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13 Dec 05 - 10:02 AM (#1626340) Subject: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST,Janine We've had (and still have) 'Lord of the Rings', 'Harry Potter', 'Narnia' but please, please someone make a film of Phillip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials'. An antidote to C S Lewis. What other films should be made, I wonder. Janine |
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13 Dec 05 - 11:02 AM (#1626384) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Clinton Hammond If done properly, William Gibson's 'Neuromancer' would be a GREAT movie.... So would Neil Gaiman's "American Gods" |
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13 Dec 05 - 11:59 AM (#1626421) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Chris Green Word is, Hollywood were interested in His Dark Materials but wanted to cut all derogatory references to the Church and the Authority. Pullman apparently dug his heels in and told them to piss off. I hope to God Hollywood don't get their hands on it, but it's difficult to see anyone else having enough money to make it. |
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13 Dec 05 - 12:09 PM (#1626427) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Paul Burke Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman. Arthur Quiller Couch, Troy Town. Ciaran Carson, Last Night's Fun. |
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13 Dec 05 - 12:10 PM (#1626430) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST "Mists of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley. Now THAT would be a great Arthurian epic. Also, more Philip K Dick and at least ONE Sherri Tepper book--probably "Raising the Stones". Magical realism hasn't translated well into film (only "Kiss of the Spider Woman" comes to mind right now), but I always thought Gloria Naylor's "Mama Day" had the potential to become a classic American film (so long as you keep it away from Oprah the producer, that is). |
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13 Dec 05 - 12:24 PM (#1626438) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST,Janine That's interesting duellingbazoukis; the Authority and the Church would seem to be the whole point. Phillip Pullman's website (just visited) says that he is pleased to announce that New Line Cinema has appointed Anand Tucker to direct the first part. So wish may have been granted. I don't recall a date so I'm not sure what this refers to; I'll revisit. I'll try another wish! Janine |
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13 Dec 05 - 12:24 PM (#1626441) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Clinton Hammond "Mists of Avalon" by Marion Zimmer Bradley" Puke.... Though I guess it can't be worse than either the movie with Clive Owen or the Mini Series with Sam Neil.... Yuch!!! "Sherri Tepper book--probably "Raising the Stones" My wife has been saying the same thing for some time... I'm gonna have to get off my duff and read some Tepper soon.... |
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13 Dec 05 - 12:37 PM (#1626448) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Teribus "The Saga of Eric Brighteyes" by H. Rider Haggard Hasn't "Mists of Avalon" been done starring Anjelica Huston & Julianna Margulies? |
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13 Dec 05 - 12:49 PM (#1626463) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST Yes, but it pretty much sucked. |
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13 Dec 05 - 12:50 PM (#1626468) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: bobad A musical entitled "Down at the Mudcat Cafe" with a cast of thousands. |
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13 Dec 05 - 01:08 PM (#1626490) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Joe Offer A film that helps people get a sympathetic and balanced view of Islam - without resorting to doctrinaire anti-Israel, anti-Bush propaganda. Is that an impossible dream? -Joe Offer- |
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13 Dec 05 - 01:11 PM (#1626492) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Bill D "A Rose for Ecclesiastes" by Roger Zelazny......a wonderful story which is not a full novel length...perfect for a movie, and a great test for set designers and special effects people. I've wanted this movie for many years. |
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13 Dec 05 - 01:16 PM (#1626499) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Little Hawk A good biographical film of Saburo Sakai and Hiroshi Nishizawa (2 of the Japanese navy's top scoring zero aces in WWII). That, however, will never be made except possibly in Japan. Western audiences do not go to see movies made about Japanese Navy pilots. They can't relate to it, apparently. |
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13 Dec 05 - 01:17 PM (#1626500) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Wesley S Childhoods End by Arthur C. Clarke |
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13 Dec 05 - 01:28 PM (#1626511) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST The Clan of the Cave Bear books. Could have already been done though, but not with some cosmetically enhanced peroxided barbie doll as Ayla. |
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13 Dec 05 - 01:39 PM (#1626517) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Janie LH, Which one of those fellows would be played by William Shatner? Janie |
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13 Dec 05 - 01:59 PM (#1626531) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST,Whistle Stop Joe, I wouldn't assume that a "balanced" view and a "sympathetic" view of Islam are the same thing. |
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13 Dec 05 - 02:05 PM (#1626537) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Skivee "A Canticle for Leibowitz"- 1961 Hugo winner for best novel. |
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13 Dec 05 - 02:27 PM (#1626554) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Jim Dixon Joe: Have you seen "The Message" a.k.a. "Mohammed, Messenger of God"? I saw it years ago, but it was quite memorable. I was pretty ignorant about Islam at the time, and I learned a lot. |
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13 Dec 05 - 02:37 PM (#1626569) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Dave the Gnome Legend by David Gemmell. With Sean Connery playing Druss. DtG |
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13 Dec 05 - 02:39 PM (#1626573) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST A better remake of Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery'. |
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13 Dec 05 - 03:35 PM (#1626620) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST And I've always been a big fan of Kurt Vonnegut, but for some reason, nothing of his that has been made into film or tv has satisfied me. I understand that "Cat's Cradle" may be made soon. But I'd like to see even one of his stories made into film that works for me. Another author whose works I'd like to see put on film is Richard Brautigan. I can't believe that with the boomers now in control in Hollywood, that we haven't seen anything written by him ever made either. I always thought "The Abortion" was tailor made for Hollywood. |
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13 Dec 05 - 11:04 PM (#1626933) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: gnomad I think some master of comic mayhem could have fun with Tom Sharpe's "The Throwback". Butler's "Erewhon" and "Erewhon Revisited" would be right for the New Zealand film boom, I was always sure that was the setting anyway. |
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14 Dec 05 - 01:45 AM (#1626961) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST Master and Commander part two |
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14 Dec 05 - 02:29 AM (#1626970) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: fat B****rd Moulded In Earth by Richard Vaughan. |
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14 Dec 05 - 03:14 AM (#1626977) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Cluin Alfred Bester's "The Stars My Destination". John Myers Myers's "Silverlock" (as a musical) ;) |
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14 Dec 05 - 03:16 AM (#1626979) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Micca Glory Road by Robert A Heinlein!! |
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14 Dec 05 - 07:17 AM (#1627052) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Big Al Whittle Martin Gibson - My Years as a Peace Negotiator |
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14 Dec 05 - 07:24 AM (#1627055) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Peter T. "Frankenstein" done properly, from the book. yours, Peter T. |
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14 Dec 05 - 03:29 PM (#1627383) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Jim Dixon Interesting that the majority of books mentioned in this thread (not counting the ones I don't recognize) are either fantasy or science-fiction. Certainly the majority of books aren't F/SF. Neither are the majority of movies. Therefore I deduce that F/SF fans are more eager to see their favorite books turned into movies than fans of other kinds of novels. I wonder why? |
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14 Dec 05 - 04:04 PM (#1627400) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST,rarelamb What I would like to see would be the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Most of them are NYT Bestsellers. William Shatner could play Lewis Theron. |
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14 Dec 05 - 04:05 PM (#1627403) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Cluin Because Hollywood usually f__Ks them up when they they try. But hope springs eternal... |
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14 Dec 05 - 04:09 PM (#1627408) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Little Hawk Janie, this is hard for me to say, but...I don't think Shatner could portray either Sakai or Nishizawa effectively. Not that he wouldn't give it his all... There are some ideas that just don't work. |
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14 Dec 05 - 04:19 PM (#1627415) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Raptor The Phone Book Skipping the "k"s of course nobody like the "k"s. Raptor (Making fun of all the people who have found yet another way to brag about how well read they are) |
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14 Dec 05 - 04:33 PM (#1627423) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: RangerSteve Wow, someone else here has read "Eric Brighteyes". I agree, and on the subject of H Ryder Haggard, I would like to see "King Solomon's Mines" and "Allan Quatermain" done properly. Also, my favorite Victorian era adventure novel: "Michael Strogoff" by Jules Verne. |
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14 Dec 05 - 04:57 PM (#1627439) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Little Hawk I've read stuff you haven't even guessed at, Raptor. ;-) I am brilliant. You're not. Oooo! Oooo! Oooo! |
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14 Dec 05 - 06:28 PM (#1627507) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Raptor READ THIS! |
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14 Dec 05 - 06:56 PM (#1627538) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Little Hawk Hmmm. Okay. Looks like...a big, stiff finger. Am I right? ;-) Such a rude guy, you are. |
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14 Dec 05 - 08:25 PM (#1627613) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Chris Green Actually, any of the Flashman novels would make a superb film (with the exception of Flashman and the Tiger, which was cack). They tried back in the 70s with Royal Flash, but Malcolm MacDowell was sadly just not the right bloke to play Flashman. |
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14 Dec 05 - 09:19 PM (#1627650) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Bunnahabhain A version of Kiplings Jungle book, removed from Disney. |
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14 Dec 05 - 09:58 PM (#1627669) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: bobad The Bible |
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14 Dec 05 - 10:24 PM (#1627689) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Donuel The bible....directed by MEL brooks... http://www.angelfire.com/md2/customviolins/passionparo1.jpg http://www.angelfire.com/md2/customviolins/passionparo2.jpg I'm up for Dark Materials and Master and Commander pt2 How about Ringword? |
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14 Dec 05 - 10:31 PM (#1627694) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: bobad Good one hacker. |
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14 Dec 05 - 10:44 PM (#1627699) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST Chariots of the Gods. |
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15 Dec 05 - 11:40 AM (#1627892) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Paul Burke I read the phone book (in extremis), Raptor. And I don't skip the Ks. The dictionary is a better read though, anyone made a film of that? How about the steam tables? |
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15 Dec 05 - 12:26 PM (#1627952) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Bunnahabhain The stream tables! It starts slowly, but gradually heats up, as her heart melts, and then gets very wet, and then suddenly jumps to a hot and steamy, high pressure thriller.... |
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16 Dec 05 - 05:53 AM (#1628607) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: The Walrus I agree with duellingbouzoukis, any of the Flashman stories (scripts by GMF, of course). I'd also like to see proper live action versions of Pratchett's "Discworld" books (but Hollyweird would just foul them up, so maybe not) and perhaps "Covanent With Death" (John Harris). W |
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16 Dec 05 - 09:59 AM (#1628737) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Seiri Omaar Melanie Rawn's "Exiles", done as a miniseries. Now THAT would be priceless. If only she'd finish the trilogy already... |
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16 Dec 05 - 06:10 PM (#1629056) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Liz the Squeak Susan Coopers' 'Dark is Rising' sequence, with Christopher Lee as Merriman Lyon. It's a wonderful set of books, 5 in all, all of them good stories in themselves. LTS |
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16 Dec 05 - 06:14 PM (#1629062) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Little Hawk King Kong! Oh...wait... Never mind. |
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16 Dec 05 - 07:18 PM (#1629116) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Bunnahabhain Everybody remember the various threads on what they get wrong in movies? One film, just for once, of any genre that manages not to get the simple stuff wrong. I don't mind the hero hitting the bad guys most of time, and them missing, that's just narrative. But he doesn't do it whilst running backwards, without reloading ever. |
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16 Dec 05 - 07:49 PM (#1629139) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: HuwG Peter Bowles played Flashman on the BBC a couple of years ago, but as the 70-year old Major-General Flashman (retd.) in about 1890, looking back on a dissolute life while playing solo billiards (and no, that is not a euphemism for something else). I also recall several of George Macdonald Fraser's "McAuslan" stories being condensed into one for TV, "The World's dirtiest Soldier". I can't remember how far back that was; but I do remember that I saw it in black and white. My suggestions: some of Alexander Cordell's works, especially "The Fire People", or "This sweet and bitter Earth" (except this one doesn't seem to end at all, so somebody would have to write an ending, and what "they" do to endings doesn't bear thinking about). War story: you could do something with John Masters's "The Road past Mandalay"; this book dealt with a campaign in which British troops had to shoot some of their own wounded so they wouldn't fall into enemy hands (makes the contrived plots of some war epics a little tame). |
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17 Dec 05 - 02:10 AM (#1629293) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST I think it would be smashing to see live action discowrld...but only if hollycrap keeps its rotten greedy mitts off it. |
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17 Dec 05 - 08:50 AM (#1629411) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Bunnahabhain HuwG The Road past Mandalay, IIRC, deals with the chindits actionswikipedia- chindits, a long range raiding group who went far behind the Japanese lines in Burma. You're right, some of the things they did, such as the executing their own wounded to prevent caputure do defy believe. Problem is, there's no way to make it without having the Japanese as a ruthless enemy. It also brings up th eissue of Burma, and its rather nasty millitary dictaitorship Also, is no way to make 90% of the cast American. They were British, Indian and Nepalese. good story, just unfilmable at the moment... |
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18 Dec 05 - 02:32 PM (#1630119) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST,Cluin This one. |
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18 Dec 05 - 07:35 PM (#1630248) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Big Al Whittle Handsome Harry by James Carlos Blake (fictionalised account of the life of Harry Pierpont of the John Dillinger gang) |
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18 Dec 05 - 09:07 PM (#1630307) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST,Cluin Or this one |
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22 Jan 06 - 01:32 AM (#1653282) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Cluin Or this one. |
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22 Jan 06 - 07:27 AM (#1653348) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST What about one of the events of Septemer the 11th ? |
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23 Jan 06 - 06:06 AM (#1654033) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST,Dazbo I've thought that the life of Mary Seacole would make an interesting film. A Brief Biography And the life of Walter Tull See Here Fictionwise I'd love to see The Hobbit, a decent film of one of the Flashman books (probably At The Charge or And the Redskins), The Private McAuslan books or a Lark Rise to Candleford |
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24 Jan 06 - 01:19 AM (#1654692) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST Anything Brautigan. Yes. The Mists of Avalon. ...also anything with the theme of gypsy's in caravans, wandering hedgerow masters, star-crossed lovers, poet/philosopher/kings, the Barley Goddess, ritual and traditional Irish music. |
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24 Jan 06 - 01:52 AM (#1654699) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Troll Terry Pratchett. Anything by Pratchett. But ONLY if he has complete artistic control. Otherwise, fergidaboudit! troll |
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24 Jan 06 - 11:46 PM (#1655200) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST,william I'd imagine some great flicks could be made on the lives of people like Neil Young, Dylan and Steve Earle, but I'd rather they stuck around for awhile and made music, so never mind .... But some of the ones that're gone would be great. maybe Townes Van Zandt. Maybe Muddy Waters or Robert Johnson, etc. Also I'd like to see someone do something with some of Bernard Cornwall's books; the "Sharpe's" stuff, and also his 14th century archer stuff "Harlequin" etc. And what about Ian Rankin for some crime? Great character for a series of flick, but be sure to keep it in the UK. Don't let Hollywood get ahold of them; I don't want stalone doing some sh*tty rebus. w |
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24 Jan 06 - 11:55 PM (#1655205) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: number 6 "A musical entitled "Down at the Mudcat Cafe" with a cast of thousands." good one Bobad, .... or better yet a Science Fiction Drama focusing on the brain patterns about a bunch of middle age peeple who spend way too much on some website called the Mudcat, bickering and ranting on about nothing in particular .... but one day, yes one day something Big and Meaningful and world shattering does appear from all this useless unactivity. sIx |
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25 Jan 06 - 04:44 AM (#1655284) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Crystal I want to see Neil Gaimins Sandman series as a film, but not unless he has total control. The idea for a Sandman movie was mooted, but the studio tried to mess it up and turn it into a kiddies film! |
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25 Jan 06 - 05:41 PM (#1655616) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: Cluin ...and lots of wavy hair like Liberace... |
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25 Jan 06 - 06:55 PM (#1655689) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: GUEST,carter4802@msn.com how about something that has not been done before. That would be a great start. |
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25 Jan 06 - 07:09 PM (#1655696) Subject: RE: BS: A Film 'They' Should Make From: bobad I've always thought J.P.Donleavy's "The Ginger Man" would make an excellent movie and wonder why no one has done it. Could it be that J.P. would not relinquish rights ? Does anyone know ? |
