Read This: The Leftovers
You probably don’t realize it, but you know Tom Perrotta’s work. He’s not achieved a Stephen King-like status, but its not for lack of trying. His approachable, nuanced and poignant novels have been adapted into witty, smart films starring the likes of Reese Witherspoon and Kate Winslet. The Leftovers, his novel from 2011, is next in line for an adaptation – this time as a series at HBO. And it makes sense, really, that this book would get the long-form treatment. Perrotta’s created a world unto itself within the pages of the book, and it looks like the show’s creators aren’t being shy about expanding on it. In Mapleton, everything…
What I watched this weekend
It’s the first week of February, and so far I’ve seen about 30 new (to me) films in 2014. It feels like a lot, but also – it doesn’t feel like many at all. At the end of every week, I’m always left wishing I’d fit in more. And the list of what I want to see just keeps growing! Add to that the MoviePass I’ve invested in, and I definitely feel the need to get to the theater at least once a week, if not more. Which you’d think would be an easy task. But when you figure on work and real life, finding three hours (the film plus…
Coming Soon: December
I’m not entirely sure how it happened, but here we are in the last month of the year. The last several weeks for films vying for awards consideration to make their theatrical debuts, the last several weeks to beef up my “Seen in 2013” list (which is quite hefty already). The list of releases is fairly studio heavy – most indies have made their play by now, as the Spirit awards recently announced their nominees. I’ve seen a couple of this month’s releases before their wide opening, and a couple more now that it’s…well…mid-December. As for the others…I likely won’t see them in theaters, but they’ll likely garner some attention,…
