You might have been lucky enough to go to the movies in the school holidays. There was plenty to choose from, including Brave and The Amazing Spiderman. We’ve just got two cool new books in the library that take you behind the scenes of these movies and tell you more about the characters.
Brave: The Essential Guide gives you extra information about the characters in the movie and the places it was set. You can take the grand tour of Castle DunBroch, learn Merida’s likes and dislikes, find out about the clans, learn some top tips for archery and swordplay, and read more about the story of the movie. There are heaps of pictures from the movie, some of the best quotes from the characters, and fact boxes with extra information about the main characters. I really like the ‘Who Suits Merida?’ section where the different clans say why Merida should choose them.
Spiderman: Inside the world of your friendly neighborhood hero contains everything you ever wanted to know about Spidey. This book is chock full of pictures of Spiderman, from his very first appearance through to his latest reincarnation. You can learn all about his costume, the man behind the mask, Peter Parker, his friends and family, his love interests, his enemies, and the main events in his life. If you want to learn more about Spidey’s latest nemesis, Lizard, or past villans, like Doctor Octopus and Sandman, you can find it all in this book. Did you know that there have been hundreds of different artists who have brought Spiderman to life over the years?
If you’ve read Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret you’ll know what an amazing story it is. It’s a magical story told through a mixture of words and pictures. The book has been transformed into a wonderful new movie, called Hugo, by a great director called Martin Scorsese. The trailer is really cool and I can’t wait to see the movie. You can let us know what you think about the movie in our poll.
This week you can win a Hugo movie prize pack. We have a copy of The Hugo Movie Companion and a Hoyts movie pass to give away to one lucky person. All you have to do to get in the draw is tell us: What is your favourite Brian Selznick book (Invention of Hugo Cabret or Wonderstruck) and why? Leave a comment on this post with your answer, as well as your name and email address (so that we can contact you if you win).
Thanks to everyone who entered the competition. The winner was:
Darren
There were also two runners up who won a Hoyts movie pass:
There have been heaps of children’s books made into movies. Some of the movies are really good – the actors playing the characters are exactly as you pictured them and they stick to the story. Others are really bad and the story has been changed so much that it’s completely different from the book. Some of my favourite movies based on books are:
I’ve been looking forward to seeing The Adventures of Tintin since I heard the movie was being made, so I went to the very first screening on Boxing Day. All of the pictures and movie trailers I’ve seen for the film made it look amazing and I wasn’t disappointed.
The Adventures of Tintin is a mish-mash of three different Tintin stories, Secret of the Unicorn, Red Rackham’s Treasure and The Crab with the Golden Claws, so there are locations and characters from each of these books (minus Professor Calculus). The opening credits really set the scene with an endless action sequence that highlights lots of different Tintin stories. The movie opens with Tintin’s creator, Herge, making a guest appearance in the market where Tintin discovers the model of the Unicorn. The story rockets along like all good Tintin adventures and you meet some of your favourite Tintin characters, including Captain Haddock and Thompson and Thomson.
The motion capture animation is amazing, making the characters look real while still looking like Herge’s illustrations. The characters use their catch-phrases, including my favourite ‘Billions of blue, blistering barnacles!’ There are some brilliant action sequences throughout the movie, especially in Bagghar (this part made me crack up laughing as well). I saw the movie in 3D but I’m sure it’s just as great in 2D. Whether or not you’re a fan of Tintin you should go and see The Adventures of Tintin for your dose of action, adventure, and laughs. It’s perfect for anyone from 7-107. 10 out of 10 – my favourite movie of the year!
There are so many great movies coming out in cinemas in the Christmas holidays, and the one I’m most looking forward to is The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn. The movie is based on three of Herge’s Tintin books – The Crab with the Golden Claws, The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham’s Treasure.
Thanks to HarperCollins NZ, Random House NZ and Hardie Grant Egmont we have a MASSIVE Tintin prize pack to give away. The winner will get a copy of the amazing book, The Art of the Adventures of Tintin, a set of the Tintin movie tie-in books, a Tintin poster and a movie pass to go and see the movie at Hoyts. One runner-up will win a Tintin poster and a movie pass.
Thanks for entering our Tintin Competition. Here are our lucky winners:
The first full-length trailer for the Hunger Games movie has just been released and you can watch it here. It’s being released on March 23, 2012 and it’s going to be one of the biggest movies of the year. The movie is based on The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, which is the first book in one of the most exciting series you’ll ever read. Here’s what our Star Blogger Rhys said about it:
“Prim Everdeen is chosen as a representative for the hunger games while she is still 12 years old, Katniss, her big sister, volunteers to go instead of Prim and she goes to save her sister. Without giving too much away being selected isn’t a good thing. I reckon that they are a great series and that if you like fighting, romance (sort of) and cunning plotting you should read them. I’d recommend them to anyone over 10. They are great for adults too. They are some of the best books I’ve read, and I have read some really, really good books.”
The movie looks like it’s going to be absolutely amazing and you can see what it’s like in this trailer:
If you’ve been dying to read The Hunger Games to find out why it’s so great or you would just really like to have your own copy, we’ve got one to giveaway. To get in the draw, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling us why you should win the book. Competition closes Friday 25 November.
Tintin and Belgian culture corners in community libraries
Tintin readings by members of the Belgian community
A Tintin colouring competition for children
Screenings of original animated Tintin films
Previews of the new movie
We are showing Tintin in Tibet at Shirley Library on Tuesday 18 October from 2:00-2:45pm and I’ll be dressing up as my favourite character. To find out what is on at each library, check out the library events page. Here’s the latest Secret of the Unicorn Trailer for you to enjoy.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick is a very special book that is told through both words and pictures. It’s just been made into a movie, called Hugo, that looks fantastic and it will be coming out in New Zealand later this year. While you wait for the movie you can borrow The Invention of Hugo Cabret from your library.
Winter is the best time of year to sit inside and watch movies. We have heaps of different types of movie in the library for you to borrow, from fantasy to adventure, and science fiction to western. Every movie or TV show that you watch has a villain – they could be a witch, a pirate, an evil step-mother or a sinister uncle who is trying to steal his niece and nephew’s inheritance.
This is the first full-length trailer for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn movie, directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie isn’t due out until December 26th 2011, but you can borrow all the Tintin graphic novels from your library.
Brave: The Essential Guide gives you extra information about the characters in the movie and the places it was set. You can take the grand tour of Castle DunBroch, learn Merida’s likes and dislikes, find out about the clans, learn some top tips for archery and swordplay, and read more about the story of the movie. There are heaps of pictures from the movie, some of the best quotes from the characters, and fact boxes with extra information about the main characters. I really like the ‘Who Suits Merida?’ section where the different clans say why Merida should choose them.
Spiderman: Inside the world of your friendly neighborhood hero contains everything you ever wanted to know about Spidey. This book is chock full of pictures of Spiderman, from his very first appearance through to his latest reincarnation. You can learn all about his costume, the man behind the mask, Peter Parker, his friends and family, his love interests, his enemies, and the main events in his life. If you want to learn more about Spidey’s latest nemesis, Lizard, or past villans, like Doctor Octopus and Sandman, you can find it all in this book. Did you know that there have been hundreds of different artists who have brought Spiderman to life over the years?
