Books you'd like to see movies made of
wonderland
surprised that Anjelica Huston's version of Bastard wasn't horrid. I'd
really love to just see if it was POSSIBLE to make a movie of Ron
Hansen's Mariette in Ecstacy. I really don't believe it is...that could
only be a book, but I didn't think they could make a movie of the sweet
hereafter, so what do i know.
-jen
Mark
Mark
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Mpoconnor7 wrote:
> Two I can think of off the top of my head are "The Fifth Horseman", the classic
> thriller about pro-Quaddafi Libyans sneaking a nuclear bomb into New York City
> and the authorities have four days to find it.
> The other is "Warday", a book about two guys writing a book about their
> experiences as they travel across America five years after a "limited" nuclear
> war.
user
magic and fairy tales. I loved it, and could totally see it as a film IN
THE HANDS OF THE RIGHT SCREENWRITER AND DIRECTOR (emphasis mine... :)
)
James
Mike n' Mo
"A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. If a funnier book exists,
please tell me. There was talk of making it into a movie, but nothing
so far......
Mike
--
wonderland
> Talisman?
>
> A fantastic road trip of a young boy as he travels across this country
> and a midievel realm to face the evil man who is trying to destroy his
> mother using magic and so forth.
while we're at THAT how about Straub's "The Hellfire Club", very
well-crafted mystery with a better villain than hannibal lecter.
-jen
Lone Wolf (Chris Baile)
wrote:
>Peter Straub's fantasy novel -Shadowlands- a sort of meta-novel about
>magic and fairy tales. I loved it, and could totally see it as a film IN
>THE HANDS OF THE RIGHT SCREENWRITER AND DIRECTOR (emphasis mine... :)
>)
>
>James
While we're at it, how about a movie version of King and Straub's The
Talisman?
A fantastic road trip of a young boy as he travels across this country
and a midievel realm to face the evil man who is trying to destroy his
mother using magic and so forth.
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My Kung-Fu is the best.
"Into the flood again... same old trip it was
back then... so I made a big mistake... try to
see it once my way..."
- Alice in Chains, "Would"
"There'll be someone else sitting here for Comedy Central.
And that person... or woman... will have to face the fact
that this is the network built on... South Park."
- Craig Kilborn, The Daily Show
Daniel R. Baker
Mark wrote:
> A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.
According to the IMDB, such a movie was made just last year.
Respectfully,
Daniel R. Baker.
(Disclaimers ad nauseam).
Johan Coveliers
The House of Sleep by Johnatan Coe
ralph ross
Cormier. Would have to be top-notch writer
& director since bulk of novel is in characters'
psyches.
Also would like to see Peter Staub's GHOST
STORY redone. Casting of Fred Astaire &
John Houseman was inspired, but Craig Wasson and the awful script &
director were
way out of their league.
pepe
Mike n' Mo <losg...@NOSPAMconcentric.net> escribió en artículo
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John Waters has talked about filming this for years.
I´d say some of Dashiell Hammett´s short stories, like ¨The Girl With the
Silver
Eyes ¨, ¨The Gutting of Coufignal ¨and the one set in Tijuana, although
obviously
we are several decades too late for the Continental Op to be played by
Edward
G: Robinson, who would have been ideal. Maybe Danny Aiello or John Goodman.
Also some of Donald Westlake´s ¨Richard Stark ¨books,featuring the
supercriminal
Parker ( the obvious inspiration for ¨George Stark ¨in ¨The Dark Half ¨). I
know some
have been filmed, but theres something like 13 in all. Philip K.Dick´s ¨A
Scanner
Darkly ¨would also be up there, also Harlan Ellison´s ¨Rockabilly ¨( aka
Spider
Kiss ) and of course Kerouac´s ¨On The Road ¨
Ed
>Darkly Ļwould also be up there, also Harlan Ellisonīs ĻRockabilly Ļ( aka
>Spider
>Kiss )
Being that Spider Kiss was a weak, although enjoyable takeoff of All
the King's Men, it might be better to do a movie version of that.
Ed
DwayneM595
supercriminal
Parker >>
You know, I'd swear I saw a preview for a remake of "Point Blank" (with Mel
Gibson, of all people, as Parker). Did it come and go? Straight to video? Am I
hallucinating? Anybody know?
Dwayne McDuffie
DwayneM595
Is that a pen name for Lawrence Block, or is this a different book than the one
I'm thinking of? Guy wakes up in bed with a dead hooker, her blood on his hands
and no memory of the murder. The twist is that he just got out of jail for
doing the same thing.
Dwayne McDuffie
Fantomas
DwayneM595 <dwayn...@aol.com> escribió en artículo
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> <<Also some of Donald Westlake´s ¨Richard Stark ¨books,featuring the
> supercriminal
> Parker >>
>
> You know, I'd swear I saw a preview for a remake of "Point Blank" (with
Mel
> Gibson, of all people, as Parker).
I had heard something about this being planned - didnt know it was actually
going to happen. I would guess that ANYTHING that Gibson was in would at
the very least get some sort of theatrical release. Certainly he wouldnt be
a worse Parker than Jim Brown was, in ¨The Split ¨. I would think ¨The
Score ¨would be a great film as would ¨Run Lethal ¨
DwayneM595
>Certainly he wouldnt be
>
>a worse Parker than Jim Brown was, in ¨The Split ¨.
Didn't know "The Split" had ever been filmed. Jim Brown's no actor, but it's
easier for me to buy him as a big, taciturn, criminal than tiny little Mel.
What's the book where Parker and company rob a whole town? "Copper Canyon" or
something like that. That'd make a great caper movie.
Dwayne McDuffie
Swartzer
would make for a dazzling action/adventure movie. The tarzan books, which
themselves weren't full of deep meaning, inspired a whole heap of movies,
and only today do we have the technology to present the vision of a dying
civilization on Mars.
Mark
far away from the novel that John Irving will know longer have anything
to do with it.
Fantomas
DwayneM595 <dwayn...@aol.com> escribió en artículo
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¨The Score ¨, which would make a great film as would ¨Run Lethal ¨...
DwayneM595
D'oh! That must have been what made me think of it. I read "The Score" in high
school. I don't think I've read "Run Lethal." I'd hoped that "Comeback" or this
new movie would get some of the series back into print. Sigh.
Dwayne McDuffie
Eileen Ribbler
seen one of the films, but they certainly didn't do the book. Which is
a shame, because it's a wonderfully cinematic novel and would make one
hell of a film.
Peace, Eileen
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This film has been remade in about a billion differnt formats Leone made it
Fistful of Dollars then Coen Boys Did it in Millers Crossing and finally Walter
hill did it in Last Man Standing ohh! and Kursowa did it in Yojimbo
KING B MAN
Freidman and H.G. Lewis.
Andrew Dice Clay would be perfect as David Freidman.
Mike
TBrds R Go
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
Black Elk Speaks (Black Elk)
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
The Man in the High Castle (P.K. Dick)
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
I'd also like to see Joyce Carol Oates' "Foxfire" redone by someone who knows
what they're doing...that movie had no business being as bad as it was.
TbrdsRGo
"You tried, and you failed miserably. The lesson is: never try."
HJS
toby alderson-smith
>
> 100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
> The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
> Black Elk Speaks (Black Elk)
> Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
> The Man in the High Castle (P.K. Dick)
> Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
>
> I'd also like to see Joyce Carol Oates' "Foxfire" redone by someone who knows
> what they're doing...that movie had no business being as bad as it was.
>
Brighton Rock is a great film with Richard Attenborough. Directed by
Carol Reed (?) - check out the IMDb
Toby
Fantomas
MZo7577399 <mzo75...@aol.com> escribió en artículo
<199808131651...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
> >Dashiell Hammett's _The Glass Key_. It's been filmed twice. I've only
> >seen one of the films, but they certainly didn't do the book. Which is
> >a shame, because it's a wonderfully cinematic novel and would make one
> >hell of a film.
I´ve seen both. The first one is the better of the two, but both leave
something to be
desired. Neither George Raft ( in the original ) nor Alan Ladd ( in the
remake ) were
really anything like great actors, although I would put Raft above Ladd.
And certainly
I would say that Guinn ¨Big Boy ¨ Williams in the first was equal to
William Bendix in
the second, likewise Edward Arnold in the first and Brian Donlevy in the
second. However
Veronica Lake was far superior to the lead actress in the original. Anyway,
being as its been
almost 55 years since the remake, its time for another version. Nicolas
Cage would make a
great Ned Beaumont.
> >
> >Peace, Eileen
> >ERib...@ix.netcom.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> This film has been remade in about a billion differnt formats
Youre thinking of Red Harvest
Fantomas
toby alderson-smith <to...@phgroup.com> escribió en artículo
<35D405A2...@phgroup.com>...
> TBrds R Go wrote:
> >
> > 100 Years of Solitude (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
I read that Antonio Banderas is planning to bring this to the screen.
> > The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
> > Black Elk Speaks (Black Elk)
> > Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
> > The Man in the High Castle (P.K. Dick)
> > Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
ITs already been done.
Tiff7755
ACMCE
>I'd love to see "Catcher in the Rye" as a film.
>
I don't think that will ever happen. Salinger was apparently very upset by
the translation into film ofone of his short stories and IIRC swore never to
allow another piece of his to be made into a movie.
(I think the movie in question was My Foolish Heart)
Angela
Robert Tilley
: I'd love to see "Catcher in the Rye" as a film.
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Eileen Ribbler
(MZo7577399) writes:
>
>>Dashiell Hammett's _The Glass Key_. It's been filmed twice. I've
only
>>seen one of the films, but they certainly didn't do the book. Which
is
>>a shame, because it's a wonderfully cinematic novel and would make
one
>>hell of a film.
>>
>>ERib...@ix.netcom.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>This film has been remade in about a billion differnt formats Leone
made it
>Fistful of Dollars then Coen Boys Did it in Millers Crossing and
finally Walter
>hill did it in Last Man Standing ohh! and Kursowa did it in Yojimbo
>
Right author, wrong novel. Thanks for trying to set me straight,
though!
Peace, Eileen
ERib...@ix.netcom.com
Martin Koolhoven
Directed by Roman Polanski.
Martin
Fantomas
Tiff7755 <tiff...@aol.com> escribió en artículo
<199808152349...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
> I'd love to see "Catcher in the Rye" as a film.
Now that Jerry Lewis has lost interest in playing Holden Caulfield (
even as late as 20 years ago he still was interested in directing and
starring in a film of ¨Catcher in the Rye ¨) it is safe for Salinger to
sell
the rights. He has not sold the film rights to any of his work because
of Lewis´desire to film ¨Catcher ¨ ...
Fantomas
ACMCE <ac...@aol.com> escribió en artículo
<199808160203...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
> >tiff...@aol.com said:
>
>
> >I'd love to see "Catcher in the Rye" as a film.
> >
>
> I don't think that will ever happen. Salinger was apparently very upset
by
> the translation into film ofone of his short stories and IIRC swore
never to
> allow another piece of his to be made into a movie.
> (I think the movie in question was My Foolish Heart)
>
> Angela
It actually had to do with Jerry Lewis wanting to film ¨Catcher in the Rye
¨
with himself as Holden Caulfield. Lewis was pestering Salinger for the ç
rights beginning in the late 50s, and was still interested as late as the
mid
70s. Because Salinger did not want his masterpiece to be trashed by
Lewis, he will not allow ANY of his works to be filmed.
>
Mark Buckles
would be turned into a movie!
Mark Buckles
San Diego
Martin Koolhoven
Martin
OddsMkr711
autobiography, HAVE MERCY! CONFESSIONS OF THE ORIGINAL ROCK 'N ROLL ANIMAL(with
someone like Oliver Platt as the Wolfman), and I also wouldn't mind them do
another movie version of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer novels.
MZo7577399
Tom Robbins' Skinny Legs and All
pet...@ms.com
All I can think of are scenes that couldn't be filmed or that
would be unintelligible if they were.
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Fantomas wrote:
> MZo7577399 <mzo75...@aol.com> escribió en artículo
> <199808131651...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
> > >Dashiell Hammett's _The Glass Key_. It's been filmed twice. I've only
> > >seen one of the films, but they certainly didn't do the book. Which is
> > >a shame, because it's a wonderfully cinematic novel and would make one
> > >hell of a film.
>
> I´ve seen both. The first one is the better of the two, but both leave
> something to be
> desired. Neither George Raft ( in the original ) nor Alan Ladd ( in the
> remake ) were
> really anything like great actors, although I would put Raft above Ladd.
> And certainly
> I would say that Guinn ¨Big Boy ¨ Williams in the first was equal to
> William Bendix in
> the second, likewise Edward Arnold in the first and Brian Donlevy in the
> second. However
> Veronica Lake was far superior to the lead actress in the original. Anyway,
> being as its been
> almost 55 years since the remake, its time for another version. Nicolas
> Cage would make a
> great Ned Beaumont.
> > >
> > >Peace, Eileen
> > >ERib...@ix.netcom.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > This film has been remade in about a billion differnt formats
>
> Youre thinking of Red Harvest
>
fantomas
Martin Koolhoven <kool...@xs4all.nl> escribió en artículo
<35D73C2D...@xs4all.nl>...
> Any european books?
>
> Martin
How about Lautreamont´s ¨Maldoror ¨.( I know he
was from Uruguay, but he lived in France and wrote
in French, ) Granted, only the last 30 pages really have
a plot, but I could see it being the basis for a wicked
horror film. Remember many of the Poe films only are
loosely based on his stories - I could see a great film
being based on ¨Maldoror ¨in the same manner...
tim fulmer
> Any european books?
>
> Martin
Celine's GUIGNOL'S BAND
Huysman's AGAINST THE GRAIN
These would both make excellent (and contrasting) films--both shot
hand-held using a grainy Eastmancolor stock. The Celine production
design would be seedy in the best neo-realist tradition, and all casting
done Pasolini-style. As for the Huysman, use a baroque Wellesian
interior, and no casting at all, instead an incessantly droning
voice-over recounting the ennui-laden thoughts of the fin-de-siecle
narrator. --Should be able to do both of these for under $10,100.00 and
still have pretentiousness to spare!
Camus' LA CHUTE would also make a powerfully dreary film--shot in B&W
using a pin-screen technique, of course--set entirely in a poorly lit
rundown bar in the worst section of Amsterdam. Definitely for Verhoeven
whenever he returns to the Netherlands.
Another interesting one: Knut Hamsun's MYSTERIES--loaded with
Freudianism symbolism, with a rarefied Scandinavian quality about it,
the frigid beautry of fjords in the background. We'll let Stanley
Kubrick lens this one.
Aharon Appelfeld's THE LAND OF THE CATTAILS and THE IMMORTAL BARTFUSS
would make excellent contributions to absurdist Jewish
cinema--definitely hire Lumet for these, perhaps Woody Allen.
Dean Harris
Sparkle Hayter's "Revenge of the Cootie Girls" could be a fun one (despite
the author's description of the lead character, I see Parker Posey as the
downtown NYC heroine).
-Dean
Mpoconnor7
which hits the Earth, and the struggles of people to survive in the aftermath.
preacher
>
> Any european books?
>
> Martin
Well, not a book exactly, but I'd like to see a really flashy Kenneth
Branagh-type production of Shakespeare's CORIOLANUS.
rkp...@soonet.ca
mpoco...@aol.com (Mpoconnor7) wrote:
> Lucifer's Hammer, By Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven. A book about a comet
> which hits the Earth, and the struggles of people to survive in the aftermath.
Reverte-Perez or any novel by the Irish writer Bartholemew Gill?
ellis
>
> Lucifer's Hammer, By Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven. A book about a comet
> which hits the Earth, and the struggles of people to survive in the aftermath.
I kind of wondered if you were being funny considering all the asteroid
movies of late. But Lucifer's Hammer would make a great film. It's not
as mealy-gimmick oriented with space men saving us. The rock does its
work and nearly kills everyone with all theinfrastructure collapse.
that's what makes it science fiction. Examining what would likely
unravel in the aftermath of the big cataclysm.
liz...@my-dejanews.com
user <skro...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Peter Straub's fantasy novel -Shadowlands- a sort of meta-novel about
> magic and fairy tales. I loved it, and could totally see it as a film IN
> THE HANDS OF THE RIGHT SCREENWRITER AND DIRECTOR (emphasis mine... :)
> )
>
> James
> I'd like to read that book.
I really enjoy fantasy. I'd like to see David Eddings' Belgariad made into
movie. Although finding the right characters would be imperative.
satan
>movie. Although finding the right characters would be imperative.
I would like to second the vote for the Belgariad being made into a movie.
All of the books and then the two new ones, the only problem is that there
are so many books in this series, but since we are talking fantasies I would
like for them to make all of them one after the other.
Varmint
ship has apparently sailed long ago.
I hear Steven Sodebergh is helming "CoD" instead.
--Joe--
liz...@my-dejanews.com
I haven't met a person yet who read Belgariad and didn't like it.
Have you read any Robert Jordan? He's stories are very similar to Edding's.
I enjoyed them just as much. And I am fussy about fantasy.
Biggus Dickus
preacher <prea...@one.net> escribió en artículo <35D9FC...@one.net>...
Too bad the Joseph Papp production which starred Christopher Walken
never made it to any sort of screen adoptation...
>
preacher
address to Joseph Papp?) I have the BBC stage production of it, which
is good, but the filming of anything with a video camera is always
distracting.......
Mark Kinney
to see a film or films done of the Illuminatus! trilogy.
Is Franco doing anything these days? :-)
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Fantomas
Mark Kinney <albe...@iglou.com> escribió en artículo
<Ey0s3...@iglou.com>...
> If it was at all possible to do justice to the original volumes, I'd love
> to see a film or films done of the Illuminatus! trilogy.
>
> Is Franco doing anything these days? :-)
Yes, I know some people who have worked for him.
Hes cranking out direct to video quickies shot for
nothing in eight days...
pet...@ms.com
preacher <prea...@one.net> wrote:
> Biggus Dickus wrote:
> >
> > preacher <prea...@one.net> escribió en artículo <35D9FC...@one.net>...
> > > Martin Koolhoven wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Any european books?
> > > >
> > > > Martin
> > >
> > > Well, not a book exactly, but I'd like to see a really flashy Kenneth
> > > Branagh-type production of Shakespeare's CORIOLANUS.
> >
> > Too bad the Joseph Papp production which starred Christopher Walken
> > never made it to any sort of screen adoptation...
> > >
> Damn! I wish it did, do you have any info (Production company, even an
> address to Joseph Papp?)
JP...@Heaven.com??
Didn't he pass away several years ago?
Pjk
Fantomas
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> In article <35DD8D...@one.net>,
> preacher <prea...@one.net> wrote:
> > Biggus Dickus wrote:
> > >
> > > preacher <prea...@one.net> escribió en artículo
<35D9FC...@one.net>...
> > > > Martin Koolhoven wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Any european books?
> > > > >
> > > > > Martin
> > > >
> > > > Well, not a book exactly, but I'd like to see a really flashy
Kenneth
> > > > Branagh-type production of Shakespeare's CORIOLANUS.
> > >
> > > Too bad the Joseph Papp production which starred Christopher Walken
> > > never made it to any sort of screen adoptation...
> > > >
> > Damn! I wish it did, do you have any info (Production company, even an
> > address to Joseph Papp?)
>
> JP...@Heaven.com??
>
> Didn't he pass away several years ago?
Yes. Too bad, as this would have made a great film...
for Shakespeare with 1930s decor, this would have
blown away McKellen´s Richard III ...
William Pora
>
> Lucifer's Hammer, By Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven. A book about a comet
> which hits the Earth, and the struggles of people to survive in the aftermath.
"Vampire$"
Which is being made into a movie. So "YEAHH" i'm happy
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William Pora wrote in message <35E165...@NOSPAM.ix.netcom.com>...
>Mpoconnor7 wrote:
>>
>> Lucifer's Hammer, By Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven. A book about a
comet
>> which hits the Earth, and the struggles of people to survive in the
aftermath.
>
>
>"Vampire$"
>
>Which is being made into a movie. So "YEAHH" i'm happy
>
(1) Steve Thayer's The Weatherman
Very creepy and disturbing...would make a gret film!
(2) Shane Steven's By Reason of Insanity
Ok..the basic storyline (excaped maniac on a killing spree) has been
done many, many times...but never quite this good....
Adam Richards
"THE STRANGE FATE OF THE MORRO CASTLE"
by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts
It's the true story of a ship disaster in 1934 - an American ocean
liner caught fire mysteriously and 134 people died, several of the
crew were prosecuted for neglect of duty.
Could be a Titanic-esque blockbuster if done well - the book is a
gripping read!
===================================================
Adam Richards <Ad...@roblang.demon.co.uk>
Mikemoto
a Chance would be the most filmable of these.
Mike Hoffman
JudeSavage
The New York Trilogy, by Paul Auster
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas, by Tom Robbins
Jude
James Oliver
Kelly Harris wrote in message <35e6c...@news.eatel.net>...
Petepunk
Hunter S Thompson's short story The Great Shark Hunt
Rick Moody's Purple America
Samuel Shem's Mount Misery
Peter
Sp00x
>I've mentioned this on here before, but...
>
>"THE STRANGE FATE OF THE MORRO CASTLE"
>by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts
>
>It's the true story of a ship disaster in 1934 - an American ocean
>liner caught fire mysteriously and 134 people died, several of the
>crew were prosecuted for neglect of duty.
>
>Could be a Titanic-esque blockbuster if done well - the book is a
>gripping read!
might be possible except, now is a very wrong time.
Titanic has been over exposed already, and
we'd be compete along same genre not to mention
same plot lines?
- Sp00x -
The Lady In The Wall Is Watching You.
Leechboy
Night Show etc.
Leechboy
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G
It's got a storm,ing, chandler-esque plot, the oppurtunity for some
wicked terry gilliam-esque sets and visuals in t the Sprawl and that
spinning space-resort, and special effects frenzy. The book already has
a massive following which will no doubt ensure the films success and as
long as a good degree of credibility is maintained (maybe Terry Gilliam
or David Cronenberg to direct - two very difft films no doubt -, Nick
Cage as case, Uma Thurman as Molly) it's sure to be a hit.
--
G
Petepunk
David Cronenberg please!
Peter
TJ
>
> Speaking personally, I'm fed up with Hollywood ruining books I liked.
I'm very curious...how does Hollywood ruin a book?
tj
> >
> >
pjet...@newvenus.slv.vic.gov.au
see the other two in the Danzig Trilogy filmed. I think Cat and Mouse
and Dog Years are two of the most powerful and affecting novels
from the last three decades and , as evidenced by the Tin Drum, Grass's
stories film beautifully well.
PJ
Geoffrey Reed
Confederacy of Dunces". This would have been a classic! The characters and
dialogue are just insanely funny, creative, warped, and brilliant. In the
right (twisted and smart) hands, ala Waters, "A Confederacy of Dunces"
would be a classic. Definitely high on my list of books I'd like to see
made into movies!
--
Geoff Reed
" I don't give 'em hell.
I just tell the truth, and they think it's hell."
----Harry S. Truman
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pjet...@newvenus.slv.vic.gov.au wrote:
> As a big fan of the Tin Drum as a novel and film, I'd love to
> see the other two in the Danzig Trilogy filmed. I think Cat and Mouse
> and Dog Years are two of the most powerful and affecting novels
> from the last three decades and , as evidenced by the Tin Drum, Grass's
> stories film beautifully well.
>
> PJ
>
It's amazing to me that they got so much of the book into
the film...the... oops
spoilers
The way Oskar is conceived while his father is hiding
under his mother's skirts.
The horses head full of eels and its affect on his mother..
The scene where Oskar disrupts the ralley by beating his
drum off-beat. That suprised me. It was one entire sub-
theme of the book, IMO.
Fizz powder.
I've never tried any other Grass works, though.
Pjk
Christina Stanley
I read once that Scorsese had the screen rights to it, but another one of
his projects took precedence. Another development I wasn't too crazy to
hear about was that Melissa Mathison, who scripted the extra-precious
E.T., was working on the screenplay at one point.
christina
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fake that, you've got it made. Groucho Marx
DESSCRIBE1
("Of All the Bloody Cheek," "Rather a Vicious Gentleman," "For Murder I Charge
More")...they're pulp novels, but they're exceptionally clever and entertaining
pulp.
Augustus Mandrell is the world's greatest hired killer, combining brilliant
intelligence, a mastery of disguise, and utter ruthlessness with a dry, urbane
wit. McAuliffe's books initially appear to be collections of short stories,
with Mandrell recounting different assignments, but by the end we see that all
the stories tie together.
In the hands of a director with a flair for action and non-linear storytelling,
plus the proper sense of humor, Augustus Mandrell would be a natural for the
movies.
Erich
"I'm just a nasty, narrow-minded jade" (Bonzo Dog Band)
pjet...@newvenus.slv.vic.gov.au
pet...@ms.com wrote:
> In article <6si4l8$sbt$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
> pjet...@newvenus.slv.vic.gov.au wrote:
> > As a big fan of the Tin Drum as a novel and film, I'd love to
> > see the other two in the Danzig Trilogy filmed. I think Cat and Mouse
> > and Dog Years are two of the most powerful and affecting novels
> > from the last three decades and , as evidenced by the Tin Drum, Grass's
> > stories film beautifully well.
> >
> > PJ
> >
>
> It's amazing to me that they got so much of the book into
> the film...the... oops
>
> spoilers
>
> The way Oskar is conceived while his father is hiding
> under his mother's skirts.
> The horses head full of eels and its affect on his mother..
> The scene where Oskar disrupts the ralley by beating his
> drum off-beat. That suprised me. It was one entire sub-
> theme of the book, IMO.
> Fizz powder.
Very true. It's a rich mix, and then only about 60(?) % of the novel.
can you think of OScar as looking like anyone but David Bennent?
> I've never tried any other Grass works, though.
>
> Pjk
He's been prolific. but if you liked the Tin Drum you'd probably also
like Cat and Mouse and Dog YEars which
round off GG's life in Danzig stories (tho he returned mor than once
to the city and some of the characters (Oscar features in The Rat, for
eg.)
Cat and MOuse is really only a novella and tells a simple tale but one
that is highly affecting. Dog Years is a sprawling epic that shows GG
at the height of his powers as a master of magic realism (I prefer him
in this style to Marquez or the other South American magic realists).
Violent, stunningly beautiful and strongly musical.
Gunther Grass, as you may have guessed, is my favourite living writer.
PJ
Danaloi
"The Long Walk" by Richard Bachman -- Stephen King. Great story, very visual.
Writer Ted Rall uses it as an analogy for the pointlessness of college and the
rat race in a recent article (College is a Sham.) in Utne Reader and recently
picked up by some alternative weeklys.
Also: Spencer Holst's The Cheetah could well be the best offbeat baseball movie
never made.
pet...@ms.com
pjet...@newvenus.slv.vic.gov.au wrote:
> In article <6sjgbe$e07$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
> pet...@ms.com wrote:
> > In article <6si4l8$sbt$1...@nnrp1.dejanews.com>,
> >
>
> can you think of OScar as looking like anyone but David Bennent?
>
> > I've never tried any other Grass works, though.
> >
> > Pjk
>
> He's been prolific. but if you liked the Tin Drum you'd probably also
> like Cat and Mouse and Dog YEars which
> round off GG's life in Danzig stories (tho he returned mor than once
> to the city and some of the characters (Oscar features in The Rat, for
> eg.)
>
> Cat and MOuse is really only a novella and tells a simple tale but one
> that is highly affecting. Dog Years is a sprawling epic that shows GG
> at the height of his powers as a master of magic realism (I prefer him
> in this style to Marquez or the other South American magic realists).
> Violent, stunningly beautiful and strongly musical.
>
> Gunther Grass, as you may have guessed, is my favourite living writer.
>
>
Thanks. I'll print out this entire post and see if I can
find more Grass. I think what turned me off was that book
he wrote about fish (could I be remembering this right?)
that was half words and half drawings. Nothing after The Tin Drum
seemed as rich to me, so I moved on. And IMO if you like
Grass yo might alos like Jerzy Kozinski, at least his
first coupla books. Except for Being There, his later
works got very depressing and repetitive.
BTW my fav is Ernest Hemingway, but I like reading about
his life even more than his novels and stories.
Thanks
Pjk
Fantomas
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> BTW my fav is Ernest Hemingway, but I like reading about
> his life even more than his novels and stories.
Which was in itself a work of fiction. Actually it would be good to see a
remake
of To Have and Have Not that had more to do with the book...
pjet...@newvenus.slv.vic.gov.au
>
> Thanks. I'll print out this entire post and see if I can
> find more Grass. I think what turned me off was that book
> he wrote about fish (could I be remembering this right?)
> that was half words and half drawings. Nothing after The Tin Drum
> seemed as rich to me, so I moved on. >
The Flounder. I think he was looking to go somewhere else after the
Danzig books (dog years must have exhausted him!). I liked it but not as
much as the more autobiographical ones. C&M and DY are more in the
Tin Drum style.
>And IMO if you like
> Grass yo might alos like Jerzy Kozinski, at least his
> first coupla books.
You're not the first to recommend him to me. I'll have a look.
> BTW my fav is Ernest Hemingway, but I like reading about
> his life even more than his novels and stories.
That's the thing with Hemmingway. His biog would film beautifully.
PJ
Steve Palmer
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Rickymcn
'Stranger in a Strange Land'.
Mas1mind
Artist or All We need of Hell
pjet...@newvenus.slv.vic.gov.au
Done well, this would kill.
I reggon,
PJ
Mpoconnor7
Charles Sailor, which was written in the late 70's and dealt with an ordinary
nonreligous man who realizes he has the power to heal people with his hands and
wants no part of the political and religious implications and trappings. It
would make a very uplifting film.
Fantomas
didn´t get the idea of starring Seagal in it...certainly marketing it
would be a problem, as it would be certainly too offbeat for your
typical martial arts audience, and the title might scare away your
more sophisticated audiences.
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Sounds a lot like Elmore Leonard´s ¨Touch ¨...which was filmed.
>
Sp00x
by Anthony Clark?
Shannon Robert Burge
SRB
Rickymcn
Spielberg.
le...@ix.netcom.com
sucked. It didn't do Heller any justice. Also, I'd like to see anything by
Kurt Vonnegut made into a movie, like, for example, Breakfast of Champions.
-- "That's the way the romance goes, but every now and then, it goes the
other way too."
Georyn
>Kurt Vonnegut made into a movie, like, for example, Breakfast of Champions.
Your dream may come true. I seem to remember hearing a rumour that a
version of "Breakfast..." is slated for winter release. Can anyone corroborate
this?
"Slaughterhouse Five" of course has already been made into a film, and a
highly acclaimed one at that. The film version of "Slapstick", however, is not
held in high esteem (heck, I don't even hold the *novel* in very high esteem).
I think someone with vision could do a lot of good with "Player Piano", for
example.
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ellis
>
> >Also, I'd like to see anything by
> >Kurt Vonnegut made into a movie, like, for example, Breakfast of Champions.
>
> Your dream may come true. I seem to remember hearing a rumour that a
> version of "Breakfast..." is slated for winter release. Can anyone corroborate
> this?
> "Slaughterhouse Five" of course has already been made into a film, and a
> highly acclaimed one at that. The film version of "Slapstick", however, is not
> held in high esteem (heck, I don't even hold the *novel* in very high esteem).
> I think someone with vision could do a lot of good with "Player Piano", for
> example.
>
>
cool adolescent adventure imagery.
ellis
Refresh my memory.
Random drifter discovers hippie-cult like group that study Karate on the
beach? I forget if the drifter gets particularly good at Karate or moves
on long before that.
What was the conflict?
I remember there was some sort of homosexual gang rape on the main
character but I don't remember if that happened in his past or during
his stay with the cult.
I read it as a paperback with a Travis McGee looking cover on it.
pet...@ms.com
geo...@aol.com (Georyn) wrote:
> >Also, I'd like to see anything by
> >Kurt Vonnegut made into a movie, like, for example, Breakfast of Champions.
>
> Your dream may come true. I seem to remember hearing a rumour that a
> version of "Breakfast..." is slated for winter release. Can anyone corroborate
> this?
> "Slaughterhouse Five" of course has already been made into a film, and a
> highly acclaimed one at that. The film version of "Slapstick", however, is not
> held in high esteem (heck, I don't even hold the *novel* in very high esteem).
> I think someone with vision could do a lot of good with "Player Piano", for
> example.
>
Don't forget the relatively recent Mother Night with
Nick Nolte.
HTH
Pjk
pjet...@newvenus.slv.vic.gov.au
ell...@home.com wrote:
> Georyn wrote:
> >
> > >Also, I'd like to see anything by
> > >Kurt Vonnegut made into a movie, like, for example, Breakfast of Champions.
> >
> > Your dream may come true. I seem to remember hearing a rumour that a
> > version of "Breakfast..." is slated for winter release. Can anyone
corroborate
> > this?
> > "Slaughterhouse Five" of course has already been made into a film, and
a
> > highly acclaimed one at that. The film version of "Slapstick", however, is
not
> > held in high esteem (heck, I don't even hold the *novel* in very high
esteem).
> > I think someone with vision could do a lot of good with "Player Piano", for
> > example.
> >
> >
> cool adolescent adventure imagery.
Not a novel but pure Vonnegut was "Happy Birthday Wanda June" (directed
by one of my obscure faves, Mark Robson). I've never seen it on vid
but it's been on tv a fair few times. I *think* it was made in the
late 60s.
PJ