C.O.G.
This movie trailer for “C.O.G.,” based on the autobiographical essay that shares the same name, relates the life and experiences of a young David Sedaris as he searches for his identity and a place to belong.
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This movie trailer for “C.O.G.,” based on the autobiographical essay that shares the same name, relates the life and experiences of a young David Sedaris as he searches for his identity and a place to belong.
Based on the 2005 novel by Australian author Markus Zusak, The Book Thief, which is narrated by Death itself, this movie trailer leaves much interpretation as to what role, if any, Death will play in the film.
Based on the 1939 short story by James Thurber, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty follows the journey and thoughts of a common man who is catapulted by an active imagination into heroic adventures. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, set to open this Christmas, stars Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, and Ben Stiller, who also directed the film.
Directed by James Franco, who also stars as Darl Bundren, As I Lay Dying will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival later this month. Based on the 1930 classic by William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying, which was filmed in Canton Mississippi, is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson.
“Poetry gave me something that school didn’t,” says CJ Suitt, one of three subjects in this documentary, directed by Garret Warner, that follows spoken word poets from North Carolina. In front of live audiences they search for what is personal and universal, what Maya Angelou called “a brave and startling truth.”
In Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder, which opens tonight in New York City, director Christopher Felver reveals the poet's true role as a catalyst for numerous literary careers and for the Beat movement itself. The documentary features one-on-one interviews with Ferlinghetti as well as appearances by Allen Ginsberg, Dennis Hopper, Dave Eggers, and others. For more opening dates, visit the First Run Features website.
Yet another film adaptation of an amazing novel! Based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie and directed by Oscar-nominated Deepa Mehta, Midnight's Children is scheduled to open in theaters on November 2.
Based on the best-selling novel by David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present, and the future. Directed by Tom Tykwer and Andy Wachowski, starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugo Weaving, and Hugh Grant, the movie opens in theaters on Friday.
Back in July we posted an early trailer for Ang Lee's adaptation of Yann Martel's Life of Pi, but an extended international trailer was recently released that is definitely worth a closer look. The movie, in 3D, opens on November 21.
The latest adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel, directed by Andrea Arnold and starring James Howson, Solomon Glave, and Paul Hilton, opens in theaters on October 5, 2012.