Game of Thrones, S. 5, E. 1: “The Wars to Come”

April 13, 2015 by Caitlin

Welcome to season 5, folks! These posts will contain spoilers for the episodes, as well as discussion of book content (but I promise not to spoil any book events that haven’t happened yet). Looking forward to discussing this season with you! Sometimes, despite excellent acting, superb writing and all-around awesome source material, Game of Thrones is BORING. Season 5 welcomed us with a verifiable snoozefest, even though it did its best to set the stage for action to come. Let […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: game of thrones, game of thrones episode review, HBO, Song of Ice and Fire

Leeches Suck

April 10, 2015 by Jessi

Stand By Me/The Body Book release: 1982 Movie release: 1986 Where to watch: In a treehouse with your best friends in between games of cards. Every time I’ve seen the part at the beginning of the movie which states that it was based on a Stephen King novella, I’ve said to myself, “I’m gonna to read that.” I’ve seen this movie countless times since it’s release date (which was a mere month after my birth, mind you). That’s a lot of “I’m gonna’s.” […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: adaptations, Film Fesrt Friday, Stand By Me, Stephen King, The Body

Girl, you gotta a fine glass…slipper-Film Fest Friday

March 13, 2015 by Jessi

Cinderella Book release: Let’s not get technical Movie release: 2015 Where to watch: At the movie theater unless your a naughty pirate (a naughty piracy pirate) Once upon a release date, Jessi went to see this movie all alone. …Could I have waited for some friend’s calendar to clear up? Yes, but I need to see this immediately. I’ve been waiting (more like squee!-ing) for this one since the first teaser. I love, just love, fairy tales and their many adaptations. (I’m NOT talking […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: adaptations, Cinderella, fairy tale, Film Fest Friday

2015 Academy Awards: Literary(ish) Drinking Games and Live Blogging

February 22, 2015 by Caitlin

The 87th Annual Academy Awards are tonight!  Sure, the Academy Awards are all about movies, but as we see time, and time again, our favorite thing – books – inspire the silver screen even more than Jennifer Lawrence. We think that’s as fine a reason as any to tune into the event (and of course to gossip about all the best star fashions). Exactly which movies were inspired by books this year? Here’s a pretty conclusive list by The Reading […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: 2015 Academy Awards, Neil Patrick Harris, Oscars, the book was better than the movie

Fifty Shades of Crap

February 12, 2015 by Caitlin

It’s here, like it or not, the movie that people have drooled over, laughed at, debated heavily and are even boycotting. Fifty Shades of Grey has arrived on the big screen, and we’ve got one word for you, stolen from the biten lips of the main character herself: Crap. Anastasia thinks or utters the word “Crap” nearly one hundred times in this book, varying from “Holy crap” (the most popular), to the dreaded “Double crap.” It’s all just so… crappy. I think…I […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: Anastasia Steele, bad writing, crap, double crap, el james, Fifty Shades of Grey, holy crap

Fifty Shades of Ridiculous

February 6, 2015 by Ladies On The Shelf

It’s almost here – the movie that every rabid, silly E. L. James fan has been dying to see, “breath hitching” and all. We, too, are eagerly awaiting this film, if only to see how this primo, magnificently ridiculous boner of a series will get its adaptation. We’re definitely hoping that the choicest of quotes make their way onto the screen, because we can barely contain our hilarity seeing them on the page. For the weeks leading up to the film’s release, […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: 50 Shades of Grey, Anastasia Steele, christian grey, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, literary quotes

Game of Thrones, Season 5 – First Trailer!

January 30, 2015 by Caitlin

OH MY GOSH. HBO just released the official Game of Thrones Season 5 trailer (following leaks earlier today)… And it’s incredible. Featuring an amazingly chilling, yet surprisingly badass cover of “We Could Be Heroes,” this trailer gives tantalizing glimpses into whats to come for our favorite characters – Tyrion in exile, Cersei in mourning and promising revenge, Jon Snow leading battle. Note the Harpy of Yunkai being torn down and Arya standing in front of the doors of the House […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: game of thrones, HBO, Season 5, Song of Ice and Fire, Winter is Coming

Fifty Shades of Naivete

January 30, 2015 by Ladies On The Shelf

It’s almost here – the movie that every rabid, silly E. L. James fan has been dying to see, “breath hitching” and all. We, too, are eagerly awaiting this film, if only to see how this primo, magnificently ridiculous boner of a series will get its adaptation. We’re definitely hoping that the choicest of quotes make their way onto the screen, because we can barely contain our hilarity seeing them on the page. For the weeks leading up to the film’s release, […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: 50 Shades of Grey, Anastasia Steele, bad texting, E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey, literary quotes

Fifty Shades of Creepy

January 21, 2015 by Ladies On The Shelf

It’s almost here – the movie that every rabid, silly E. L. James fan has been dying to see, “breath hitching” and all. We, too, are eagerly awaiting this film, if only to see how this primo, magnificently ridiculous boner of a series will get its adaptation. We’re definitely hoping that the choicest of quotes make their way onto the screen, because we can barely contain our hilarity seeing them on the page. For the weeks leading up to the film’s release, […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: christian grey, creeper, dirty talk, Fifty Shades of Grey, literary quotes