Category Archives: Book to film

Katie Couric chats with Kathryn Stockett

Posted on 4 March 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

We’ve noticed that books (with the exception of political books) get little coverage on network TV, so we were happy to see that Katie Couric covers many authors on her web show @katiecouric. Just Tuesday, her conversation with Kathryn Stockett, … Continue reading →

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The new Mattie Ross

Posted on 24 February 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

When I went home to Arkansas in December, conversation on more than one occasion drifted toward the Coen Brothers’ new movie adaptation of Charles Portis’ 1968 novel True Grit, which opens on Christmas Day 2010. Why are they re-making the … Continue reading →

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From the mailbag

Posted on 23 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

This just in: our galley copy of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, which is being released in the U.S. on May 25. I still think it was silly of Knopf to wait so long to release Hornet (why … Continue reading →

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Can Avatar work as a book?

Posted on 18 February 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

I have a confession that will probably embarrass my co-workers: I loved Avatar. Yes, there were holes in the plot. And yes, I thought it was predictably annoying that a white guy had to swoop in and save the natives … Continue reading →

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Uma and Robert Pattinson: a match made in Paris

Posted on 16 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Actress Uma Thurman is in the news for her roles in two upcoming book-to-film adaptations. First up, she plays Medusa in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, which hits theaters next month (director Chris Columbus says of the … Continue reading →

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Another side of The Blind Side

Posted on 12 February 2010 by Kate, Associate Editor

If you saw this holiday season’s hit movie The Blind Side, you may think you know all about Michael Oher, the young black man who was taken in by a well-off white family and eventually became a star left tackle … Continue reading →

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Meet Stephanie Plum

Posted on 10 February 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

. . . Katherine Heigl. Variety reports that the “plum” role of buxom bounty hunter in the film version of Janet Evanovich’s One for the Money will be played by the “Grey’s Anatomy” star. It’s been a long time coming; … Continue reading →

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Heist Society in stores (and maybe on the big screen)

Posted on 9 February 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

It’s a big week for Ally Carter! Her YA art caper novel, Heist Society, hits stores today, and you can read all about it in an interview on BookPage.com. I talked to Carter (also the author of the bestselling Gallagher … Continue reading →

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From "A Million" to "Number Four"

Posted on 20 January 2010 by Kate, Associate Editor

If you read James Frey’s much-contested memoir, A Million Little Pieces, or his followup novel, Bright Shiny Morning, and thought to yourself, This guy should be writing young adult books!—well, you were way ahead of me. But indeed, Frey and … Continue reading →

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What we're reading Wednesday

Posted on 20 January 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane Morrow, 2005 With a movie adaptation set to hit theaters in just a month, now felt like the right time to finally read Dennis Lehane’s best-selling suspense novel, Shutter Island. Nothing creeps me out more … Continue reading →

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Premiere of Louisa May Alcott documentary

Posted on 28 December 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Since I know it’s easy to lose track of things in the chaos of the holidays, I thought The Book Case readers might appreciate a reminder that tonight is the premiere of Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women … Continue reading →

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A good year for books-to-movies

Posted on 15 December 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

The 2010 Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning, and I was happy to see that many of the picks were based on books. Here are the highlights: Up in the Air, based on Walter Kirn’s 2001 novel, led the … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Fantastic Mr. Fox

Posted on 11 December 2009 by Kate, Associate Editor

I went out to see Fantastic Mr. Fox last night, and I am happy to report that it is, in fact, fantastic. The animation is lively and unusual, and the script is full of grace notes and genuinely funny moments, … Continue reading →

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More book to film news

Posted on 3 December 2009 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Yesterday USA Today released the first official picture from the set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part I). The young trio looks grim, reflecting the serious mood of the film, which director David Yates says is much more … Continue reading →

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From Bella to Brontë

Posted on 3 December 2009 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Here’s another one from the Twilight file. The Guardian reported yesterday that “piggybacking off the success of the Twilight saga,” there will soon be two new film adaptations of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Wuthering Heights producer Robert Bernstein explained … Continue reading →

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