SMP Holiday Romance Preview & Favorite Holiday Movies

It may seem a little early to start talking about holiday romance but with so many options it’s best to plan ahead, right? Today I’m partnering with St. Martin’s Press to show off their upcoming holiday titles. Plus, to add to the celebration, their authors are here to share their favorite holiday movies! Favorite Holiday […]

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The Big List of 2016 Book-to-Movie Adaptations

Book adaptations are big box office draws – just look at this year’s Oscar nominees. 2016 is another big year for books hitting the big screen. And this big list of 2016 book-to-movie adaptations will help us keep track of them all! If you like to read the book before seeing the movie (of course you do!) […]

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The Movie Date: Oscar Notes 2016

I didn’t make an effort to see all the Best Picture nominees this year, but I did see a few. In no particular order, here are my thoughts on each. BRIDGE OF SPIES Cold war tale starring Tom Hanks as a Brooklyn lawyer asked to negotiate a prisoner exchange of US and Russian spies. Admirable […]

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The Movie Date: Spotlight

Spotlight is a story about honest, hardworking, unglamorous people told in an honest, hardworking, unglamorous style. The cast is a dream-team of great actors—Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schrieber—all playing with more restraint than we’re used to, yet full of quiet intensity. (In an early scene, a hunched-over and messy Ruffalo sloppily wolfs […]

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The Movie Date: Five + Films From 2015 I Should Have Reviewed Here

It was a busy year and these five titles (all seen in theaters) got away from me. All five, I believe, are worth a look by Reading Date readers. Five + Films From 2015 I Should Have Reviewed Here: MAD MAX: FURY ROAD / MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION These two seemingly male-targeted action pictures […]

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Christmas Wrapping: The World’s First Rom-Com?

I was lucky enough to hear The Waitresses’ memorable song Christmas Wrapping in 1981, the year it came out. It was the standout track on a wonderful if oddball collection of New York underground acts, Ze Records’ A Christmas Album. Amidst the record’s frantic disco, wacko funk, and gloomy dirges nestled this perfect little pop gem, […]

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