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The Reader
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany.
"Moving, suggestive and ultimately hopeful.... Speaks straight to the heart." --The New York Times Book Review |
About the Film
Now a major motion picture starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes. Directed by Stephen Daldry from David Hare's adaptation. In select theaters December 10.
Read more about the book and film . . .
| Choke Victor Mancini's a medical school dropout with a problem. He needs to pay for elder care for his mother, who's got Alzheimer's. So he comes up with the perfect scam: pretending to choke in upscale restaurants. Meanwhile, he's also cruising sexual addiction recovery workshops and searching for the truth about his paternity, which his mother suggests may be divine. Now a major motion picture from Fox Searchlight, starring Angelica Houston and Sam Rockwell, and written and directed by Clark Gregg (What Lies Beneath).
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| Darkly Dreaming Dexter Meet Dexter Morgan, a polite wolf in sheep's clothing. He's handsome and charming, but something in his past has made him abide by a different set of rules. He's a serial killer whose one golden rule makes him immensely likeable: he only kills bad people. The first season also aired on CBS in 2008.
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| The Dying Animal An eminent New York professor, who has for years made a practice of detached romantic encounters with female students, finds himself suddenly unable to maintain an aesthete's critical distance as sexual jealousy and loss begin to consume him. The inspiration for the major motion picture Elegy from Samuel Goldwyn Films/Lakeshore Entertainment, starring Penelope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, Dennis Hopper and Deborah Harry, and directed by Isabel Coixet.
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Brideshead Revisited Fugitive Pieces Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas The Ruins
A 2008 film from BBC Films/Miramax, starring Ben Whishaw, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, and Matthew Goode. Directed by Julian Jarrold (Becoming Jane). Visit the official movie site at www.bridesheadrevisited-themovie.com.
A 2008 film from Samuel Goldwyn Films, starring Rosamund Pike, Stephen Dillane, Rachelle Lafevre, Larissa Laskin, Yorgos Karamihos, Robbie Kay, Jennifer Podemski, Monika Schurmann, and Rade Serbedzija. Written and directed by Jeremy Podeswa. Visit the official movie site at samuelgoldwynfilms.com.
Tie-in to the major motion picture from Magnolia Pictures/HDNet Films titled Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Documentary film, narrated by Johnny Depp. Directed by Alex Gibney. Visit the official movie site at www.huntersthompsonmovie.com.
A 2008 film from DreamWorks Pictures, starring Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Laura Ramsey, Shawn Ashmore, Joe Anderson, Sergio Calderón, Dimitri Baveas, and directed by Carter Smith. Screenplay by Scott Smith. Visit the official movie site at www.ruinsmovie.com.
