I just added a book to my to-be-read list...Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant.
I saw an interesting preview for the upcoming movie based on this book starring Robert Pattinson, Christina Ricci, Uma Thurman, and Kristin Scott Thomas.
The Secret Life of Bees Movie is rated PG13 and 114 minutes long. It was released in the U.S.A on October 17,2008.
I really enjoyed this movie, but I have to say that I liked the book better because as always you get more details, thoughts, and emotions in the book. I think over all, that the movie does a good job conveying the message of the book, and the actors did a beautiful job with the characters. Of course there were some changes made and some things left out, but that's to be expected. Even so, I'm so happy that we watched it.
My husband is not a huge reader, but he's always interested in what I'm reading. If I particularly like a book, I always try to rent the movie version if it's available to give him some idea of what the book was about. This was the case with The Secret Life of Bees, and he really enjoyed the movie as well.
I was eating breakfast this morning while waiting for the dew to dry on the grass so I could mow the yard when I decided to flip through the movie channels on the TV. I came across the movie, "Nine". I know it came out in theaters a couple years ago, but I had never seen it. I was interested, but I just never got the chance. Most of the movies I see in theaters now days are kid movies...don't get me wrong...I love kid movies. "Despicable Me" and "Ratatouille" are two of my favorites.
Even though it has an impressive cast...Daniel Day-Lewis, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, Fergie, Kate Hudson, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, and Sophia Loren...I seem to remember it had mixed reviews, but it was nominated for some awards. Ronnie and I are both Daniel Day-Lewis fans. He absolutely transforms on screen, so I decided to watch.
I am happy to say that I really liked it. It was very pretty to look at, and I actually liked the musical numbers. It was interesting to watch all the actresses sing and dance when that's not normally what you see them do. Daniel Day-Lewis done an amazing job as always!
If you like Daniel Day-Lewis, here are some of my favorites:
When Ronnie and I watched "There Will Be Blood", I didn't realize it was based on Upton Sinclair's novel, Oil. I haven't read it, so I'll add it to my list.
"In Oil! Upton Sinclair fashioned a novel out of the oil scandals of the Harding administration, providing in the process a detailed picture of the development of the oil industry in Southern California. Bribery of public officials, class warfare, and international rivalry over oil production are the context for Sinclair's story of a genial independent oil developer and his son, whose sympathy with the oilfield workers and socialist organizers fuels a running debate with his father. Senators, small investors, oil magnates, a Hollywood film star, and a crusading evangelist people the pages of this lively novel."
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Have you noticed that most great movies are based on even better books?
