What do you think about the cast in the upcoming movie, My Sister’s Keeper, due out next month (June 26)? Alec Baldwin as Campbell Alexander, Abigail Breslin as Anna, Sofia Vassilieva as Kate, Cameron Diaz as Anna and Kate’s mother, and Jason Patric as the Dad. (What about The Judge, Campbell’s dog?) Have you read the book [...]
Posts Tagged ‘movie’
My Sister’s Keeper Movie
Posted: May 26, 2009 by Christie in movies, The Loft, Young Adult BooksTags: jodi picoult, movie, my sister's keeper, The Loft
Percy Jackson Movie
Posted: April 7, 2009 by Christie in Young Adult BooksTags: actors, movie, percy jackson and the olympians, rick riordan
The Last Olympian, the final book in Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson & the Olympians series is due out in just 27 days and 13 hours (as of this post)! Place your hold on one of our copies here! …and the newest cast members for the movie of Percy Jackson are: Uma Thurman as Medusa, and Pierce Brosnan will play [...]
Register for Reel Reads!
Posted: June 12, 2008 by Christie in Programs, Read On!, The Loft, Young Adult BooksTags: movie, photo, prizes, Reel Reads, teen summer reading game, YouTube club
Lights! Camera! Action! No more annotating books. Read for fun! And then…MAKE A VIDEO! TAKE A PHOTO! MAKE UP LYRICS FOR A MOVIE SOUNDTRACK ABOUT THE BOOK YOU JUST READ! Or just stop by the Loft or a Branch library and tell us what you’ve been reading. OR…submit an online review about why you think, [...]
Saturday Afternoon Movie!
Posted: May 31, 2008 by Christie in Programs, The Loft, Young Adult BooksTags: movie, Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass
Pull up a beanbag chair for the Saturday Afternoon Movie: The Golden Compass. Check out the book by Philip Pullman! May 31, 2 pm, in the Loft.
Runaways headed for the big screen!
Posted: May 24, 2008 by Christie in Young Adult BooksTags: Adrian Alphono, Brian Vaughan, Marvel comics, movie, Runaways
Runaways, the graphic novel written by Brian Vaughan and illustrated by Adrian Alphona, is the latest Marvel comics headed for the big screen. Vaughan (who is also a co-producer of LOST) is writing the adaptation. In Runaways, six LA teens are on the run from their villainous parents. As they realize the extent of their [...]
Last Chance to see Death Note
Posted: May 21, 2008 by Christie in Around Town, Young Adult BooksTags: death note, manga, movie, tsugumi oba
Death Note, based on the popular Manga series by Tsugumi Oba (that we have in the Loft), is playing in select theatres nationwide for just one more night (tonight, May 21). If you’ve seen it, what did you think?
Behind the scenes on Twilight
Posted: April 27, 2008 by Christie in Links, Young Adult BooksTags: Eclipse, movie, mtv, New Moon, Stephenie Meyer, Twilight
Take a look behind the scenes of the vampire flick, Twilight, on MTV. Drop by the Loft and check out Stephenie Meyer’s books: Twilight (Little, Brown, 2005) New Moon (Little, Brown, 2006) Eclipse (Little, Brown, 2007)
Saturday Afternoon Movie
Posted: April 26, 2008 by Christie in Programs, The LoftTags: movie, Shakespeare
April 26, Saturday, 2 pm. Saturday Afternoon Movie! 10 Things I Hate About You. Pretty and popular Bianca wants a date. But her father won’t let her date until her older, odious sister, Kat, has a date of her own. Bianca’s desperation for romance turns into a convoluted scheme sure to entertain. A modern day [...]
Loft Events this Weekend
Posted: January 26, 2008 by Christie in Programs, The LoftTags: addie afable, anime, Hairspray, manga, movie, The Loft
events this weekend: Manga/Anime Inking & Toning Workshop with Addie Afable on Saturday, Jan 26, 2pm. On Sunday, Jan 27, join us for a screening of Hairspray at 2 pm. For Teens Only!
Saturday Afternoon Movie!
Posted: December 28, 2007 by Christie in Programs, The LoftTags: movie, pirates of the caribbean, young adult programs
Relax in a bean bag chair in the Loft on Saturday (Dec 29) at 2 pm for a screening of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. When Captain Jack gets taken literally to the end of the world, Will, Elizabeth and Captain Barbossa band together to bring him back in this fun filled adventure. The [...]





