It seems to be all the rage to find fodder for movies within books these days, and 2007 featured a good number of book-to-film adaptations. Aside from the beloved Harry Potter movie, this year's projects were met with varied success. The Golden Compass, based on the first of Philip Pullman's series His Dark Materials was not exactly praised by either those who read the book or those who had not. Read more

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. Silver Spoons: Season 1 This week I have a very special trip down memory lane to 1982's "Silver Spoons." The first season is (finally!) out on DVD, so you can reacquaint yourself with the lovable Read more

In my opinion, no film can ever live up to the magic and poignancy of the book Bridge to Terabithia. Having established that, for what it is, this film is a successful adaptation of the novel. Author Katharine Paterson's son, David, worked on the Bridge to Terabithia movie for 17 years — and it shows. Yet there is something heartbreaking about the film version, because to read the book is to Read more

I was a bit worried when I first saw the trailer for Bridge to Terabithia, the Disney movie opening this Friday and based on the young adolescent novel by Katherine Paterson. But thankfully, the director is now claiming that special effects-heavy trailer, which makes the movie look like a Harry Potter-esque fantasy, isn't really an accurate representation of film's story about friendship and Read more

The young adolescent novel Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson is a wondrous and poignant tale of friendship, loyalty, and imagination. I read it several times over as a kid, and it still has a place in my heart. So it was exciting to see that there is a film version of the book coming out in February, though I'm not sure how I feel about the special effects-heavy trailer. As cool as Read more