Making the leap from a popular book to the big screen representation is fraught with difficulties. The more beloved the book, the more precarious the journey. Nobody cared about the drastic changes that it took to turn the book 58 Minutes into the movie Die Hard 2, because the book achieved neither critical acclaim nor a large fan base. Ditto Forest Gump, which translated far better as a film than it did as a book.
But to take a book like The Lord of the Rings, Twilight, or Harry Potter and turn it into a film you must take into account
The Hunger Games: From Book to Film
by Ronald A. Rowe September 7th, 2011 | Drama, Movie Commentary, Movie News
White Shadow
by Ronald A. Rowe August 10th, 2011 | Movie Commentary, Movie News
Have you seen Alfred Hitchcock’s The White Shadow? Even if you’re an avid Hitchcock fan, unless you’re pushing 100 years old the chances are that you haven’t. The silent black & white film was released in 1924 and all known copies have been lost for many years. The movie predates the first film Hitchcock actually directed – The Pleasure Garden – by 1 year. But all who are familiar with The White Shadow say it bears the distinct markings of Hitchcock’s involvement. As well it should, as the then 24-year-old Hitchcock was the writer, assistant director, set designer, and
Coming This June 3: New Releases
by Jaclyn Abergas May 31st, 2011 | Action, Comedy, Family, Independent, Movie News, Sci-Fi
X-Men: First Class
A prequel to the first three X-Men movies, X-Men: First Class is set in period before Professor Xavier and Magneto became mortal enemies. Matthew Vaughn follows a younger Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr as they lead a team of mutants and save the world from nuclear annihilation and, in the process, shows us how the two powerful friends clash and break off into different missions: Professor X leadings his X-Men to fight for good and Magneto spreading destruction with his Brotherhood.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Caleb Landry Jones, January Jones and
A prequel to the first three X-Men movies, X-Men: First Class is set in period before Professor Xavier and Magneto became mortal enemies. Matthew Vaughn follows a younger Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr as they lead a team of mutants and save the world from nuclear annihilation and, in the process, shows us how the two powerful friends clash and break off into different missions: Professor X leadings his X-Men to fight for good and Magneto spreading destruction with his Brotherhood.
Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Caleb Landry Jones, January Jones and
New Releases for May
by Jaclyn Abergas May 27th, 2011 | Animated, Comedy, Family, Independent, Movie News
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
The fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides follows Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and his long-lost love, Angelica (Penelope Cruz), as they search for the Fountain Of Youth and confront the infamous legendary pirate, Blackbeard (Ian McShane). The fourth installment draws inspiration from the book, On Stranger Tides, written by Tim Powers.
Opens May 20, 2011
The Hangover 2
The boys are back and this time, they've gone to Bangkok. This time around, Stu (Ed Helms) is the one getting married. And he's got one request: no more Vegas and
The fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides follows Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and his long-lost love, Angelica (Penelope Cruz), as they search for the Fountain Of Youth and confront the infamous legendary pirate, Blackbeard (Ian McShane). The fourth installment draws inspiration from the book, On Stranger Tides, written by Tim Powers.
Opens May 20, 2011
The Hangover 2
The boys are back and this time, they've gone to Bangkok. This time around, Stu (Ed Helms) is the one getting married. And he's got one request: no more Vegas and
Attack of the Remakes
by Ronald A. Rowe September 21st, 2011 | Movie Commentary, Movie NewsSome stories are classic. All film versions of The Three Musketeers spawned from the 19th century novel by Alexandre Dumas. The story -- in varying degrees of faithfulness to the source material -- has been translated into film 20 times, not counting the animated spoofs like the immortal Barbie and the Three Musketeers in 2009. So it should come as no surprise that we will be treated to a 21st version coming to theaters next month.