Adapted Again: The Firm

On January 8 NBC-TV will premiere a new legal series, The Firm. based on the book of the same name by author John Grisham.

A film adaptation of the novel was released in 1993, starring Tom Cruise as a hot law graduate who lands a dream job in a top Memphis law firm. The senior partners played by Gene Hackman and Hal Holbrook provide the recruit and his young wife, played by Jeanne Tripplehorn with a house and plenty of money in exchange for lots of work and a little bit more.

But not long after, he is approached FBI agents, telling him the firm has a sinister secret.

The Firm by John Grisham
Movie: The Firm

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Strictly for Adults: Hugo

"Director Martin Scorsese gets to play in the 3-D playground for the first time with Hugo, a delightful ode to the art of filmmaking based on the book by Brian Selznick...  

"When this project was first announced, it was touted as a children’s movie. I have a feeling kids would rather be bowling or ice-skating than watching this film. It strikes me as strictly for adults, with little to keep the interest of small folks, unless the particular small folk are really into trains and Dobermans. Or Borat.

Bob Grimm 

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Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Movie: Hugo

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Visually Faithful Adaptation: Hugo

The filmmakers of “Hugo” made considerable changes and a significant addition, though the basic story of Hugo Cabret, his discovery of a “broken” elderly man, and Hugo’s “fixing” of that man, remains...  

"Hugo” starts out with images of trains, clocks and Paris, letting the audience know immediately what this movie will be about, and where these events will occur. This is absolutely faithful to the book. The movie takes us through the passages in the train station, the nooks and crannies Hugo navigates through, and the mechanics of the clockwork absolutely as depicted in the book. With so many visuals provided in the book, we can imagine this was not easy. But readers of the book will feel the movie has been completely faithful to the book’s visual feel.

Richard Warren Field

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

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Henry & June

Henry & June added to See the Movie Read the Book Directory under Dramas and Documentaries.

The adaptation of Anais Nin's “Henry & June," the story of a woman's sexual awakening in 1930s Paris, was the first motion picture to receive an NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences instead of the dreaded X rating.

Henry & June by Anais Nin
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