the voice of Eloise and Lynn Redgrave as the Nanny, 13 half-hour episodes will be shown on both the Family Channel in Canada and the Disney Channel in the United States next year (presumably they'll turn up on the Disney Channel in the UK too).

The first story in the series, Me, Eloise, is already available on DVD.

[via Feeling Listless]

Posted by Keris on October 20, 2006 in American Authors, Book News, Book related, Classic Novels, Girly Stuff, Movie News, Series | Permalink | Comments (0)

FRIDAY FLICK: The Devil Wears Prada

We had to review DWP for Friday Flick, didn't we? After all, we've talked about it for quite some time- and even told you how to make Devil Wears Prada cocktails! (I didn't end up sneaking a flask in with me, but I did go to see it with four other girls and a large tub of popcorn, which seems the ideal scenario).

If you haven't read the book and have managed to avoid hearing about the film (how?!) here's the story: Andi wants to be a serious journalist and has moved to New York to pursue her dream. After trying to get her dream job on a big New York newspaper investigating serious issues, and repeatedly failing, in desperation she attends an interview at Runway magazine (famously based on American Vogue) where despite her lack of fashion acumen, editor-in-chief Miranda Priestley (famously based on Vogue editor Anna Wintour) hires her. And then the fun begins!

Sorry- that was sarcasm... the fun doesn't really begin at all for Andi after that. Miranda makes Margaret Thatcher seem warm and fuzzy: Andi is constantly on call to pander to her every whim, from getting the new Harry Potter in manuscript form to getting her out of Florida in the middle of a tropical storm. And Miranda's senior assistant Emily has no sympathy, and never responds to Andi's attempts at friendliness. Soon Andi's relationship with her boyfriend Nate is suffering and her friends complain they hardly see her. Her dad comes to visit her and she spends the whole night on the phone, instead. Andi says she can't stand her job. But a part of her is sucked in, too: she changes her image, loses weight and starts to fit in to this glam new world. But does she want to? And what will that mean giving up?

I really enjoyed this film- it's perfect fun chick-lit fare, perfectly placed for its target audience. Anne Hathaway is great at this kind of bumbling-awkward-girl-turned-beauty shtick (as the two Princess Diaries films prove). It's also fun to watch stuff like this and try to imagine what's based on reality (I imagine quite a lot, as the book's author Lauren Weisberger was Anna Wintour's assistant!) There are some differences from the book, though: Andi's boyfriend lives with her in the film, which actually makes more sense, and Miranda is a touch softer (although not much- I'd heard reports that suggested she was positively warm and fuzzy- not so!) The ending is also different, and I feel the book's more moral outcome was stronger. But those who haven't read the book I'm sure won't mind. All in all, a fun girly fun, perfect if you love fashion, journalism- or just a light chick-flick of a Friday night. I recommend it!

Friday Flick archives.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on October 20, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Debut Novels, Devil Wears Prada, Fashion-Lit, Friday Flick, Girly Stuff, Modern Fiction, Movie Magic, Movie News, Romance | Permalink | Comments (5)

October 16, 2006 2:04 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Eat, Pray, Love

Remember how much I loved Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love (you do memorise my reviews, don't you?), well it's being made into a film starring Julia Roberts and produced by Brad Pitt. Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy will adapt the book and direct. Apparently, it's going to be 'a large-scale epic that covers four countries'.

Pitt and Murphy are also working on a film version of Augusten Burroughs' memoir, Running With Scissors.

In fact, looks like Brad's a bit of a bookworm. If you check him out on IMDb, he's also listed to produce The Time Traveler's Wife (possibly with Mean Girls' Rachel McAdams as Clare), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and A Million Little Pieces (which is apparently being "reconsidered").

[via Romantic Times]

Posted by Keris on October 16, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Memoirs, Movie News, Non Fiction | Permalink | Comments (3)

October 12, 2006 8:27 PM

Melanie Lynn Hauser on YouTube

Diane wasn't entirely convinced by Melanie Lynn Hauser's Confessions of Supermom, but when I saw the author was reading from it on YouTube, I had to share (we've never had any film-type thingies - can you tell I'm not a techie? - here at Trashionista so I thought it would be fun).

Posted by Keris on October 12, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Debut Novels, Girly Stuff, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Series, Technology | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 4, 2006 11:21 AM

Ally Carter's Audio Advice!

Chick-lit for teens author Ally Carter (whose book- I think it's I'd Tell You I Love You but then I'd have to Kill You-has been optioned to be made into a movie by Disney, aka. the people behind The Princess Diaries film!) is sharing an audio excerpt of advice for writers via her Myspace page. [Click on the third link down in the little audio player in the right-hand side- she has a lovely voice!]

She says, "I know there are a lot of aspiring writers out there, so I wanted to let you know that I've just posted an audio excerpt of the session I did at the 2006 Pikes Peak Writer's Conference on my MySpace.
The session was called "A Movie-Lover's Guide to Writing Novels" and I talked about the craft of storytelling, using some classic movies as examples.
So if you want to hear me talk about some pretty basic (but essential) stuff like plot points, characters, and conflict, check it out." [Via Myspace]

And of course, if you're a myspace member, add us to your friends!

M. Apostilina's Tips for Writers.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on October 4, 2006 in American Authors, Book News, Book Websites, Book related, Girly Stuff, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Recent Release | Permalink | Comments (0)

October 2, 2006 11:57 AM

The Devil Wears Prada cocktails!

As you should all know by now, this Friday sees the UK release (at long, long last!) of the film adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada so in honour of this fine occasion, one of the film's sponsors, Cointreau, the French liqueur (ooh Cointreau and liqueur are hard to spell, aren't they?- and I haven't taken a sip, I swear!) has created two special cocktails in honour of the film. Perhaps you could have some girlfriends round afterwards for a celebration? Or, y'know, you could try and sneak a flask into the cinema... (JOKE).

Check out the recipes over the cut...

Devil's Desire:

You need: 50ml Cointreau; 25ml pink grapefruit juice; 25ml pomegranate juice; 10ml passion fruit syrup; 1 wedge of lime, squeezed.

Chill a martini glass. Shake ingredients together in a shaker with ice, and strain into glass. Garnish with a spiral of orange peel.

Devil's Delight

Fill a tall glass with ice. Add in this order and stir gently: 1 wedge of lime. Squeeze over ice and drop into glass;

25ml Cointreau;

50ml apple juice ;

50ml cranberry juice.

Garnish with a slice of orange.

Simple! Enjoy...

[Via Response Source].

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on October 2, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Debut Novels, Devil Wears Prada, Fashion-Lit, Girly Stuff, Modern Fiction, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

September 29, 2006 10:34 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Five Men Who Broke My Heart

It's been a big week for movie news this week, hasn't it. Yet another one in the pipeline is Susan Shapiro's memoir Five Men Who Broke My Heart, the screenplay of which is being written by Nicola Kraus and Emma McLaughlin, authors of the highly successful The Nanny Diaries and the highly unsuccessful Citizen Girl.

Posted by Keris on September 29, 2006 in American Authors, Book News, Book related, Girly Stuff, Memoirs, Movie News, Non Fiction | Permalink | Comments (1)

September 27, 2006 4:24 PM

YAY OR NAY WEDNESDAY

On Monday, I talked about what a great book Out of Sight is, and Keris agreed, but she also said she preferred the film. (Controversial!... but then it does star George Clooney).

So many books, especially our favourite chick-lit ones, are made into movies that we even devote a weekly Trashionista feature to them: Friday Flick.

But I want to know how you feel about film adaptations. The upcoming release (next Friday, 5th October, with selected previews this weekend) of the hotly-awaited The Devil Wears Prada makes this a timely debate: can the film ever really be as good as the book, or is something always lost in translation?

Tell us: from book to film- is it a Yay or a Nay (if you HAD to choose!) and why? And we want to know what you think the best and worst adaptations are... go on, let rip!

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on September 27, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Friday Flick, Movie News, Yay or Nay? | Permalink | Comments (7)

Movie News and Trashionista news!- London is the Best City in America

Laura Dave's debut novel, London is The Best City in America, has had a lot of buzz since its release this summer- not least because Reese Witherspoon has optioned the rights and plans to turn it into a movie! [Via Bookburger- a wonderful site!]

And the good news for you (and us, of course!) is that Laura is among a select group of chick-lit authors who are guest-blogging exclusively for us next week- so stay tuned!

And of course we'll be reviewing the book!- When 'we' get some time to put our feet up and read it instead of gazing at it wistfully on 'our' desk, that is... Read more about Laura at lauradave.com

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on September 27, 2006 in American Authors, Book News, Book related, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Recent Release | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 26, 2006 12:30 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Atlas Shrugged

Angelina Jolie has apparently signed up for a movie version of Ayn Rand's classic novel, Atlas Shrugged. Apparently Brad (you know, Pitt) is in talks to co-star.

Has anyone read the book? I tried to read The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand's other famous novel, years ago, but gave up, flummoxed, very early on. Comments on IMDb include 'arrogant book written by a miserable woman' and 'second greatest book ever written' so now I am, of course, intrigued ...

[via The Book Standard]

Posted by Keris on September 26, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Classic Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

SPOTLIGHT: Emily Giffin

This week's spotlight shines on a new chick lit superstar, Emily Giffin.

Emily was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and got a law degree before moving to New York where she worked in litigation. 

After moving to London just after 11 September 2001, Emily gave herself six months to make a go of writing.  Within a year she'd not only found an agent and signed a two-book publishing deal, she'd also got married.

A return to the US was followed by the birth of identical twin sons, Edward and George, and her first book Something Borrowed was followed by Something Blue (featuring the same characters, but from a different perspective).  

The recent release of her third novel Baby Proof has confirmed Emily's popularity.

The movie rights to Something Borrowed have been sold (to both Drew Barrymore's and Reese Witherspoon's production companies) and Emily apparently wants Patrick Dempsey to play Dex (I'm totally on board with this suggestion!).

Did you know? Emily was student manager of a basketball team whose members included actor Marc Blucas who played Riley in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Continue over the cut for Emily's bibliography (but don't forget to read our interview with Emily).

Something Borrowed
Something Blue
Baby Proof

Posted by Keris on September 26, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Romance, Spotlight | Permalink | Comments (5)

September 22, 2006 2:24 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Flicka

One of my favourite novels growing up was My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara (it's possibly the book that inspired my friendship with an imaginary horse, but let's not go into that now) so you can imagine I was pretty excited to see it's been made into a movie called, simply, Flicka.

It stars Alison Lohman and country singer Tim McGraw and comes out in the UK on the 13th October (it was released in the US in July) so I'd better start polishing my invisible saddle ...

Posted by Keris on September 22, 2006 in Book related, Classic Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

September 19, 2006 10:06 AM

MOVIE NEWS: Starter for Ten

David Nicholls's very funny debut novel, Starter for Ten has been made into a movie starring Shameless's James McAvoy and comic actress Catherine Tate.

Starter for Ten was one of those books I started reading expecting to love it, but found myself slightly disappointed, but if it can make Jeremy Paxman laugh, there must be something to it! The screenplay has been adapted by David Nicholls himself (well, he is pretty experienced, having written Cold Feet and all!).

Looks like it might be out at the end of October anyway.

Posted by Keris on September 19, 2006 in Book related, British Authors, Debut Novels, Modern Fiction, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (1)

Keira Knightley as Jordan?

Apparently if her life story Being Jordan is ever made into a film, Jordan would like Keira Knightley to play her. [via Socialite Life]

Sounds great. I'd like to suggest Leonardo diCaprio as Gareth Gates, Chris Rock as Dwight Yorke and The Rock as Peter Andre!

Now you see, I was joking to begin with, but now I really want to see it.

See what we thought of Angel, Jordan's first foray into fiction.

Posted by Keris on September 19, 2006 in Book related, British Authors, Celebrity Authors, Debut Novels, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 12, 2006 5:00 PM

MOVIE NEWS: Perfume

Perfume by Patrick Süskind was a huge bestseller in 1989 (and is Martine McCutcheon's favourite book, as she's said in more than one interview!) but as The Guardian reports, it was always considered unfilmable until now, as it's about a detective with an extraordinarily sensitive sense of smell- something that's not that easy to portray on film!

Getting the rights to the film from the reluctant author had also been a problem... Uber-directors Martin Scorsese and Stanley Kubrick (before his death, I assume) were both lined up to direct at different times, and pulled out- but now it's finally been filmed in its native Germany starring Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman, and was released a few days ago in Germany to a mixed critical response. See it in the UK from September 14th.

[Via The Scotsman.]

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on September 12, 2006 in Book related, Modern Fiction, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 6, 2006 8:07 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Guy Not Taken

Diane loved Jennifer Weiner's new short story collection, The Guy Not Taken and now I hear Dreamworks have snapped up the film rights to the title story.

More news as and when we hear it (I know you'd expect nothing less!).

Posted by Keris on September 6, 2006 in American Authors, Book News, Book related, Girly Stuff, Movie News, New Releases, Short Story Collections | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 5, 2006 7:09 PM

MOVIE NEWS: The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

Around the turn of the millennium the hot book to be seen with was The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank (it wasn't really about hunting or fishing, but about a young woman called Jane and her lives and loves told in a series of collected stories).  Francis Ford Coppola bought the Rules-parody title story and sold it to Reese Witherspoon's film company as a vehicle for the Legally Blonde star. Then...nothing.

Now, finally! Sarah Michelle Gellar is starring in a new version of the film, with the main character's name changed (to Brett- Brett?!) and by the sound of things, very loosely based on the original.  Marc Klein, who wrote the screenplay, was also responsible for good-natured but sappy Serendipity, so I'm expecting more of the same... which means, of course, that I can't wait!

[Via Glamour and Imdb].

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on September 5, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Modern Fiction, Movie News, Short Story Collections | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 4, 2006 2:08 PM

MOVIE MAGIC: Twenty Times a Lady

Exciting news!  Trashionista fave Karyn Bosnak has revealed on her blog that she's been working hard putting the finishing touches to her screenplay for book Twenty Times a Lady.  It might be a little early for a Movie Magic, but we like to be first with the news on Trashionista, so let's get to picking! (Who knows, maybe Hollywood is reading...)

Love interest Colin is a sexy Irish Colin Farrell-a-like, but can you think of anyone better to play the role?  For Delilah, think a dark-haired Bosnak... and then there's her sister, overbearing mother and eccentric grandpa.  Not to mention all her past lovers!

Ideas?

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on September 4, 2006 in American Authors, Book News, Book Websites, Book related, Debut Novels, Girly Stuff, Modern Fiction, Movie Magic, Movie News, Recent Release | Permalink | Comments (1)

August 22, 2006 10:31 AM

The Mermaid Chair Movie

Good news for Sue Monk Kidd fans among you.  Her second book, The Mermaid Chair is to be made into a TV movie/mini-series, starring Kim Basinger and Debra Mooney (who plays grandma/army sergeant Edna on Everwood; ITV1, 2pm- watch it for great teen angst!) 

Currently in pre-production, The Mermaid Chair tells the story of a married woman who falls in love with a Benedictine monk(!)

[Via Imdb].

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on August 22, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Movie News, Recent Release | Permalink | Comments (0)

August 10, 2006 11:47 AM

MOVIE NEWS: The Other Boleyn Girl

Philippa Gregory's historical novel - which I haven't actually read, but about which I've heard raves from none other than Marian Keyes and my Aunty Barb - is to be turned into a movie starring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Eric Bana. It's currently in pre-production with Peter Morgan writing the screenplay and Justin Chadwick directing.

Posted by Keris on August 10, 2006 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (2)

July 17, 2006 9:00 PM

Movie News: Julie and Julia

Julie and Julia by Julie Powell won the first Blooker prize (for blogs  turned into books) earlier this year.  And deservedly so!  The book chronicles her attempts to cook every recipe in classic American chef Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, within one year. (Hence the book's subtitle: "365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen...")   It's not just a book about cooking, though: it's about ambition, achievement, love, friendship and how to find joy in life, and it's wonderful.

And now, it's being made into a film!  With queen of rom-com Nora Ephron ('When Harry Met Sally', 'You've Got Mail', 'Sleepless in Seattle' etc.) lined up to direct (appropriately, given her love for cooking and a good story), it's a mouth-watering prospect...[from Bookslut].

(It's not active anymore, but you can read the original blog here).

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on July 17, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Memoirs, Movie News, Non Fiction, Prize Winners | Permalink | Comments (18)

July 13, 2006 4:15 PM

Movie News: P S I Love You

Double Oscar-winner Hilary Swank is to play the lead in the film of Cecelia Ahern's best-selling novel.

Filming starts this Autumn in New York and Ireland. I'm hoping this means they've made Holly Irish-American and that Swank isn't going to attempt an Irish accent. (She's a great actress, but so's Nicole Kidman; remember Far & Away?)

The screenwriter is Steven Rogers whose previous credits include Kate & Leopold, Stepmom and Hope Floats, so it looks like it could be a bit of a tearjerker.

Posted by Keris on July 13, 2006 in Movie News | Permalink | Comments (7)

July 12, 2006 1:00 PM

Devil Wears Prada - Anne Hathaway Interview

Looking forward to the release of the Devil Wears Prada? With the launch set for 27th October (argh!), you won’t have to wait so long for snippets. Movie news site Comingsoon.net recently had a chat with Princess Diaries actress Anne Hathaway – who plays fashion-hopeless graduate Andy Sachs in the adaptation of Lauren Weisberger’s bestseller.

Said Anne: ‘I felt connected to the story of a girl who was fresh out of college and really idealistic and how she was going to find a way to live in this world. I just loved her story, and I’ve played so many kind of good characters, characters that make good decisions, selfless decisions – I really liked that she kind of did everything wrong.’

To read the whole interview, click here. Comingsoon.net also offers a selection of trailers, featurettes and clips if you really can’t wait.

Just be sure to stay away from those spoilers!

Posted by Danielle Symonds-Yemm on July 12, 2006 in Devil Wears Prada, Fashion-Lit, Interviews, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)

July 5, 2006 1:05 PM

Movie News: Then She Found Me

I have to say I don't know why Elinor Lipman's books haven't been developed for the big screen before now, but thank goodness Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt has decided to redress the balance.  According to the Imdb, her adaptation of Lipman's first book Then She Found Me will be going into production later this year, to be released in 2007.  (Hunt will be directing, co-writing and starring - busy!)

Funny, touching and surprising, it's the story of April who, whilst still grieving after the death of her parents, finds herself confronted by a selfish, flamboyant small-time TV presenter 17 years her senior... who claims to be her real mother.   Chaos ensues!

It's a brilliant book, and as Lipman is so skilled at dialogue, the script should be great. Here's hoping it makes the perfect chick-flick!

Pre-order the re-released book here.

Posted by DIANE SHIPLEY on July 5, 2006 in American Authors, Book related, Girly Stuff, Movie News | Permalink | Comments (0)