“I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti,” is a quote from Silence of the Lambs, and one we won’t be forgetting anytime soon. This popular book-turned-movie has been spun into multiple television spin-offs and character-based sequels, making it a staple of American pop culture. And now, the creator of Hannibal Lecter, Thomas Harris, has just announced he will be publishing a new book, the first in thirteen years! Image via Giphy His last book (published in 2006) was an installment in a two-part Hannibal Lecter series, but according to the terms of his book deal, this new novel does not need …
Late night talk show host, Stephen Colbert has gotten seriously political! He constantly shares his opinions on how the White house is being run, I guess it makes sense that he has now written a political children’s book! On his show on Friday, Colbert released information about his new book Whose Boat Is This Boat?: Comments That Don’t Help in the Aftermath of a Hurricane. All proceeds will help states affected by Hurricane Irma. It’s been reported that the earnings will give back to ‘the Foundation for the Carolinas, the One SC Fund, the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund and World …
The upcoming Sony Pictures film, Venom, will be hitting theaters this week, and with New York Comic-Con coming up, it is going to be an eventful weekend! Tom Hardy stars as Eddie Brock/Venom in the film, which is being directed by Ruben Fleischer. The Southern Illinoisan reports that Tom Hardy’s interview with Collider expressed his true feelings about his role: “It just didn’t strike me… it’s the least comic book of the superhero world, if that makes sense?” Hardy also mentioned he never even read any of the Venom comics! But what attracted him to the role was the complexity of the main character. …
Because of Winn Dixie was a regularly discussed book in my youth. I remember reading the book and watching the film version with my class. We would eat alongside the characters as they ate meals that consisted of egg salad sandwiches, peanut butter stuffed crackers and chocolate chip cookies. These are moments in my childhood that I will never forget, and its part of the reason why I’m happy to hear that this Newbury-prize-winning novel will be adapted for the stage! Image via Amazon According to StarTribune, composer of scores for Spring Awakening and American Psycho, Duncan Sheik will be composing alongside lyricists of the Mean Girls musical, Nell Benjamin. …
Royal Mail has announced no less than fifteen new limited edition Harry Potter stamps for the Potterhead stamp collectors among you. Image via Marie Claire The stamps include unforgettable characters and locations from the films such as the Weasley’s house “The Burrow”, the Triwizard Cup and of course the Hogwarts Express! The stamp collection will also feature five Hogwarts professors: Snape, Trelawney, Lupin and Sprout! The Royal Mail has even included secret details that can “only be seen under ultraviolet light.” Image Via BBC BBC reports that Royal Mail have stated: The Harry Potter movies continue …
