BooktoMovieAdaptation

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Alvin Schwartz

Just watched this with my children. I suppose it‘s on point with it being Halloween week and all. That said I hate scary movies so this was TERRIBLE for me. They all loved it though. #halloween #scarystories #horror #booktomovieadaptation #help #save e

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EdnaC

Dune | Frank Herbert

Well I didn‘t finish the book but I did see the movie today. Apparently I managed to get far enough through it that I stopped just after this movie did. The movie was good. Decent enough move to book adaptation. Anyone else see it? What did you think? #dune #dunemovie #dunebook #booktomovie #booktomovieadaptation #classics

LapReader My partner is so excited to take me to it when it arrives in Australia. He ordered the box set of books so he could finish the series before we see the movie. 3y

EdnaC @LapReader that‘s so fun!! I read the book because my son really liked it. It‘s been fun sharing it. I hope you and your husband enjoy the movie when it comes. :) 3y

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ShelfAddiction

Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn

One of the best movie adaptations I've seen.

#booktomovieadaptation #movienight #movieadaptation

marleed They both played those roles, so well. I‘m not sure if the credit goes to the actors themselves or those who knew to cast them! 4y

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EliNeedsMoreShelves

Christmas Camp: A Novel | Karen Schaler

Read the book and watched the movie - both were delightful!

#WinterGames #TeamFestivus #HolidayReads
#HolidayMovie #BookToMovieAdaptation
@wanderinglynn @StayCurious @Clwojick

+31 points (Wednesday total = 195 points)

wanderinglynn 🙌🏻🎄📚 5y

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MoonWitch94

A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film | Jean Shepherd

I love this movie. I grew up with it, I have directed the play and I own the leg lamp light. It is for sure a classic. And this week I FINALLY read the story it is based on! #AChristmasStory #WinterGames #JingleBallers #ImpulseRead #HolidayRead #BooktoMovieAdaptation

FantasyChick

Scochrane26 Have you been to Cleveland to the house? It‘s fun. 5y

MoonWitch94 No! But it is on my bucket list. 5y

FantasyChick I have never read the story! I really should do that some year. 26pts 5y

FantasyChick Sorry....31pts 5y

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MoonWitch94

A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens

FX showed an original movie A Christmas Carol. It‘s definitely a grim, dark adaptation. But, I really liked the background they created on Scrooge and Marley. Very interesting take on a classic. If you like the original, this is totally worth a watch. Any other Littens watched this version? I‘d love to hear your thoughts. . #WinterGames #JingleBallers #HolidayMovie #BooktoMovieAdaptation #AChristmasCarol

FantasyChick

FantasyChick I haven't seen it but I'm definitely going to see if I can find it now! 11pts 5y

blank I havent watched it yet, but I plan to! 5y

MoonWitch94 @LaurensLibrary it‘s so good! Definitely worth seeing. @FantasyChick see if you can get it through BBC 5y

FantasyChick Thanks! Going to take a look. If it's on FX I wonder if they might have it on demand for the holidays too. 5y

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Jadams89

A Christmas Carol | Charles Dickens

I watched these two versions of this Christmas classic today. +10 for #HolidayMovie and a bonus 10 for #BookToMovieAdaptation (5 each).

#MerryReaders #WinterGames

Clwojick, StayCurious

Clwojick 21 pt 5y

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EadieB

Silver Bells: A Holiday Tale | Luanne Rice

Day 11 - #SilverBells #FestivePhotoChallenge #WinterGames #JingleBallers #BooktoMovieAdaptation

GypsyKat, Clwojick, StayCurious, FantasyChick

FantasyChick Awesome! I'm so behind on the photo challenge 🤦‍♀️ 2pts 5y

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EadieB

Santa Claus, the Movie | Joan D. Vinge

#WinterGames #JingleBallers

5 pt - #HolidayMovie
5 pt - #BookToMovieAdaptation
1 pt - Participation
11 points total

GypsyKat, Clwojick, StayCurious, FantasyChick

BethM This version was so good! 5y

EadieB @BethM Yes, I liked it too! 5y

LibrarianRyan I love this version. It's the first movie i remember seeing as a child. What book is it based on. 5y

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EadieB @LibrarianRyan It‘s based on this book

Santa Claus: The Movie

Butterfinger I adore Patch. 5y

GypsyKat Oh man! I haven‘t seen this since I was a kid! 5y

FantasyChick Awesome! Another one I've never seen. 11pts 5y

Avanders Oooh this is one of my favorites!! 5y

LibrarianRyan @EadieB I went looking. The book is actually based on the movie. The movie came first and was written by David and Leslie Newman with David Newman writing the screenplay. Its the same duo who wrote the movie Superman 2. It looks like they didn't get into writing book books until the 2000's. John Vinge adapted the screenplay. There was also a tie in promotion with McDonald that gave away books in 4 parts. 5y

EadieB @LibrarianRyan The book I tagged was written January 1985 and the movie was released Oct/Nov 1985 5y

LibrarianRyan @EadieB yep. They spent 6 months filming and it had been in production since 1978. It went through a few cast changes, or turn downs. That's cool that the book was released before the movie like that. It's just odd they kept “the movie“ in the title. 5y

EadieB @LibrarianRyan from Joan D Vinge wiki page: Media novelizations and tie-ins
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – The Storybook Based on the Movie (1983)
Tarzan, King of the Apes (1983)
The Dune Storybook (1984)
Return to Oz (1985)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Santa Claus: The Movie Storybook (1985)
Ladyhawke (1987)
Willow (1988)
Lost in Space (1998)
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
47 Ronin (2013) (edited) 5y

EadieB @LibrarianRyan They must have planned to turn the book into a movie. I would think someone would have to write the story before making the movie. 5y

LibrarianRyan @EadieB All very true. Either way it counts.
According to GR the original publication was Oct 1985 and it is a Novelization of the story by the Newman's. It's just one of my fav holiday movies and I was excited to see how the movie changed the original. I will now have to see if I can find a “making of“ this movie. because I would love to know more and IMDB is a little lacking. 5y

EadieB @LibrarianRyan I agree, the info is a little hard to track down. I just went by the dates on the Litsy book and the released date of the movie Nov 1985. I know my daughter has a copy of the book as I read it to her many times. She loved the story too. 5y

LibrarianRyan @EadieB It was so unique at the time. Did you know they wanted Fred Astaire to be the wizened elf who gives Santa his powers. or that they wanted Harrison Ford to play the step uncle. I think we need more Harrison Ford bad guy movies. 5y

EadieB @LibrarianRyan No I didn‘t know that. Thanks for the info. I would have loved to see Astaire and Ford in those parts. 5y

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Clwojick

Shrek the Halls | Catherine Hapka

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Four more #HolidayReads that I read during my adventure to the library. I was happy to come across the tagged book, since I just watched the movie... so that gains me some extra points!

91 pts for #MerryReaders #HolidayReaders #WinterGames #BookToMovieAdaptation

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