


(UPDATE: One of my coworkers has seen this movie, and verifies that this book drives the plot at least a little.) You can click here to see the full glorious 65 seconds, or just keep reading. I have not seen this movie but the prop and scene in question are clearly pivotal, regardless of the plot. Sort of like Notes On A Scandal meets Fear, with a dash of…ridiculously valuable books? Riding a solid 30/100 on Metacritic, the new Jennifer Lopez vehicle stars her as a high school classics teacher who begins an ill-advised and ill-fated affair with a teenage neighbor.

I’m talking, of course, about The Boy Next Door. But only weeks later, an new release with an even better/worse prop choice hit theaters. When we last reported the motive behind a laughable movie prop choice, it was a welcome glimpse into the filmmaking process, and how an elder statesman of film handles last-second changes in staging. I don’t remember taking this photo, but it was in my phone.
