Topic: Gone with the Wind

'The Avengers' sets weekend record. Is there a message for the industry?

Hollywood is welcoming the success of 'The Avengers' – a formula blockbuster with a simple good-vs.-evil story line – but industry analysts aren't ready to draw too many conclusions.

Tony Awards will include nominees from the musical 'Newsies'

'Newsies' improves as it makes the jump from 1992 movie flop to the Broadway stage.

Top Picks: 'Agent 6,' alien diplomacy, and more

Gillian Anderson plays a tragic bride in a new 'Great Expectations,' 'American Masters' explores the lives of authors Harper Lee and Margaret Mitchell, master spy George Smiley is brought to life by actor Gary Oldman, and more top picks.

PBS specials will explore Margaret Mitchell and Harper Lee

The Southern authors, each of whom wrote a classic American novel, will have their lives and influence explored in two episodes of PBS's 'American Masters.'

10 sequels based on a classic book

10 authors who wrote a novel based in another author's literary world.

Oscars: 10 family films the Academy loved

'Hugo' and 'War Horse' aren't the only family films to get recognized with Oscar nominations

10 romantic movies for Valentine's Day

Check out these 10 movies for the holiday

War Horse: movie review

In 'War Horse,' Steven Spielberg brings his trademark storytelling to this somewhat sentimental tale of a boy and a horse he loves and loses.

Will and Kate visit L.A.: Locals' top 10 southern California must-sees

Royal newlyweds William and Kate have a busy, business-first itinerary for their three-day visit to southern California, which begins Friday. If they had asked us, we’d have given them these 10 tips for how to savor the SoCal experience. For every obvious tourist gambit, we’ve thrown in some insider info about where to pan for the best Angeleno cultural gold.

"Gone With the Wind" quiz: How well do you know America's favorite novel?

"Gone With the Wind" is among the world's most widely read novels. How well do you know this classic American tale of romance and war?

7 reasons we still give a damn about "Gone With the Wind"

Seventy-five years ago this month, a novel by an unknown young journalist from Atlanta was published. Originally submitted as a manuscript stuffed into dozens of manila folders, the book was a love story set against the backdrop of the US Civil War. Today, Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone With the Wind” remains one of the bestselling books of all time. It has been translated into 35 languages, sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide, won a Pulitzer Prize, and earned eight Academy Awards as a Hollywood motion picture. Here are some of the many reasons we still love "GWTW."

Daylilies are wonderful flowers, but, oh, their names

About 1,000 new daylilies are registered every year. It's obviously not easy to come up with names for all of them. You could have a garden growing 142 daylies with some variation of the name 'plum' or 314 with 'peach.'

From 'Glory' to 'Gone With the Wind,' fascination with Civil War endures

The Civil War, which began 150 years ago Tuesday, has long been a potent theme in film – highlighted by the release of a new Civil War film by Robert Redford Friday.

I'm not a Tiger Mother, but I (secretly) admire Amy Chua

A parent such as Chua who takes charge against an unrelenting culture of stupidity should be admired, not scorned. She should not be defending herself; instead, we should be taking notes.

10 Asian authors you need to know: the Man Asian Literary Prize longlist

The best thing about annual literary prizes is the way they alert us to authors and books we otherwise might have missed. The Man Asian Literary Prize ($30,000 awarded to the author of the best novel by an Asian author written in or translated into English) is no exception. The 2010 Man Asian Literary Prize will be awarded in March. The longlist for the award – announced this week – features the writers below.

My Reading Life

One of America’s most popular writers tells how the act of reading became his salvation.

Sarah Palin and Jon Stewart agree on this: News media are bad influence

The media are berated as 'corrupt' (per Sarah Palin) and as a 'conflictinator' (per Jon Stewart). Is it a case of shooting the messenger, or did news media miss the mark in Election 2010?

Scarlett O'Hara dresses in need of repair

Scarlett O'Hara was an iconic movie character during Hollywood's Golden Age. Now, five dresses that actress Vivian Leigh wore in the 1939 classic 'Gone with the Wind' are damaged and in need of repair.

"Innocent" by Scott Turow: the first reviews look good

It took 23 years for Scott Turow to write a sequel to "Presumed Innocent." Some critics are saying it was worth the wait.

The e-book revolution hits North Korea

Perhaps it's still too soon to see iPads in Pyongyang, but North Koreans are reported to be enjoying "a wealth" of e-books.

Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Henning Mankell's latest thriller, gripping 'Poldark' drama on DVD, comedy all week on CMT, and more.

Avatar smashes past $2 billion, but can it beat Gone with the Wind?

The sci-fi epic Avatar raked in more money than any other, but what about inflation?

Guest blog: Room in her heart for a "Pooh" sequel

Guest blog: Why movies-from-books so often disappoint