Halloween Week Guest Post: A Halloween Movie Guide By Kendare Blake
Today’s guest is Kendare Blake, newbie writer, whose debut Anna Dressed in Blood has been positively reviewed all over the place (our own review is to be posted later today). As part of our Halloween...
View ArticleWater for Elephants: A Chat With Sara Gruen
Today we are thrilled to bring you the first in an ongoing series of page-to-screen reviews and author interviews, starting with the incredible bestselling sensation Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen....
View ArticleMovie Review: Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Title: Rise of the Planet of the Apes Movie directed by Rupert Wyatt; screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver; starring James Franco, Andy Serkis, Frieda Pinto, and John Lithgow How did I get this...
View ArticleSmugglivus 2011: Ana’s Best of the Rest (Movies, TV, etc)
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of...
View ArticleSmugglivus 2011: Thea’s Best of the Rest (Movies, TV, etc)
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of...
View ArticleSmugglivus 2011 The Best of the Rest Guest Blogger: Lavanya Narasimhan
Welcome to Smugglivus 2011! Throughout this month, we will have daily guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2011, and looking forward to events and upcoming...
View ArticleThe Amazing Spiderman Sneak Peek Fan Event
Our movie reviewing Smuggler, Lavanya Narasimhan, is back with the scoop on The Amazing Spiderman Sneak Peek Fan Event. Give it up for Lavanya, folks! A few days ago, my friend invited me to go to a...
View ArticleSnow White and the Huntsman Giveaway
We are thrilled to be working with Universal to bring you a most excellent Smugglerific Giveaway to celebrate one of our most highly anticipated movies of the summer: Snow White and the Huntsman (in...
View ArticleFrom the Page to the Screen: The 2013 Oscars Edition
Hello everyone! For this edition of From the Page to the Screen, we celebrate Oscars style. Each year, film adaptations of books seem to be increasingly prevalent. Case in point: this year, a whopping...
View ArticleOver at Kirkus: Watched That? Read This.
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea is list-making, pairing blockbuster movies of the summer with bookish counterparts. Go HERE to get the full post! The post Over at Kirkus:...
View ArticleSmugglivus 2013: Thea’s Best of the Rest (Movies, TV, etc)
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of...
View ArticleFrom the Page to the Screen: Hopes for the Divergent Movie
Today’s the day! Divergent officially is out in theaters this evening, and like any obsessed dystopian YA fan, I’ve got my tickets and I’m ready to go. (Anyone else planning on watching the movie...
View ArticleMovie Review: Interstellar
An aesthetically gorgeous movie that fails to deliver on any other meaningful level. NOTE: This review, particularly the latter portion, contains spoilers. If you wish to avoid spoilers altogether, you...
View ArticleSmugglivus 2014: Thea’s Best of the Rest (Movies, TV, etc)
Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over multiple television shows, movies, video games, and all other manner of...
View ArticleFrom the Page to the Screen: All You Need is Kill / Edge of Tomorrow
Hello everyone! For this edition of From the Page to the Screen, we will discuss All You Need is Kill / Edge of Tomorrow. The official timeline: 2004: the book, All You Need is Kill, a Japanese science...
View ArticleSmugglers’ Stash & News
Hello everyone and Happy Sunday! Thea here, reporting from a cold Washington D.C. Let’s get down to business, shall we? The Week of Trailers: I don’t know what was in the water but this past week, some...
View ArticleOld School Wednesdays May Watchalong (Summer Movie Series)
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a new weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending...
View ArticleOld School Wednesdays May Watchalong (Summer Movie Series): Willow
As you probably know by now, Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when we were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation...
View ArticleSmugglers’ Ponderings: Jurassic Park & Jurassic World
“I’ll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you’re using here. It didn’t require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn’t earn the...
View ArticleOn The Smugglers’ Radar: The Book Smugglers’ Comic-Con Roundup Edition (&...
In which we roundup our favorite things from San Diego Comic Con, and offer up a giveaway of some of the goodies snagged from SDCC! Last weekend was San Diego Comic Con–a ginormous annual congregation...
View ArticleHalloween Week 2015 – Horror Movies: Moving Past The Final Girl
Welcome to Halloween Week 2015! Over the course of the week, you will hear from guest authors, bloggers, and your very own Book Smugglers about all things Halloween–including reviews of horror novels...
View ArticleHalloween Week 2015: The Best Horror to Stream Online NOW
Welcome to Halloween Week 2015! Over the course of the week, you will hear from guest authors, bloggers, and your very own Book Smugglers about all things Halloween–including reviews of horror novels...
View ArticleSmugglivus 2015: Thea’s Best of the Rest (Movies, TV, Podcasts, etc)
In which Thea reveals her list of the best TV, movies, podcasts of 2015. Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to reading and reviewing obscene amounts of books, we also obsess over...
View ArticleOver at Kirkus: Arrival and Story of Your Life
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana does a compare/contrast of Arrival, the new movie with Amy Adams and Ted Chiang’s short story Story of Your Life that inspired it. Go over there to...
View ArticleSmugglivus 2016: Thea’s Best of the Rest (TV Shows, Movies, Etc)
In which Thea reveals her list of the best TV, movies, and assorted geek ephemera of 2016. (It’s late. But better late than never, right?) Clearly, both Ana and Thea are bananas, and in addition to...
View ArticleSpider-Man: Homecoming is the best Spider-Man movie
Spider-Man: Homecoming is the best Spider-Man movie When I first heard that there would be yet another Spider-Man reboot, I confess I was one of the many voices who said “Again?” and also “Do we need...
View ArticleThe Wounded Heart Always Heals
Disclaimer: This post contains spoilers for the movie Logan. Logan was probably my most highly anticipated film release of 2017, and I made plans to see it with a friend when it came out in March....
View ArticleOld School Wednesdays Presents: A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeline L’Engle
Old School Wednesdays is a regular Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and...
View ArticleOver at Kirkus: Family, Ancestors and Coco
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus. Today, Ana finally musters the courage to talk about her feelings for Coco Warning: LOTS OF CRYING AHEAD The post Over at Kirkus: Family, Ancestors and...
View ArticleOn Haunted Homes: MALEVOLENT, TERRIFIED, and INFIDEL
On Haunted Homes: TERRIFIED, INFIDEL, and MALEVOLENT I love October. It’s a time of year when publishers put out their yearly measure of horror novels, and I’ve finally made peace with the end of...
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