From Books to Film

From Books to Film

Starts:

Friday, June 17
2:00 PM

Ends:

Friday, June 17
4:00 PM


Join us for screenings of films adapted from books. Free showings of films adapted from books continues, presented by the Centre for Reading and the Arts Department of the Stanley A. Milner Library Friday afternoons at 2:00 PM in the Audio Visual room.<br> <br> <br> <b>June is a month of westerns<br> <br> June 3: True Grit</b> 128 minutes (1969) PG<br> John Wayne finally won an Oscar for his portrayal of hard-nosed U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn in this first screen adaption of the Charles Portis novel of the same name. Cogburn and the Texas Ranger La Boeuf (Glen Campbell) help a stubborn young girl named Mattie Ross (Kim Darby) track down her father's killer.<br> <br> <b>June 10: The Searchers</b> 119 minutes (1956) G<br> Considered by many to be the finest western ever made, this John Ford directed film starring his long time collaborator John Wayne tells the tale of Civil War veteran Ethan Edwards and his long search for his young niece (Natalie Wood) captured as a child by the Comanche Indians. This iconic film is based on the novel by Alan Le May.<br> <br> <b>June 17: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance</b> 123 minutes (1962) (b&amp;w) PG<br> Another classic western from the John Ford-John Wayne team with added bonus star James Stewart. Stewart is an elderly U.S. senator returning to a small town to attend the funeral of a local rancher (John Wayne). Through flashback, we learn how Wayne helped Stewart, then a fledgling small town lawyer, deal with a gang of bullying outlaws led by Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance. Based on a short story by Dorothy M. Johnson, this film contains the famous line: &quot;This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.&quot;<br> <br> <b>June 24: True Grit</b> 110 minutes (2010) 14A<br> This recent Coen brothers film is considered to be a more faithful adaptation of the Charles Portis novel than the 1969 version starring John Wayne shown earlier this month (June 3). This time around Jeff Bridges is in the starring role of U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn, with Hailee Steinfeld as the young Mattie Ross and Matt Damon replaces Glen Campbell as Texas Ranger La Boeuf. They join forces to track down killer Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin). The film was nominated for ten Oscars at last year's Academy Awards.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href=http://www.epl.ca/interests/adults/filmseries/?tab=4>Visit our Film Series page to watch trailers</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Call Norm Frizzell at 780-944-5383 for more information or e-mail: nfrizzell@epl.ca

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Stanley A. Milner Library
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 2V4

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