Which book would you like to see on the Big Screen?

[Angela]

First of all, let me say that THE BOOK IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN THE MOVIE (lol). Nevertheless, some books are also GREAT movies. Which book would you like to see on the Big Screen? (I'll let you guess my choice!)

[Londa]

These would be good! :0)


The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Sugar & This Bitter Earth
The New Moon's Arms
A Fine Balance
Neverwhere
The Golem and the Jinni

[Angela]

Wow, you have been thinking about this, too! I haven't seen all of those, but it's a great list!

[Maya]

Kindred

A Light in the Wilderness

Tanglewood Plantation

[Karen Miller]

I think Gathering of Waters by Bernice L. McFadden would make a terrific movie. It's based on the Emmett Till tragedy in the 1950s. Gathering of Waters

[Angela]

Karen wrote: "I think Gathering of Waters by Bernice L. McFadden would make a terrific movie. It's based on the Emmett Till tragedy in the 1950s. Gathering of Waters
[bookcover:Gathering of Wate..."

I am actually surprised that this hasn't been made into a movie yet.

[Lulu, The Book Reader who could.]

I'd like to see Child of God by Lolita Files and Tryin' to Sleep in the Bed You Made by Virginia DeBerry

[Maya]

Both those were good books Lulu. I love all of Lolita Files books

[KOMET]

Some Books I Would Like to see Adapted for the Silver Screeen

1) The Moor's Account by Laila Lalami



2) The City of Strangers by Michael Russell



3) OK, Joe by Louis Guilloux



Captures a slice of life faced by African American GIs in Europe during the Second World War - a story too often ignored or overlooked

4) Burr by the great Gore Vidal



5) Black Girl in Paris by Shay Youngblood



6) Wolf Among Wolves by Hans Fallada



7) I Am Livia by Phyllis T. Smith



8) Prey by Thomas Emson



A novel of the horror genre set in today's world in which FEMALE werewolves figure prominently.

[Angela]

Now I have even MORE books to add to my To Read list!

[Londa]

When I read a really good book, I almost always wonder how it would play out as a movie. Not all great books would work well on screen though.

While I think Gathering of Waters is a good book, I think it might not play out well on the screen. There are so many spiritual forces at play that it might end up like Beloved. The general public just didn't 'get it'.

Great questions Angela!

[B. P.]

Maybe a miniseries of Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison or Black Boy by Richard Wright.

[Kay Dee (what is your storygraph name?]

Angela wrote: "First of all, let me say that THE BOOK IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN THE MOVIE (lol). Nevertheless, some books are also GREAT movies. Which book would you like to see on the Big Screen? (I'll let you guess..."

not necessarily. The Princess Bride and J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings made much better movies than books.

[Kay Dee (what is your storygraph name?]

books i would like to see turned into a tv series

The Dragonriders of Pern: Dragonflight, Dragonquest, and The White Dragon by Anne McCaffrey

The Century Cycle

Elephant & Piggie Bundle

Dragon and Thief

Lazarus: The First Collection

The Fifth Season

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes


Santa Olivia

Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft (even though it would be too scary for me to watch.)

Lady Killer

Copperhead, Vol. 1

Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine

Black Magick, Vol. 1: Awakening, Part One



Books i'd like to see as a movie or mini series

Wench

Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal

Black Widow, Volume 1: The Finely Woven Thread

The Underground Railroad

Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him

All American Boys

Red Hats (really wish he had wrote another this was a cool novel.)

Pinned

The Crossover

Superheroes Anonymous

Small Great Things

Monster

Bel Canto

[KOMET]

Here are some novels that I believe could be adapted for the silver screen ~

1) The Wangs vs. the World




2) The Sympathizer




3) The Hand I Fan With



An otherworldly love story between an African American Woman and a ghost from 1895 Georgia.

4) Standing at the Scratch Line



5) Tuesday's War

[Robert]

Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke

[Elissa]

Kay Dee wrote: "Angela wrote: "First of all, let me say that THE BOOK IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN THE MOVIE (lol). Nevertheless, some books are also GREAT movies. Which book would you like to see on the Big Screen? (I'l..."

I agree with Kay, very occasionally a good director gets to the heart of the tension and drama, while the author gets lost in the words. My two top votes for movie-is-better:
- Power of One: an absolutely phenomenal movie, albeit violent, a good but not great book.
- African Queen: a great movie, a great book with a crappy ending. The movie got it right.

I love this topic - it should have its own thread:-)

[Elissa]

A book I’d really like to see made into a movie is Where the River Bends by me...

(This post is going to get cut, isn’t it? LOL :-) )

[KOMET]

I'd love to see the novel 'Miss You' made into a movie. It would be wonderful and heartwarming. :)

[Zadignose]

I'm sorry to say it, but none. I want the production of movies to stop completely. Let a future generation rediscover the possibilities. Hollywood and our generation as a whole suck so bad, it's time for us to lose our privileges.

And when people do rediscover movies, four hundred years in the future, let them look forward, not back.

[KOMET]

Zadignose wrote: "I'm sorry to say it, but none. I want the production of movies to stop completely. ."

That will never happen. So long as the artistic and creative impulse is strong in the heart and mind, cinema will continue to flourish across the world.

[Zadignose]

KOMET wrote: "That will never happen. So long as the artistic and creative impulse is strong in the heart and mind, cinema will continue to flourish across the world. "

I admire your optimism. I had it once. The potential of cinema is eternal and independent of our crudity and decadence, but I'm afraid the artistic impulses are not strong in heart and mind today, at least with regards to cinema and its current practitioners. Most of the artists I admired ended up despairing that the end of their art was approaching or had arrived. Some struggle to carry on even past the end days. Hollywood's rule is nearly ironclad: no art permitted. The one exception is the literal grandfather clause: you must actually be a grandfather and then you can do something different, so long as it's familiarly different... you know, do something like what you were doing in the last century if you can convince us there's still a market, but don't try to surprise us with new directions.

I know I'm being unfair in my hyperbole, and there are some hopefuls out there trying to keep the dream alive. I expect most of them to be crushed or assimilated, but who knows.

One reason I'm so harsh is because we can't move towards any kind of revolution, including an artistic one, until we recognize the need for a revolution, which necessarily means to be discontent.

Then, Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai offers us this hope: "With changing times and the waning of men's capacities, one would be of suitable worth even if he put forth only slight effort." (Forgive the gendered nature of that statement, but dude was a samurai!)

More directly contrary to my own position is this quote from samurai Oukubo Douko: "...But people become imbued with the idea that the world has come to an end and no longer put forth any effort. This is a shame. There is no fault in the times."

And finally, "No matter what it is, there is nothing that cannot be done." This, of course, coming from a guy who at least half-believed he could keep fighting with his head cut off.

So, okay, let's have an arts renaissance, but personally I think it's more likely to happen in books than movies, where industry has so far vanquished art.

[Gwen]

I would like to see The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton who served 30 years on Alabama Death for a crime he did not commit. I invited him to speak to my book club and his story is phenomenal.

[BernieMck]

I would like to see “The Book of Harlan” by Bernice McFadden on the big screen.

[Sherring]

I agree! A year or two ago, she tweeted a video of her signing the movie rights, but I haven't seen or heard any updates since.

[Porsha]

I would love to see We Are Immeasurable as a movie. It's a teen fiction, which is not my go-to genre, but this is such a good book! One of my favorite reads, honestly. A story of an unexpected young love that pulls on the heart strings. I cried for a whole day after I finished the book.