The 2015 Literary Fauxscars: The Results are In!
Every year, the staff of Literary Traveler has a lot of fun watching and discussing the year’s best (and not-so-great) literary adaptations. From contemporary fiction…
Tag: Literary Fauxscars
Current Events and the Big Screen: ‘Rosewater’ and the Arab Spring
By Haley Houseman. Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show encourages us to take our current events with both seriousness and levity, but the crux of his directorial…
‘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…
The Hundred-Foot Journey: Comforts of Food and Home
By Haley Houseman The Hundred-Foot Journey is as much about the homes we carry with us, as it is about the food and culture that…
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 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…
Fact vs. Fiction: The Wonderful World of Saving Mr. Banks
By Loretta Donelan While watching Saving Mr. Banks, it’s hard not to wonder what the real P.L. Travers would think of the film. Treacle, I…
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…
The 2013 Literary Fauxscars: And the Nominees are…
After much debate, multiple trips to the movie theater, and frequent log-ins to our Netflix accounts, we have researched our way through classic novels, young…