Borders closure poses challenges and opportunities for local booksellers
In “Fahrenheit 451,” science fiction writer Ray Bradbury imagined a world where books are burned to stifle free thought. Perhaps harder to fathom is a world where bookstores are obsolete and texts are transferred digitally between ...
Introducing Bradbury, the master of fantasy
“FAHRENHEIT 451'' A masterpiece. With more than 5 million copies in print, this is a glorious American classic everyone should read: It's life-changing if you read it as a teen, and still stunning when you reread it as an adult. ...
Page and Screen - Libraries vs. Cinemas in Fahrenheit 451
Flickering Myth (blog) - Jul 14, 2011
Francois Truffaut's film version of Ray Bradbury's classic 20th century novel Fahrenheit 451 was released in 1966. It starred Julie Christie in a dual role and Oskar Werner as main character Montag. According to IMDb, Truffaut wanted Terence Stamp for ...
'Focus On' Dystopia: Turn On the Dark
Classic adult dystopias like George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four and Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 are cautionary tales that envision future authoritarian societies when personal freedoms are severely limited. Dystopian fiction for youth also has a ...
Borders closures painful, but not obstacle to book lovers
But he's not ready for a future that might resemble "Fahrenheit 451," Ray Bradbury's tale of a world where books are on the verge of extinction. "I like to hold books in my hands," he said as he was kneeling in the aisles of the Borders in Brentwood ...
Ironic Quote of the Week: Library-Closing Carlos Gimenez Says Favorite Book is ...
His answer: Fahrenheit 451. Yes, that's right. Our library-closing county mayor's favorite book is about a dystopian future in which the government closes libraries, burns books, and does not want people to read. Which leads us to believe that either ...
Gallery celebrates Burbank centennial
As a producer, director and writer of film, television and theater, his offering comes from quite a treasure trove: “Pretty Woman,” “Runaway Bride,” “Happy Days,” “The Odd Couple,” “Crimes of the Heart” and “Fahrenheit 451,” to name a few. ...
The Walking Dead Rushes Special
Speculation runs rife as to why Darabont may have stepped down, including some guesses that he's readying his long in-development film of Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451. Yet more speculation centres on his continued involvement in the show – could ...
Warren Etheredge: Movies To Get You To Read More
KUOW NPR - Jul 29, 2011
Warren talks with KUOW's Jeannie Yandel about the films "The Edge," "Fahrenheit 451" and "The Hurricane." KUOW does not endorse or control the content viewed on these links as they appear now or in the future.
C. Fraser Smith: Arts do more than entertain
CHAUTAUQUA, NY — If there's a remake of the 1966 Truffaut film “Fahrenheit 451,” it should be filmed here. You remember the movie. It's about life in an era of book burning. Men and women have memorized — and essentially become — the ...
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