The Illiad is one of my favorite epic poems to read too do you like any other poems based on Greek tales like the Illiad and odysessy? (Katzis)

I have an ongoing love affair with Greek mythology - it all began with Enid Blyton's retelling of Greek legends for children, when I was about 3yrs old, and has grown to encompass Sumerian, Egyptian, Roman, Norse, Celtic, African, Asian, Indian, North & Sth American, Scottish myths & legends and more as well as our own Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime stories. I am endlessly fascinated by the original tales as well as some of the excellent modern reworkings/usages which are available. One of my favourites is The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood, which offers Penelope's view of events in The Odyssey. I have uploaded a Rainer Maria Rilke poem for you that deals with the Orpheus/Eurydice myth which you might be interested in - written in about 1908.
If you wanted to try something based in a different culture: Seamus Heaney's Beowulf translation is one of the best works you will ever come across. He has taken the Saxon poetry and remade it for a modern audience while remaining true to the sense and cadence of the original - it is a masterpiece. Kat

Beowulf was one of my favorite reads:) Greek mythology has always been one of my favorite literary units.

Me too. My Lit major was on Myth & Ideology - so we studied originals and then the differing way the themes have been used through the ages by authors/poets - I was in absolute hog heaven. (and did a whole unit on fairytales, which was just icing on the cake ) Was it Heaney's translation you read? - sorry, I can't help going on about it - he is on my list of best ever poets  Kat

Do you have any fairy tale collections that you can pm to me? I would really like that:) I have read the whole entire grimes fairy tales collection book and I have been looking for others. Folklore stuff:)

No probs, I really do have to go to bed now - small thing called work in the am - bummer. but I've got spare time later in week so I'll sort them a bit and do an upload. don't forget to search on here too - there are a lot of retold fairytales posted. e.g Sheri S Tepper, Robin McKinley, Mercedes Lackey, Angela Carter. Do you have Joseph Campbell's T'he Hero with a Thousand Faces' or Fraser's 'The Goldn Bough'? If not I'll pop them up too. cheers Kat

release schedules of upcoming adaptations

The Perks of Being a Wallflower - September 14, 2012

That looks really good I saw the Preview for that on the MTV Award
I read the book and knew the movie was coming out. Hopefully its as good as it looks.

No Breaking Dawn Part 2 on your list, Butch? I think it's on August or November this year.

do I have to put it. I don't wanna 

let' see if if I can make you appear as well

Don't know if anyone has said this yet.
I watch Bridge to Terabithia with my kids last night.
I liked the book. They liked the movie.

In movies i loved Love in the time of Cholera and Bridget Jones Diaries.
In series the 1st thing that comes to mind is The vampire Diaries 
 
I loved the lord of the ring the movie but i haven't read the book yet and i don't know if i will 

for all those who are waiting for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

wow... don't they just look the like the happiest family 

I don't think vampires are allowed to show emotion