The Lovely Bones, the movie based on Alice Sebold's bestselling novel is scheduled to be released on Friday according to a report in the Houston Chronicle. The article goes on to ask and answer the question: Why are some books easier to adapt to film than others? The successful book-to-movie transtions are helped by a "plot-driven story with a strong beginning, middle and ending ... and if there's a crime, a mystery, and sex ... even better."
The Chronicle also featured a list of "10 Great Films from Great Books."
- Gone with the Wind
- The Wizard of Oz
- The Maltese Falcon
- Apocalypse Now (from Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness)
- The Godfather
- Clueless (from Jane Austen's Emma)
- Howards End
- The English Patient
- The Lord of the Rings
- No Country for Old Men
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