When I was writing Friday's post, I started to notice a trend in the movies I was pointing out: more than half of them were based on classic works. The more I thought about it, the more examples I was able to come up with, which lead me to this post. Here are a few… Continue reading Movies You Didn’t Know Were Adaptations
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Transmedia and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
For those of you who don't follow me on tumblr, there's a web series you should be watching. It is called The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, and it is a modern adaptation of Jane Austen's Price and Prejudice, and it's one of the best things currently happening both on the Internet and in the world of innovative storytelling… Continue reading Transmedia and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (no spoilers!)
Man, this thing is dusty. Hello again. Let's just move on, shall we? Last week, I went to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with my boyfriend and several of his friends. I'll just come out here and admit straight-up that its main attraction for me was the fact that Benedict Cumberbatch is in it. Because.… Continue reading Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (no spoilers!)
Adaptations
Greetings! Apologies for not posting yesterday like I said I would, but Arcadia (my computer) had an unfortunate encounter with a virus and had to spend the weekend at home with my brilliant father, who saved her for me, along with all of my files, which I stupidly did not back up. As it turns… Continue reading Adaptations
Hamlet’s Father
For those of you who haven't heard about it yet, Orson Scott Card (Author of Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow, which are both pretty great books) recently came under fire for an adaptation of Hamlet. The novella is called "Hamlet's Father," and it depicts the deceased king as a homosexual pedophile who molested Hamlet's entire male friend circle (thereby turning them all… Continue reading Hamlet’s Father
M.M. Jordahl 