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

Why, cello there…

August 22, 2014 by Jessi

Bingo Square: Book That is a Movie in 2014 Book: If I Stay, Gayle Forman Favorite Quote: Adam lay down on my bed, stretching his arms above his head. His whole face was grinning–eyes nose, mouth. “Play me,” he said. “What?” “I want you to play me like a cello.” …Aaaanndd it goes on from there. I’ve never giggled so hard in my life. Yikes. Main character, Mia Hall, and some baseball card type stats: Parents: Progressive, avid rock music […]

Categories: Book Review • Tags: book versus movie, contemporary YA, Film Fest Friday, Gayle Forman, If I Stay, literary bingo, teenage romance

“Fiddle-dee-dee!” – Film Fest Friday

June 20, 2014 by Jessi

Gone with the Wind Book Release: 1936 Movie Release: 1939 Where to Watch: Sitting on your porch surrounded by a crowd of suitors so thick, you can hardly wade through in your hoop skirt. The Story War, war, war. Set in the time of the American Civil War, the story follows the iconic characters of Katie Scarlett O’Hara Hamilton Kennedy Butler (good luck fitting that on your driver’s license) and Rhett Butler. Weaved throughout the tale is the story of […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: classics, Film Fest Friday, Gone with the Wind

Five Fictional Film Fathers We Love! – Film Fest Friday

June 13, 2014 by Erin

Happy early Father’s Day! For this week’s edition of Film Fest Friday I’m sharing a list of my five favorite literary father figures who have also been wonderfully portrayed in various film adaptations. I love these books, I love these movies (ok, one is a television show), I love these wildly different fictional dads who all share one thing in common – love for their kiddos.   Matthew Cuthbert Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery Book release: 1908 Movie […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: adaptations, father's day, Film Fest Friday

We’re Preparing Ourselves for The Fault in Our Stars Movie – Film Fest Friday

June 6, 2014 by Ladies On The Shelf

The Fault in Our Stars premiered today, and it’s already generating some excellent reviews – almost all of which mention uncontrollable sobbing and an abundance of feels. Because none of us will be able to see the movie until later this weekend, Jessi and Caitlin are substituting this week’s Film Fest Friday with a discussion of their excitement/anxiety over the adaptation of one of their favorite YA books, ever. Look for our group review next week! Why do you love TFIOS? Jessi: Caitlin recommended this book to me […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: "The book is better than the movie", Film Fest Friday, john green, teenage romance, YA

“When I stepped out into the bright sunlight…” – Film Fest Friday

May 30, 2014 by Jessi

The Outsiders Book release: 1967 Movie release: 1983 Where to watch: A drive-in movie theater. Sneaking in would make for a more authentic experience, but that’s your choice. For years I thought that S.E. Hinton was a dude. This could perhaps be because the voice of her characters, mainly boys, are so convincing and authentic. She started writing her first book, The Outsiders, when she was in high school. Seriously, read her biography; Susie was a pretty cool lady. She […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: adaptations, Film Fest Friday, The Outsiders

“My only love sprung from my only hate!” – Film Fest Friday

May 16, 2014 by Caitlin

Romeo + Juliet Movie Release: 1996 Book (play) Release: 1595 Where to watch: Curled up alone on the couch with a blanket, an oversize hoodie and a bunch of tissues. We’re crying through this one. I think it’s been popular to bash it in recent years – heck, maybe always – but at least you’ve heard of it. Maybe you read it in its original glory, or saw a college production of it, or just watched Shakespeare in Love and […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: classics, Film Fest Friday, Leonardo DiCaprio, romance, Shakespeare

“I do love nothing in the world so well as you: is not that strange?” – Film Fest Friday

May 9, 2014 by Erin

Much Ado About Nothing Movie Release: 2012 Book (play) Release: 1599 Where to Watch: If you can pull it off, watch the blu-ray DVD poolside with plenty of alcohol and jazzy music Much Ado About Nothing is my favorite of Shakespeare’s comedies, and honestly, I’ve seen the Kenneth Branagh-directed 1993 film…more times than I’d like to admit. Even the horror that is Keanu Reeves spewing a Shakespearean monologue can’t lessen my love for that movie, because Much Ado About Nothing […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: adaptations, Film Fest Friday, joss whedon, Shakespeare

She is the Maneth – Film Fest Friday

May 2, 2014 by Jessi

She’s the Man/Twelfth Night Movie Release: 2006 Book (play) Release: 1602 How to Watch: Full screen DVD for old times’ sake I can’t tell you how many times I’ve see this movie. I don’t know what it is, but it’s one of those movies that I can pop in at anytime, be it for movie night or just for background noise, and still laugh at the lovely teenage nonsense of it all. I went through a little Shakespeare phase in […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: amanda bynes, channing tatum, Film Fest Friday, Shakespeare, teenage romance