Tweet First there was a book, and then a movie. Twenty years later, The Firm is now a weekly TV series on NBC starring Josh Lucas in the role played by Tom Cruise in the movie. I caught up with John Grisham last week, who serves as an executive producer on the TV show. Here [...]
Tweet Only the master of film himself, Martin Scorsese, could make a family movie that involves the history of filmmaking. The reason it works as a family movie is because Scorsese slyly blends the history of filmmaking with a very human story about loss, hope, and new beginnings. Viewers—especially young viewers—don’t need to be conked [...]
Tweet Yes, I admit it. I’m kind of a Twilight nerd. Not in a Twilight-Moms kind of way (no offense), but I do like the movies, and I’m looking forward to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, in theaters Friday, November 18, 2011. I haven’t even read the books by Stephenie Meyer, although my [...]
Tweet Sometimes it really does seem like every other movie in theaters is a remake. In the last few months alone, we’ve had Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Straw Dogs, Footloose, and The Thing. But I’m always excited when I see a book adaptation coming up, because [...]
Tweet I was a voracious reader in my younger days. I still have shelves and shelves of my childhood books, many ordered through the wonderful Scholastic Book Club at my grade school, Old Mission Peninsula School, near Traverse City, Michigan. The Mystery of the Old Violin, A Room for Cathy, Clarence the TV Dog, The [...]
Tweet As a movie critic, I sit through a lot of mediocre and downright bad movies. But every now and then, a great movie comes along that leaves me feeling fulfilled and happy. More often than not, those movies are film adaptations of best-selling books. You can have great characters, dazzling special effects, and a [...]
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