Posts Tagged ‘Thriller’
Dream Woman: New Edition of ‘Paprika’ Beckons to American Readers
In certain cases, one simply must read the book after one’s seen the movie. This is one of those times.
Hugh Jackman Seizes ‘Six Years’: Is Harlan Coben Hollywood’s Next Mystery Muse?
With no fewer than five books in various stages of development, it appears that Hollywood has finally gotten wise to the untapped riches in Coben’s body of work.
Parker as Parker: The Long Road to the Big Screen
Richard Stark’s Parker, the hard-bitten antihero of twenty-four crime novels, finally comes to the screen on January 25 in the movie starring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez.
Andrei Tarkovsky’s Classic ‘Stalker’: A Personal Perspective
Word & Film caught up with Geoff Dyer to chat about one of the most stunning films of all time and the book Dyer wrote about it.
British Spies in Brooklyn: John le Carre’s Canon Inspires a Festival
Bestselling author John le Carre has quite the lineup of adaptations to his name — and with this canon he inspired an entire festival devoted to his work. Here, we take a look at the list.
Gone Girl’s Hollywood Homecoming to Star Reese Witherspoon
Hollywood’s sweetheart Reese Witherspoon is attached to play the mysterious Amy Dunne in the big screen adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl.
Bringing Dark Places to Film: An Interview with Gone Girl Author Gillian Flynn
The author of the current bestseller Gone Girl on the adaptation process, her top four favorite thrilling films of all time, and more.
Amy Adams In Talks to Star in Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s ‘Dark Places’
It’s shaping up to be an incredibly busy year for talent-saturated It Girl Adams, whose latest may be pulled from the pages of thriller queen Gillian Flynn.
Mark Wahlberg Attached to Produce and Star in John Grisham’s ‘The Partner’
Adaptations of Grisham’s thrillers have, from day one, drawn the talents of the biggest stars in Hollywood so this latest news is no surprise.
Alex Holmes Attached to Pen The Expats Adaptation
On the eve of the release of Chris Pavone’s debut novel, it was announced that CBS Films, who has the film rights, has hired Alex Holmes to write the adaptation.
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