Adaptations: From Short Story to Big Screen: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (562 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1400053145 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 640 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dick’s “The Minority Report,” which became the 2002 blockbuster directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Cruise•“The Harvey Pekar Name Story” by reclusive graphic artist Harvey Pekar, whose life was the inspiration for American Splendor, winner of the 2003 Sundance Grand Jury Prize•Hagar Wilde’s “Bringing Up Baby,” the basis of the classic film Bringing Up Baby, anthologized here for the first time ever•“The Swimmer” by John Cheever, an example of a highly regarded story that many feared might prove unadaptable•The predecessor to the beloved holiday
. Stephanie Harrison teaches in the state university system of Florida
Amazon Customer said It was great and the stories are really entertaining to read. Used this for my entire class for essays. It was great and the stories are really entertaining to read. Also got it cheaper than the campus bookstore.. Five Stars Amazon Customer Good condition. "Learn About the Connection Between Short Stories and Movies" according to W. Terry Whalin. Have you ever waited with great anticipation for the arrival of a movie where you love the book? Then you watch the movie and are disappointed because it wasn't anything like the book. Movies and Books are connected through story. The story has to be good in each form for it to achieve the desired result.Stephanie Harrison has written a fascinating look at the connection between Learn About the Connection Between Short Stories and Movies Have you ever waited with great anticipation for the arrival of a movie where you love the book? Then you watch the movie and are disappointed because it wasn't anything like the book. Movies and Books are connected through story. The story has to be good in each form for it to achieve the desired result.Stephanie Harrison has written a fascinating look at the connection between 35 short stories and the great films which resulted. This book includes the short stories and insight into how the story was adapted into a m. 5 short stories and the great films which resulted. This book includes the short stories and insight into how the story was adapted into a m
Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Alfred Hitchcock, and John Ford are among the cast of cinematic personalities in this tribute to the inspiration and perspiration required to turn fiction into film. Harrison evotes a chapter to every imaginable genre, prefacing each with quotes and anecdotes from writers, directors, and actors associated with the creative endeavors selected. Allison BlockCopyright © American Library Association. Native American author Sherman Alexie, whose short stories inspired the 1998 cult hit, Smoke Signals, speaks of wrestling with the old stereotypes of "the noble and the ignoble savage." Stanley Kubrick's cohorts compare collaborations with the director to "being swallowed up by a cold and intelligent creature with many tentacles." Actor Vincent Price's daughter recalls how her father and Herbert Mars