I’ve written here before about my love-hate relationship with movies from books, or at least about the dichotomy they present. I found this video about how the story was adapted to film a fascinating look at the process of taking a story from one medium to another, and why certain things are done.
Tag: movies and TV
Remembering Angela Lansbury 1925-2022
In 2010 The New York Times did a video interview with Angela Lansbury that provides a lot of insight into the actress who recently passed away. She talks about being a character actress.
Persuasion — how The Birds helped me get over it
How reading Daphne du Maurier’s “The Birds” helped me make peace with Netflix’s 2022 version of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Exploring the dichotomy between written stories and the movies made from them.