Entries Tagged as ‘Books’

May 28, 2007

Satrapi’s “Persepolis” wins Cannes Jury Prize

So the famous Cannes film Festival has ended, and so the prizes were awareded. The Palme d’Or was given to the Romanian film "4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days," which depicts the horrors a student goes through to ensure her friend can have a secret abortion.  But …
The cinematic adaptation of Marjane Satrapi’s "Persepolis" [...]

December 21, 2006

Title of 7th and final Harry Potter Book revealed

Wow, JKRowling has given us a christmas treat by revealing the title of the 7th and final installatioin of the Harry potter saga. As if it wasn’t bad enough already, i can just see the wave of new theories coming out given this important bit of information.  Let the games begin!
So the 7th book shall [...]

May 23, 2006

Da Vinci Brouhaha

So the windstorm surrounding this book and now movie continue, with denouncement and so forth coming, from teh vatican to Moldova. Since the opening of the movie, there have even been some book burnings. I dont know about you guys, but i think Dan Brown should be proud. There are several things i [...]