If you could n’t tell from the exclamation point in the deed of conveyance , we ’re really excited to be partner with Barnes and Noble on a Thomas Nelson Page - to - screen door trivium show this weekend . ( Click here for times and locations . )
It ’s funny — while I was research Scripture and movie for the event , I set off reminisce about my first job out of college , when I crop at an autonomous video store . It was the sort of place that was beloved by the community but also soundly confusing in its capricious constitution . A wrangle of flicks from Portuguese directors might jut out from an alphabetized incision of of slapstick Westerns , which not only made no sense , but also made the clerks indispensable since you needed them to discover everything . One of the most fun parts of working there was that we were allowed to take Post - its and write goofy short letter and recommendations on the video boxes . When my colleague clerk and I stickered every Jean - Claude Van Damme “ film ” with a starburst that take “ As experience onMasterpiece dramatic art ! ” , my manager just express joy and shook her headland . But what was perhaps most typical about the place was its feel : the mode masses saunter through the shoes and confab and lingered , it always mat more like a beloved book shop to me than a TV stock .
This weekend ’s event is part of Barnes and Noble ’s Get Pop Cultured Month — a festivity of books in film and pop culture . And working on it made us smile : from thinking about which Roald Dahl story made for the best movie ( I ’m fond toFantastic Mr. Fox ) , to blurting thing like , “ did you knowCheaper By The Dozenwas really based on a Scripture ? ” The whole thing reminded me of my days in that old video store . Anyway , that ’s all to say : if you bang trivia , picture show and Book , you should definitely check it out . Our event is running at stores across the nation , and our research editors Sandy Wood and Kara Kovalchik are evenhosting one of the showsin Michigan .
If you require a taste of some of the ridiculous small beer being offer , be sure to check out these Holy Writ and film quizzes we ’ve been running on the internet site all workweek :
