We’re delighted to report that Legendary Pictures, the powerhouse production team behind such films as “Unbroken” and “Jurassic World,” has assigned director Jim Mickle (“Cold in July”) to direct the film version of John Maclean’s THE ESPERANZA FIRE. It’s the true story of a tight-knit community of firefighters battling a perfect storm of wildfires near […]
Entries from April 23rd, 2015
HighBridge goes to the movies – again!
April 23rd, 2015 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies
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The Danish Girl
April 22nd, 2015 · No Comments · HighBridge at the Movies
Exciting news! The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff is being made into a movie! Set against the glitz and decadence of 1920s Copenhagen, Dresden and Paris, this stunning novel explores the boundaries of sex and gender, love and marriage. The audiobook is narrated by Jeff Woodman and available at highbridgeaudio.com. Les Miserables director Tom Hooper and star Eddie Redmayne reunite […]
Tags: movies
Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 16th, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, a national day of commemoration on which the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust are memorialized. The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. It has been seventy years since […]
Abraham Lincoln is shot at Ford’s Theatre
April 14th, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News
2015 marks a year of significant Civil War anniversaries (150th). On this day in history … April 14, 1865 – The Stars and Stripes is ceremoniously raised over Fort Sumter. That night, Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater. At 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the […]
Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House
April 9th, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News
2015 marks a year of significant Civil War anniversaries (150th). On this day in history … April 9, 1865 – Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Grant allows Rebel officers to […]
Don’t Look Back: Stories from the Teenage Years
April 6th, 2015 · No Comments · Author/Narrator News
Produced by WNYC and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, RadioLoveFest runs May 5 to 10 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Fort Greene and will present live versions of some of public radio’s most popular shows and podcasts. One event, “Don’t Look Back: Stories From the Teenage Years,” organized by the Moth and Radio Diaries and […]
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Lincoln visits Richmond, Virginia
April 3rd, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News
2015 marks a year of significant Civil War anniversaries (150th). On this day in history … April 4, 1865 – Lincoln visits Richmond, Virginia President Lincoln tours Richmond where he enters the Confederate White House. With “a serious, dreamy expression,” he sits at the desk of Jefferson Davis for a few moments. ______________________________________________________ Learn more […]
Stars and Stripes
April 2nd, 2015 · No Comments · Publishing News
2015 marks a year of significant Civil War anniversaries (150th). On this day in history … April 2, 1865 – Grant’s forces begin a general advance and break through Lee’s lines at Petersburg. Confederate Gen. Ambrose P. Hill is killed. Lee evacuates Petersburg. The Confederate Capital, Richmond, is evacuated. Fires and looting break out. The […]