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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (3D)
2012. 105 Minutes. Rated R.
“I shall kill them all.”
Many librarians know that the historical fiction genre is the toughest for most teens to get into (it certainly doesn’t help that I don’t enjoy reading them, either.) I try giving them acclaimed authors like Avi, Ann Rinaldi, or James Lincoln Collier, but there is no greater sell than Seth Grahame-Smith books from Quirk Publishing. Quirk actually convinced me to read Pride and Prejudice (only because it had zombies in it). Did it ruin the tale? No, my dear reader, it only enhanced its awesomeness. Elizabeth Bennet swings swords, kills ninjas, and still romances Mr. Darcy. This brings me to Grahame-Smith’s second gem of a novel, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, recently adapted into a movie.
Notorious
2009. 122 Minutes. Rated R.
Quote: “The sky is the limit.”
This is one of those times it’s EASY to knock out some writing. Christopher Wallace and me, we may not have been the best of friends, but I spent countless hours with him by my side. This man helped to shape and change the face of music. Rap music had only earned a few champions at this point. The 1980′s produced the pioneers of the sport, nobody’s arguing that fact. The NWA, Run DMC, The Beastie Boys, these guys laid the groundwork, no doubt. They aren’t considered the best though. In the history of rap, we have some serious players who stand atop the heap. The best of the best. They are underground now, literally and figuratively. Notorious is the story of one in particular; one who may go down as the very best to ever spit a rhyme.
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