Constitutional Paulicy
07-02-2013, 04:49 AM
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Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four forecast for Hollywood remake
Ben Child
guardian.co.uk,
Hollywood is planning a new version of Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell's classic dystopian science-fiction novel which warned of the dangers of totalitarian government and spawned the term Big Brother.
The new version is being put together by a consortium of Hollywood production companies including Imagine Entertainment, which is partly owned by Oscar-winning film-maker Ron Howard. Shepard Fairey, the street artist who produced the iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster, was instrumental in bringing the project to the attention of the producers.
more here... http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/mar/22/orwells-nineteen-eighty-four-new-film
George Orwell's 1984 has risen to Amazon's top 100 list
by Kevin Jagernauth
June 12, 2013 4:31 PM
There is some kind of irony in the latest news to be making the rounds. You may have already seen this on Twitter or Facebook, but in the wake of the NSA scandal and whistleblowing by Edward Snowden about the U.S. government's massive surveillance operation on the public at large, including tracking online communication and interaction, sales for George Orwell's prophetic classic novel "1984" have spiked. On Amazon, it jumped to the 100th best selling title on the site from its previous spot of 11,855, and apparently the folks buying the story about a dystopian future in which Big Brother controls almost every fact of life, engages in mind control and mass surveillance, really haven't read the book. Or missed the point.
more here...http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-full-1956-1984-movie-adaptations-of-george-orwells-sudden-bestseller-1984-20130612
Sales of George Orwell’s 1984 have rocketed this week
By Felicity Capon
2:57PM BST 12 Jun 2013
Sales of George Orwell’s 1984 have rocketed this week, following the news of the National Security Administration (NSA) Prism surveillance scandal in the US.
As of yesterday morning, sales in the US on Amazon.com of Orwell’s dystopian classic had risen an incredible 5,771%, with one edition even reaching the top 100 bestselling books. On the website’s Movers and Shakers list, the novel has a current sales rank of 80, up from 12,507 just a few days ago. Two editions of the book occupy the 16th and 17th places for highest surge in sales.
In the UK, 1984 is currently in 52nd place in the Amazon.co.uk bestsellers list.
more here... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10115599/Sales-of-Orwells-1984-rocket-in-wake-of-US-Prism-surveillance-scandal.html
Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four forecast for Hollywood remake
Ben Child
guardian.co.uk,
Hollywood is planning a new version of Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell's classic dystopian science-fiction novel which warned of the dangers of totalitarian government and spawned the term Big Brother.
The new version is being put together by a consortium of Hollywood production companies including Imagine Entertainment, which is partly owned by Oscar-winning film-maker Ron Howard. Shepard Fairey, the street artist who produced the iconic Barack Obama "Hope" poster, was instrumental in bringing the project to the attention of the producers.
more here... http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/mar/22/orwells-nineteen-eighty-four-new-film
George Orwell's 1984 has risen to Amazon's top 100 list
by Kevin Jagernauth
June 12, 2013 4:31 PM
There is some kind of irony in the latest news to be making the rounds. You may have already seen this on Twitter or Facebook, but in the wake of the NSA scandal and whistleblowing by Edward Snowden about the U.S. government's massive surveillance operation on the public at large, including tracking online communication and interaction, sales for George Orwell's prophetic classic novel "1984" have spiked. On Amazon, it jumped to the 100th best selling title on the site from its previous spot of 11,855, and apparently the folks buying the story about a dystopian future in which Big Brother controls almost every fact of life, engages in mind control and mass surveillance, really haven't read the book. Or missed the point.
more here...http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-full-1956-1984-movie-adaptations-of-george-orwells-sudden-bestseller-1984-20130612
Sales of George Orwell’s 1984 have rocketed this week
By Felicity Capon
2:57PM BST 12 Jun 2013
Sales of George Orwell’s 1984 have rocketed this week, following the news of the National Security Administration (NSA) Prism surveillance scandal in the US.
As of yesterday morning, sales in the US on Amazon.com of Orwell’s dystopian classic had risen an incredible 5,771%, with one edition even reaching the top 100 bestselling books. On the website’s Movers and Shakers list, the novel has a current sales rank of 80, up from 12,507 just a few days ago. Two editions of the book occupy the 16th and 17th places for highest surge in sales.
In the UK, 1984 is currently in 52nd place in the Amazon.co.uk bestsellers list.
more here... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/10115599/Sales-of-Orwells-1984-rocket-in-wake-of-US-Prism-surveillance-scandal.html