Tag Archives: Book to film

Lenny Kravitz = Cinna in ‘The Hunger Games’

Posted on 24 May 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Last week Trisha posted about Jennifer Lawrence’s transformation into Katniss Everdeen, and now I have a bit more Hunger Games-related news: Rocker Lenny Kravitz will be play one of my personal favorite characters in the series, stylist Cinna. In the … Continue reading →

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Trailer for ‘The Help’!

Posted on 19 April 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

This post needs little introduction—in fact, you’ve probably already skipped this sentence and hit “play” to watch the trailer for the movie version of Kathryn Stockett’s The Help: Here are my initial thoughts: 1) It’s more upbeat than I expected. … Continue reading →

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Weekly links

Posted on 25 March 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

What are your click-worthy links of the week? Here are a few items that are both news-worthy and just for fun: Looking for a laugh? Kerry at Entomology of a Bookworm posted this hilarious link to a person wondering about … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Lawrence to play the “Girl on fire”

Posted on 21 March 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

When it comes to BookPage reader interest, news of The Hunger Games is nearly on par with news of The Help . . . so I expect heated reactions to this info! Lionsgate has confirmed that Jennifer Lawrence—the 20-year-old actress … Continue reading →

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Weekly links

Posted on 25 February 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Have you recently come across any links worth sharing? Share away in the comments! Here are my favorites: Linda Holmes of NPR’s Monkey See blog has published a post to get you pumped up in the post-Oscar world: Your 2011 … Continue reading →

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Booklovers prep for the Oscars

Posted on 25 February 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

I know everyone is excited about Sunday’s 83rd Academy Awards, but let’s all put down our office pools and ignore our favorite celebrity fashion websites for a minute so we can talk about the books represented at the ceremony. For … Continue reading →

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A peek at ‘Something Borrowed’ on the big screen

Posted on 18 February 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

You may remember that we got some scoop on the movie adaptation of Emily Giffin’s Something Borrowed back in April: Giffin was our May 2010 cover story, and fiction editor Abby was just as keen to talk about celeb gossip … Continue reading →

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Release date for ‘Hunger Games’—but no Katniss

Posted on 26 January 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Start your countdown clocks, Hunger Games fans: Lionsgate Studios announced that they’ll release the much-anticipated film version of The Hunger Games on March 23, 2012. But though director Gary Ross plans to begin production on the film this spring, no casting … Continue reading →

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It’s the big screen for Bayard

Posted on 25 January 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

On the day the Oscar noms roll in, featuring many films with a literary angle like The King’s Speech and The Social Network, news broke of another literary adaptation: Louis Bayard’s The Pale Blue Eye. We’re fans of Bayard’s work … Continue reading →

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Clues to Fincher’s ‘Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’

Posted on 13 January 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Rooney Mara stars as Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher’s adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. If you saw her in The Social Network and were puzzled over how she could portray tougher-than-tough computer hacker Lisbeth, then wonder no … Continue reading →

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James Franco meets Faulkner

Posted on 6 January 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Faulkner fans—and anyone who has ever pondered the line “My mother is a fish” in high school English class—will be interested in this news: James Franco is set to direct As I Lay Dying for the screen and plans to … Continue reading →

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Gotta love that Wimpy Kid

Posted on 5 January 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

The movie version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules comes out on March 25, and the trailer just became available. Will all the potty humor and middle school escapades, how could it not become a hit?! In … Continue reading →

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Don’t let your Portis interest end with ‘True Grit’

Posted on 4 January 2011 by Eliza, Associate Editor

It’s been almost a week since I saw True Grit and my family and I are still speaking to each other in Mattie Ross’s deadpan, contraction-less style of dialogue. The movie is wonderful—Jeff Bridges was made to play Rooster Cogburn … Continue reading →

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‘Water for Elephants’ hits the big screen

Posted on 16 December 2010 by Abby, Fiction Editor

Fans of Sara Gruen’s blockbuster 2006 novel, Water for Elephants, are a rabid bunch, and we think it’s safe to say that Gruen’s fan base is going to increase exponentially come April 15, 2011. That’s the theatrical release date for … Continue reading →

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On the edge of my seat at ‘Deathly Hallows’

Posted on 19 November 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

If I’m a bit sluggish at my desk this morning, it’s for good reason—I was out until 3 a.m. at the midnight screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I! I’m a veteran of HP midnight screenings, and … Continue reading →

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