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As summer roles in hopefully most of you are back to reading whether it is poolside or at the beach. If you are a fan of books to film like I am here are five upcoming film adaptations to pick up at the library this month. 1. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes. Romance novelist…
1. The Bourne Legacy (inspired by Robert Lundlum’s novels). In theaters August 10. Do I need to read these? 2. Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo. In theaters August 17. Lots of buzz on this one, especially as David Cronenberg is directed. I have not read, but still have doubts about Robert Pattinson. Waiting to be impressed.…
1. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. Out in April, this adaptation will star Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon. Hoping that it will be both better than the Twilight series for Pattinson and better than the 2004′s Vanity Fair adaptation Witherspoon was in, we can all breathe a bit easier knowing how well put together…
Ones worth bothering to read the novel first, for all you people who have forgone the library. 1. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Limited release in September. By the author of The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go will star Kiera Knightley, Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garflied, Charlotte Rampling and Sally Hawkins.…
(NOTE: In order of release date!) 1. Toy Story 3 to be released on June 18th, 2010. (Definitely spend an afternoon re-watching the last two films, Pixar cannot be beat!) 2. Jonah Hex to be released on June 18th, 2010. (Actually not interested in it because of the comic book concept, but more because a…
(NOTE: These are sorted based on release date.) 1. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, to be released August 14th, 2009. (Eric Bana will not be the type of guy you will read about, but what else can we expect from Hollywood casting?) 2. Surrogates by Robert Venditti & Brett Weldele, to be released…