In this episode of Adaptation, the hosts discuss L. Frank Baum’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Victor Fleming’s film The Wizard of Oz. Along the way, some burning questions are asked such as would Dorothy really choose Kansas over Oz? And did Glinda get manipulation lessons to Dumbledore or the other way around?
Also check out the episodes on Oz the Great and Powerful and Legend’s of Oz: Dorothy’s Return!
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Our beautiful hosts come together to discuss the novel Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia. After a few writing critiques, they get into some plot and character discussions and then admit their rather high hopes for the film.
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Also check out our episode on the film!
In episode #32 Dorin, Nicole and Kendyl discuss Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies, what’s really in a name and how much ‘magic’ is too much to be believable. They also take a moment to appreciate rooftop kisses and discuss their expectations, high and low, for the upcoming film.
Also check out our episode on the film!
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As the team discusses Tom Hooper’s film Les Miserables, we realize that our expectations were both too high and too low. Talking over the cast, the filming and the how the story was told versus the stage musical and Victor Hugo’s novel, we can only conclude that it was painfully amazing… or was that amazingly painful?
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Jess, Jenn and Kendyl think that Ang Lee did adaptation right in this episode focused on his film Life of Pi. They also discuss the film’s visual and spiritual aspects and do some more wondering about the truth behind Pi’s story.
Also, check out our discussion of the book by Yann Martel in episode #20: Pi of the Tiger!
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The team talks the first installment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, how it fits into the Lord of the Rings saga and how faithfully it represents the novel by JRR Tolkien.
For our discussion on the book check out episode #26: Luckily for Hobbits, Size Doesn’t Matter. For The Desolation of Smaug, check out episode #72: Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon. For Battle of the Five Armies, check out episode #109: And a Hobbit with the One Ring.
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In episode #28, Kendyl and Dorin discuss how the writers and directors of Cloud Atlas must have felt exactly as they did after reading the novel and Ryan brings in the non-fangirling reader perspective. In the end, we all conclude that there needs to be a TV miniseries in the future.
Check out our discussion on the novel by David Mitchell here.
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After seeing David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook, Dorin and Kendyl discuss it’s merits and shortcomings as a film and in comparison with the novel its based on.
Also check out our episode on the novel!
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In episode #26, the gang gets together to talk about JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, make predictions on the upcoming film trilogy and discuss where learning elvish falls on the geek scale.
EDIT: Our episodes on the films An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and Battle of the Fiver Armies are now available!
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The Twilight Saga is over (finally)! The hosts discuss the last film in the series, Breaking Dawn Part 2, getting a little over excited about their favorite parts, the twisty ending and the differences between the film and the book.
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Kendyl and Dorin read Cloud Atlas and feel like it has taken over their entire thought processes in this record long episode. But don’t worry, it’s worth it for the in-depth discussion of David Mitchell’s amazing book that leads the hosts to talk of reincarnation, war and lots of -isms.
Also check out the episode on the film!
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In episode #23, our hosts discuss James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931), Tim Burton’s short film Frankenweenie (1984) and the current feature film remake, concluding that in any form it all comes down to bad parenting and creations that just want to be loved.
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Dorin, Corey and Kendyl review the film version of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, discuss the future career of Logan Lerman and wonder if today’s teens know what a cassette tape is.
For our discussion of the book check out Adaptation #15: The Perks of Being an Infinite Lorax!
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After seeing the newest film in the franchise, the hosts get together to discuss Resident Evil as a whole, what they like about the games, their favorite of the films and which ones didn’t measure up.
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In episode #20, Jess and Jenn discuss Yann Martel’s novel Life of Pi, debate whether Pi’s story is actually true and make predictions for how Ang Lee will translate it to film.
Also check out the episode on the film!
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In episode #19, we return to discuss Joe Wright’s film Anna Karenina (2012), talk about the many metaphor’s contained in it and give some love to our favorite character, Boris.
Also check out our episode on the film!
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In episode #18, Dorin and Kendyl discuss Matthew Quick’s novel The Silver Linings Playbook, the balance between optimism and realism, and the epicness of Total Eclipse of the Heart.
Also check out our episode on the movie!
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Hosts Kendyl, Dorin, Ryan and Chase get together to discuss Philip K. Dick’s short story We Can Remember It For You, Wholesale and its two movie adaptations: Paul Verhoeven’s 1990 Total Recall and the current Len Wiseman remake.
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Corey and Dorin discuss Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel Anna Karenina, the destructiveness of Anna’s relationship and the Russian aristocracy she was part of.
Also check out our episode on the 2012 film!
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Kendyl and first-time host Nicole sit down to talk about some interviews Kendyl did at the From Page To Screen festival earlier this year. The interview with screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (Salmon Fishing in the Yeman, Catching Fire) gets the girls excited for the new Hunger Games installment as well as discussing the role of screenwriters in film making. The interview with English and Film lecturer at the University of Exeter, Dr. Corinna Wagner about DH Lawrence’s Women in Love and the 1969 adaptation leads into quite the discussion about how relationships are viewed today.
A special thanks to everyone at From Page to Screen for making these interviews possible!
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