Why is The Hunger Games So Popular?

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On Friday morning at 12:01, I found myself sitting with my teenaged daughter in a theater vibrating with expectation. Along with four hundred eager fans, we were about to watch the film version of Suzanne Collins’ novel The Hunger Games. I looked around the theatre to see if anyone looked my age or older. I [...]

P.S. to My Review of Blue Like Jazz the Movie – Advice for Those Who Love the Book

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A couple of days ago, I put up a review of Blue Like Jazz, the movie. Since then, I’ve received quite a few comments or emails from people who love the book Blue Like Jazz and are concerned about whether or not they’ll like the movie or not. They have every right to be concerned, [...]

Blue Like Jazz: A Review of the Movie

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Last night, I saw the Austin premiere of Blue Like Jazz, the movie based on Donald Miller’s book of the same title. It will be in theaters beginning on April 13. The film was an official selection of the South by Southwest Film Festival and it was shown in the Paramount theater, one of SXSW’s [...]

New “Blue Like Jazz” Trailer

The film version of the bestselling book Blue Like Jazz is soon to be released. You can find more info at the Blue Like Jazz Movie website. To entice you, here is the new trailer: I have seen a couple of rough cuts of this movie. It wonderfully captures the feel of Don Miller’s book, [...]