Video Sunday – I Once Got the High Score on Tetris in a Mall in Downtown Belfast. Not that You’d Want to Verify This.

I could begin this week’s post one of two ways.  Do I do the 80s kitch or the cool new movie trailer?  Like it’s even a question.  Ha!

The other day a YA librarian emailed us this video and asked (not without a bit of tongue stuffed firmly within a bit of cheek) if we had this book in our collection.  My boss responded that we somehow missed this one.  Technically it does involve children’s books . . . . .

Okay. Now for the serious movie trailer. Yes, the website for the film version of The City of Ember has the brand spanking new preview up for your viewing pleasure. They sure crammed as much Bill Murray in there as they could, didn’t they? The girl is Saoirse Ronan.  Some of you may remember her from her Oscar-nominated performance in Atonement just last year.  Clever casting there.

And then you have the downright bizarre.  I’d embed it, but some librarian made that impossible.  Thanks to The Shifted Librarian for the first link.

And here is Jeff Smith’s (creator of Bone):

I like to end with videos that may not directly pertain to children’s literature or librarianship but that amuse me.  This one caught my eye not too long ago.

I could confess to you how long it took me before I realized that this wasn’t going to be a real movie, but then I’d have to kill you. 

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