Thanks man, I didn’t know that.
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It’s interesting how that turned out because Kubrick and King spoke on the phone a couple of times while the film was being shot.
Having said that, the tv movie of “The Shining” was actually more closely based on the book but yet almost no one remembers it. I think the bottom line here is that a movie which follows the book verbatim is quite often not the best route to go.
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Yeah I vaguely remember reading that this specifically was a reason for King to be mad at Kubrick. He apparently thought that Kubrick was going for a “as close as viable” adaption, which he wasn’t.
King apparently didn’t do his research on Kubrick then because Lolita, 2001, Barry Lyndon and A Clockwork Orange also had some differences from their respective books!
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Yeah. Although in Clockwork Orange’s case Burgess didn’t even understand why anyone would make a movie out of the book in the first place. He wasn’t a fan of the book and much less of the movie.
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And speaking of “A Clockwork Orange”, I have this signed by Malcolm himself. The photo isn’t the best but I tried. 
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Don’t know if this movie has been mentioned, but saw Stand By Me last night.
Just a really good “kids coming of age” kinda movie. Highly recommend it
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These days I can watch a movie that is based on a book and not get all ‘wrapped around the axles’ by the changes necessary to bring it to the screen.
In the past I would rage at any movie that wasn’t faithful to a book I had enjoyed.
For that reason I wasn’t a fan of Kubrick’s version and much preferred the mini series, because it was much closer to the book… But even King’s short stories are so ‘dense’ that full length film can rarely do them justice. e.g. Stand By Me was based on a novella of only about 70 pages, and one of the few successful adaptations IMHO.
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Three words - Rebecca De Mornay 
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Okay, Now I have to check it out.
Wheels
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So, I had a bit of a hard time with “Clockwork Orange”.
On one hand I was probably a smidge too young to watch it- on the other the whole concept was a bit strange to me.
As a side note I now remember the fourth movie I watched on the plane-
Civil War. Not the Marvel one …
I must admit I was slightly (wrongly) biased by the current political situation plus I wasn’t entirely sure what the specific story of the movie was.
In the end the socio-political fracture is a mere background for the actual story of the people -journalists, vigilantes, soldiers and civilians alike- witnessing, actively participating, or just victims of the unfolding events.
It’s about human nature, about someone’s very own drive and self discovery, and it’s superbly shot and directed.
Action, visual description, social commentary, and tension are interspersed effectively. The mix is wisely used to keep the viewer on its toes while avoiding “stress fatigue”. It’s realistic, visceral, and it tastes like real.
The hopelessness in keep pushing forward despite loss of hope and reason- all too real. 8.5/10
PS: I just realized how many of Director’s Garland movies I very much like… The guy is good.
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I need to check him out, too.
Civil War keeps coming back to my mind frequently since I watched it. This happens when a movie really likes me.
The struggle of not being opinionated when reporting about a story made me respect journalism a lot more than I did before!
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I got immense respect for the real journalism by reading the book of English Journalist Robert Fisk - The Great War for Civilisation - Wikipedia
No joke, it’s a tough read that many could find distasteful- but it’s a very unbiased view on world history and how nothing happens in a void.
I could be more pungent about it but I think it’s something that anyone who would dare to read it can understand better.
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A book I read not long before I joined the Army was ‘One Crowded Hour’. It was a birthday present from a friend and the story of combat cameraman Neil Davis: One Crowded Hour | Tim Bowden's blog
For quite some time afterwards I thought ‘wartime journalists’ were like firefighters - they are unarmed, but running towards danger while everyone else is running away… Then I had had some real world experience with journalists on operations.
A few reminded me of the Neil Davis from the book, their sole desire to report ‘the truth’, but were ultimately resentful of the restrictions placed on ‘embeds’.
Most however, had a barrow to push and were very selective in what they reported, as well as being resentful of the restrictions… Despite being shocked that they were getting shot at if they went outside the wire!
In either case, those fustrations tended to be expressed in negative coverage of ‘freindly’ forces. Not that the articles were necessarily untrue, but they formed the bulk of what they were saying and people back home were reading.
I’ve been watching From on MGM+ and Teacup on Peacock. Unfortunately my trial for the latter ran out with only 2 eps to go so I’ll be waiting to watch them till later.
Meanwhile From’s first 2 seasons were on Amazon for a bit then yanked, so I got a free trial for MGM where it airs to see the rest of 2 and all of 3 which finished this month.
The story is weird, but best I can describe it if you don’t know is imagine a horror version of Lost in a rural town instead of an island. Unlike Lost, people die left and right here. A few the old-fashioned murder way but mostly the ripped to shreds by monsters type with a smattering of really unexplained ones here and there.
Oh, duh, just remembered I saw Dune Prophecy on Max last night.
It has the overall vibe of Denis’ films even though it’s over 10,000 years earlier. At first I was worried it was going to be all like the first hour of the first Dune film, talking, setup, and plotting. They did get some good stuff in though and I’m in for the haul.
Special bonus - prologue with shots of man’s war against the machines in its final stages with definite Terminator vibes. The war is over for just over a century when the show starts I believe.
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You would love “By Dawn’s Early Light” and her performance as Milady De Winter in the old 3 Musketeers with Kiefer Sutherland, Oliver Platt, Chris O’Donnel, and Charlie Sheen.
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Yes I did
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or Risky Buisness
The old? The OLD??! My wife and I saw it in the theater together when we were dating!
OLD is the Oliver Reed/Raquel Welch version, or better yet the Lana Turner/Gene Kelly one!
OLD…
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