Movie Trailer Sunday (102)

Here are this weeks trailers.

Parkland
Description: Recounting the chaotic events that occurred in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, "Parkland" weaves together the perspectives of a handful of ordinary individuals suddenly thrust into extraordinary circumstances: the young doctors and nurses at Parkland Hospital; Dallas' chief of the Secret Service; an unwitting cameraman who captured what became the most watched and examined film in history; the FBI agents who nearly had the gunman within their grasp; the brother of Lee Harvey Oswald, left to deal with his shattered family; and JFK's security team, witnesses to both the president's death and Vice President Lyndon Johnson's rise to power over a nation whose innocence was forever altered.
Director: Peter Landerman
Starring: Zac Efron, Marcia Gay Harden, Billy Bob Thornton, Jacki Weaver, Paul Giamatti, James Badge Dale, Jackie Earle Haley, Colin Hanks, David Harbour, Ron Livingston, Jeremy Strong, Tom Welling
Trailer: Trailer "Parkland"
Comment: Has anyone seen "JFK". Exactly... But produced by Tom Hanks so that gives it a bit more appeal!

The Book Thief
Description: A spirited and courageous young girl transforms the lives of everyone around her when she is sent to live with a new family in World War II Germany.
Director: Brian Percival
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, Sophie Nélisse
Trailer: Trailer "The Book Thief"
Comment: The book didn't grab me as much as it did to most people, the trailer on the other hand looks like it will.

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane
Description: A group of high-schoolers invite Mandy Lane (Amber Heard), "a good girl" who becomes the object of everyone's affection after returning from summer break, to a weekend party on a secluded ranch. While the festivities rage on, the number of revelers begins to mysteriously drop one at a time.
Director: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Amber Heard, Anson Mount, Michael Welch, Aaron Himelstein, Edwin Hodge
Trailer: Trailer "All the Boys Love Mandy Lane"

Shepard & Dark
Description: A remarkable story of a friendship in letters.
Director: Treva Wurmfeld
Starring: Sam Shepard, Johnny Dark
Trailer: Trailer "Shepard & Dark"
Comment:

Muppets Most Wanted
Description: While on a grand world tour, the Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit lookalike and his dastardly sidekick.
Director: James Bobin
Starring: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey
Trailer: Trailer "Muppets Most Wanted"
Comment: Can't wait!!!

50 Books Challenge - # 16: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Title: The Book Thief
Author: Markus Zusak
Story: Liesel Meminger is a young foster girl living outside of Munich in Nazi Germany. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she discovers something she can't resist- books. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever they are to be found.
With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, Liesel learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids, as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.
Start: march 19th 2011
End: march 25th 2011
Comment: A highly anticipated novel that I've been wanted to read for a while. I had a hard time getting used to the writing style. Once I did, I thought it was a great reading experience. The way it was told, from Deaths point of view, is very original. The story doesn't only tell you about the war, but also about the power of books and words. It is a slow read, so don't read it with the intention of finishing it very quikly. It took me a while as well, you just need some time to get into it.
I liked the relationship between Liesel and Hans. He tought her how to read and she developed a passion for books. I think those two were also my favorite characters in the book. When I started reading "The Book Thief" I didn't understand the hype. As the story developed I liked it more. It's not one of my favorites and not one of the best ones I read, but it's a well written novel that I did enjoy.
Rating: 3,5/ 5