Category Archives: Movie Adaptations

A Girl’s Read of City of Bones – Part 2

Part two of this novel, was crazy long. It was a major section of plot for the story. I made this section super long, because I had to. I got really into toward the end of the section. It got pretty intense. I hope when them movie comes out, they take this part seriously and do it right. Continue reading

What You Can Love After Twilight Ends

With the Twilight Saga coming to end next year, the world needs a new box office reign to have our affection. Without Bella and Edward in our lives, whose teams are we are going root for? And whose wedding are we going wait months to see! Well, there are a couple of new sagas that might be awesome enough to grab our heartstrings. Continue reading

Take A Trip Through The Three Musketeers With Elena and Rachel With Pictures!

Why are you interested in this adaptation?

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I actually have a special place in my heart for the Three Musketeers in all iterations.  The book was the first piece of “literature” that I read at I think 10 or 11, when I had run through all the SFF in my school’s library and decided to start edumucating myself by reading some of the classics.  I am fairly sure it was an abridged version—this is based on my memory of finding the story really easy to read and very fast-paced, which, having suffered through an unabridged version of Count of Monte Cristo I know that Dumas’ writing really isn’t—and I loved it.  Continue reading

Hugo, Martin Scorsese

New Clip from Martin Scorsese’s Hugo Reveals Uncle Georges and Cool Drawings

Hugo, Martin Scorsese

Hugo arrives on the big screen on November 23rd, but we have a new peek for those who don’t want to wait that long to find out more about the movie that tells the tale of a orphaned boy, an adventurous girl, and a mechanical man that might possibly unlock a secret or two.

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Five Books That Could Be Movies But (Probably) Never Will

It seems that is we wait long enough, every book will eventually become a movie. They are popping up everywhere these days. However, a couple of my favorite books, are probably low on the list of potential remakes (and I am totally fine with that), whether this is due to the bizarre plot, or the magnitude of the setting, or even because you don’t know who the narrator is, for whatever reason, these books aren’t going to be films for a while. I have selected five books from my personal library that I have loved and loved over the years, and these five books, while amazing in print, might not be so amazing in film. Continue reading
Rooney Mara, Lisbeth Salander, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

New TV Spot for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Focuses on Lisbeth Salander

Rooney Mara, Lisbeth Salander, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

We’re about a month away from David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo arriving in theaters to stomp out any and all Christmas spirit you might have, but there hasn’t been a whole lot of attention giving to Rooney Mara’s Lisbeth Salander… until now.

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