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Coraline… A Film Worth Seeing in the Theater
Saturday, February 21st, 2009I read Neil Gaiman’s book Coraline when it came out in 2002 and enjoyed it – so I figured the film was a good bet.
I was worried by the clips of this film, that it might be a little scary for my 7 year old daughter. But it looked wonderful and I knew it was a good story. So, I let her know it had a happy ending and said let’s try it out.
My husband, daughter and I all enjoyed it.
It was a 3D film – so it was fun to wear the glasses – but I don’t think that was even necessary. It was really beautifully made even without that. The colors in parts remind you of how you see colors in your childhood – everything it brighter and more vivid.
Afterward, I asked my daughter if she thought it was scary and she said, “Not really”. I checked with her 6 year old friend who had seen it a day or two ago. She said it was scary, but worth seeing. Though her 3 year old brother was really frightened by it.
Here you can see a trailer. If it seems like your type of film, I’d recommend trying to see this one in the theater.
Link to Listen Online to Folk Music from Florida, U.S.A.
Saturday, February 25th, 2006I just noticed a link to Music from the Florida Folklife Collection on Neil Gaiman’s Blog.
If you’re into folk music, check it out! It’s pretty good.
I also noticed while reading over Neil Gaiman’s Blog that he recently added some video clips. So if you’re a Neil Gaiman fan, take a look.
-Lisa
Halloween in England
Monday, October 31st, 2005I hope everyone had a happy (and scary!) Halloween. My husband, kids and I had a great time trick-or-treating, along with my sister-in-law and her children.
We carved our Jack O’Lantern, roasted our pumpkin seeds and then gorged ourselves on Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and Mars Bars!
When we got home and the monsters were finally in bed, I relaxed and browsed the internet a little. I was surprised to read this on the blog of Neil Gaiman, one of my favorite writers:
…this was in England, where nobody gave you sweets on Hallowe’en when I was a lad. Mostly, as I remember, they just locked themselves indoors and shivered.
Wow! That’s different than what I’ve read, where the British Halloween is described as very similar to the American.
Can anyone who grew up in Britain shed some light? Did you spend Halloween terrified indoors, like Gaiman? Is he serious or just kidding around? Comment below to let me know!
Quote by Neil Gaiman about Songs
Tuesday, October 4th, 2005“Songs remain. They last. The right song can turn an emperor into a laughingstock, can bring down dynasties. A song can last long after the events and the people in it are dust and dreams and gone. That’s the power of songs.”
-From Neil Gaiman’s new book Anansi Boys
(Which btw I thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend to anyone looking for something compelling to read. After finishing it, I kept thinking I wanted to stay with those characters and find out more about them – which is always the sign of a good book. The other sign is when the book’s done and you can’t imagine starting a new one because you don’t want the previous one to leave your mind so fast. That’s how I feel now! I don’t know at what rate Gaiman writes his novels, but I have a feeling I’ll have to wait a year or two.)
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