William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist was pretty much an instant bestseller when it came out in 1971, and when the movie
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Book vs Film: Misery
I’ve always loved the movie Misery. I used to watch it whenever it came on TV, and although I found it
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Book vs Film: Fight Club
I know, I know. The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club. Shut up.
Continue readingBook vs Film: Ghost World
The first time I read Ghost World by Daniel Clowes was back in university (10+ years ago). It was actually
Continue readingBook vs Film: Brooklyn
I’d heard of Colm Toibin’s novel Brooklyn prior to catching an advance screening of the film adaptation last month, but
Continue readingBook vs Film: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? was on my reading list for a very long time. I recently signed out
Continue readingBook vs Film: Valley of the Dolls
What we have here is a dirty soap opera. – Roger Ebert, in his 1967 review of the film
Continue readingBook vs Film: The Little Prince
“In the course of my life I have had many encounters with a great many people who have been concerned
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I’ve been on a real film noir kick recently, probably because I signed up for TCM’s Summer of Darkness. It’s
Continue readingBook vs Film: The Secret Garden
I’m sure I read The Secret Garden when I was a kid, but until I reread it recently I couldn’t
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