Studios and production companies are gearing up for their big fall releases. Grab the books before seeing the movies! Look for these films in your local movie theatres and ask for the books at your local branch library!
THE FAMILY
(Based on The Family by Tonino Benacquista)
Starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer
A "dark comedy" about the Manzoni clan and the mob --
a powerhouse cast in this one!
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
(Based on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens)
Starring Helen Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes
Bonham Carter, known for her eccentric characters, plays
Miss Havisham
HORNS
(Based on Horns by Joe Hill )
Starring Daniel Radcliffe
Young Radcliffe (Harry Potter) grows a pair - of horns! Hill is the son of Stephen King
CARRIE
(Based on Carrie by Stephen King )
Starring Chloe Moretz and Julianne Moore
A faithful adaptation of King's novel -- and Moore will be a
chilling Margaret White
AS I LAY DYING
(Based on As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner)
Starring James Franco
Franco, last seen in "Oz the Great and Powerful", also
directs this adaptation of Faulkner's classic
PHILOMENA
(Based on The Lost Child of Philomena Lee)
Starring Judi Dench
The true story of an Irish woman's 50-year quest to find the
son she put up for adoption - Dench was made for this role
ENDER'S GAME
(Based on Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card)
Starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford
A huge sci-fi release that has come under scrutiny because of
Card's personal views on gays and same-sex marriage
BIG SUR
(Based on Big Sur by Jack Kerouac)
Starring Kate Bosworth and Josh Lucas
This adaptation of Kerouac's 1962 novel received
excellent reviews at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival
THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
(Based on The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort)
Starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Matthew McConaughey
Di Caprio, riding high after "The Great Gatsby", teams with director Martin Scorsese yet again
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE
(Based on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins)
Starring Jennifer Lawrence
Could be the biggest film of 2013 -- and Lawrence recently won the
Academy Award for "Silver Linings Playbook"
PARKLAND
(Based on Four Days in November by Vincent Bugliosi)
Starring Zac Efron and Paul Giamatti
Parkland Hospital in Dallas on November 22, 1963 -
enough said
THERESE
(Based on Therese Raquin by Emile Zola)
Starring Elizabeth Olsen and Jessica Lange
Lange, one of our greatest living actresses, excels
in roles like this
THE HOBBIT: DESOLATION OF SMAUG
(Based on The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien)
Starring Martin Freeman and Ian McKellan
The second installment of Tolkien's classic -- sure to be an enormous
box office success
12 YEARS A SLAVE
(Based on Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup)
Starring Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender
Producers are expecting this film to grab every major award; it's being released
just in time for 2013 nominations
Bob Gray
Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian
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