{"id":34956,"date":"2019-06-17T06:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=34956"},"modified":"2019-06-11T12:00:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T17:00:22","slug":"online-reading-challenge-mid-month-check-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/online-reading-challenge-mid-month-check-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Reading Challenge – Mid-Month Check"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hello Challengers!<\/p>\n

How’s is your June reading going?\u00a0 Still looking for something related to the movies? You could always just watch a movie. You could watch a movie adapted from a book – even though the book is better\u00a099% of the time, a well-done movie adaptation can add a lot of visual depth to a favorite story (I recommend watching one of the many Jane Austen adaptations) Or you could watch a movie about the movies. Here are a few suggestions.<\/p>\n

Sunset Boulevard<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Pursued by creditors, Joe swerves into a driveway of a seemingly abandoned Sunset Boulevard mansion where he finds Norma Desmond, an ex-screen queen dreaming of a dramatic comeback.<\/p>\n

The Artist<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0In 1927, George Valentin is a silent movie superstar. However,\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0advent of\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>talkies will kill his career and he will sink into oblivion. For young extra Peppy Miller, it seems\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0sky’s\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0limit as major movie stardom awaits. Though their careers are taking different paths their destinies will become entwined.<\/p>\n

La La Land.<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. This original musical about everyday life explores the joy and pain of pursuing dreams.<\/p>\n

Ed Wood<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 A stranger-than-fiction true story of the early career of Edward D. Wood, Jr., the once voted worst movie director of all time.<\/p>\n

The Aviator<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.\u00a0Follows the life of Howard Hughes who comes to\u00a0Hollywood<\/span>\u00a0with an interest in getting into the picture business. It doesn’t take long for Hughes to jump from producer to director of his first major film project, a World War I air epic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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