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The Second Adaptees Awards Ceremony
Remember when I did that anniversary post that was like an awards ceremony for characterizations in all the movies/miniseries/plays the blog had covered thus far? Wasn’t that fun? Well, I thought it was fun, and since I probably won’t do … Continue reading
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Protected: My Thoughts on the Controversy Around Netflix’s Upcoming Narnia Movie
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Sense and Adaptability
Was I overly harsh when I called screenwriter Andrew Davies’s 2008 miniseries adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility “so-so?” I admit it. I gave into the allure of alliteration, and I was trying to contrast it with his 1995 … Continue reading
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This Special Is a Mixed Bag, Charlie Brown
The 2011 animated special Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown came at a strange crossroads in the history of the Peanuts franchise. It was made neither by Mendelson/Melendez productions nor by Apple TV but by Warner Bros television. Despite … Continue reading
Ranting About Cyrano (2021)
Cyrano (2021) is a movie adaptation of a 2018 stage musical which was itself based on Edmond Rostand’s 1897 tragic comedy-or comic tragedy-Cyrano de Bergerac. I’d better state upfront that this is going to be one of those blog posts … Continue reading
A Cinderella Musical That’s Not Rodgers and Hammerstein
The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella is a 1976 cinematic musical retelling of the famous story of the siege of Orleans. Just kidding. It’s a retelling of Cinderella. There’s plenty to love about this film, starting (literally) … Continue reading
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The Best Christmas Pageant Adaptation Ever
I was delighted to hear that there would be a new movie adaptation of Barbara Robinson’s 1972 novel The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. It’s a book that resonates greatly with those of us who have grown up in the American … Continue reading
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Animation Station: A Wrapping Menace, an Exercising Cat and a Talking Christmas Tree
I first came up with the Animation Station series because I realized there were movies and shows about which I wanted to blog, but which weren’t adaptations. Well, that’s not quite true. Many of them were adaptations of preexisting material … Continue reading
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 11: This Is Our Last Time Here, Isn’t It?
Remember that vast stretch of whiteness at the end of the last scene? It turns out to be a sea with lilies[1]Or lily-like flowers as Eustace the stickler for scientific accuracy insists. growing in it like a giant garden pool. … Continue reading
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) Part 10: Worst Nightmares
It’s a gray, chilly morning and the Dawn Treader is sailing towards Dark Island. Minotaur: So what do you think is out there?Edmund: Our worst nightmares.Caspian: Our darkest wishes.Drinian: Pure evil. The dry way Gary Sweet delivers that last line … Continue reading
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