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Nicole Kidman to star and produce The Silent Wife adaptation

Nicole Kidman has signed on as star and producer for the film adaptation of A.S.A. Harrison's posthumous novel, The Silent Wife (Penguin Canada). Kidman's production company, Blossom Films, was responsible for the 2010 adaptation of ... Read More »

October 11, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

Semi Chellas and Esta Spalding to co-write film adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life

By Sue Carter

Screenwriters Semi Chellas* and Esta Spalding are co-writing an adaptation of Kate Atkinson's British wartime novel, Life After Life, for Lionsgate Entertainment. The two writers, who are well-known in the Canadian television industry, have plenty of ... Read More »

August 16, 2013 | Filed under: Book culture

About a boy: Richard Van Camp and The Lesser Blessed

By Omar Mouallem

Richard Van Camp is a household name in the North. Will his new book “ and the film adaptation of his novel, The Lesser Blessed “ introduce his unique brand of storytelling to audiences south ... Read More »

May 28, 2013 | Filed under: Authors

Film adaptation of Arsenal Pulp graphic novel wins Cannes top honours

By Sue Carter

When Arsenal Pulp Press publisher Brian Lam first agreed to publish the English-language version of Julie Maroh's graphic novel Le bleu est une couleur chaude, he was unaware there was a film version in the ... Read More »

May 27, 2013 | Filed under: Industry news

Q&A: filmmaker Alan Zweig on adapting Ray Robertson’s Fifteen Reasons to Live

By Sue Carter

Toronto filmmaker Alan Zweig (Vinyl, I, Curmudgeon) knew author Ray Robertson (What Happened Later, Gently Down the Stream) well enough to nod a greeting on the street, but it wasn't until a chance meeting at ... Read More »

April 25, 2013 | Filed under: Authors

Life of Pi sells 1.5 million copies since film release

By Sue Carter

Even if Ang Lee's adaptation of Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi doesn't receive a single Academy Award on Sunday night, the film is already a winner for the author. According to a press release ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: film adaptations

Nicole Kidman to star and produce The Silent Wife adaptation

Semi Chellas and Esta Spalding to co-write film adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life

About a boy: Richard Van Camp and The Lesser Blessed

Film adaptation of Arsenal Pulp graphic novel wins Cannes top honours

Q&A: filmmaker Alan Zweig on adapting Ray Robertson’s Fifteen Reasons to Live

Life of Pi sells 1.5 million copies since film release

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