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Today, 23rd April, we should be celebrating Will! So I thought about bringing him into discussion here, he was my lucky playwright in a very important exam. I got a subject on Shakespeare and I also got the best mark for it, I also wrote a paper about films based on his plays and I can say I’m...

I was wondering, has any of you attended a creative writing course? And if yes, how was it, how did it help you, what do you think about such courses in general? I’ve recently read that some of the writers that I like attended or even taught creative writing courses and this made me think of...

I should have posted this earlier but I didn't have the time to do it. What do you think about the Oscars? Is an Oscar a guarantee that a film is good?Do you watch the ceremony?When I was in college I used to stay up and watch the entire ceremony and then comment on it with my friends first...

In my country we have a spring custom which I think is unique in Europe: we give each other little objects like amulets, tied with string made of red and white thread. Red symbolizes life, passion, the light of the sun, the woman. White symbolizes winter, reason, the man. At first people used to...

I heard that they are going to make a movie based on Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code, with Tom Hanks and Audrey Tatou ( Amelie ) in the leading roles. The thing is, I haven’t read the book yet and I usually see the film adaptations after reading the book. It’s not a rule, it just happened like that...

Have you ever tried to persuade somebody that reading is such a great pleasure? do you know that there are so many people who think otherwise? How would you imagine an advertising campaign for reading? Here are some nice pictures trying to advertise reading... as pleasant, entertaining...

A poet in my country used to say that a writer should remain faithful to the child he was. To put it more simply, in my case, I'm sometimes remember the child I used to be and behave like a child. Don't get me wrong, I'm not foolish or anything but: 1. I have my favourite cuddly toys, a...

I was wondering....do you keep a record of what you're reading? I mean it sometimes happens that you forget many things from a book you read years ago even if you liked it. When I borrow a book and I like something in it very much, a passage, I copy it . I used to keep notebooks of my readings...

For some time I've been trying to get " Sylvia", a film about the American writer Sylvia Plath, /it seems Gwenyth Paltrow plays very well and is perfect for the role, the film is focused on her relationship with poet Ted Hugues, maybe you know the story. And I've been wondering, how many good...

Have you seen it? Is it any good? Was it worth it to make a sequel for Bridget Jones Diary? Some say it's only good for the fans because they can meet their characters again, but when I read the book I didn't think much of it, I really liked the first film/book but I don't think they should have...

Have you heard this girl 's song? Isn't it simply original that a pop song should refer to Byron and Keats? I like her song and I think the lyrics are funny and interesting, she's singing about inspiration and writer's block in a nice pop song. :o Watch it, every time I watch the video it makes...

Has anyone read anything by this guy? The first book I read was Novecento because I heard it was made into a film called The Legend of 1900, with Tim Roth in the leading role. I was completely amazed by this small book and when I finished it (quite quickly, in an hour ) I held it in my hand and...

Imagine you are the director, producer and everything of a film which is an adaptation of a book you are reading or of your favourite book. Who would be the actors you would choose to play the part of your favourite characters? I sometimes can't help doing this imagination exercise while I'm...

Music in prose I mean, generally. ;) I guess you're still wondering what I mean, so: can you give examples of novels or short stories in which music played an important role in your opinion? ( It may have been in the title, it may have been used as a symbol to mark a key moment in the plot or...

Hello, I'm very glad to be on this forum as I think the pleasure of reading is doubled when you can share it with friends that love books as much as you do. Although we live in a world that is dominated by visual culture, in which some people think reading is a waste of time, I'm happy to find...