2015 Man Booker Short List !

Here is the shortlist:  

Satin Island by Tom McCarthy (UK) Jonathan Cape.

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James (Jamaica) Oneworld.

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler (US) Chatto & Windus.

The Year of the Runaways by Sunjeev Sahota (UK) Picador.

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (US) Picador.

The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria) One/Pushkin Press.

Read about the upsets, surprises and more

 in this terrific piece from the GuardianUK. 

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"Buzzard" - Marty (Joshua Burge) is on the run with a pocketful of bogus checks and a mind filled with con games - how will he fare as an exile in Detroit?

"Cinderella" - sixty-five years ago, the animated Disney version of the classic fairy tale enchanted the world -  this live-action treatment directed by Kenneth Branagh is liable to do the same! - starring Lily James (TV's "Downton Abbey") and Richard Madden (TV's "Game of Thrones") with a stellar supporting cast including Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Chaplin, Derek Jacobi and Sophie McShera ( TV's "Downton Abbey")

"Little Boy" - you may once again decide to "Believe The Impossible" as you witness the lengths 8-year old Pepper goes to get his father back alive from World War Two - stars Kevin James, Emily Watson, Michael Rappaport and Tom Wilkinson

"Love and Mercy" - based on a remarkable true story - go back and forth in time to witness the mental breakdown of Brian Wilson, acknowledged the creative soul of The Beach Boys, and how a woman's love rescued him from enslavement by a questionable psychiatrist - Paul Dano and John Cusack portray Brian Wilson in different eras - also starring Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti

"Nightingale" - from HBO -  David Oyelowo won the Critics Choice Television Award for Best Actor portraying Peter Snowden, a war veteran whose mind and world falls apart as he anticipates a visit from an old friend

"The Overnight" - Alex and Emily are first timers to Los Angeles until they meet Kurt and Charlotte - what happens next is something the newcomers never expected - stars Adam Scott (TV's "Parks and Recreation"), Taylor Schilling (TV's "Orange is the New Black") and Jason Schwartzman ("The Grand Budapest Hotel")




ALSO: 

"Jack Strong" - from Poland - based on history - the title is a code name referring to Ryszard Kuklinski, the Polish Army colonel privy to Soviet secrets who became the CIA's mole at a crucial moment in the then-satellite nation's relationship with the then USSR - cast includes Maja Ostaszewska ("Schindler's List") and Patrick Wilson ("The Conjuring")

Okay--my last sci fi post for the month, maybe. The fabulous Ursula Le Guin:

   

The science fiction novelist shares her thoughts on 

Amazon, Worldcon and the limitations of dystopia.

DVDs out today!

"The Age of Adaline" - Miss Bowman (Blake Lively) has managed to stay at age 29 for eight decades, never allowing anyone to get too close to her - yet a sudden romance may change this situation - superb supporting cast includes Harrison Ford, Ellen Burstyn and Kathy Baker ("Boulevard")

"American Heist" - Frankie did the time for his brother James who went straight - now that he's out, Frankie convinces James that one last job will take care of their money troubles forever - stars Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody ("The Grand Budapest Hotel") and Jordana Brewster ("Fast and Furious 6)

"Homeland: Season 4" - from Showtime - the continued exploits of Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes), Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin) and their colleagues in the Counter Terrorism Wing of the CIA

 "The Lesson" - from Bulgaria - teacher Nadezhda simultaneously is seeking out a thief in her class while trying to get out from under the thumb of loan sharks - winner of three Sofie International Film Awards

"Love at First Fight" - from France - which is better: to expect nothing from the coming day or prepare for the worst? That is the dilemma of Arnaud and Madeleine, who happen also to be in love - winner of four Cannes Film Festival Awards

 "Queen and Country" - from BBC - follow the exploits of Bill and Percy as they go through basic training in preparation for the Korean War - directed by John Boorman ("Point Blank") and featuring Caleb Landry Jones ("God's Pocket") and Richard E. Grant ("Dom Hemingway")

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