Book to Movie: 50 Shades of Grey

Although this wasn’t a bookclub book, it was suggested and I know many of us have read/ are reading the books.

I don’t know what rating it’s going to get or if it will play in theaters or on cimimax after dark but it’s coming to the big screen ladies.

E.L. James spoke to women at a conference in Westchester, New York May 11 about her inspiration for ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ the upcoming film adaptation and the research behind the raunchy S&M sex scenes!

“I’m very concerned about how it will translate onto screen,” E.L. said at the conference.

Even though the film will be tasteful, it wouldn’t be complete without some of the story’s controversial S&M scenes, which the author tried to make as realistic as possible.“I talked to a couple people into S&M to do research on the book,” she said. “I also talked to an online guy, who was a submissive.

Interesting….. keep you posted

Book to Movie: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

 

Looks like another one of our book clubs books has been choosen to be a movie, something else to look forward to ladies.  I'll keep you posted on the deeds.

EXCLUSIVE: Producers Paula Mazur, Mitchell Kaplan and Kevin McCormick have acquired screen rights to the Helen Simonson novel Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand. Jack Thorne has been hired to write the script for a film that will be a co-production between the Mazur Kaplan Company and McCormick’s Warner Bros-based Langley Park Pictures. Published in 2010 by Random House, the book focuses on a retired and widowed British army major who falls in love with the Pakistani woman who runs their countryside village’s local convenience store. The novel his the bestseller list when it was published. Mazur Kaplan is funding development. Thorne is a British playwright whose first film was The Scouting Book for Boys. He just adapted the Nick Hornby novel A Long Way Down and has also written for the UK series Skins. UTA made the book deal for Barer Literary and Thorne’s repped by Casarotto Ramsay & Associates " Deadline New York Press"

Book to Movie: Switched

Amanda Hocking sells Trylle Trilogy film rights

Let’s add another YA series to the list of potential successors to the Twilight throne: EW has confirmed a New York Times report that Amanda Hocking, the 26-year-old self-publishing phenom behind the Trylle Trilogy (which includes Switched, Torn and Ascend and chronicles heroine high schooler Wendy Everly’s entry into a paranormal world populated by beautiful trolls), has sold the film rights to the production company Media Rights Capital. Terri Tatchell, co-writer of District 9 , is reportedly already at work on adapting two out of the three novels for films and will serve as producer. - insidemovies S. Vilkomerson

Book to Movie: The Hunger Games

I know this was not a book club selection but many of us have read the books. So if your interested in going on a field Trip. ... speak up. For those of you that have not read these 3 books are short and an easy read. Great for in between books. Movie release date is not till March so you still have time.

See Trailer below:

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1729404441/

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2315885593/

Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers to take her younger sister's place for the latest match.

Release date: March 12th, 2012 

Book Titles: by auther Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games    (book 1)

Catching Fire             (book 2)

Mockingjay               (book 3)

Book to Movie: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Let's talk about a field trip: movie release date it Dec 21, 2011

I know the week of Christmas is not the ideal week but I don't know if I'll be able to hold out ladies!!!!!!! The 21st is a Weds but I suspect the theaters will be crazy. Should we wait a week and go on the following friday Dec 30th? Jan 1st Sunday afternoon (New years day)?

Let me know if you have any real interesting in this.

Updated trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3830160409/

Book to Movie: Sarah's Key

One of our book club books "Sarah's Key" by Tatiana de Rosnay
will be in theaters July 22nd, 2011.

This should be an interesting one, many of you all had mixed feelings about
the book and the two story lines…..Lets see which we like in the movie now.

Please let me know if you have any interest in planning a field trip
Saturday or Sunday August 6th/7th.


Trailer link below:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1186176025/

Book to Movie: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo- us remake

There is a really HOT buzz going around about this movie I don't know if we will be going to see it or boycott it ?!?!?!?

"The director of the original Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has questioned the need for the upcoming American remake, reigniting a long-running war of words over Hollywood raiding foreign language films to repackage them for a global audience.

Film-maker Niels Arden Oplev expressed anger at plans to cast an American actor in the lead role of Lisbeth Salander, drawing unflattering comparisons with the Hollywood adaptation of the French film La Femme Nikita, which was poorly received when remade as The Assassin, starring Bridget Fonda in the 1990s.

He told the Word & Film website: "Even in Hollywood there seems to be a kind of anger about the remake; like, 'Why would they remake something when they can just go see the original?'

"It's like, what do you want to see – the French version of La Femme Nikita or the American one?"

* Take from the Guardian.uk web site

Movie is set to be released December 21st, 2011. Click the link below to view the Trailer and more info.

http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/new-trailer-for-finchers-the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/

Book to Movie: Kathryn Stockett's "The Help"

In 1960s Mississippi, Southern society girl Skeeter (Emma Stone) returns from college with dreams of being a writer. She turns her small town on its ear by choosing to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent white families. At first, only Aibileen (Viola Davis), the housekeeper of Skeeter's best friend, will talk. But, as the pair continue their collaboration, more women decide to come forward, and as it turns out, they have quite a lot to say.

Ladies if you haven't already ready The Help, it's a must read it's on my top ten list.

Link Below:
http://youtu.be/l0dWCXCjX9o

Opens August 12th, 2011

Book to Movie: Something Borrowed

Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin has been made into a movie and is another book our book club has not read but I higher recommend it along with it's sister book "Something Blue". Actually I think I have recommended this book to most of you already....lol

If anyone is interested is seeing this movie to book adaptation lets discuss. Movie pending release date is May 06, 2011.

BTW: it's a super easy read and you still have time to read if you would like.


Trailer link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qlMqqc7YdE

Book to Movie: Water for Elephants

Sara Gruen's "Water for Elephants" was on the New York Times best seller list. Although we didn't read this book in our book club some of you as I may have read it. If you have and would be interested in seeing it as a group lets discuss. Given the Holiday's and some up coming travel I would guess we could plan to go the last week in April/ 1st week in May.

Trailer link is below, movie release date is April 22nd, 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz455--bNEI