Category Archives: Books Into Movies

Moka: A Film by Frédéric Mermoud

My latest film review is up at the Litbreak website. If you have a chance, please check it out!  

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The Panic in Needle Park

While reading a book have you ever wondered: how would this style translate to film? Not the story’s events or a character’s appearance. The actual style, the tone of the writing. Visually, how would a director replicate Bellow’s exuberance, Cheever’s … Continue reading

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Rebecca

As part of my self-education in film, I’m slowly working through Alfred Hitchcock’s oeuvre. Some of his early, lesser-known movies (lesser known to me at least) have been quite fun: The 39 Steps, Lifeboat, The Foreign Correspondent. Despite the era’s … Continue reading

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