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A podcast miniseries on the delicate art of adaptation. charliesmartin.substack.com
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On this episode I am joined by my friend Matthew Duhamel to break down Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 blockbuster adaptation of Robert Heinlein’s classic 1959 sci-fi novel Starship Troopers. Heinlein’s book, which details a dista
On this episode I’m dissecting Mike Nichols’ 1970 adaptation of Joseph Heller’s classic World War II-set satire Catch-22. Considered unfilmable upon publication, screenwriter Buck Henry and director Mike Nichols were giv
On this second episode of my new podcast miniseries on film adaptations of books, I’m tackling the biggest book in the Western canon: the bible. Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1964 adaptation of the gospel accor
I’ve long been fascinated by the art of film adaptation. Most movies based on books simply visualize the material and cut out much of it, usually leading to an unsatisfactory experience. Producers and directors salivate
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