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Author: David & Claire

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Two Movies, One Story. David and Claire discuss the differences, merits, and faults of two (or more) films derived from the same source material.

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Source Material: The American novelist Evan Hunter's novel King's Ransom, though directors Akira Kurosawa and Spike Lee largely use the book as a starting point for their explorations of social problems.
Another year, another 20+ movies for our heroic podcast hosts.
True Grit (1969/2010)

True Grit (1969/2010)

2025-08-0301:31:04

Source Material: Charles Portis's 1968 novel, in which a young girl searches for a man with "true grit" to pursue her father's killer.
Source Material: Paul Gallico's 1969 novel. A group of passengers on an ocean liner struggles to reach safety after the ship is capsized by a massive wave.
Source Material: Ronald Bass's original screenplay for the 1997 romantic comedy.
Source Material: The 1950 Georges Arnaud novel, in which four men are hired to transport nitroglycerin to the site of an oil well fire.
Source Material: William Shakespeare's renowned tragedy. Both films adhere closely to the Bard's text.
Source Material: H. G. Wells' 1895 novella The Time Machine, a contemplation of humanity's future in a world of accelerating technological innovation and economic inequality.
Source Material: Hungarian-born playwright Miklós László's Parfumerie, a tale of two coworkers who fall in love via the written word, despite not being able to stand each other in real life.
Freaky Friday (1976/2003)

Freaky Friday (1976/2003)

2024-11-1701:50:42

Source Material: The 1973 body swapper by Mary Rodgers, who also wrote the screenplay for the 1976 adaptation.
The Big Sleep (1946/1978)

The Big Sleep (1946/1978)

2024-11-1701:47:22

Source Material: Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel, in which detective Philip Marlowe investigates an apparently simple case of blackmail, but discovers a bottomless well of drugs, lies, sex, and murder.
Source Material: John W. Campbell's novella Who Goes There?, adapted by Howard Hawks and Christian Nyby as a fifties monster movie and later remade more faithfully by horror icon John Carpenter.
Claire and David celebrate the ultimate accomplishment: finishing the entire James Bond anthology, from 1964's Dr. No through 2021's No Time to Die. Dust off your tux, mix yourself a Vesper, and get ready to discuss the ups and downs of the iconic 007.
Once again, Claire and David reminisce on a year of movies and preview what's to come.
West Side Story (1961/2021)

West Side Story (1961/2021)

2024-06-2302:32:34

Source Material: The Broadway musical, itself based on Shakespeare's romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet.
Source Material: Husband-and-wife duo The Gordons' novel Undercover Cat, in which a cat comes home from his evening prowl with a watch that might be evidence of a crime. The original adaptation is a comedy thriller; the remake is a zany, cartoonish Scooby Doo-style mystery.
The Italian Job (1969/2003)

The Italian Job (1969/2003)

2024-04-2101:35:03

Source Material: The original Michael Caine caper, which some consider iconic. The 2003 remake, a loose reinterpretation, stars Marky Mark.
Source Material: The reign of Elizabeth I of England, particularly her relationship with the explorer and privateer Walter Raleigh.
Source Material: Akira Kurosawa's original samurai epic, remade just a few years later as a Hollywood western.
Source Material: An original screenplay for the Spanish-language zombie horror movie, remade by Hollywood just a year later.
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