December 1, 2007
Picks: December 2007
Current Vine presents its picks in reads and flicks.
Books
In Steve Berry’s The Venetian Betrayal, two friends uncover a political scheme involving biological warfare and the tomb of Alexander the Great. (Tuesday, December 11)
A serial killer’s latest victim is a senator’s daughter in Blood Dreams, the first installment in the new “Blood” trilogy in Kay Hooper’s Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series. (Tuesday, December 18)
Two killers and a pack of secrets are at the core of J.A. Jance’s Hand of Evil. (Tuesday, December 18)
Movies
Set in the World War II era, Atonement stars James McAvoy and Keira Knightley as troubled lovers. (Friday, December 7) To find out how to win tickets to the movie by shopping at Bloomingdale’s through December 9, check out Current Vine’s recent event notice.
Will Smith stars as the last man on earth after a worldwide virus in I Am Legend, a film adaptation of Richard Matheson’s short story of the same name. (Friday, December 14)
Benjamin Barker (Johnny Depp) and Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter) make for a strange, dark pair in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, which takes place in 19th century London. (Limited release, Friday, December 21) Watch the trailer below.
