It’s always best to go into any book-to-film adaptation with very low expectations. This is especially true of any Charles Dickens
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Book vs Movie: Gone Girl
I read Gone Girl when I was on vacation in California two years ago and I remember thinking at that
Continue readingBook vs Movie: 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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Book vs Film: Girl with a Pearl Earring
I remember exactly when I first read Girl with a Pearl Earring. I was going on a beach vacation and
Continue readingBook vs Movie: Double Indemnity
I’ve been on a real film noir kick recently, probably because I signed up for TCM’s Summer of Darkness. It’s
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Book vs Film: Mermaids
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen the movie Mermaids. I remember watching it as a kid, I
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Book vs Film: Beaches
I read Beaches thinking, as many people do, that the book would be better than the movie. Here’s the thing, though:
Continue readingBook vs Movie: Gerald’s Game
I’m just going to put this out there: Stephen King is a brave son-of-a-bitch for writing a novel where essentially everything
Continue readingBook vs Movie: Less Than Zero
“I don’t like driving down Wilshire during lunch hour. There always seem to be too many cars and old people
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Book vs Film: Great Expectations
It’s always best to go into any book-to-film adaptation with very low expectations. This is especially true of any Charles Dickens
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