"The book is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader." ~ Paulo Coelho

Saturday, June 23, 2018

The Greatest Showman Book Tag!

Hello...

Yes. This is me. (Haha, I didn't even me to do that!) The person who you really haven't seen a lot these last two months...

May and June have been hectic. And I haven't been in a blogging mood. But, I'm back now and (hopefully) for the rest (most) of the summer!

Getting down to business. On Monday, my family and I finally saw The Greatest Showman.

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IT WAS AMAZING!!!!! I really enjoyed it and cried a lot. Just because that is what I do when I watch movies.

But, I can't get the songs un-stuck from my head, which is fortunate that Hamlette tagged me with The Greatest Showman Book Tag!!! Thank you so much Hamlette!!! (She loves it as much as I do. Probably more.)

The Greatest Showman Book Tag:
This tag was made by Eva at Classics, Coffee, and Craziness.


Rules are:
Answer the questions.
Tag whoever you want .
Using her graphic is optional, but recommended.


'The Greatest Show': Name a book that’s as entertaining as a circus:

A Riddle in Ruby - by Kent Davis. It has been awhile since I read this, but I do remember it being hectic. It was funny, entertaining, confusing, and crazy.


'A Million Dreams': Name a book that’s set in a fantastical world:

Peter Pan - by J. M. Barrie.

'Come Alive': Name a book that makes you outrageously happy:

Flipped - by Wendelin Van Draanen. I don't know why, but I love this and the movie so much.


'The Other Side': Name a book that changed your mind about something:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - by J. K. Rowling. I didn't really like the Harry Potter books up until the last half of this book. It is amazing.


'Never Enough': Name a book that you’ve re-read more than once:

I don't usually re-read books. I love them, but I just want to read new things. I can't think of any book that I have re-read more than once. But, if I do re-read a book once it means I like it.

Here are some that I have re-read:
Holes - by Louis Sachar
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - by Lewis Carroll
The Penderwicks - by Jeanne Birdsall
Ella Enchanted - by Gail Carson Levine
The Chronicles of Narnia - by C. S. Lewis


'This Is Me': Name a book with a character that reminds you of yourself:

Fanny Price from Mansfield Park - by Jane Austen. She and I are so alike! (Though, what does she see in Edmund?)

(Here is a list of more people I am like.)


'Rewrite the Stars': Name a book with a forbidden romance:

Hamlette took the only one I know of.

Hm... forbidden? I can't really think of one.

The Little Mermaid - by Hans Christen Anderson. The original. It is stunningly beautiful!


'Tightrope': Name a book with an adventurous main character:

Janie from The Apothecary - by Maile Meloy. By the way, it's a really good book.


'From Now On': Name a book with a wonderful family (related or otherwise):

The Lord of the Rings - by J. R. R. Tolkein. They aren't really related, but all the characters have such fellowship for each other. I'm fitting this into the "otherwise" bit of this question.


(Just to let you know, I could have answered The Chronicles of Narnia for all of these questions.)

I tag:
Elanor: she told me again and again to watch it.
Lilah: because she is the musical expert.
Anyone who saw it for the first time recently.

Thanks for the tag, Hamlette!


Hm, notice anything different?
My little sister made me a new header!!! Isn't it great! It perfectly combines my love of books and movies!

That's all folks!

MovieCritic

Thursday, June 7, 2018

"Dancing and Doughnuts" - by Rachel Kovaciny: COVER REVEAL!!!

Hello, all!

Rachel Kovaciny (aka Hamlette) has revealed the cover for her newest novel, Dancing and Doughnuts! I couldn't participate on the day that she did it, but I still want to show the awesome cover to all of you!

You can find Rachel at her:
Author blog
Main blog
Book blog 
Facebook author page
Goodreads
Amazon

Rachel is already the author of:
The Man on the Buckskin Horse, part of the Five Magic Spindles collection,
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Cloaked, book one in her Once Upon a Western series.
&
No Match For a Good Story, a short story in her Once Upon a Western series.

Are you ready for it?

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Here it is, folks!
A little bit about it:

Someone's been spiking the apple cider at a Kansas dance hall owned by a family with twelve daughters.  No one in the small town has been able to find the culprit.  A hungry Civil War veteran drifts into town and decides he's going to solve this mystery for them and earn the reward the family is offering.  It's her version of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," which is probably her favorite fairy tale.

The artist, Erika Ohlendorf, who did the covers for Cloaked and No Match For a Good Story, did this one as well! And, if I do say so myself, she did a fabulous job!!

Make sure to go check out Rachel's blog, and tell her how awesome this cover is!!!!

MovieCritic

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Guest Posting for Rebellious Writing!

Hello!
As many of you know, as well as having this blog, I also help run the website, Rebellious Writing!
We are going to have a summer break, but as we want to keep the website going, the summer will be filled with...

Guest posts!

If you are interested in contributing a guest post or book review, please go HERE.

NOTE: There is a glitch so if you are submitting a guest post it will make you fill out the book review form too. If you don't want to send a book review (we would love it if you do!) just put 1 star or N/A where possible.

Thank you so much!

MovieCritic

Friday, May 4, 2018

Movie Review: STAR WARS V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

May the Fourth be with you!
Today is STAR WARS day! I hope you all did something STAR WARS related! For me, I re-watched The Force Awakens, which I hadn't seen since it was on the theatre. Also, to celebrate I am going to be reviewing Episode V!

'"The odds for this being a good review are-"
"Never tell me the odds!"'

My guarantee: On ALL of my reviews there are NO spoilers unless it says so.

STAR WARS V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980):
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far, away...
Though the Empire has had major set backs, Darth Vader is determined to find Luke Skywalker. After being separated from the Resistance, Luke goes to find the Jedi Master, Yoda, to teach him the ways of the force and Han, Leia, Chewy, and C-3PO try to get back to the Resistance base. But Darth Vader has a few secrets up his sleeves.
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy
Length: approx. 124 minutes
Costumes: 8, nothing bad. My favorite is Lando's cape:
Script: 10, no bad words!
'"I'd rather kiss a wookie!"
"I can arrange that!"'
Crew:
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
Produced by:
George Lucas
Gary Kurtz
Screenplay by:
George Lucas
Leigh Brackett
Lawrence Kasdan
Starring:
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia.
Harrison Ford as Han Solo. "I've got a bad feeling about this..."
Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian.
David Prowse as Darth Vader.
James Earl Jones as Darth Vader (voice).
Frank Oz as Yoda.
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO.
Peter Mayhew as Chebacca.
Kenny Baker as R2-D2.
Jeremy Bulloch as Boba Fett.
Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Cinematography: 9
Cinematography by: Peter Suschitzky
Music: 10!
Music by: John Williams
Quotes: 10, "Do, or do not. There is no try."
Storyline: 7, there are some gross/creepy images, but not too many.
Overall Score: 9!

By the way, here is a joke for you:
Person 1: What is the interior temperature of a Tauntaun?
Person 2: ?
Person 1: Lukewarm
Person 2: I thought that joke smelled bad on the outside!
Person 1: Hey, it took a lot of guts to survive out there!
I'm sorry, that is really gross...

Here is a button that Fawnabelle Baggins at Geeky, Nerdy, and Proud of it made for today!:

May the Fourth be with You!

MovieCritic

Note: This was supposed to be posted on, well, the 4th, but due to my decade old computer and me being out of town for the last few days, that didn't go as planned. Sorry about that!
"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, where you stop your story." -Orson Welles