As the
trailer for Peter Jackson's film adaptation of
The Hobbit premieres online, it's worth remembering that this isn't the first take on the journey of one Bilbo Baggins.
There was the 1977 animated version as well.
Here's some screencaps and a
trailer. Of course, if that's not enough for you, you could just watch it on Youtube (
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6). And before it was a film, it was something called...
a book?
Here's pictures of the cover of this 'book' thing from all over the world.
posted by Effigy2000
on Dec 20, 2011 -
126 comments
Unless you are German you may not have heard of
Winnetou and
Old Shatterhand, characters created by
Karl May. A possible
D.I.D. sufferer, he had never set foot in America and began to write his Wild West stories whilst in jail. Popular with readers across Europe, his
books have been translated into over thirty different languages. Spaghetti Westerns partly came about because early 60s films
[test your knowledge] based on his books, inspired Italian producers to invest in
Westerns. His
life story was made part of Syberberg's trilogy in
1974.
posted by tellurian
on Aug 9, 2005 -
26 comments
"
Stone Reader makes you want to pick up a
great novel and consume it in one long gulp. It’s a love letter to literature and literacy, a bibliophile’s dream film, dedicated to the joys of fiction and the passions of those who need books like they need food, water and air."
(The Dallas Morning News)
posted by rushmc
on Aug 13, 2004 -
17 comments