November 2013
Books on Screen
November 2013
It's another big month for fans of movie adaptations of YA! Are any of you going to see Ender's Game, The Book Thief, How I Live Now or The Hunger Games: Catching Fire this month? How could you even choose between a mind-rocking sci-fi, a historical fiction taking place during WWII, a story about a British countryside summer turning into a militaristic coup or the next Hunger Games movie?!?
In Theaters:
Ender's Game
Cast: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld and Abigail Breslin
Director: Gavin Hood
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: November 1st
Based on: ENDER'S GAME by Orson Scott Card
The International Military seek out a leader who can save the human race from an alien attack. Ender Wiggin, a brilliant young mind, is recruited and trained to lead his fellow soldiers into a battle that will determine the future of Earth.
The Book Thief
Cast: Sophie Nélisse, Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson
Director: Brian Percival
Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: November 8th
Based on: THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refuge is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.
How I Live Now
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, George MacKay and Harley Bird
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Release Date: November 8th
Based on: HOW I LIVE NOW by Meg Rosoff
An American girl sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives finds herself fighting for her survival as the UK turns into a violent military state.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth and Philip Seymour Hoffman
Director: Francis Lawrence
Distributor: Lionsgate
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: November 22nd
Based on: CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.
On TV:
"The Vampire Diaries," Season Five
Cast: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder
Network: The CW
Air Dates: Premieres on Thursday, October 3rd at 8:00 PM/ET
Based On: The Vampire Diaries series by L.J. Smith
Mystic falls becomes the target town for vampires with the return of Stefan amd Damon Salvatore. Stefan, the controlled brother who's focused on his humanity, enrolls at high school attempting a normal life, whereas Damon, his dashing, gorgeous, irresistible and dangerous brother makes Stefan's life a misery while trying to steal his girlfriend, Elena, along the way. With the confusing emotions, deceiving acts and hidden talents, comes a deep history from 1864 that Damon is determined to overcome by rescuing the Salvatore brothers' old love, Katherine, with the help of Elena's witch friend.
"Dracula"
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica De Gouw, Katie McGrath
Network: NBC
Air Dates: Premieres on Friday, October 25th at 10 PM/ET
Based On: DRACULA by Bram Stoker
Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers ("The Tudors") stars in this provocative new drama as one of the world's most iconic characters. It's the late 19th century, and the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He's especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night --- useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: he hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan...until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife. From the producers of the critically acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning hit "Downton Abbey" comes "Dracula," a twisted, sophisticated and sexy take on Bram Stoker's classic novel, proving that some stories never die.
On DVD:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan and Richard Armitage
Director: Peter Jackson
Distributor: Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Based On: THE HOBBIT by J.R.R. Tolkien
A younger and more reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out on an "unexpected journey" to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of Dwarves to reclaim their stolen mountain home from a dragon named Smaug.





