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Today we welcome back Elin Hilderbrand and her brand new novel "Summerland.". Elin lives on Nantucket with her husband and their three young children. She grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and traveled extensively before settling on Nantucket, which has been the setting for her ten previous novels. Elin is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the graduate fiction workshop at the University of Iowa. This is her second visit to Chick Lit Central, as she was here last summer to answer a few questions.
If you would like to learn more about Elin, you can find her on Facebook and Twitter.
She's here today to tell us about some of her favorite movies. Thanks to Little, Brown, we have THREE copies of "Summerland" to share with some lucky readers in the US and Canada.
Favorite movie of all time?
Love Story with Ali McGraw and Ryan O'Neal
Favorite movie musical?
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Movie that made you laugh so hard that you couldn't hear some of the dialogue?
Best in Show
Favorite foreign film?
Life is Beautiful
Who would you cast if Summerland were made into a movie?
Zoe: Julia Roberts
Jordan: Robert Downey Jr.
Ava: Kate Winslet
Al Castle: William Hurt
Lynne Castle: Kathy Bates
Special thanks to Elin for chatting with us and to Little, Brown for facilitating the interview and sharing "Summerland" with our readers.How to win "Summerland":
Please tell us your favorite movie of all time. (One entry per person.) Please include your e-mail address or another way to reach you if you win.
US/Canada only. (No P.O. Boxes.) Giveaway ends July 1st at midnight EST.
My favorite is Love Actually!
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I have to pick one? Then I'll go with one that always makes me smile, plus has hot Colin Firth in it: Bridget Jones's Diary.
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It's impossible to pick just one, but I'll list Notting Hill as my fav romantic comedy. Can't even begin to say how many times I've watched that flick! And I can't wait to read Summerland. kskm07(at)gmail(dot)com.
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My favourite movie of all time has been the same since the first time I saw it ... Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken. Yeah, it's Disney, but it's such a wonderful story!
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There are so many! But, the one I just can't pass up if it's on TV...Sweet Home Alabama!
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Not really a movie person but...Mystic Pizza, as I Love Mystic CT and spend a lot of time there with my husband.lsscarchuk@att.net
ReplyDeleteI adore a French movie (it's just as good with the subtitles! Reading AND a movie at the same time...I'm in!), starring Audrey Tatou, called "Amelie". It's whimsical, romantic, quirky, funny, and visually spectacular. It's number one on my list of the 8 movies I *must* watch every time I come across it.
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Ahhhh impossible to pick just one. But.....I will go with Pretty Woman as it was one of my FIRST favorite movies!!
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My favorite movie of all time is Gone with the Wind. Love it. My email is ljshuler (at) hotmail (dot) com.
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My favorite is The Help!
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Wow that's a tough choice but I'm going to say Disney's Sleeping Beauty. My favorite as a kid and I still love it! I also love Ellen's books! Keeping my fingers crossed for this one!
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Steel Magnolias. :)
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Fave movie of all time hmmmmm.... that's hard! Let's go with Newsies! I was in love with Christian Bale before the big blockbusters!!! <3
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Gotta say it's Beaches! So good =)
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Breakfast at Tiffany's. You can't go wrong with Audrey Hepburn!
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Favorite movie of all time...Dirty Dancing! Has been my fav since I was 12! Over 20 years!!!
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Bridget Jones's Diary.
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Say Anything
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Another vote for Bridget Jones... but I love most of the others already mentioned, too.
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So many good movies out there but have to say The Help is my most recent pick.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite movie of all times is "The Love Letter" with Ellen DeGeneres and Kate Capshaw.....set in a book store and also in a beach community. A great summertime read!
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Short Circuit
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I love the movie Girl, Interrupted.
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My favorite is Star Wars.
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Grease--ever since I first saw it at the drive in's when I was 8 (1978):)
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Elin and I share the same favorite movie ~ Love Story! I saw it at age 11 and always new I would find my own Oliver Barrett III. Not! Elin, this movie is fine without a sound track.
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I love Love Story too. But I think I would have to say that Dr. Zhivago is my all time favorite. Love it!
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Pretty in pink! gets me every time!
ReplyDeleteOh, how to choose just one? Today I think I'll choose You've Got Mail because I've been thinking of rewatching it :) I love the bookish connection and who doesn't love classic Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan?
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Legends of the Fall. Love, love LOVE that movie. Can't watch it enough, seriously. Brad Pitt at his finest :)
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I have more than one favorite, but I'll go with Four Weddings and a Funeral.
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My favorite movie is Sweet Home Alabama.
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Serendipity is my favorite movie!
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The Sound of Music is my all time favorite...followed by Heidi with Shirley Temple. Anything with Julie Andrews just makes me Happy!
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my favourite movie of all time is:
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My favoite movie of all time is Rock Star
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I love The Notebook. Great story, great acting.
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All time favorite movie is SOMEWHERE IN TIME starring Christopher Reeves and Jane Seymour! OMG I love this movie! If you haven't seen it find it and watch it!!! Talk about an awesome love story!!!
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Blue Butterfly and William Hurt has a wonderful part in it.
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Hairspray
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My more recent favorite is 27 Dresses.
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So hard to name one!!!!
ReplyDeleteI've had so many favorites...but the one that has never wavered....Gone With the Wind.
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Another vote for Four Weddings and a Funeral! I'd happily go see a film version of any of Hilderbrand's novels though. Big fan.
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I really want to win this book!!!!
Love Actually!!
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Sleepless in Seattle
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I can't pick between my modern favorites, (Devil Wears Prada, The Wedding Planner, Superbad) so I'll go with a classic that will always be my ultimate favorite.... The Little Mermaid!
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I have always liked The Sound of Music, both for the story and the music. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Death at a Funeral (the original British version). Funniest. Movie. Ever. Every time I watch it, I laugh so hard it hurts. :)
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I am going to have to say Gone with the Wind. I can watch that one over and over again.
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I can't pick just one!
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My favorite movies of all time are: "The Outsiders", "Dirty Dancing", "Titanic" and LOTS more!!
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My favorite is Grease.
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Picking one is almost impossible! But, I'm a sucker for a great love story so today, I'll go with "The Notebook"
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Oh this is easy!
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Say Anything with John Cusack.
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'Notting Hill' and 'The American President' - dead heat tie!
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Of all time - it is a tie: Gone with the Wind or To Kill a Mockingbird.
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at first, I was going to just say... Devil Wears Prada, which IS my favorite. Smart, beautiful, tender, real. But THEN, I read the OTHER comments and was reminded....
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Bridget Jone's Diary
Notting Hill (sigh....)
One thing though: Elin Hilderbrand: is there anything like her books? She is on my list of favorite authors (with Jen Weiner and Jane Green). I love EVERYONE of her books, and plan to read this shortly!
HEr books do not release often enough!
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