by Beth Elderkin for i09 8/15/18 Stephen King isn’t the only author who’s becoming more and more prevalent on the big and small screens. It was just announced that Ursula K. Le Guin’s sci-fi novelette Nine Lives is getting a movie adaptation, adding to the growing pile of Le Guin works that are reportedly in the works. The accomplished author …
The late Oregon writer’s novel “Mink River” is a sinuous stream of words as music. Can its lush language be adapted for the theater? JUNE 26, 2018 // OREGON ARTSWATCH // MICHAEL N. MCGREGOR Language, says Portland director Jane Unger to explain why she spent two years pursuing the stage rights to Brian Doyle’s loquacious and widely beloved Mink River, a …
I am not the most pop-culture literate of folks, seeing as we don’t have a television with actual reception in my house. So I was quite confused when I started hearing about a new movie starring Tina Fey called “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.” I had heard rave reviews from colleagues, customers, and Mary at Amy Bloom’s Books about Whiskey Tango …
The Oscars are this Sunday. Many of the nominated films are connected to books. Were the books better than the movies? Weigh in on the comments! Best Picture “American Sniper” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” “The Imitation Game” “The Theory of Everything” Actor Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher” Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper” Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation …
I thought about it like a day when you eagerly carve out the entire afternoon, plant yourself in a comfy chair with a flask of coffee, turn off all the distractions, and sink into that book you’ve been waiting to read. Last Sunday, I packed a bottle of water, suited up in comfy clothes, and planted …
After the Golden Globes last weekend, I’m getting more excited about this year’s film adaptations of books. Flavorwire put together a great slideshow of 26 (!!!) movies coming in 2014 that were adapted from books. Did you know that the Coen brothers are adapting Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand? I wonder how that will affect the …
