Last day of filming

http://www.eonline.com/videos/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-exclusive-dvd-clip/173908

Harry Potter fan site 

http://www.mugglenet.com/

Twilight forum

http://forum.twilightlexicon.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5835

Memoirs of a Geisha review

http://smog.edmonds.wednet.edu/wordpress/branomn/tag/memoirs-of-a-geisha/

The front cover shows the powdered neck and bottom half of a geisha's face with the red lipstick styled in a certain way the cover gives off this feeling of this child who was poor and innocent has now been tainted and in submerged into this lustful and luxurious life style.

Memoirs of a Geisha trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_TXEEgNiWE

someone else's take on the movie and book

http://bestsellers.about.com/od/fictionreviews/fr/memoirs_r.htm


This states that the book became popular due to the movie, and because of this the book was on the best sellers list for eight years. The book seems to be really good because of its use of both romance and historical genres mixing in a vey good way. When the movie version of a book is coming out for those who have read the book there is this sense of excitement yet also dread due to knowing that there will be so parts changed, some missed out or even parts added. 

Wikededia

Memoirs of a Geisha is a novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the fictional story of a geisha working in Kyoto, Japan, before and after World War II. It contains many Japanese terms for aspects of the geisha culture, occasionally using the Kyoto counterparts.

Eight years later, in 2005, a film version starring Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi as the titular geisha was released.

Filming was primarily done in California, and in some locations in Kyoto, including Kiyomizu-dera and Fushimi Inari-taisha. It was nominated for and won numerous awards, including nominations for six Academy Awards, three of which – Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction andBest Costume Design – were won.

Marshall was criticised in Japan for choosing a Chinese actresses rather than a Japanese one for a role having so much to do with traditional Japanese culture.