A walk to remember

[Iris]

It may be true that most books do come out as movies eventually, but it is also true that the book is most often better than the movie (some movies, such as Fight Club defy this theory), so if you only rely on the movie, you'll be missing out.

[marke]

definitely agree with skeptical here. like there is this book called Steppenwolf that Zooey keeps recommending cause it's supposed to be all good or something, but they'll probably make a movie of it anyway. and if they don't, well then how good could it really be.

anything that can't be reduced a series of images without a lot of voice-over and narration is not worth my time.

p.s. does any one know when the last season of Sex and the City will be out on DVD??

[Rainfall]

I think it was Stella Adler that wrote a book called Respect for Acting.
I'm going to write a book called Disrespect for Acting.

can i add a chapter or too...or maybe i can just rant and rave and u can refer to me as a super secret source

[sarah.c]

I would vote for a book forum too. I want to talk about Nick Hornby. Because he is good.

[rcjohnso]

Ka-ching.

Books are just long boring movies without color or music.  Talky talkity talk talk.  And you have to carry books around, whereas you can just see a movie and still have both your hands free to do a variety of other activities.

They also made a band out of Steppenwolf.  I think Hesse played drums.

[hazyz]

i got on this thread late but i'm going back to the original topic.  A walk to remember.  remind me of this cause when i actually find enough time to not have anything productive to do at all i will watch it and then i will get on here and say how much i hated it. and i wont cry. is that biased  

[kimbo]

don't worry, hazyz, i didn't cry in the movie . . . well i don't think i did.  i can't actually remember, so it must not have been anything worth talking about.  

[Rainfall]

deffinatly not (worth talking about...the movie that is)...but read the book  

(ps. i think Uta Hagen wrote "respect for acting", um, and i have not read that either)

[Nathan]

Okay,
at the request of Rcjohnso, seth and zach and Iris (welcome, finally!!!) I'll get to setting up a book forum.

 

[Zooey]

You are right, Marke.

[Zooey]

Rainfall:  you may indeed write a few chapters in my book entitled Disrespect for Acting.  And, if you please, please write either the introduction or, preferably, an addendum as well, so that I'll have an excuse in writing it to say, "Please see addendum," which will make me look smart.  Which I am.


Sex in the City is bullshit.  I live in that fabled city, and there is no sex.

[Nathan]

Uta Hagen wrote "Respect for Dating".
I'm not reading anything else she's written.
 

[Rainfall]

i'm going to have to get a dictionary for "addendum".


tho on 2nd thot, i could quite happily rite it for you not knowing at all what i was riting. darg.  

[Iris]

Nathan--thanks for the welcome. Decided to put aside my intimidation and just post already!  

[b-girl]

so glad you did girl....also glad that I got the chance to see you and the fam before I left.....hope you are well