Is 1999 the best year for film, ever? A new book attempts to make that argument. Former Wired and Rolling Stone writer Brian Raftery has revealed on Twitter the title and cover of his new book Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up The Big Screen. THREAD: It’s my last day at @WIRED, a place that’s been wonderful to me for 10 years. It’s ALSO the day I can *finally* tell you all about my new book: BEST. MOVIE. YEAR. EVER.: HOW 1999 BLEW UP THE BIG SCREEN, which you can preorder here: https://t.co/sxCBhs1aif. Details below! pic.twitter.com/6veLLC0Ksy — Brian Raftery (@BrianRaftery) January 10, 2019 …
The Writers Guild of America released its nominations for the WGA Awards last Monday, and here are the five films that have been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay: 1.) BlacKkKlansman Image Via NPR Spike Lee’s latest “joint” is based on the memoir by Ron Stallworth and tells the story of how he successfully infiltrated the KKK by posing as a white man and fooling its members into believing he is one of them. The film is produced by Jordan Peele and stars John David Washington and Adam Driver 2.) Black Panther Image Via The Verge Little needs …
Students at Mundelein High School returned to class after winter break to find that their halls decked out with some pretty interesting artwork. The Illinois school debuted new literary themed murals for the school’s English department, with each mural based on a book that is treasured by the teachers who work in that department. The six books are All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, Beartown: A Novel by Fredrik Backman, Never …
Dedicating your new book to a family member is very common amongst authors. Every once in a while, one is so sweet and funny that many take notice. That was the case with Ben Philippe, a young author who just released his debut young-adult novel The Field Guide To The North American Teenager last week. Philippe dedicated the book to his mother, Belzie. But it’s what Philippe wrote next that got people’s attention. Image Via Forbes In an interview with Forbes, Philippe said that the humorous message was a nod to how many parents like to prioritize financial security amongst their …
Who says poetry is dead? Not the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The charitable organization just donated a $1 million dollar grant to the Academy of American Poets today. The grant is intended to help the Academy’s Poetry Coalition. Elizabeth Alexander, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Image Via The New York Times According to the Academy’s official website, the Poetry Coalition is a national alliance of poetry organizations in eleven cities that are “dedicated to working together to promote the value poets bring to our culture.” Members of the coalition come from states such as New York, New Jersey, …
