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Film of the book: ‘Never Let Me Go’ (2010)

09/04/2021 nsford 7 Comments

This is one of those rare films which I always say is ‘better’ than the book. Kazuo Ishiguro is of…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, fiction, films, Kazuo Ishiguro, reviews

Film of the book: ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ (1962)

09/03/2021 nsford 12 Comments

Directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Gregory Peck, this adaptation of Harper Lee’s 1960 novel is a classic in its…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, fiction, films, Harper Lee, reading

Film of the book: ‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ (2016)

09/02/2021 nsford 2 Comments

I had mixed feelings when I read Ransom Riggs’ book but I was interested to see what Tim Burton did…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, fiction, films, Ransom Riggs, reviews, YA fiction

Who will you invite to your fictional party?

11/01/2021 nsford 20 Comments

I’m having a party! Not a real one, obviously. Fictional characters only. The venue is Doctor Who’s TARDIS (it’s bigger…

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Posted in: Film & TV, Random, Reading Filed under: books, children's fiction, fiction, films, random, reading, TV, YA fiction

Film of the book: ‘2010: The Year We Make Contact’ (1984)

09/01/2021 nsford 6 Comments

Arthur C Clarke’s sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey was published in 1982. The film of the book was written,…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: Arthur C Clarke, books, fiction, films, reviews

Films I watched in 2020

01/01/2021 nsford 17 Comments

More time spent at home + Netflix subscription = an increase in the number of films watched this year! More…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: films, TV

Film of the book: ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1968)

09/12/2020 nsford Leave a comment

Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction masterpiece is not a straightforward ‘film of the book’, nor is it a ‘book of the…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: Arthur C Clarke, books, films, reviews, Stanley Kubrick

Film of the book: ‘Rebecca’ (2020)

09/11/2020 nsford 18 Comments

Does the new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s classic 1938 novel deserve all the critics’ spite? Absolutely not. While not…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, Daphne du Maurier, fiction, films, Netflix, reviews

Witches, wheelers and pink elephants: the 7 scariest children’s films

31/10/2020 nsford 9 Comments

Here are the films for children which have always scared me (see also my post about children’s TV programmes). There…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: films, halloween

Some favourite things from 1988

25/10/2020 nsford 25 Comments

1988 is the year I entered the world, along with other famous people such as Adele, Rihanna, Haley Joel Osment…

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Posted in: Film & TV, Music, Random, Reading Filed under: books, Crowded House, films, Martin Handford, music, Philip Larkin, reading, Recoil, Roald Dahl, Talk Talk, Terry Pratchett, TV

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