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FROM: "Theyer, Hillary" <[removed]@TORRNET.COM>
REC'D: 1/14/04, 10:27 AM

A colleague and I host masquerade book discussions right around (or on)
Halloween. This started with The Hobbit, and the pending release of
Fellowship of the Ring. For three years we did Tolkien, wanting people to
read the books before the movies came out. We have costumes (optional, but
there are prizes), thematic food, thematic music, trivia contests, and book
or book/movie discussion. At the last Tolkien program in 2003 we had over
50 attendees, adults and children. Over 25 were in costume, and we had a
ball.

We realize we won't have the popularity of Tolkien when the movies were
being released, but we need a book for this year. Our goals are:
1. lends itself to costume, theme elements, and fun
2. could be billed as inter-generational, possibly something kids and
adults could attend together

We can't do Harry Potter, that is kind of the domain of Youth Services, they
do Harry Potter parties and I don't want to step on their toes.

We are considering at this point
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Peter Pan (the novel) by J. M. Barrie (a book/movie discussion about the
different adaptations)

but, I have heard rumor of a new King Arthur movie and am now thinking along
the lines of one of the King Arthur/Camelot novels. Has anyone done a
discussion of something like The Sword in the Stone, the Mists of Avalon, or
the Crystal Cave? What lends itself to this format? And does anyone know
anything else about the movie (a release date would be nice, to know if we
can tie in somehow?

Thanks for any info, and if you have any other suggestions that would be
great.

Hillary Theyer
Torrance Public Library
htheyer[at]torrnet.com

FROM: "Jennifer Compton" <[removed]@oc.edu>
REC'D: 1/14/04, 10:39 AM

Check out this page for the official web site
http://kingarthur.movies.go.com/main.html

I got this info off yahoo movies:
Drama and Action/Adventure
As the Roman Empire crumbles (circa 450 A.D.), the British Isles are
thrown into a loose anarchy as errant knights are entrenched in years of
territorial battle. Then, one king emerges to unite them, Arthur, with
his concept of a Round Table of united knights.
Release Date: July 7th, 2004 (wide).
MPAA Rating: Not Rated.
Distributor: Touchstone

Cast and Credits

Starring: Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley, Hugh Dancy, Ioan
Gruffudd
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer

I can't help much on the theme thing, since I work at an academic
library, and we haven't done any to my knowledge. Hope this helps a
little,

JJ Compton
Technical Services Librarian/Archivist
Oklahoma Christian University

-----Original Message-----
From: Theyer, Hillary [[removed]@TORRNET.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:23 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: masquerade book discussion

A colleague and I host masquerade book discussions right around (or on)
Halloween. This started with The Hobbit, and the pending release of
Fellowship of the Ring. For three years we did Tolkien, wanting people
to
read the books before the movies came out. We have costumes (optional,
but
there are prizes), thematic food, thematic music, trivia contests, and
book
or book/movie discussion. At the last Tolkien program in 2003 we had
over
50 attendees, adults and children. Over 25 were in costume, and we had
a
ball.

We realize we won't have the popularity of Tolkien when the movies were
being released, but we need a book for this year. Our goals are:
1. lends itself to costume, theme elements, and fun
2. could be billed as inter-generational, possibly something kids and
adults could attend together

We can't do Harry Potter, that is kind of the domain of Youth Services,
they
do Harry Potter parties and I don't want to step on their toes.

We are considering at this point
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Peter Pan (the novel) by J. M. Barrie (a book/movie discussion about the
different adaptations)

but, I have heard rumor of a new King Arthur movie and am now thinking
along
the lines of one of the King Arthur/Camelot novels. Has anyone done a
discussion of something like The Sword in the Stone, the Mists of
Avalon, or
the Crystal Cave? What lends itself to this format? And does anyone
know
anything else about the movie (a release date would be nice, to know if
we
can tie in somehow?

Thanks for any info, and if you have any other suggestions that would be
great.

Hillary Theyer
Torrance Public Library
htheyer[at]torrnet.com

FROM: "Robin Deffendall" <[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us>
REC'D: 1/14/04, 12:10 PM

Troy comes out in May. Would that be too long to wait for a toga party?

Yeah probably. Sigh.

Robin Deffendall
Branch Manager
Bordeaux Branch Library
Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center
Fayetteville, NC
"The Very Best Place to Start for Learning and Discovery."

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org [[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]
On Behalf Of Jennifer Compton
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 11:35 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: RE: masquerade book discussion

Check out this page for the official web site
http://kingarthur.movies.go.com/main.html

I got this info off yahoo movies:
Drama and Action/Adventure
As the Roman Empire crumbles (circa 450 A.D.), the British Isles are thrown
into a loose anarchy as errant knights are entrenched in years of
territorial battle. Then, one king emerges to unite them, Arthur, with his
concept of a Round Table of united knights.
Release Date: July 7th, 2004 (wide).
MPAA Rating: Not Rated.
Distributor: Touchstone

Cast and Credits

Starring: Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley, Hugh Dancy, Ioan
Gruffudd
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer

I can't help much on the theme thing, since I work at an academic library,
and we haven't done any to my knowledge. Hope this helps a little,

JJ Compton
Technical Services Librarian/Archivist
Oklahoma Christian University

-----Original Message-----
From: Theyer, Hillary [[removed]@TORRNET.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:23 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: masquerade book discussion

A colleague and I host masquerade book discussions right around (or on)
Halloween. This started with The Hobbit, and the pending release of
Fellowship of the Ring. For three years we did Tolkien, wanting people to
read the books before the movies came out. We have costumes (optional, but
there are prizes), thematic food, thematic music, trivia contests, and book
or book/movie discussion. At the last Tolkien program in 2003 we had over
50 attendees, adults and children. Over 25 were in costume, and we had a
ball.

We realize we won't have the popularity of Tolkien when the movies were
being released, but we need a book for this year. Our goals are: 1. lends
itself to costume, theme elements, and fun 2. could be billed as
inter-generational, possibly something kids and adults could attend together

We can't do Harry Potter, that is kind of the domain of Youth Services, they
do Harry Potter parties and I don't want to step on their toes.

We are considering at this point
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Peter Pan (the novel) by J. M. Barrie (a book/movie discussion about the
different adaptations)

but, I have heard rumor of a new King Arthur movie and am now thinking along
the lines of one of the King Arthur/Camelot novels. Has anyone done a
discussion of something like The Sword in the Stone, the Mists of Avalon, or
the Crystal Cave? What lends itself to this format? And does anyone know
anything else about the movie (a release date would be nice, to know if we
can tie in somehow?

Thanks for any info, and if you have any other suggestions that would be
great.

Hillary Theyer
Torrance Public Library
htheyer[at]torrnet.com

FROM: [removed]@wrl.org
REC'D: 1/14/04, 1:13 PM

The new King Arthur movie is due out on July 7th (although release dates may
change.) The movie is done from a perspective of Arthur as a historical figure
around the fall of the Roman Empire. The preview is online if you want to get a
look. More about the film is available at
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808404753

Offhand, I don't know of a book that looks at Arthur from this perspective, but
a good default might be T.H. White's A Once and Future King.

Another fun possibility might be the Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate
Events. These are children's/young adult books, but adults enjoy them as well
and there are both adult and child characters that would be fun to dress up as.
A movie is due out next December.
Neil Hollands
Williamsburg Regional Library

Quoting "Theyer, Hillary" <[removed]@TORRNET.COM>:

> A colleague and I host masquerade book discussions right around (or on)
> Halloween. This started with The Hobbit, and the pending release of
> Fellowship of the Ring. For three years we did Tolkien, wanting people to
> read the books before the movies came out. We have costumes (optional, but
> there are prizes), thematic food, thematic music, trivia contests, and book
> or book/movie discussion. At the last Tolkien program in 2003 we had over
> 50 attendees, adults and children. Over 25 were in costume, and we had a
> ball.
>
> We realize we won't have the popularity of Tolkien when the movies were
> being released, but we need a book for this year. Our goals are:
> 1. lends itself to costume, theme elements, and fun
> 2. could be billed as inter-generational, possibly something kids and
> adults could attend together
>
> We can't do Harry Potter, that is kind of the domain of Youth Services, they
> do Harry Potter parties and I don't want to step on their toes.
>
> We are considering at this point
> The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
> Peter Pan (the novel) by J. M. Barrie (a book/movie discussion about the
> different adaptations)
>
> but, I have heard rumor of a new King Arthur movie and am now thinking along
> the lines of one of the King Arthur/Camelot novels. Has anyone done a
> discussion of something like The Sword in the Stone, the Mists of Avalon, or
> the Crystal Cave? What lends itself to this format? And does anyone know
> anything else about the movie (a release date would be nice, to know if we
> can tie in somehow?
>
> Thanks for any info, and if you have any other suggestions that would be
> great.
>
> Hillary Theyer
> Torrance Public Library
> htheyer[at]torrnet.com
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>

FROM: "Marla" <[removed]@mtlib.org>
REC'D: 1/14/04, 1:41 PM

-----------------------------
The movie is done from a perspective of Arthur as a historical
figure
around the fall of the Roman Empire. The preview is online if you
want to
get a
look. More about the film is available at
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808404753

Offhand, I don't know of a book that looks at Arthur from this
perspective, but
a good default might be T.H. White's A Once and Future King.
-------------

Wasn't Rosemary Sutcliffe's SWORD AT SUNSET done from the
perspective of Arthur taking over as the Roman Empire left (and
was being pushed out) of Great Britain. Been a *long* time since
I've read this -- just remember really liking it in high school.

BYE!

Marla/Great Falls Public Library/Acquisitions
301 2nd Ave N
Great Falls MT 59401-2593
[removed]@mtlib.org
================================
================================

"I do not approve of this hushed and reverent attitude towards
our great Library. After all, it is a place for human
beings, isn't it?" Barbara Pym; SOME TAME GAZELLE

FROM: "Victoria Kemp" <[removed]@fortworthlibrary.org>
REC'D: 1/14/04, 1:46 PM

I haven't read Sutcliffe's book. Mary Stewart's triology is written from
Merlin's perspective, but set at this time period, as Rome is leaving
England. Merlin actually becomes a follower of Mithras. Many Roman soldiers
were advocates of the religion. Excellent books, by the way.
FWIW.
Viccy Kemp
The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marla" <[removed]@mtlib.org>
To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 1:33 AM
Subject: masquerade book discussion --reply -- King Arthur

>
>
>
> -----------------------------
> The movie is done from a perspective of Arthur as a historical
> figure
> around the fall of the Roman Empire. The preview is online if you
> want to
> get a
> look. More about the film is available at
> http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808404753
>
> Offhand, I don't know of a book that looks at Arthur from this
> perspective, but
> a good default might be T.H. White's A Once and Future King.
> -------------
>
> Wasn't Rosemary Sutcliffe's SWORD AT SUNSET done from the
> perspective of Arthur taking over as the Roman Empire left (and
> was being pushed out) of Great Britain. Been a *long* time since
> I've read this -- just remember really liking it in high school.
>
> BYE!
>
> Marla/Great Falls Public Library/Acquisitions
> 301 2nd Ave N
> Great Falls MT 59401-2593
> [removed]@mtlib.org
> ================================
> ================================
>
> "I do not approve of this hushed and reverent attitude towards
> our great Library. After all, it is a place for human
> beings, isn't it?" Barbara Pym; SOME TAME GAZELLE
>
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org

FROM: "Jessica E. Moyer" <[removed]@students.uiuc.edu>
REC'D: 1/14/04, 1:51 PM

Anne McCaffrey's Black Horses for the King is a good historical roman
times King Arthur (I am pretty sure, but its been a couple years since I
read it) Its a good YA book that would, I think appeal to adults and
children. Another one is Mists of Avalon, great, but not for everyone
(and its really long!)

Jessica E. Moyer

M.S. in Library and Information Science
Librarian for the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International
Security (ACDIS) University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Phone: (217) 333 9173 Webpage: http://acdisweb.acdis.uiuc.edu/Library.html

Vice President, Special Libraries Association, Student Group
Chair, American Library Association Student Group International Committee
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois

On Thu, 15 Jan 2004, Marla wrote:

>
>
>
> -----------------------------
> The movie is done from a perspective of Arthur as a historical
> figure
> around the fall of the Roman Empire. The preview is online if you
> want to
> get a
> look. More about the film is available at
> http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808404753
>
> Offhand, I don't know of a book that looks at Arthur from this
> perspective, but
> a good default might be T.H. White's A Once and Future King.
> -------------
>
> Wasn't Rosemary Sutcliffe's SWORD AT SUNSET done from the
> perspective of Arthur taking over as the Roman Empire left (and
> was being pushed out) of Great Britain. Been a *long* time since
> I've read this -- just remember really liking it in high school.
>
> BYE!
>
> Marla/Great Falls Public Library/Acquisitions
> 301 2nd Ave N
> Great Falls MT 59401-2593
> [removed]@mtlib.org
> ================================
> ================================
>
> "I do not approve of this hushed and reverent attitude towards
> our great Library. After all, it is a place for human
> beings, isn't it?" Barbara Pym; SOME TAME GAZELLE
>
>
>
>
> ......................................................................
> Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
>

FROM: "Mary Jane Celsie" <[removed]@hotmail.com>
REC'D: 1/14/04, 1:57 PM

Not to foist my Johnny Depp obsession on anyone else, but the J.M. Barrie
works may be a good choice as there is a "new" Peter Pan movie just out, and
Mr. Depp is starring as J.M. Barrie himself in the film Neverland to be
released later this year.

And of course there's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, coming out as a
film in 2005, with the man himself as Willy Wonka... People could dress as
Oompa-Loompas, etc.

Personally, anything Arthurian was permanently ruined (or compromised) for
me by the Python boys and "Holy Grail".

MJ

Mary Jane Celsie
Director of Service Development
Richmond Hill Public Library
905-770-0310, Ext. 422
[removed]@yahoo.ca

>From: [removed]@wrl.org
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Re: masquerade book discussion
>Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 14:09:54 -0500
>
>The new King Arthur movie is due out on July 7th (although release dates
>may
>change.) The movie is done from a perspective of Arthur as a historical
>figure
>around the fall of the Roman Empire. The preview is online if you want to
>get a
>look. More about the film is available at
>http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808404753
>
>Offhand, I don't know of a book that looks at Arthur from this perspective,
>but
>a good default might be T.H. White's A Once and Future King.
>
>Another fun possibility might be the Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate
>Events. These are children's/young adult books, but adults enjoy them as
>well
>and there are both adult and child characters that would be fun to dress up
>as.
>A movie is due out next December.
>Neil Hollands
>Williamsburg Regional Library
>
>
>
>Quoting "Theyer, Hillary" <[removed]@TORRNET.COM>:
>
> > A colleague and I host masquerade book discussions right around (or on)
> > Halloween. This started with The Hobbit, and the pending release of
> > Fellowship of the Ring. For three years we did Tolkien, wanting people
>to
> > read the books before the movies came out. We have costumes (optional,
>but
> > there are prizes), thematic food, thematic music, trivia contests, and
>book
> > or book/movie discussion. At the last Tolkien program in 2003 we had
>over
> > 50 attendees, adults and children. Over 25 were in costume, and we had
>a
> > ball.
> >
> > We realize we won't have the popularity of Tolkien when the movies were
> > being released, but we need a book for this year. Our goals are:
> > 1. lends itself to costume, theme elements, and fun
> > 2. could be billed as inter-generational, possibly something kids and
> > adults could attend together
> >
> > We can't do Harry Potter, that is kind of the domain of Youth Services,
>they
> > do Harry Potter parties and I don't want to step on their toes.
> >
> > We are considering at this point
> > The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
> > Peter Pan (the novel) by J. M. Barrie (a book/movie discussion about the
> > different adaptations)
> >
> > but, I have heard rumor of a new King Arthur movie and am now thinking
>along
> > the lines of one of the King Arthur/Camelot novels. Has anyone done a
> > discussion of something like The Sword in the Stone, the Mists of
>Avalon, or
> > the Crystal Cave? What lends itself to this format? And does anyone
>know
> > anything else about the movie (a release date would be nice, to know if
>we
> > can tie in somehow?
> >
> > Thanks for any info, and if you have any other suggestions that would be
> > great.
> >
> > Hillary Theyer
> > Torrance Public Library
> > htheyer[at]torrnet.com
> >
> > ......................................................................
> > Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> > Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
> >
>
>
>
>......................................................................
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FROM: "Lisa Colcord" <[removed]@glendaleaz.com>
REC'D: 1/14/04, 2:14 PM

Mary Jane,

When you say:

>Personally, anything Arthurian was permanently ruined (or
>compromised) for me by the Python boys and "Holy Grail".

Do you mean that everything pales in comparison for you? Or did it ruin the legend for you? Personally, I love the Python stuff...

Lisa

Mary Jane Celsie
Director of Service Development
Richmond Hill Public Library
905-770-0310, Ext. 422
[removed]@yahoo.ca

>From: [removed]@wrl.org
>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>Subject: Re: masquerade book discussion
>Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 14:09:54 -0500
>
>The new King Arthur movie is due out on July 7th (although release dates
>may
>change.) The movie is done from a perspective of Arthur as a historical
>figure
>around the fall of the Roman Empire. The preview is online if you want to
>get a
>look. More about the film is available at
>http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808404753
>
>Offhand, I don't know of a book that looks at Arthur from this perspective,
>but
>a good default might be T.H. White's A Once and Future King.
>
>Another fun possibility might be the Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate
>Events. These are children's/young adult books, but adults enjoy them as
>well
>and there are both adult and child characters that would be fun to dress up
>as.
>A movie is due out next December.
>Neil Hollands
>Williamsburg Regional Library
>
>
>
>Quoting "Theyer, Hillary" <[removed]@TORRNET.COM>:
>
> > A colleague and I host masquerade book discussions right around (or on)
> > Halloween. This started with The Hobbit, and the pending release of
> > Fellowship of the Ring. For three years we did Tolkien, wanting people
>to
> > read the books before the movies came out. We have costumes (optional,
>but
> > there are prizes), thematic food, thematic music, trivia contests, and
>book
> > or book/movie discussion. At the last Tolkien program in 2003 we had
>over
> > 50 attendees, adults and children. Over 25 were in costume, and we had
>a
> > ball.
> >
> > We realize we won't have the popularity of Tolkien when the movies were
> > being released, but we need a book for this year. Our goals are:
> > 1. lends itself to costume, theme elements, and fun
> > 2. could be billed as inter-generational, possibly something kids and
> > adults could attend together
> >
> > We can't do Harry Potter, that is kind of the domain of Youth Services,
>they
> > do Harry Potter parties and I don't want to step on their toes.
> >
> > We are considering at this point
> > The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
> > Peter Pan (the novel) by J. M. Barrie (a book/movie discussion about the
> > different adaptations)
> >
> > but, I have heard rumor of a new King Arthur movie and am now thinking
>along
> > the lines of one of the King Arthur/Camelot novels. Has anyone done a
> > discussion of something like The Sword in the Stone, the Mists of
>Avalon, or
> > the Crystal Cave? What lends itself to this format? And does anyone
>know
> > anything else about the movie (a release date would be nice, to know if
>we
> > can tie in somehow?
> >
> > Thanks for any info, and if you have any other suggestions that would be
> > great.
> >
> > Hillary Theyer
> > Torrance Public Library
> > htheyer[at]torrnet.com
> >
> > ......................................................................
> > Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
> > Everything Fiction_L: http://fictionl.webrary.org
> >
>
>
>
>......................................................................
>Need to subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives?
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FROM: "Robin Deffendall" <[removed]@cumberland.lib.nc.us>
REC'D: 1/14/04, 4:09 PM

If you have seen the Jack Whyte series on Arthur, you should give them a
try. They place Arthur in the end of the Roman time period. Starts with The
Skystone.

Robin Deffendall
Branch Manager
Bordeaux Branch Library
Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center
Fayetteville, NC
"The Very Best Place to Start for Learning and Discovery."

-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org [[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]
On Behalf Of [removed]@wrl.org
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:10 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Re: masquerade book discussion

The new King Arthur movie is due out on July 7th (although release dates may
change.) The movie is done from a perspective of Arthur as a historical
figure around the fall of the Roman Empire. The preview is online if you
want to get a look. More about the film is available at
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808404753

Offhand, I don't know of a book that looks at Arthur from this perspective,
but a good default might be T.H. White's A Once and Future King.

Another fun possibility might be the Lemony Snicket Series of Unfortunate
Events. These are children's/young adult books, but adults enjoy them as
well and there are both adult and child characters that would be fun to
dress up as. A movie is due out next December. Neil Hollands Williamsburg
Regional Library

Quoting "Theyer, Hillary" <[removed]@TORRNET.COM>:

> A colleague and I host masquerade book discussions right around (or
> on) Halloween. This started with The Hobbit, and the pending release
> of Fellowship of the Ring. For three years we did Tolkien, wanting
> people to read the books before the movies came out. We have costumes
> (optional, but there are prizes), thematic food, thematic music,
> trivia contests, and book or book/movie discussion. At the last
> Tolkien program in 2003 we had over 50 attendees, adults and children.
> Over 25 were in costume, and we had a ball.
>
> We realize we won't have the popularity of Tolkien when the movies
> were being released, but we need a book for this year. Our goals are:
> 1. lends itself to costume, theme elements, and fun 2. could be
> billed as inter-generational, possibly something kids and adults could
> attend together
>
> We can't do Harry Potter, that is kind of the domain of Youth
> Services, they do Harry Potter parties and I don't want to step on
> their toes.
>
> We are considering at this point
> The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
> Peter Pan (the novel) by J. M. Barrie (a book/movie discussion about
> the different adaptations)
>
> but, I have heard rumor of a new King Arthur movie and am now thinking
> along the lines of one of the King Arthur/Camelot novels. Has anyone
> done a discussion of something like The Sword in the Stone, the Mists
> of Avalon, or the Crystal Cave? What lends itself to this format?
> And does anyone know anything else about the movie (a release date
> would be nice, to know if we can tie in somehow?
>
> Thanks for any info, and if you have any other suggestions that would
> be great.
>
> Hillary Theyer
> Torrance Public Library
> htheyer[at]torrnet.com
>
> ......................................................................
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FROM: "Rosemarie Herrera" <[removed]@mdpls.org>
REC'D: 1/15/04, 9:00 AM

Hello Hillary,

Another movie that might be popular this summer is Van Helsing. Here's a short description from this web site (http://www.empiremovies.com/movies/2004/van_helsing.shtml)

Set in the late 19th century, "Van Helsing" finds Bram Stoker's legendary monster hunter summoned to a distant and dangerous Eastern European land on a quest to vanquish evil.

The offical site (vanhelsing.net) has a longer synopsis, but there appear to be many monsters in this one: Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolf-Man are in it.

Good luck!

Rose

-----Original Message-----
From: Theyer, Hillary [[removed]@TORRNET.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 10:23 AM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: masquerade book discussion

A colleague and I host masquerade book discussions right around (or on)
Halloween. This started with The Hobbit, and the pending release of
Fellowship of the Ring. For three years we did Tolkien, wanting people to
read the books before the movies came out. We have costumes (optional, but
there are prizes), thematic food, thematic music, trivia contests, and book
or book/movie discussion. At the last Tolkien program in 2003 we had over
50 attendees, adults and children. Over 25 were in costume, and we had a
ball.

We realize we won't have the popularity of Tolkien when the movies were
being released, but we need a book for this year. Our goals are: 1. lends
itself to costume, theme elements, and fun 2. could be billed as
inter-generational, possibly something kids and adults could attend together

We can't do Harry Potter, that is kind of the domain of Youth Services, they
do Harry Potter parties and I don't want to step on their toes.

We are considering at this point
The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Peter Pan (the novel) by J. M. Barrie (a book/movie discussion about the
different adaptations)

but, I have heard rumor of a new King Arthur movie and am now thinking along
the lines of one of the King Arthur/Camelot novels. Has anyone done a
discussion of something like The Sword in the Stone, the Mists of Avalon, or
the Crystal Cave? What lends itself to this format? And does anyone know
anything else about the movie (a release date would be nice, to know if we
can tie in somehow?

Thanks for any info, and if you have any other suggestions that would be
great.

Hillary Theyer
Torrance Public Library
htheyer[at]torrnet.com

****

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South Miami Branch Library
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South Miami, FL 33143
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FROM: Pam Schwotzer <[removed]@nhplib.org>
REC'D: 1/15/04, 11:15 AM

Sword at Sunset by Rosemary Sutcliff presents Arthur as a military
leader uniting the warring tribes of Britain after the fall of the Roman
Empire--sounds like this movie. I loved the book--hope the movie doesn't
disappoint.

Pam Schwotzer, Director
North Hampton Public Library
North Hampton, NH

You wrote:
> From: [removed]@wrl.org
>>Reply-To: "Fiction_L" <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>>To: Fiction_L <[removed]@maillist.webrary.org>
>>Subject: Re: masquerade book discussion
>>Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 14:09:54 -0500
>>
>>The new King Arthur movie is due out on July 7th (although release dates
>>may
>>change.) The movie is done from a perspective of Arthur as a historical
>>figure
>>around the fall of the Roman Empire. The preview is online if you want to
>>get a
>>look. More about the film is available at
>>http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808404753
>>
>>Offhand, I don't know of a book that looks at Arthur from this perspective,
>>but
>>a good default might be T.H. White's A Once and Future King.

FROM: "Lesley K" <[removed]@rpl.lib.ar.us>
REC'D: 1/15/04, 4:47 PM

Do you have a graphic novel/comic book collection? Comic book adaptations
are all the rage in the film business right now. (Wouldn't it be neat to
dress as SANDMAN's Lucien the Librarian? Or Oracle (formerly Batgirl),
superhero information broker?)

At 08:22 AM 1/14/04 -0800, you wrote:
>A
>We realize we won't have the popularity of Tolkien when the movies were
>being released, but we need a book for this year. Our goals are:
>1. lends itself to costume, theme elements, and fun
>2. could be billed as inter-generational, possibly something kids and
>adults could attend together

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lesley Knieriem [removed]@rpl.lib.ar.us
Reader's Advisory Librarian 479 - 621 - 1152
Rogers Public Library Rogers, AR 72758
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Nunc adeamus bibliothecam, non illam quidem multis
instructam libris, sed exquisitis. -- Erasmus
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FROM: "Lesley K" <[removed]@rpl.lib.ar.us>
REC'D: 1/15/04, 4:47 PM

Do you have a graphic novel/comic book collection? Comic book adaptations
are all the rage in the film business right now. (Wouldn't it be neat to
dress as SANDMAN's Lucien the Librarian? Or Oracle (formerly Batgirl),
superhero information broker?)

At 08:22 AM 1/14/04 -0800, you wrote:
>A
>We realize we won't have the popularity of Tolkien when the movies were
>being released, but we need a book for this year. Our goals are:
>1. lends itself to costume, theme elements, and fun
>2. could be billed as inter-generational, possibly something kids and
>adults could attend together

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lesley Knieriem [removed]@rpl.lib.ar.us
Reader's Advisory Librarian 479 - 621 - 1152
Rogers Public Library Rogers, AR 72758
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Nunc adeamus bibliothecam, non illam quidem multis
instructam libris, sed exquisitis. -- Erasmus
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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