Daily Thoughts 9/26/2010 (Where The Wild Things Are)

"Where The Wild Things Are" graffiti, in Kelsey-Woodlawn, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, 27, May 2009, 16:59, Scott Woods-Fehr (Freedom of panorama)
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Daily Thoughts 9/26/2010

I watched the new film of Where The Wild Things Are which was released to dvd in 2010.  It is a live action film.  I very much liked the monster costumes.  My favorite was the minotaur.  The film was about anger and being wild.  Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak was one of my favorite books as a child.



I also read some more of Third World America by Arianna Huffington. I liked the line, "There are no lobbyists for the American Dream," on p.133.  She argues that there are too many lobbyists and moneyed interests for change to effectively take place for the better in congress.  Arianna Huffington also describes how infrastructure from bridges, roads, dams, electricity to broadband internet is falling apart and costing the United States leadership in business.  The book mainly attacks republicans, but also does not spare some democrats incompetence.  It is very much a call for change.

Where The Wild Things Are

Childrens classic, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak (1963), has been turned into an amazing feature-length film to be released OCT 16. Considering the cast, Chris Cooper (love him!), James Gandolfini (quite different from Tony Soprano!), Catherine O'Hara (one of my personal faves) and Forest Whitaker (Super actor!) and a real Max (Max Records), how can this be anything but a hit?

I'm sure there will be skeptics. Can a film come close to the quality of a Caldecott Medal (1964) book? I have four words for you: Lord of the Rings. I still remember the anxiety I had sitting in the theater waiting for the first installment, The Fellowship of the Ring, to begin. As soon as Gandalf appeared on screen, maneuvering his wagon along the road to Hobbiton, I knew the movie would be superb.

In this digital age, I can only imagine the fun of bringing Sendak's illustrations to life. Here's the trailer for a sneak peek.

Some would argue that Sendak's books are too dark for children. Do you agree, or disagree?

What favorite book of yours has been adapted to the big screen? Were you disappointed or ecstatic with the results?

Mary Cunningham

I'm proud to announce the release of Book Four in the award-winning series, "Cynthia's Attic" will be released by Quake (Echelon Imprint) DEC 2009! Buy the first three books on Amazon and pre-order "The Magician's Castle." Echelon Press

Daily Thoughts 8/18/2009

The Rosetta Stone

Daily Thoughts 8/18/2009

While I was reading through Publishers Weekly looking for books to purchase, I found a book which I am looking forward to in October, Sunflowers: A Novel of Vincent Van Gogh by Sheramy Bundrick. The book had a starred review. Vincent Van Gogh is one of my favorite painters. His life is full of excitement, tragedy, and madness. The novel should be quite interesting.

Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is being turned into a movie. It was already made into a play earlier. It was a favorite book when I was a child.

I finished reading The Age of Ra by James Lovegrove on the train to work. I liked it, but am not going to review it. I donated the paperback to the library to be added to the collection.

Today has been a solid day. I went through the New Arrivals section this morning and pulled a few books that needed to be relabeled. I also did some more weeding.

I put in a request through Net Galley, http://www.netgalley.com for an electronic galley of The Case For Books, Past, Present and Future by Robert Darnton. Robert Darnton is a librarian at Harvard University.