When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes "the saddest and loneliest boy you could find". Then one day, a wizened old man in a dark-green suit gives James a … Continue reading James and the Giant Peach at the West Yorkshire Playhouse
Music Videos and Trailers
The Hanging Tree – Jennifer Lawrence
LBCGiraffe – Divergent Trailer
For #LBCGiraffe (meeting tomorrow evening at 6pm in the Giraffe Bar and shrill on Greek Street), we have been reading Divergent by Veronica Roth. BLURB In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Divergent Trailer
LBCGiraffe – Book 05 – Watchmen
#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 5th of February 2013 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 WATCHMEN ALAN MOORE DAVE GIBBONS (ARTIST) JOHN HIGGINS (COLOURIST) * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 05 – Watchmen
The Doubleclicks – Nothing to Prove
I apologise now to anyone kind enough to follow more than one of my blogs. This is going to be a cross-post. It's just BRILLIANT and I'm actually a little emotional after reading many of the placards. For such a long time I would refuse to call myself a geek (aside from the whole 'do … Continue reading The Doubleclicks – Nothing to Prove
LBCGiraffe – Book 06 – Logan’s Run – Write Up – Guest
#LBCGiraffe Venue: Giraffe Bar and Grill Date: Tuesday 20th of April 2013 Time: 6pm - 8pm Address: 6 Greek Street, Leeds, LS1 5RW Tel: (0113) 244 1500 LOGAN'S RUN WILLIAM F. NOLAN AND GEORGE CLAYTON JOHNSON * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * * * * * SPOILERS * * * * * * … Continue reading LBCGiraffe – Book 06 – Logan’s Run – Write Up – Guest
The Hobbit Trailer
Words can't do justice to how excited I am about seeing this film! Though a huge fan of the Lord Of The Rings books; I wasn't upset by the liabilities taken during the making of that epic trilogy. This trailer looks great; the music transports me back to middle earth and it's great to see … Continue reading The Hobbit Trailer
On The Road Trailer
We are being spoiled! 2012 is turning out to be one of the better books-to-film adaptation years! The Hunger Games and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo have already been released and performed so successfully at the Box Office that adaptations of the books sequels are assured. What's more - while neither are perfect versions of the … Continue reading On The Road Trailer
The Great Gatsby Trailer has just gone live!
We at LeedsBookClub are eagerly awaiting the new film version of The Great Gatsby - arguably our most successful book club choice so far (read our review here)! Directed by Baz Luhrmann (the genius behind some of my favourite films - including The Red Curtain Trilogy - Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge), the film will feature … Continue reading The Great Gatsby Trailer has just gone live!
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