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It’s a Pug’s Life—and Dogumentary

After talking about My Dog Tulip and the animated film that was recently just released and is based on J.R. Ackerley’s book by the same title, I thought it only fair, this being a blog primarily… more →

Confessions of a Pugophile

Review: My Dog Tulip — 5 comments

Abby wrote 2 days ago: My Dog Tulip. At least in the Western world, the English are somewhat famous for their undying love … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Alsatian, British, dog years, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, English, German Shepherd, Gsd, memoir

Published: The Future of Text and Image!

aoamihay wrote 2 weeks ago: We are pleased to announce the publication of a new volume of collected essays on textual-visual rel … more →

Tags: Ofra, Publications, Comics, Comparative Literature, Illustration, Novel, Photography, Poetry, Ronit Matalon

Always Up For A Challenge (Or, Reviewing Audiobooks for The Armchair Audies) — 1 comment

LMS wrote 1 month ago: Even though I am not out of the dissertation race just yet (just a few more weeks, folks!), I am alr … more →

Tags: writing, Blogging, Book Reviews, life post-dissertation, Armchair Audies, literate housewife, The Audies, Michael Moore, Tina Fey

Book Review: "We Think the World of You" by J.R. Ackerley

authorjondavis wrote 9 months ago: “We Think the World of You” by J.R. Ackerley “We Think the World of You” by J.R. Ackerle … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Book Review, Jon Davis, we think the world of you

My Dog Tulip (2009)

Justin Smith wrote 10 months ago:   Rating: 5/5 My Dog Tulip is a vivid account—taken from the pages of J.R. Ackerley’s mem … more →

Tags: Reviews of Reviews, Animation, Christopher Plummer, Drama, Isabella Rossellini, Lynn Redgrave, Peter Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger

My Dog Tulip — 1 comment

Kim wrote 10 months ago: My love of independent animations is definitely at an all time high thanks to the fact that, surpris … more →

Tags: films, Alsatians, BBC, Dogs, German Shepherd, My Dog Tulip

Review: My Dog Tulip (2009)

Jamie Neish wrote 1 year ago: My Dog Tulip is based on the 1956 book of the same name by acclaimed author J. R. Ackerley, and tell … more →

Tags: Review, My Dog Tulip, Paul Fierlinger, Sandra Fierlinger, Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave

My Dog Tulip

P.P.O. Kane wrote 1 year ago: My Dog Tulip Directed by Sandra Fierlinger & Paul Fierlinger USA, 2009 Cornerhouse, 8 May 2011 T … more →

Tags: Film Review, Sandra Fierlinger, Paul Fierlinger, Christopher Plummer, Isabella Rossellini, Lynn Redgrave, My Dog Tulip

Love Is a Bitch: J.R. Ackerley and the Art of Canine Lit

mmccarthyobserver wrote 1 year ago: Dogs have been a part of Western literature ever since Argos expired at the sight of his returning m … more →

Tags: Book Review, Books, My Dog Tulip, we think the world of you

11. My Dog Tulip, by J.R. Ackerley — 1 comment

E.M. Keeler wrote 1 year ago: Admittedly I don’t read a lot of books about dogs, loving them, caring for them, grooming and … more →

Tags: 2011, Reflections, memoir, Books, autobiogrpahy, Literature, Reviews, reflections 2, memoir

Beauty and the Beast

peterandrewsf wrote 1 year ago: J. R. Ackerley as a young man, with his father In J. R. Ackerley’s travel memoir Hindoo Holida … more →

Tags: Bhakti Yoga, Homosexual Oppression, Love Between Men, Tantra, adonis, apollo, Beauty in Men, Devotion, Ganymede

The New Yorker

evanstonpubliclibrary wrote 1 year ago: This week’s New Yorker is chockablock with articles of great interest. Francisco Goldman gives a poi … more →

Tags: Fiction, memoir, film, The New Yorker, Francisco Goldman, Guillermo del Toro

My Dog Tulip (2010) ****

David J. Fowlie wrote 1 year ago: written by: Paul Fierlinger (screenplay) & J. R. Ackerley (book) produced by: Howard Kaminsky, F … more →

Tags: Review, film, David J. Fowlie, Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave, isabella rosellini, My Dog Tulip, Paul Fierlinger, Susan Fierlinger

From the deep archives: J. R. Ackerley's WE THINK THE WORLD OF YOU

dshewey wrote 1 year ago: One of my favorite movies of the year so far has been My Dog Tulip, based on the book by J. R. Acker … more →

Tags: from the deep archives, My Dog Tulip, we think the world of you, Don Bachardy

New York Review Books — 3 comments

agoodspirit wrote 1 year ago: I know, I know—I’ve been gone for forever.  Nearly four months!  Sorry everyone. What prompted … more →

Tags: Books, New York Review Books, New York Review of Books, mud pies and other recipes, marjorie winslow, Erik Blegvad, The one straw revolution, Masanobu Fukuoka, A time to keep silence

>FILM REVIEW: MY DOG TULIP

ryantankian wrote 1 year ago: > A scene from My Dog Tulip. Ruff times By Don Simpson J.R. Ackerley (voice by Christopher Plumme … more →

Tags: Animation, Don Simpson, Gay, Christopher Plummer, Author, Pet, paul and sandra fierlinger, Queenie, Adaptation

Peter Eramo Reviews: "My Dog Tulip" — 22 comments

Peter Eramo Jr. wrote 1 year ago: I have always preferred animals to people. Perhaps growing up with dogs as a child and having my own … more →

Tags: Film Reviews - 2010, Peter Eramo, magic lantern film, magic lantern film blog, Christopher Plummer, Isabella Rossellini, Lynn Redgrave, Sandra Fierlinger, Paul Fierlinger

It's a Pug's Life---and Dogumentary

pugofmyheart wrote 1 year ago: After talking about My Dog Tulip and the animated film that was recently just released and is based … more →

Tags: Reviews, Pugs, My Dog Tulip, A Pug's Life: A Dogumentary, documentaries about dogs

My Dog Tulip — 2 comments

pugofmyheart wrote 1 year ago: This is a non-pug post. I’ve been reading My Dog Tulip by J.R. Ackerley, first published in 19 … more →

Tags: Other critters, Reviews, Dog Breeds, The artistic pug, My Dog Tulip


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