Books Into Movies
I love Netflix, but I have found something I wish they had --- a "Books into Movies" section. Seriously. I just went looking for that on their site, and it was not there. With a very nasty rainy weekend predicted around here, I wanted to find titles that I would suggest books clubs read/watch. But my plans were foiled when I could not find any grouping like that. Moments like that always surprise me when I am SURE something is going to be there and then it is not.We have a Books Into Movies section on Bookreporter.com, and we even added a Books Into Movies Now on DVDs section (yes that is a mouthful) recently, but I thought I could suggest even more titles by checking out Netflix.
What's in my personal Books Into Movies queue? Well, Wednesday night I saw Dennis Lehane speaking about his new book, The Given Day. Comparisons were made to E. L. Doctorow's novel Ragtime, as they are set in the same period. I thought I might rent the movie version of Ragtime and watch it as I read Lehane's book so I would be immersed in the time period. Also, his book Gone Baby Gone was made into a movie, and I would like to see that since his series with Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro was one I really loved.
Sunday I am moderating an author panel where Harlan Coben is one of the guests, and I wanted to see the film adapted from his book Tell No One. It's French, with subtitles. What do subtitles mean? No watching the movie while you answer e-mail, especially if you took Spanish in high school!
I have Atonement here at the house, which just arrived from Netflix. I caught half of this film on my way back from London in April. I was wishing we would have to circle til I finished it, but there was no such luck. I also may venture out to a theatre to see Nights in Rodanthe since a rainy weekend could be a perfect time to get all girl schmaltzy over a Nicholas Sparks Book Into Movie moment.
What are movies you have loved to read/watch? And think we should petition Netflix for a Books Into Movies rental category? Wonder if Redbox or Blockbuster have them...off to check THAT out...
---Carol Fitzgerald
What's in my personal Books Into Movies queue? Well, Wednesday night I saw Dennis Lehane speaking about his new book, The Given Day. Comparisons were made to E. L. Doctorow's novel Ragtime, as they are set in the same period. I thought I might rent the movie version of Ragtime and watch it as I read Lehane's book so I would be immersed in the time period. Also, his book Gone Baby Gone was made into a movie, and I would like to see that since his series with Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro was one I really loved.Sunday I am moderating an author panel where Harlan Coben is one of the guests, and I wanted to see the film adapted from his book Tell No One. It's French, with subtitles. What do subtitles mean? No watching the movie while you answer e-mail, especially if you took Spanish in high school!
I have Atonement here at the house, which just arrived from Netflix. I caught half of this film on my way back from London in April. I was wishing we would have to circle til I finished it, but there was no such luck. I also may venture out to a theatre to see Nights in Rodanthe since a rainy weekend could be a perfect time to get all girl schmaltzy over a Nicholas Sparks Book Into Movie moment.
What are movies you have loved to read/watch? And think we should petition Netflix for a Books Into Movies rental category? Wonder if Redbox or Blockbuster have them...off to check THAT out...
---Carol Fitzgerald
posted by Carol Fitzgerald at
7:05 AM
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My #1 book/movie choice for more-adventurous reading groups would be Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and the excellent film of the same name. I always encourage reading groups to stretch their boundaries every once in awhile, and this combination would certainly do that. There is much to discuss about the book Persepolis in terms of the storyline, but there is also the added discussion points brought about by the fact that it is an illustrated memoir (graphic novel is the more accepted term, but it is biographical). Couple that with the film, that is subtitled and also animated but does not feel like a cartoon, and I think a group could have several hours of brilliant conversation.
I wish the brick and mortar stores had such sections too. The best I've been able to come up with is this website: http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/book.cfm
(Also, while we're on the subject, I'm hosting a Lit Flicks Challenge for people who like to read adapted fiction.)
Check out www.imdb.com. They have every movie category under the sun--including "based on book" or "based on novel." I have not found an intuitive way to search directly. But this works: search for a movie you know is based on a book. When it pops up, click on the link under the Genre section for 'based on the book'(BOB.) (You may have to click on the "other" button in the Genre section for the BOB link.) Tons of movies will pop up. You can sort them alphabetically, or by another key word within that tag (i.e. adultery, alcoholic or artist.) Happy reading and watching!
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