Cold Mountain the movie
Oct 3rd, 2003, 07:24 AM
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Yes, he's on the edge, GoTravel! I think he still lives around Fripp doesn't he? (No wonder he wrote about houses falling into the sea!! LOL) Of all his books I enjoyed the The Water Is Wide about his teaching experience on Daufuskie the most.
Yes Lola, "it" is quite droit--and that a learned skill so you'd think it'd take more than a day to perfect, wouldn't you? lol I'm sure it's still smiling somewhere though.
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Yes Lola, "it" is quite droit--and that a learned skill so you'd think it'd take more than a day to perfect, wouldn't you? lol I'm sure it's still smiling somewhere though.
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Oct 3rd, 2003, 09:46 AM
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Someone deserves extra points for a most comical screen name! I wonder who Helen is and what is so special about her A** ? LOL~I just read that Nicole Kidman thought that the movie might get lost in the Hollywood shuffle, all the holiday movies will be coming out around Christmas and this is due to open Christmas Day.
I think the reviews will be good though and most people that read the book will want to see how they did the movie.
Does anyone have a favorite book that they would like to see as a movie?
But I would still like to see a good English murder mystery, maybe one by Elizabeth George or Minetta Walters.
What do you say?
Oct 3rd, 2003, 09:59 AM
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I think the book "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd is ripe for a movie! Beautiful South Carolina setting, and what a time frame, in the early 1960s! So many important things were going on then--Kennedy's presidency, the civil rights movemement--to name a few. And the book tells a beautiful story, beautifully told.
And who knows? Maybe they'd actually film in SC!
And who knows? Maybe they'd actually film in SC!
Oct 3rd, 2003, 10:14 AM
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... oh, I do agree - SC is a terrific place.
... for the film, I was down at Myrtle Beach at every opportunity (before it was built up!). That was seminal in my existence, and reflective of life in the 60s - surely it deserves a scene.
Setting: lonely SC highway - cooler perched on 'vette rear lid - fab woman by my side - exceeding the speed limit - headed for the beach.
Action ... Lights ... Camera.
I see an Oscar.
... for the film, I was down at Myrtle Beach at every opportunity (before it was built up!). That was seminal in my existence, and reflective of life in the 60s - surely it deserves a scene.
Setting: lonely SC highway - cooler perched on 'vette rear lid - fab woman by my side - exceeding the speed limit - headed for the beach.
Action ... Lights ... Camera.
I see an Oscar.
Oct 3rd, 2003, 11:07 AM
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Austin...he's another who was waaaaay over the edge...what is it with authors? What a fantastic book though, and what a look behind-the-scenes through a (crazy) New Orleanian's eyes. I picture Ignatius Reilly as mirroring John Toole. Talk about ROFLMBO... Too bad it was his only book.
Oct 3rd, 2003, 11:20 AM
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I have read many of his writings and books about him, and have most enjoyed the "Motorcycle Diaries" of Che Guevara. I am reading a book right where the author is riding the same path and is describing his experiences along the way. I think a movie is in production now with a talented Mexican actor but I would rather see more of his youth and education than the political strife of his later life. I guess I will have to wait and see.
Oct 3rd, 2003, 01:49 PM
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While they'd likely be a better fit for the small screen instead of the silver screen, I'd like to see Kathy Reichs's novels come to life -- on whichever screen!
They're fascinating -- the adventures of a character modelled on Reichs herself, a forensic anthropologist who commutes between Charlotte, NC and Montreal, Quebec. She teaches forensic anthropology at UNC-Charlotte and serves as the official anthropologist for the province of Quebec, where the burned and the mummified, the decayed, and the partially missing come to her lab where she listens to the tales their bones tale and then helps the police solve the crimes that landed the victims on her examination table.
The books bounce between Quebec and the Carolinas, where Reichs's character, Dr. Temperance Brennan, has helped catch a serial killer in Montreal, uncovered a horrifying connection between a plane crash in Bryson City, NC and a cannibalistic secret society, chased a murderous cult from small-town Quebec to Beaufort, SC, and nabbed a poacher who'd kill to protect his profits in Charlotte.
Great books, great characters, great writing, and great settings. I'd love to see them come to life -- and it would be even better if they actually filmed on location. From what I hear and have read, Montreal is a spectacular place, while Charlotte is a surprisingly groovy city that ought to get the chance to strut its stuff. And those little side trips to the mountains of WNC (Bryson City), and coastal South Carolina (Beaufort), would be nice too!
They're fascinating -- the adventures of a character modelled on Reichs herself, a forensic anthropologist who commutes between Charlotte, NC and Montreal, Quebec. She teaches forensic anthropology at UNC-Charlotte and serves as the official anthropologist for the province of Quebec, where the burned and the mummified, the decayed, and the partially missing come to her lab where she listens to the tales their bones tale and then helps the police solve the crimes that landed the victims on her examination table.
The books bounce between Quebec and the Carolinas, where Reichs's character, Dr. Temperance Brennan, has helped catch a serial killer in Montreal, uncovered a horrifying connection between a plane crash in Bryson City, NC and a cannibalistic secret society, chased a murderous cult from small-town Quebec to Beaufort, SC, and nabbed a poacher who'd kill to protect his profits in Charlotte.
Great books, great characters, great writing, and great settings. I'd love to see them come to life -- and it would be even better if they actually filmed on location. From what I hear and have read, Montreal is a spectacular place, while Charlotte is a surprisingly groovy city that ought to get the chance to strut its stuff. And those little side trips to the mountains of WNC (Bryson City), and coastal South Carolina (Beaufort), would be nice too!
Oct 3rd, 2003, 08:51 PM
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I have only read one book in the last 5 years and luckily Cold Mountain was the book I randomly picked from a library shelf. It was great. Now I want to read a 2nd novel but don't want to leave it to chance. Can someone recommend a book as good as Cold Mountain. I didn't know they made a movie of it, I will surely want to see it and hope it is as good as the book.
Oct 4th, 2003, 07:01 AM
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Governator: The only book I read after Cold Mountain that I enjoyed as much was Sea Biscuit. Its a little slow at the beginning and you have to give it a chance. It is very well written. In fact, in the notes the author said that she also loved Cold Mountain and was influenced by Jane Austin. Another favorite of mine.
