Adaption Study
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Anyone but you: An entertaining and light-hearted adaptation
A fun adaptation that doesn’t take itself seriously Anyone But You does capture the spirit of Shakespeare’s play with a couple of important considerations.
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The names Fleming, Ian Fleming
As a pretty big fan of the Bond movies, I never really found the time to get stuck into the books. However, thanks to audible I recently have.
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Adaption Study: A time to Kill
John Grisham’s first novel ‘A Time to Kill’ didn’t gain much popularity until the publication of ‘The Firm’ and the associated rerelease by Doubleday publishing in the early 90s. ‘The Firm’ made Grisham a sensation and soon afterwards saw many of his works adapted for the screen including ‘A Time to Kill’ in 1996. Unlike…
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Re-Watchterpiece Theater: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The subtext that John picks up here is also present in Thomas Harris’ novel but the film is perhaps better positioned to draw this out in subtle images than the written text. That seen in the funeral home with Starling is a perfect example as it holds so much more power in the film. It…
