I stumbled across an article about Chuck Palahniuk's Choke being made into a movie. Fox Searchlight bought it and it will be released August 1st. Patrick was not impressed because he already knew this. He is aparently in love with Sam Rockwell, despite his role in Charlie's Angels, and says he is a "freakin' genius". I did not know who Sam Rockwell was until I imdb'ed him, and realized I knew him from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Angelica Houston will be playing Rockwell's mother. Sundance awarded 'Choke' with a Special Jury Prize: Dramatic, Work by an Ensemble Cast. It seems to me like it is off to a good start.
The other day I was looking through a catalogue for Random House and read that Dreamworks is making Revolutionary Road into a movie too. Leonardo 
DiCaprio and Kate Winslett will be staring in it - you might remember them from a little movie they did called Titanic, which was the last movie they worked together on. I had to read Yates' novel, about marriage and domesticity in the '50s, for a class in college. I absolutely fell in love with it. It's a great story and I am fascinated to see it adapted into film. Sam Mendes will be directing it - he won an academy award for American Beauty. I guess it's kind of a backwords remake of American Beauty: suburbia...marriage? I suddenly realize this could break my heart. This movie is either going to be really good or really disapointing. I think this probably happens a lot to people who read a lot. Here's something that I love and is dear to me, and it is in the hands of strangers and they are giving it away to the masses. We'll find out December 19, 2008
DiCaprio and Kate Winslett will be staring in it - you might remember them from a little movie they did called Titanic, which was the last movie they worked together on. I had to read Yates' novel, about marriage and domesticity in the '50s, for a class in college. I absolutely fell in love with it. It's a great story and I am fascinated to see it adapted into film. Sam Mendes will be directing it - he won an academy award for American Beauty. I guess it's kind of a backwords remake of American Beauty: suburbia...marriage? I suddenly realize this could break my heart. This movie is either going to be really good or really disapointing. I think this probably happens a lot to people who read a lot. Here's something that I love and is dear to me, and it is in the hands of strangers and they are giving it away to the masses. We'll find out December 19, 2008 This got all us thinking of all of the other books that are being made into movies in the near future. Here's the list we've compiled that is of interest to us:
Mysteries of Pittsburgh - novel by Michael Chabon, it has a ton of famous actors in it, and a plot that veers a little away from the original - it takes out an entire character?!
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - this young adult novel is set to release October 3. This is exciting news because Michael Cera is playing the title character Nick. We, in the store, love Michael Cera...a lot...and I'm pretty sure will see anything he is in!
The Tale of Despereaux - Kate DeCamillo's Newberry Award winning young adult book is being made into an animated film. Emma Watson (aka Hermoine Granger) leads an amazing cast of voices, to name but a few: Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, William H. Macy. This sounds like it might be plugged at the big holiday movie for 2008 - like Golden Compass but without the polar bears.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men - David Foster Wallace's novel is in post-production. Here's what I've read that is exciting: John Krasinski is adapting the novel into the screenplay. John Krasinski is directing. John Krasinski is acting in it. To recap: John Krasinski, John Krasinski, John "Jim Halpurt" Krasinski. Also on the roster, Rashida Jones and Will Forte. There's no release date but you bet we'll be there with bells on. In the store we love The Office as much as we love Arrested Development.
I told Laura the topic of this blog and she immediately had a few things to say. "Silk should not be made into a movie, and it should not be starring Keira Knightly." Don't get me, or Laura, wrong, she has nothing against Keira Knightly, she just doesn't want Keira in all of her novels.
There's no steadfast rule about what makes a good book into a good movie, but we'll keep reading and watching and let you know what we think.
