I’m not quite sure how Toby Young’s life story came to be a book or a movie, but luckily they got Simon Pegg to translate Young’s arrogance into comedy. The Book: Reading this book made me angry. Throughout Toby Young’s memoirs you want to reach through the pages and strangle him for being such an…
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I’m a sucker for a good western. There’s something about the slow southern drawl, the sweeping desert beauty, the tough guys on horses, and the intensity of a good showdown that I find so engaging. The Book: Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch are two gunman who come to the town of Appaloosa to lay down…
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From now to the end of the year there will be a wide variety of adaptations hitting theaters. From books to video games and remakes, no properties have been left untouched by Hollywood. Read on for a full list of adaptations that will be hitting theaters in the fall/early winter. September 9/5 Bangkok Dangerous (based…
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This blockbuster was actually based on a short 50’s sci fi novel by cult writer Richard Matheson, which has been adapted to film three times now, though upon comparison you may never have known. The Book: A great, quick little novel that puts a unique spin on the age old vampire story. In Richard Matheson’s…
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Maybe you should brace yourself, because most people will hate what I have to say… The Book: Hugely popular and considered one of the best books of 2006, this is the story of Amir, who witnesses something horrific happen to his best friend, Hassan, and does nothing, then tries to redeem himself by returning to…
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I’ve been meaning to write up this one for a while- if you haven’t yet seen the movie, I’d advise reading the book first. They go so well together and both are terrific! The Book: A 13 year old storyteller, Briony, sees her older sister Cecilia with Robbie, the housekeeper’s son, and makes assumptions that…
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