Posted in Autobiography, Books, Nonfiction, Quick read, Rebekah's Picks on June 3, 2008 | No Comments »
When I first heard about this book on a library listserv, I thought it was a very interesting concept. The author decides to live one year without purchasing products that are made in China. Her family, a husband and two young children, are not nearly as happy about this, but they begrudgingly participate. The premise [...]
Posted in Autobiography, Documentary, Movies, Nonfiction, Rebekah's Picks on September 21, 2007 | No Comments »
To end the week, I have selected a film set in a maximum security prison. That may have caught your attention. Yes, I did say a prison.
What I Want My Words to Do to You is a moving film about a writing program for female prisoners at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in New York. [...]
Posted in Documentary, Movies, Nonfiction, Rebekah's Picks on September 20, 2007 | No Comments »
Wordplay features several people you will probably recognize: Jon Stewart, Bill Clinton, the Indigo Girls, among others, who all extol the virtues of the New York Times crossword puzzle. Each of these celebrities enjoys solving the puzzle on a regular basis. Thus the premise of this film—crossword puzzles!
Similarly to both Word Wars and Spellbound, this [...]
Posted in Characters, Documentary, High suspense, Movies, Nonfiction, Rebekah's Picks on September 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Some of you may be familiar with this film. Spellbound was nominated for an Academy Award in 2002 for the Best Documentary category. It lost to Bowling for Columbine. Ebert and Roeper gave this film “two thumbs up.” That alone may compel some of you not to see it, or vice versa. While I heard [...]
Posted in Documentary, Movies, Nonfiction, Rebekah's Picks on September 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The Poetry Lounge is a short film introducing us to the art of spoken word. At 30 minutes, this would be appropriate for English classrooms as an opening discussion on writing poetry. It includes short interviews with four individuals about their work. A performance piece is included, which is the most effective part of the [...]
Posted in Documentary, Movies, Nonfiction, Quirky characters, Rebekah's Picks, Subculture on September 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This week I’m changing it up a bit and blogging about movies. Documentary films actually. You may even notice a theme through the week.
Word Wars: Tiles and Tribulations on the Scrabble Game Circuit is an honest glimpse into the lives of hardcore Scrabble game players. This film focuses on four national top ranking men, who [...]
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