tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104555614198912380.post9065192695854059686..comments2023-12-29T04:42:24.530-08:00Comments on Manx Litfest: Movies about books - what's your favourite?Manx Literary Festivalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04672444587451212684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104555614198912380.post-8282558442632122322011-03-11T02:12:31.269-08:002011-03-11T02:12:31.269-08:00Donna, it may have been your first time, but you m...Donna, it may have been your first time, but you more than held your own :)<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the trip.Manx Literary Festivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672444587451212684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104555614198912380.post-73137024947454385742011-03-10T01:29:30.599-08:002011-03-10T01:29:30.599-08:00Getting round to answering very, very late. I did,...Getting round to answering very, very late. I did, indeed enjoy my trip (despite being really nervous). The event was really well organised, lovely people attended, and the Isle of Man is gorgeous. I shall be coming back for a visit some time in the near future, as I'd love to pend more time there. Al and Stuart have done stuff together - it was my first time!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780558832861165256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104555614198912380.post-4859365874578766162011-02-24T12:01:55.456-08:002011-02-24T12:01:55.456-08:00I'll second Donna's The Lives of Others - ...I'll second Donna's The Lives of Others - I really enjoyed that filmLQQinSpacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803543014522077613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104555614198912380.post-57309339395357738522011-01-26T15:13:20.067-08:002011-01-26T15:13:20.067-08:00Seth, you know, to my shame I've not seen Fear...Seth, you know, to my shame I've not seen Fear & Loathing - no idea why. Do like Gilliam, though. Naked Lunch... oh yes...<br /><br />Cheers for dropping by, Donna. Barton Fink is stunning. In fact, just talking about it, I need to watch it again. Sunset Boulevard - like it. Not seen Lives of Others, but thanks for the heads up.<br /><br />Did you enjoy your trip to IOM in April? I was at Erin Arts Centre for the Mannslaughter and Mayhem - cool night's entertainment. You, Stuart and Allan made a great panel. Someone might think you'd done that before together...<br /><br />Thanks, folks.Manx Literary Festivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04672444587451212684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104555614198912380.post-45202568260057930882011-01-26T15:04:35.004-08:002011-01-26T15:04:35.004-08:00I would definitely go with Barton Fink. Or, if you...I would definitely go with Barton Fink. Or, if you wanted a classic - how about Sunset Boulevard? Or, if you don't mind subtitles, one of my favourite films is The Lives of Others - a German film set in the former East Berlin about a Stasi officer who spends his time carrying out surveillance on a writer. It's wonderful. <br />DonnaDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780558832861165256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6104555614198912380.post-69359752790848995142011-01-26T14:41:46.922-08:002011-01-26T14:41:46.922-08:00For the fun of it Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. ...For the fun of it Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Johnny Depp makes for a good Hunter S Thompson. I also like Terry Gilliam as a director. Not sure how much writing I'd get done if I was having as much fun as them. Then again, would I care?<br /><br />I would say Naked Lunch too – although that is a film of a book which happens to be a book about writing.<br />SethLQQinSpacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803543014522077613noreply@blogger.com