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This spot was created to celebrate book-to-tv/film-screen adaptations. True, there is no way that a live version will ever live up to our imagination. And yes, there are hundreds of examples of how this formula can go wrong. But there are also hundreds of examples of how the formula can go right and astonish us with the magic of cinema, yet all too often these examples are forgotten -- and so this spot is to remind ourselves of both the good and the bad, and to discuss either.

A common criticism of book-to-screen adaptations nowadays is that filmmakers are seemingly relying too often on literature for their content, that the screenwriters are no longer creative themselves. But did you know that practically half of Alfred Hitchcock's movies are book adaptations? Rebecca, The Birds, Psycho, ... And what about Steven Spielberg's works: Jaws, Jurassic Park, The Color Purple, Schindler's List,... I say this not to lessen the directors' and screenwriters' creativity in dialogue and vision but to remind critics that books have always been a source for the movies.

I do notice a trend though of whether I like the movie in addition to the book or just simply hate the movie in relation to which I consume first. If book first and then movie -- then I tend to hate the movie. If movie first and then book -- then both are enjoyed in perfect harmony.

Of course, my interpretation of what this spot is about is simply my opinion. Make of it what you will. Praise both the books and the movies. Enjoy.
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A big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s
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call of the wild
jack london
movie
trailer
2020
harrison ford
At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, Marvel announced that Cloak and Dagger was renewed for a second season - and teases Mayhem - Detective Brigid O'Reilly's vigilante alter-ego.
video
cloak and dagger
season 2
renewal
announcement
san diego
comic con
2018
comic
adaptation
New beginnings are never what you expect them to be. Sweetbitter premieres May 6 on STARZ. Starring Ella Purnell. #Sweetbitter #STARZ
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sweetbitter
tv series
season 1
starz
teaser
trailer
book
adaptation
stephanie danler
Programme website: linkA bold new adaptation of Wilkie Collins’ The Woman in White. Featuring: Ben Hardy, Jessie Buckley, Olivia Vinall, Dougray Scott, Riccardo Scamarcio
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the woman in white
tv series
bbc
trailer
book
adaptation
wilkie collins
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Stefano, Captain Sham, Shirley, a frightening doctor, a terrible detective or a nightmarish auctioneer - no matter what he looks like and which alias he uses, Count Olaf is always an awful and dangerous person. And he’s about to get worse.
video
a series of unfortunate events
season 2
netflix
tv series
book
adaptation
lemony snicket
count olaf
disguises
featurette
Check out the new movie clip for Annihilation starring Natalie Portman!
video
annihilation
movie
trailer
2018
book
adaptation
jeff vandermeer
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The Ritual Trailer 1 (2017) Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier Horror Movie HD [Official Trailer]
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the ritual
movie
2017
trailer
rafe spall
robert james-collier
adam neville
Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger is the story of Tandy Bowen (Olivia Holt) and Tyrone Johnson (Aubrey Joseph) – two teenagers from very different backgrounds, who find themselves burdened and awakened to new powers.
video
cloak and dagger
marvel
freeform
tv series
season 2
cast
teaser
comic
adaptations
Nine minute extended trailer for the recent The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe adaptation.
video
movie trailer
2005
c.s. lewis
Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson and Emily Watson star in Shakespeare’s King Lear. Adapted and directed by Richard Eyre.
video
king lear
movie
trailer
2018
bbc
book
adaptation
shakespeare
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