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The postman was stealth today--the dog didn't bark to alert his arrival, and he was also cool as hell, putting the book packages in between my doors and not leaving them on th wet porch (as he did one day last week).
The Quarterly issue 30 arrived today--this is the first one of the issues produced in Canada that I've received. For those keeping track, I now have issues 1-25 and 30. This one has writing from: Terese Svoboda, Christine Schutt, Sam Lipsyte, Greg Mulcahy, John Fulton, Brian Evenson, Gary Lutz, Sheila Kohler, Michael Kimball, David McLendon, Cooper Esteban and Ken Sparling among others.
A package from Open Letter Press contained two forthcoming novels: The Guinea Pigs by Ludvik Vaculik, translated from the Czech by Kaca Polackova with illustrations by Jan Vaculik (sorry for the missing accents as I have NO idea how to add them here) which is due in May. From the press paperwork:
A clerk at the State Bank begins to notice that something strange is going on--bank employees are stuffing their pockets with money every day, only to have it taken every evening by the security guards who search the employees and confiscate the cash. But, there's a discrepancy between what is being confiscated and what it being returned to the bank, and our hero is beginning to fear that a secret circulation is developing, one that could undermine the whole economy.
Due in June, The Book of Happenstance from Ingrid Winterbach, translated from the Afrikaans by Dirk and Ingrid Winterbach. From the press paperwork:
An alternately sublime and satirical meditation on love, loss, and obsession, Ingrid Winterbach's The Book of Happenstance is an emotionally affecting masterpiece from one of South Africa's most exciting authors.
Two non-books arrived yesterday as well, but I think they can sneak into this post as they are: Justified, season one on DVD, and Treme, season one on DVD. How many reviews or essays refered to The Wire as being just like a novel? Many did. And Justified is based on an Elmore Leonard work (I am positive this is the first time ever that two consecutive posts reference Elmore Leonard, and it's probably about time), and Treme is by the man behind The Wire, David Simon. Both shows are great in their storytelling and storytelling techniques.
The Plot: Julia Child moves to France and falls in love with France and French cooking, and hopes to find a way to share that love. Present day Julie Powell cooks and blogs her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1.
Powell's book inspired the title, and as I said in my review of the book, "Powell at times imagines a scenario from Child's life. At the end of the book, she finds out that Child knows about her project and is less than impressed. Ultimately, Powell realizes that the "book" Julia Child is who matters to Powell, not the person."
Julie & Julia the movie is not solely Powell's book; it is also Child's book, which means that the movie Julia Child is indeed Julia Child, not Powell's Child. The movie establishes that this is about Julia Child, and the real Julia Child, by starting the movie with Child and her husband arriving in France and ending the movie with Child holding the first copy of her book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking. So why, one wonders, entwine Powell's story with Child's?
In her book, Powell used Child (and I mean that respectfully) and Child's importance to the story was filtered through Powell. In the movie, this becomes how Powell is important to Child. Oh, the two never meet; and we see Powell hearing from someone that Child was less than impressed and not very understanding of Powell's blogging project, but we don't see movie Julia Child saying or doing anything of the sort. Except for the recreation of an episode of Child's cooking show, Julia Child is only shown during her time of becoming Julia Child. So how is Powell important to Julia Child? Because it is Julie Powell, the servantless cook, that Julia Child is writing for. Child's success is shown in two ways: the publication of the book, and her continuing impact on American society as represented by one woman.
It's nice to have a gap between reading books and watching films. The Julie Powell and "my" Julie Powell, the one I met in the book, seemed very different people. Film Julie Powell seemed less rough around the edges, a little too perfect and cute, who never really gained weight despite complaining about it. Book Julie Powell owned her messiness and maggots and dissatisfaction.
Meryl Streep is amazing as Julia Child. One thing I adore about Streep? She plays people younger than she is! Child went to France at 36;
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I loved the Julie Powell book, and adored the movie - but more for the Julia Child plot line (based on her memoir My Life in France I believe) than for the Powell line. Meryl Streep was brilliant as Child, and Stanley Tucci was adorable as her husband. And I agree that Amy Adams's Powell was kinder and gentler and less snarky than the book Powell, but I think it helped make the movie feel more like a dialogue (as you set it up in your post), since we'd lost the filtering aspect of Powell's book when the two stories were combined.
I loved the book because of how human Julie was in it. I loved the movie too, but really not the Julie parts. I loved Streep. What an amazing performance! And I wished that it had just been Child's book and just Streep on the screen.
What about the spying part? I want to know more about Julia as a spy, just because it's so unlikely...I remember how stunned I was when I heard about it :)
I haven't read Powell's book but I did look up and read her blog for the year she cooked from Mastering. I enjoyed the blog but I can also understand why Julia Child didn't like it -- there are a lot of curse words, most especially the f-bomb. If Child didn't care for that sort of language, then it would be natural for her not to like the blog. There are also a number of places where Child might think Powell was being disrespectful to the cookbook, however I understood Powell's frustrations dealing with some fairly complicated recipes after a long day's work.
That said, I loved the movie (I've seen it twice). Both Streep and Adams are amazing and delightful. So what if Adam's character is not as rough around the edges as Powell is in real life -- it's a movie and they have dramatized it to make it more enjoyable.
I received both volumes of Mastering for Christmas and I'm enjoying reading through them. I have tried a couple of recipes but would never dream of being as brave as Powell and thinking I could cook them all.
After I took my husband to see this (my second time through), he said, "Well, that was 40% of a good movie." (I'd disagree, it's at least 50% of a good movie.) I liked the Julia parts best (and you're right: no one other than Meryl Streep could play her, and I confess I wanted to be married to Paul... ah, Stanley Tucci...). The one thing the movie did that neither of the books did, though, was make me want to actually pick up a copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I have yet to do that, though.
Kelly & Tasha, I sometimes think that, as much as I like Powell's book, that one of the best things about Powell's book was it gave us Meryl Streep as Julia Child. I wonder, without the "young Julie" angle, would Hollywood have greenlighted a Julie Child project? That said, I have Powell's new book and cannot wait to revisit her, warts and all.
Charlotte, I so want to read more about Julia Child now! Including the spy part.
Paige, I thought the book and the movie did a good look at the nature of fandom and how those we think we know, we don't, and in the end, does it matter? Does it matter what Child thought about Powell? And should we also realize that -- I may follow Maureen Johnson or Meg Cabot on blogs and tweets, but I don't know them. While movie-Julie is gosh darn cute, I think book-Julie is the person I'd be sharing a drink with.
Paige & Melissa, I'm the type of cook that Julia (and Julie, I guess) would be appalled by. I want the 3 ingredient/ 30 minute quick and easy recipe. Sadly, neither book nor movie inspired me to master French cooking. It did make me want to eat French cooking! Or to look for the simple version of the recipes.
The upcoming LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4 game is featured in the new issue of Game Informer magazine and contains many new photos and information about the video game which is due out next year. In scans you can see here (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), we learn that you will play through each of the years separately (SS, CoS, PoA and GoF) but that you can bring a character forward to a different year, for exa...
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Harry Potter has been on many minds of late, and is apparently the subject of many a tweet. Twitter, the communication system that lets you reach people around the world in 140 characters or less, has released their Top Trends for 2009. As noted in the Washington Post with the full list here, "Harry Potter" was the Top Movie trend edging out communications about films "New Moon," "District 9," ...
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As the year draws to an end, Scholastic, US publishers of the Harry Potter novels, have a reminder for us today of the remarkable decade that was, and the amazing impact of the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. The sales figures are staggering, but as publisher Arthur A. Levine and VP of Scholastic reminds us, the true magic has been in the reading:
This week, Total Film magazine is releasing their newest issue with ten different covers as part of their special on best of the decade. Harry Potter will be featured on one of the covers (also here in our galleries) as "Franchise of the Decade." Coming in at number 8, the cover says about Harry Potter: "From page to screen, how Harry Potter made movie magic. Plus, first word on the epic final...
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The December issue of The Magazine from Canada contains new interviews with Tom Felton (Draco), Bonnie Wright (Ginny), James and Oliver Phelps (Gred & Forge), Jessie Cave (Lavender) and Dave Legeno (Fenrir) as part of the promotion for the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD. During the interview, they are asked about the upcoming Wizarding World of Harry Potter Theme Park currently unde...
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During the holidays we often see many types of gingerbread houses as decorations, however today we thought you might enjoy a fun look at another gingerbread creation, Harry Potter style. Thanks much to TLC reader Brittany who made this very cool gingerbread Dumbledore's office, complete with Sorting Hat, Fawkes and Dumbledore himself (closeups here and here). You can see over 140 <>photos of the ...
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The Times newspaper has an article now online listing what they call the "Top 50 People of the Decade." Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is among those listed in the top ten (US President Barack Obama holds the number one spot) Of our favorite author, the newspaper states: <>
To help us celebrate a very Harry holiday, PotterCast is issuing a call for new holiday Filks this year. Your creative renditions of holiday music with a decidedly Harry Potter twist are most welcome! If you are so inclined, we encourage you to please mail your recordings to [email protected] by next Sunday, December 20th to be included in the always popular holiday Filk show. Thanks so much!
Thanks to TLC reader Andy who let us know that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling presented at the British Comedy Awards tonight in London. Andy writes she presented an award to her friend Peter Kay. Also, as announced earlier, actor Tom Felton (Draco) also presented an award. We hope to have photos and video soon, stay tuned!
Thanks to the Wall Street Journal we have an another good interview with Tom Felton to update you on tonight, where the Draco Malfoy actor discusses working on Deathly Hallows, his character in the Epilogue, making some of the features found on the newly released Half-Blood Prince DVD and more. Of interest are new comments from Tom who says they have just filmed "some of the very last scenes fr...
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is one of the semifinalists of films in consideration for a VFX Oscar. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released this list of 15 films that are on the shortlist for Achievement in Visual Effects. In early January, this list will be narrowed to seven finalists for the Oscars which will be announced Tuesday, February 2, 2010. The list of c...
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Well this is quite a holiday treat: Rare video interviews are now online with actor Alan Rickman on his role as Professor Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film series. Mr. Rickman, who has routinely refused (in most cases, not all, but most) to speak at length about the pivotal character he portrays in the films, answered several questions at the Hudson Union Society recently about Snape. Alan...
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Scholastic.com has a new interview online today with Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) and Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy.) In this interview they discuss a variety of topics including their thoughts on Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling, scenes from the books they wish had been filmed and the final Harry Potter novel. Quotes of interest:
Q: Are you both happy about the way your parts got more important in
Several times in the past, cast members have discussed the possibility of playing themselves 19 years in the future for the epilogue to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. MTV has a new interview online tonight with actor Tom Felton who says he has not had confirmation yet on how that scene will be handled. Quotage: <>
"For the big-screen adaptation, does that mean older actors will portray Harr...
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It's December and for a great many people this is not only a time for holiday happiness, but a great of stress and anxiety. The Harry Potter Alliance is holding a meeting tonight on Livestream at 8:30pm (Eastern) to discuss ways we can all deal with stress in our lives (and not resort to the worst sort of Muggle mindset and behavior) For ten days, various HPA staffers are blogging right here on...
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Last week, several cast members (Tom Felton, Matt Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Jessie Cave) of the Harry Potter films took part in a public signing event at HMV for the release of the Half-Blood Prince DVD in London. Emma from Snitchseeker.com was at the event and spoke to the cast members including Jessie Cave who briefly mentions her role as Lavender Brown for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows....
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The brand new Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD set new sales records as it broke first day sale records when it was released in the UK on December 7th. Released on DVD, Blu-ray, EST (Electronic Sale-Through) and Video on demand, Half-Blood Prince became the fastest selling DVD of 2009 with a whopping <> 840,000 copies of the sixth Harry Potter film sold. Notably, 53,000 of that number w...
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Thanks to Feltbeats for the newsthat actor Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) will be presenting at the British Comedy Awards this weekend. Due to air on ITV Saturday, December 12th, the show is to be hosted by Jonathan Ross, and Tom will be presenting an award. Anyone who can capture the video of this, please send it in!
Thanks to the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund who let us know about a great auction the are holding for their charity this holiday season where the winner will get a visit to the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. According to the description of the auction "The winning parent and lucky child will visit the set during the filming of the next Harry Potter movie in London in the fir...
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CNN has a new article online today where cast members reflect back on the beginning of their time with the Harry Potter series as well as life post Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Of interest are comments from Dan Radcliffe who spoke about that first day for filming of Sorcerer's Stone: "It was September 29, 2000," Daniel Radcliffe, now 20, told CNN with a hint of nostalgia about his firs...
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MTV has released several articles where actor Daniel Radcliffe discusses the upcoming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In a video and print interview found here, Dan speaks of the constant changes and hectic pace of the final films in the Harry Potter series, saying "It's chaos and it's fear and we're terrified we're not going to get it right, and it's absolute madness with rewrites and sc...
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The new official website for the LEGO Harry Potter has now been launched. At this link, you can find new wallpapers for your computer and phones (even Blackberry) a video section containing the high def video preview we showed you the other day, along with the first teaser trailer. Over in the VIP section (password: Alohomora) fans can access a brand new making of video (<>also here in our galler...
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I loved the Julie Powell book, and adored the movie - but more for the Julia Child plot line (based on her memoir My Life in France I believe) than for the Powell line. Meryl Streep was brilliant as Child, and Stanley Tucci was adorable as her husband. And I agree that Amy Adams's Powell was kinder and gentler and less snarky than the book Powell, but I think it helped make the movie feel more like a dialogue (as you set it up in your post), since we'd lost the filtering aspect of Powell's book when the two stories were combined.
I loved the book because of how human Julie was in it. I loved the movie too, but really not the Julie parts. I loved Streep. What an amazing performance! And I wished that it had just been Child's book and just Streep on the screen.
What about the spying part? I want to know more about Julia as a spy, just because it's so unlikely...I remember how stunned I was when I heard about it :)
I haven't read Powell's book but I did look up and read her blog for the year she cooked from Mastering. I enjoyed the blog but I can also understand why Julia Child didn't like it -- there are a lot of curse words, most especially the f-bomb. If Child didn't care for that sort of language, then it would be natural for her not to like the blog. There are also a number of places where Child might think Powell was being disrespectful to the cookbook, however I understood Powell's frustrations dealing with some fairly complicated recipes after a long day's work.
That said, I loved the movie (I've seen it twice). Both Streep and Adams are amazing and delightful. So what if Adam's character is not as rough around the edges as Powell is in real life -- it's a movie and they have dramatized it to make it more enjoyable.
I received both volumes of Mastering for Christmas and I'm enjoying reading through them. I have tried a couple of recipes but would never dream of being as brave as Powell and thinking I could cook them all.
After I took my husband to see this (my second time through), he said, "Well, that was 40% of a good movie." (I'd disagree, it's at least 50% of a good movie.) I liked the Julia parts best (and you're right: no one other than Meryl Streep could play her, and I confess I wanted to be married to Paul... ah, Stanley Tucci...). The one thing the movie did that neither of the books did, though, was make me want to actually pick up a copy of Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I have yet to do that, though.
Kelly & Tasha, I sometimes think that, as much as I like Powell's book, that one of the best things about Powell's book was it gave us Meryl Streep as Julia Child. I wonder, without the "young Julie" angle, would Hollywood have greenlighted a Julie Child project? That said, I have Powell's new book and cannot wait to revisit her, warts and all.
Charlotte, I so want to read more about Julia Child now! Including the spy part.
Paige, I thought the book and the movie did a good look at the nature of fandom and how those we think we know, we don't, and in the end, does it matter? Does it matter what Child thought about Powell? And should we also realize that -- I may follow Maureen Johnson or Meg Cabot on blogs and tweets, but I don't know them. While movie-Julie is gosh darn cute, I think book-Julie is the person I'd be sharing a drink with.
Paige & Melissa, I'm the type of cook that Julia (and Julie, I guess) would be appalled by. I want the 3 ingredient/ 30 minute quick and easy recipe. Sadly, neither book nor movie inspired me to master French cooking. It did make me want to eat French cooking! Or to look for the simple version of the recipes.
I love this book, but did not manage to go see the movie. I will have to see the DVD when I get the time.
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