Literature in Film and Television Group at eNotes

#14: agreed, Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth and Cristabel was wonderful!...

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:21:04 PST

#14: agreed, Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth and Cristabel was wonderful! Though I didn't particularly like the adaptation of 'Possession'. Have you seen her in 'Bedrooms and Hallways' too? I really thought Daniel Day Lewis as John Proctor was amazing, as were many of the actors in that film version of the Crucible, including Joan Allen as Elizabeth Proctor and Winona Ryder as Abigail. An underrated film, in my opinion. George C. Scott made a...

I also think the Adventures of Robin Hood is wonderful; I taught it for...

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:13:28 PST

I also think the Adventures of Robin Hood is wonderful; I taught it for a class on color in cinema. Some of my favorite classics include Rebel without a Cause, Singing in the Rain, Bringing Up Baby, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, His Girl Friday, Oklahoma!, and some of the Rock Hudson and Doris Day romantic comedies like Send Me No Flowers and Pillow Talk.

George Bernard Shaw, though he was famous for being a writer, was just...

Thu, 28 May 2009 01:38:32 PST

George Bernard Shaw, though he was famous for being a writer, was just as famous for his Socialist views, even advocating for Stalin. He was an avid speaker and he often debated the subject of government and equality.

George Bernard Shaw was essentially a writer, and he is most famous for...

Thu, 28 May 2009 01:32:38 PST

George Bernard Shaw was essentially a writer, and he is most famous for his original and sometimes revolutionary ideas expressed through the medium of his writings. In this way we can also consider him an original thinker. He was defendant of women's right and in later period became a supporter of vegetarianism. He also developed and tried to promote a simplified alphabet.

Wikipedia's list looks well-researched:...

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:22:56 PST

Wikipedia's list looks well-researched: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_fiction_authors They have Shakepeare, Agatha Christie, Barbara Cartland, Harold Robbins, and Georges Siminon (French) in the top 5.

William Shakespeare is also thought to have sold over 2 billion books,...

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:19:40 PST

William Shakespeare is also thought to have sold over 2 billion books, if his work is considered fiction.

Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead The Player King summarizes the...

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:08:41 PST

Rosencratz and Guildenstern are Dead The Player King summarizes the dilemma facing modern/post-modern artists. “The audience knows what to expect and that is all they are prepared to believe,” demonstrates the box the artist is in. Stoppard is confronting the restrictions of art by placing the responsibility on the audience. The moment would be greater, the lesson larger, the art more deeply moving if the audience would budge more. The...

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:03:12 PST

My all time favorite quote is from "Gone With The Wind"....

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:03:16 PST

My all time favorite quote is from "Gone With The Wind". Scarlet says.... "I cannot think about that now...I will think about that tomorrow....after all tororrow is another day"................She is the ultimate female survivor.

I think there's one great quote that really sums up the message of...

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:06:58 PST

I think there's one great quote that really sums up the message of "American History X". When speaking to Derek in the prison trying to open his eyes to the reality of his life, Dr. Sweeney asks what we should all ask ourselves: "Has anything you've done made your life better?"

My all-time favorite movie from my adolescence was Somewhere in Time. ...

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:59:30 PST

My all-time favorite movie from my adolescence was Somewhere in Time. In fact, my daughter, Elise, is named for Jane Seymour's character in the movie, Elise McKenna.I also loved the Disney Robin Hood - I can remember my mom taking me to see it at the theater! And I had a little finger-puppet stage and set about it - Loved it! :)

Philip Henslowe (expertly played by Geoffrey Rush) in Shakespeare in...

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:57:01 PST

Philip Henslowe (expertly played by Geoffrey Rush) in Shakespeare in Love, had a pat answer to every question that was asked of him, particularly questions along the lines of, "How is it going to be okay?" "How is it all going to work out?""I don't know...it's a mystery."Tom Stoppard is awesome! :)

In reply to #1: This is difficult to assess because no one really...

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:07:16 PST

In reply to #1: This is difficult to assess because no one really knows how many books by someone have been sold, etc., but according to "Google Answers," Agatha Christie has sold over 2 BILLION books. WOW!

The term "literature" originated around 1375. It orginates...

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 09:02:47 PST

The term "literature" originated around 1375. It orginates from the term "lit(t)eratura," meaning grammar, learning, etc. Dictionary.com explains:Originally "book learning" (it replaced O.E. boccræft), the meaning "literary production or work" is first attested 1779 in Johnson's "Lives of the English Poets" (he didn't include this definition in his dictionary, however); that of "body...

Alice Walker received the Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for The Color Purple,...

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:58:29 PST

Alice Walker received the Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for The Color Purple, her magnificent novel. It was later made into a feature film that starred Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey, among others.

Origins of the term "Literature"

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:40:31 PST

From what did the term "literature" originate?

The Color Purple and Alice Walker

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:39:47 PST

In what year did Alice Walker receive her Pulitzer Prize for the story The Color Purple?

Best Selling Fiction Authors?

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:37:27 PST

Who is the world’s best-selling fiction writer?

GEROGE BERNARD

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:35:14 PST

1. George Bernard Shaw wrote some of the best plays of the 20th century. Besides being a writer, what else was he famous for?

GENERAL STUFF

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:33:58 PST

1. What has been the most expensive stage production produced and What was the cost of its production?