‘American Sniper’ and the Problem of Adapting Memoir
By Antoinette Weil As American Sniper settles into the throne of top-grossing war movie of all time, the controversy surrounding the film has yet to cease. Cries…
Tag: Book-to-film
The Theory of Everything: An Imperfect Romance of Love and Science
By Alex Nicoll The Theory of Everything begins with a scene of Stephen Hawking riding a bicycle. This image is all foreshadowing: of Stephen’s impending…
Following ‘Inherent Vice’ Down the Rabbit Hole
By Amanda Festa “What goes around may come around, but it never ends up exactly the same place, you ever notice? Like a record on…
The Giver: Adapting the Original YA Dystopia
By Antoinette Weil “The important thing is that a film doesn’t obliterate a book. The movie is here now. But the book hasn’t gone away.…
The Desolation of Smaug: A Welcome Return to Middle-Earth
By Wesley Sharer One of the most exciting literary adaptations of the past year, and certainly one of the most anticipated, has been the continuation…
The 2014 Literary Fauxscars: And the Nominees are…
By Amanda Festa It’s that time of year again: Award Show Season. Each year, the Hollywood Foreign Press awards Golden Globes to the best in…