Last night A&E aired the first episode of the latest Stephen King film adaptation, Bag of Bones. It is another example in a superb list of the writer’s works that have made the transition from book to screen. Today, Jason Diamond, Tobias Carroll, Lincoln Michel, Jen Vafidis, Dustin Luke Nelson, Royal Young, and Dustin Luke Nelson discuss ten of those works, and why they’re so special.
Quotable: Zack Galifianakis as Ignatius Reilly?
Posted by Jason Diamond “I’ve read two books in my life, and I’d like to do Confederacy of Dunces — which will never happen.” I’d given up hope that somebody will make a (good) film version of Confederacy of Dunces, but for a second at this weekend’s New Yorker Festival, Zach Galifianakis gave me a reason to dream once again.
David Lynch preps solo debut album with worst title of the year
David Lynch is getting ready to put out an album with a horrible title.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s ‘Darkplace’?
Posted by Tobias Carroll Word comes via Vulture that Jesse Eisenberg will star in a cinematic adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s The Double. Pretty nifty, you might say. Even more intriguing, though, is the choice of director: Richard Ayoade, who some of you might know from his directorial debut Submarine or his role on The IT Crowd. Ayoade’s also the co-creator of the British comedy series Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace, which at least one Vol.1 editor is mildly obsessed with. (To the extent […]
William Blake goes Blu-ray
Posted by Jason Diamond Looks like I spoke too soon about Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man not getting the recognition it deserves. Over at Gilt MANual, a tiny bit of love is given to the “acid Western” (as Jarmusch put it), and it’s new Blu-ray treatment.
Great Adaptations: Jeff Goldblum and Dick Butkus star in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
Posted by Jason Diamond Seriously? Forget Johnny Depp and Christopher Walken. I found myself searching for the classic 1958 Disney cartoon version of the Washington Irving short story, and I found this gem starring the scariest linebacker ever (and future Murder, She Wrote guest star), Dick Butkus, and Mr. “I forgot my mantra” Jeff Goldblum.
Coen brothers, stop messing around and get to the Michael Chabon movie!
Posted by Jason Diamond Hey Joel and Ethan Coen, it’s totally great and admirable that you want to make a film about Dave van Ronk and the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene, but could we please get some news about the film version of Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policeman’s Union that we’ve been patiently waiting for since 2008?
Nelson Algren gets the film treatment
Posted by Jason Diamond If you’re going to give money on Kickstarter to one literary film projects, consider “Algren — The Movie.” And if you aren’t familiar with Nelson Algren, at least do it because you want to hear some Simone de Beauvoir sex talk.