January Cultural Roundup

An L.A. production based on Anne Carson's collection  
Men in the Off Hours

Books:

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (please see review here)

Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (please see review here)

Men in the Off Hours by Anne Carson

Toby's Room by Pat Barker (please see review here)

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Films:

Blue Valentine (U.S., 2010) directed by Derek Cianfrance 
Brave (U.S., 2012) directed by Mark Andrews & Brenda Chapman (review here)

Frankenweenie (U.S., 2012) directed by Tim Burton (review here)

Ethel (U.S., 2012) directed by Rory Kennedy

Les Misérables (U.K., 2012) directed by Tom Hooper (review here)

Searching for Sugarman (Sweden/U.K., 2012) directed by Malik Bendjelloul (review here)
Life of Pi (U.S./Taiwan) directed by Ang Lee (review here)

Readings:

Launch of Descant's Winter issue - A Guide to Melancholia - January 23, 2012 at No One Writes to the Colonel