In his history class at school, my son watched “The Scarlet Pimpernel” as part of a unit on the French Revolution. I had a vague memory of seeing a portion of the movie many years ago but had never read the book; so, on a recent trip to the library I picked up a copy…
Category Archives: Classics
Books on Screen: Hamlet
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet adapted and directed by Kenneth Branagh is a beautiful movie. The DVD quality was great, and the scenery and costumes — it’s just visually stunning (even if the dialogue went over my head as I sat and multitasked). Also, Kenneth Branagh is so compelling as Hamlet. When he spoke, or even when…
Classics Bookclub: Hamlet
Should I admit that all didn’t go as planned, or try to bluff? I’m not really a bluffer, so I’ll first say straight off that I did not read the entire play of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. But do I consider the whole effort a failure? No, and here’s why: The plays of Shakespeare are still…
Classics Bookclub: Hamlet Preview
So this month we are tackling Shakespeare. On January 6, we’ll each have the opportunity to link up and share our thoughts and opinions about Hamlet. Have you started? I have — just barely, but I think that I may resort to checking out a movie before I read it to help me with the…
Laughing Elephant Books
Cute. Let me say that again: CUTE! Laughing Elephant books are vintage perfection and I love them. If you are looking for something classic and yet a little bit out of the ordinary, then you’ll want to stop the search here. Laughing Elephant has created not only vintage style note cards, journals and other gift…
Books on Screen — Horton Hears a Who
Last weekend we had family movie night featuring the new DVD Horton Hears a Who. My skeptical husband (who is not necessarily a fan of “family movie night”) said, “How can they make a 90 minute movie out of a 30 page book?” The kids and I saw this movie in the theater, and I…
Books on Screen: The Muppet Christmas Carol
I have watched and enjoyed The Muppet Christmas Carol many times over the years. But since I just read this Dickens classic for the first time for the Classics Bookclub here at 5 Minutes for Books, I was interested to see what my take on the film would be this time around. Like the book,…
Classics Bookclub: A Christmas Carol
“There is no doubt that Marley was dead. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate.” This line comes from the very beginning of the story. What a way to begin — it says so much of an indescribable, wonderful story with a real moral…
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