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Down to the Dirt at Cannes

The 61st annual Cannes Film Festival kicked off this week, and there is going to be a little bit of CanLit content in the mix. Director Justin Simms is making his feature debut there with ... Read More »

May 16, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

It wasn’t easy being Fleming

By Scott MacDonald

Spy novelist and Guardian blogger Charles Cumming takes a closer look at the writing-life of James Bond author Ian Fleming, and decides that the myths have overshadowed the truth somewhat. On the face of it, ... Read More »

May 9, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Critics stony towards Angel

By Scott MacDonald

The recent parade of big-budget CanLit film adaptations that began with Emotional Arithmetic and Fugitive Pieces continues this week with the release of The Stone Angel, starring American actress Ellen Burstyn. Not surprisingly, critics are ... Read More »

May 9, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

This just in: books not doomed after all

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Los Angeles Times: Despite all the hand-wringing by those who claim that literary culture is trapped in a downward spiral, overwhelmed by movies and video games and a 24/7 fixation on Britney Spears' ... Read More »

April 24, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Dull Canadian books make for dull Canadian movies

By Scott MacDonald

Former Toronto Star book critic Philip Marchand was transferred to the paper's film beat almost five months ago, and based on the preponderance of negative reviews he's written since then, one might assume he's eager ... Read More »

April 18, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

The boy who would be Tintin

By Scott MacDonald

It looks as if Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's planned series of Tintin films is one step closer to reaching fruition. According to the Guardian, a young man named Thomas Sangster has been selected to ... Read More »

March 28, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Books on film

By Jacob Sheen

A quick roundup of newly announced book-to-film adaptations: A new adaptation of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is set to hit the screen after a long struggle with Huxley's estate. Leonardo DiCaprio will star and ... Read More »

March 25, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: bookstore burns, novelist strike fizzles, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Barnes & Noble catches fire, headline writer gets chance to make literary reference (Wood TV) Novelist strike fizzles (The Onion) Forget fake memoirs “ are books ever true? (The New Yorker) Five ... Read More »

March 17, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Harry Potter twofer

By Nathan Whitlock

From The Los Angeles Times: Warner Bros. Pictures and the producers behind the $4.5-billion film franchise featuring the beloved boy wizard will split the seventh and final novel in the J.K. Rowling series into two ... Read More »

March 13, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency on TV

By Jacob Sheen

Fans of Alexander McCall Smith's bestseller The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency are either rejoicing or wailing “ it's being made into a television series. The good news is that it's being co-produced by the ... Read More »

March 11, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: film

Down to the Dirt at Cannes

It wasn’t easy being Fleming

Critics stony towards Angel

This just in: books not doomed after all

Dull Canadian books make for dull Canadian movies

The boy who would be Tintin

Books on film

Bookmarks: bookstore burns, novelist strike fizzles, and more

Harry Potter twofer

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency on TV

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