Arts & Culture

"Soylent Green is People" - an oblique hommage to St Patrick's Day

 

If you like dystopian science fiction movies (and who doesn't!), then you're likely familiar with the cult film Soylent Green.  Featuring Charlton Heston and Edward G Robinson in his last film (he died 12 days after it finished filming) it presents a particularly bleak view of the future as seen from 1973. It was directed by Richard Fleischer who was best known for his special effects films like "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" and "Dr Dolittle".   When I watch Soylent Green now I am especially struck by the respect for books and the knowledge they hold in a time before the Internet was even imagined.

 

If you're interested in books about Charlton Heston you may enjoy the following:

                             

 

If you're interested in the career of Richard Fleischer or Edward G Robinson try these:

     

If you're further interested in Science Fiction films you may enjoy the following:

              

If your taste goes more towards cult films you may like some of the following:

            

 

If you're interested in another green (and even healthy!) take on St Patrick's Day then please see "Green Concoctions" on the Health and Wellness Blog.

 

 

 

 

Celebrating International Women's Day - I Am Woman & I'm Every Woman

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

        

 

 

 

Find out what the Federal Government of Canada is doing for International Women's Day.

Find information on the origins of IWD and what the United Nations' role has been around International Women's Day.

Find what other Toronto Public Library blogs have written about IWD @ LHS, ACD and CED.

See what Wikipedia says about International Women's Day.

Find out what International Women's Day Toronto did in 2012.

And lastly, see what the International Women's Day organization has to say.