Film adaptation of Challenged Book

Here in Australia, there was much concern in certain areas about "We need to talk about Kevin"; the film adaptation has been shortlisted for the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, according to the Orange folk's Facebook page.

Just remember, you read it here second, or maybe third :-0

Book of Lost Things

It's now old news, but still congrats to Australian Author Shaun Tan for the Academy Award for his animated film of his book The Lost Thing. A search for suitable clips produced only very short trailers, so here instead is:



Note for Jay and mates: No, I didn't get paid anything by Shaun Tan, the Academy Awards, The Motion Film industry, You Tube, The Internet, or anyone associated with any of the preceding. Or indeed anyone else.