by envisionmg | Feb 25, 2015 | Books to Movies, Discovery List, Fiction, Non-fiction, Reading Lists, YA Fiction
“A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program, just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.” So you’ve seen Kingsman: The Secret Service and have been...
by envisionmg | Aug 12, 2013 | Books to Movies
Robert Edsel’s The Monuments Men is heading to the big screen with many a familiar face – George Clooney–anyone heard of him? – set to star. Check out the trailer and then, if you’re interested, put your name on the reserve list for the...
by envisionmg | Apr 4, 2013 | Books to Movies
A couple of weeks ago, special code in hand, I watched a live event with Peter Jackson, during which the director fielded questions from fans and cast, and showed a bit of raw footage from the upcoming Desolation of Smaug. They’ve finally released a brief clip...
by Peabody Institute Library | Feb 13, 2012 | Books to Movies
[youtube=”http://youtu.be/6Rf55GTEZ_E”] Disney’s John Carter, which stars Taylor Kitsch in the titular role, is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter of Mars stories. Why not check out the book before the movie is released on March 9th?...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 29, 2011 | Books to Movies
[youtube=”http://youtu.be/K7Rqrts4jPM”] Publisher’s Summary: “Welcome to Trenton, New Jersey, home to wiseguys, average Joes, and Stephanie Plum, who sports a big attitude and even bigger money problems (since losing her job as a lingerie buyer...
by Peabody Institute Library | Sep 17, 2011 | Books to Movies
Drive (based on the book by James Sallis) [youtube=”http://youtu.be/j-yMY4O8SyY”] Publisher’s Summary: “Much later, as he sat with his back against an inside wall of a Motel 6 just north of Phoenix, watching the pool of blood lap toward him,...
