Friday 21st September is the 75th Anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit. Plenty of time to read the book if you haven't already before heading to the flics to see the three (!?) films.

And unfortunately, to answer the C S Lewis immortal question, yes, there are more Elves in it...

There's a couple of big movies coming out in the next few months adapted from big books. Looks like they've thrown quite a lot of money at these flicks...

1st up is David Mitchell's 'unfilmable' Cloud Atlas. Three directors, nearly three hours *gulp* (epic trailer too - clear 6 minutes to view)

2nd is Yann Martel's also 'unfilmable' Life of Pi. Much resting on the stripes of a CGI'd Tiger. Grrrrrooowwwlllll.

As ever, we would urge you to read the wonderful books first!

This 14 year old couldn't get enough of Judge Dredd and the four Dark Judges when he first came across them in 1985... Come 1995 not even Stallone dispensing his own lethal judgement on the character of Dredd could dampen the enthusiasm. Now there's a new attempt to film Dredd with a screenplay by Alex Garland among others although judging from the trailer I wouldn't hold out too much hope for the new movie coming in September but at least it's sent me running back to the glorious 2000AD comics, lovingly collected in a fantastic series.

I Am Number Four is a new thriller. John Smith is not your average teenager. On the run, he moves from town to town changing his name and identity. If he stops, those hunting him will find him and kill him. He was once one of nine, three have been killed. John is Number Four. Also, soon to a major movie early 2011. More book details