Before the movie The Thing (released in 1982, directed by John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russell, with a screenplay adapted by Bill Lancaster from the story “Who Goes There” by John W. Campbell Jr.). there was another film adaptation of the same novella. The Thing from Another World, directed by Christian Nyby, was released in 1951 […]
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It is reasonable to presume that many (most?) of the people who watch Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho are, at best, dimly aware that the movie was adapted from Robert Bloch’s book of the same name. This pairing is an excellent example of how different movies may be from the books/stories that inspired them. Psycho the book
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The War of the Worlds: The Future is Always Now H. G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds,1 has, over the years, been adapted many times and to various media (in just the last century and in the English language it was adapted both to film2 and radio.3) The War of the Worlds, originally published
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As booksellers we get advance copies/notice of books soon to be published. Here is a preview of some of the coming attractions. If you click on the images, you can buy theses titles through Kobo.com, our ebook supplier. Down the Hatch: An Agatha Raisin Mysteryby M. C. Beaton with R. W. GreenMinotaur BooksPub. Date 26
The Handmaid’s Tale: A Tale of Two Handmaids OR Offred’s Narrative and June’s Adventures Rereading a book after watching/hearing/being exposed to an adaptation of the original can yield insights into both versions of the work. What struck me on my latest rereading of Margaret Atwoords’ The Handmaid’s Tale?” Without passing judgment on the recent television
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Why, someone asked us, would you decide to become backers of a bookstore/gaming cafe in a not-booming town in Southwestern Ontario?[1] During a pandemic, no less! There are two ways to answer that question. One is practical and down to earth. The other is more abstract. Let’s side aside the practical issues for a moment
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