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Film of the book: ‘Oliver Twist’ (1948)

07/06/2023 nsford Leave a comment

David Lean’s atmospheric and generally faithful adaptation of Dickens’ novel is a classic film in its own right. It has…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, Charles Dickens, classics, films, reviews

Film of the book: ‘Before I Go To Sleep’ (2014)

09/05/2023 nsford Leave a comment

Based on S J Watson’s very popular thriller, this film has the same concept but many changes were made. Sadly…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, films, reviews, S J Watson, thrillers

Film of the book: ‘Billy Liar’ (1963)

08/04/2023 nsford Leave a comment

This famous film is a faithful adaptation of Keith Waterhouse’s 1959 novel, a gritty ‘kitchen sink’ drama with some laugh-out-loud…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, fiction, films, Keith Waterhouse

Film of the book: ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ (2004)

09/03/2023 nsford Leave a comment

Based on the first three books in Lemony Snicket’s dark and quirky series, this is an entertaining Tim Burton-ish film…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, children's fiction, films, Lemony Snicket, reviews

Review of ‘Beyond the Wand’ by Tom Felton

27/02/2023 nsford 2 Comments

A fantastic autobiography from actor Tom Felton, aka Draco Malfoy. This is a very entertaining book! Not only is it…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, children's fiction, films, J K Rowling, memoir, non-fiction, reviews, Tom Felton

Film of the book: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ (1959)

09/02/2023 nsford 2 Comments

This iconic Disney classic is based on Charles Perrault’s story (itself based on earlier sources and which was followed by…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: Charles Perrault, children's fiction, Disney, fantasy, films, reviews

Film of the book: ‘Pinocchio’ (2022)

09/01/2023 nsford 4 Comments

Guillermo del Toro transforms Carlo Collodi’s 1883 morality tale into something completely different. It’s not really an adaptation, more of…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: Carlo Collodi, children's fiction, fantasy, films, Guillermo del Toro, reviews

Films I watched in 2022

29/12/2022 nsford 2 Comments

Here’s my now-traditional list of the films I watched this year! I’m not entirely sure how I managed to watch…

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

Film of the book: ‘Little Women’ (1994)

09/12/2022 nsford 6 Comments

This is a lovely and spirited adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel, directed by Gillian Armstrong with a screenplay…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, children's fiction, classics, fiction, films, Louisa May Alcott, reviews

Film of the book: ‘The Giver’ (2014)

12/11/2022 nsford 6 Comments

Lois Lowry’s 1993 award-winning YA novel is a dystopian story which, like all scarily plausible dystopias with vitally important messages,…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, dystopias, films, Lois Lowry, reviews, YA fiction

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