Here it comes. The big screen Disney adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG. Directed by Steven Spielberg with a John Williams score, the film takes on the mighty children’s book that is tender to many a reader out there. Mark Rylance (currently in Bridge of Spies out now) steps into the giant’s shoes. The first teaser…
All That Shimmers
Brooklyn (2015). D: John Crowley. DP: Yves Bélanger. W: Nick Hornby (based on Colm Tóibín’s novel of the same name). Starring: Saoirse Ronan/Emory Cohen/Domhnall Gleeson/Julie Walters/Jim Broadbent/Fiona Glascott/Jesscia Paré. One of my many pleasures in reading is seeking out books that are to be adapted for the screen. This has lead me to read many…
A Room of One’s Own
I have delved back into reading a large stack of adaptations that are coming our way. I started with The Martian moved onto Brooklyn and am now reading Room. Written from the perspective of a five year old living in a solidarity room with his mum, the new film has already gotten acclaim from the Toronto film festival.…
The Final Stretch
The final installment of The Hunger Games adaptations is here in trailer form before it hits theaters in November. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
Love in the Country
Far From the Madding Crowd (2015). D: Thomas Vinterberg. DP: Charlotte Bruus Christensen. W: David Nicholls. Starring: Carey Mulligan/Matthias Schoenaerts/Michael Sheen/Tom Sturridge/Juno Temple/Jessica Barden/Bradley Hall. (Based on Thomas Hardy’s novel of the same name) Heading into summer we are hit with a barrage of huge films, from budget to scope to locale. Thankfully smaller gems…
Second Helping of Another YA World
The final trailer for Insurgent is out, the second installment in the Divergent series based on the YA books by Veronica Roth. Check out my review of Divergent and make sure to catch up on the series before the film’s release March 20. Insurgent