On Movies & Media In Space, No One Can Hear You Have a Mid-Faith Crisis It's a beloved science fiction novel, full of adventure, suspense, terror, and questions about the existence of God and the problem of evil. Would it make a good television series from the makers of "Mad Men"?
On Movies & Media The Hunger Games: Did You Ask For Seconds, or Send It Back to the Kitchen? Time for a post-game show on The Hunger Games. What did you think of the movie? Can you think of other novels for teen readers or young adults that better deserve this kind of treatment and attention?
Film Reviews A Beautiful Mind (2001) [July 2012 Update: In the buzz of recent Hollywood news, we've learned that Jennifer Connelly will reunite with Russell Crowe for Darren Aronofsky's epic retelling (reinvention?) of the story of Noah, the Ark, and the Deluge. That inspires me to look back at Crowe and Connelly&
On Movies & Media Should we stomp Blue Like Jazz because it isn't some kind of timeless, poetic masterpiece? It's been interesting, perusing the reviews and comments provoked by Steve Taylor's movie Blue Like Jazz. I posted my thoughts at Filmwell earlier. It inspired some interesting comments. After you see the movie, let me know what you thought. (Act fast. It probably won't
On Books & Writing Madeleine L'Engle goes to the movies. A few weeks back on my Facebook page, I said I'd have news for fans of Madeleine L'Engle. A little later, I posted that I'd soon be reporting on a new film based on a book by one of my favorite writers. Well... are
On Books & Writing "The Great Divorce" on the Big Screen? Variety reports: Veteran producer and Mpower CEO Steve McEveety will lead the production team. Childrens' book author N.D. Wilson ("Leepike Ridge," "100 Cupboards") is attached to write. Lewis, who wrote the "Chronicles of Narnia" books and often wove Christian themes into his
Film Reviews Adaptation (2002) [May 2010 Update: This review is eight years old. It's been off of the website for a while because it needed some slight revisions. My first encounter with the movie was very, very different from my second viewing. I've watched it several times since then and
On Movies & Media Stockwell Takes On L'Engle, DiCamillo, Miyazaki. [-updated-] [THIS POST HAS BEEN REVISED TO CORRECT AN ERROR. Bedrock Pictures is not necessarily making all three of the films in question. But the screenwriter, Jeff Stockwell, is attached to all three projects.] Bedrock Pictures plans to make a movie of Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle In
On Movies & Media What's Your Favorite Stage-to-Screen Adaptation? Casablanca? Henry IV? Ordet? Join me in celebrating the birthday of Ron Reed, the Artistic and Executive Director of the excellent Pacific Theatre in Vancouver B.C., and a contributor to Filmwell.org. Since movies and plays are both passions for Ron, you can help by recommending your favorite adaptation
