Nick Hornby

Foreign fiction

The best-reviewed foreign fiction releases of the year Published on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 11:18AM EST To read the Globe's review of the books listed here, click on the title. THE KINDLY ONES By Jonathan Littell, translated by...

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Thanksgiving Food Chain

Click the Taji's close-up to consider his thoughts on the Thanksgiving Food Chain. This little storyboard might be a metaphor for Oscar season. The squirrel represents bloggers, Taji portrays studio execs, and the nuggets of...

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The last word: How Amazon keeps the goods flowing for Christmas

In Nick Hornby's novel High Fidelity , the narrator and music retailer Rob describes how he rearranges his record collection in response to life's crises. Sometimes he orders them alphabetically. Sometimes according to their...

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Scherfig schooled in making of 'Education'

Boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, boy is girl's senior by more than a decade, drama ensues. Such is the simplified plot of "An Education," based on the memoir by Lynn Barber, with a script by Nick Hornby. The story, set in...

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Public money for Brit films

Award Central: Biz thinks producers should tap private cash -- This year's British Independent Film Awards confirm the crucial role that BBC Films, Film4 and the U.K. Film Council play in local production.

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The Last Station, trailer

What would awards season be without a lavish historical European period piece populated with legendary thespians? A lot less literate, that's what. Would anybody complain if Helen Mirren had two Oscars? (embed courtesy of First...

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You review: New Moon

Do you agree with the Twihards that New Moon is the film of the year? Or is this supernatural romance strangely bloodless? Poor old Chris Weitz. Once considered a promising filmmaker, round about the time he successfully...

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You review: The Twilight Saga - New Moon

Do you agree with the Twihards that New Moon is the film of the year? Or is this supernatural romance strangely bloodless? Poor old Chris Weitz. Once considered a promising filmmaker, round about the time he successfully...

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Film Review - Lone Scherfig's 'An Education'

Watch this space. Carey Mulligan's latest performance on British cinema screens in An Education has certainly had the critics scratching their heads. An Education: A Synopsis of the Plot An Education is the...

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Avatar, French character teaser poster

Posted by Ryan Adams On November - I suppose now Evangeline Lilly’s the star of The Hurt Locker, Rosamund Pike of An Education and Mariah Carey of Precious. Bill November 20th, 2009 at 4:19 pm ok ya Its hurting in the poster...

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