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What are the 25 Best Book to Film Adaptations?

10 September 2009 4:46 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

The Telegraph has posted a nice little list of what they consider to be the 25 best book to film adaptations and while most of the titles will likely not surprise you, perhaps the order in which they are placed will. Considering this is the Internet, the most discussed placement is sure to be The Lord of the Rings trilogy in the 25th spot while the Harry Potter filmed franchise comes in three spots earlier at 22. Unfortunately, I haven't read many of the books from this list, but I have seen all but a few of the films. I will say I am far more partial to Stephen King's "The Shining" than I was to Kubrick's adaptation and I hardly remember the Harry Potter books well enough to even say if I think they are great adaptations as much as I have simply enjoyed both the films and the books. »

- Brad Brevet

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Helen Mirren and Pete Postlewaite join 'Brighton Rock'

29 August 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

Helen Mirren and Pete Postlewaite will star in Rowan Joffe's "Brighton Rock." They join Sam Riley and Andrea Risenborough. A remake of the 1947 film based on the novel written by Graham Greene which tells of a young gangster who marries a waitress in order to keep her quiet after she witnesses him committing a murder. The 1947 film starred Richard Attenborough and Carol Marsh. Filming is said to start this October with a $10 million budget. »

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Mirren & Postlethwaite Rock

28 August 2009 12:52 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Helen Mirren and Pete Postlethwaite have signed on to join the cast of Brighton Rock, the new adaptation of the Graham Greene novel that stars Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough.The book was, of course, previously filmed back in 1947 with a young Richard 'Dickie' Attenborough as baby-faced gangster Pinkie. Riley now takes that role; Andrea Riseborough is Rose, the waitress he marries because she could (unknowingly) destroy his alibi for his crimes. We're guessing that Mirren is Ida and Postlethwaite Fred Hale, the salesman linked to Pinkie's gang and its former leader, with the action this time set in 1964 instead of 1939 (cue Quadrophenia-style Mods?).Roland Joffe is directing, with filming due to start in October. With two of Britain's most accomplished actors now onboard, this is looking better by the day. »

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Helen Mirren and Pete Postlethwaite Join Brighton Rock

28 August 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »

Helen Mirren and Pete Postlethwaite have signed on to join the cast of “Brighton Rock”, Rowan Joffe’s upcoming adaptation of the 1939 Graham Greene novel. Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough are already set to star in the film, a crime story that features a waitress named Rose (Riseborough) blackmailing a gangster named Pinky (Riley) over a gangland revenge killing. Mirren and Postlethwaite will play Ida and Phil Cokery, a couple who get involved in exposing Pinkie and trying to save Rose when she gets in over her head. Filming is expected to start October 18th in England. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more news. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: The Hollywood Reporter) »

- Costa Koutsoutis

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Helen Mirren joins Sam Riley in 'Brighton Rock'

27 August 2009 4:40 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

The brilliant Helen Mirren, who recently delivered a powerful performance as newspaper editor in "State of Play," has joined Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough in Rowan Joffe's upcoming film "Brighton Rock." Also joining the cast is Pete Postlethwaite ("In The Name of the Father").

As Variety points out, the film is based on Graham Greene's novel "Brighton Rock." The story follows a young gangster who marries a waitress in order to protect himself and keep her quiet after she witnesses him murdering somebody. »

- Franck Tabouring

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Two more added to criminal cast of Brighton Rock

27 August 2009 1:47 PM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

Brit stars Helen Mirren and Pete Postlethwaite have joined the cast of Brighton Rock, a remake of a 1947 crime thriller which itself was based on a novel by Graham Greene.

The $12 million dollar film, which begins filming in October, centers on a teenage gangster that marries the woman who witnessed him kill a rival gang member in order to keep her from squealing to the authorities. Sam Riley (Control) is playing the young criminal and Andrea Riseborough the woman.

The first time Greene's book was turned into a movie the action took place in 1939 and at a time when gangsters were a different cut than the ones found today. However, the new Brighton Rock's action won't be taking place modern day; instead the filmmakers have chosen to set it in 1964. The '47 movie is considered a classic British crime noir film but in America it isn't as well-known having »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Mirren, Postlethwaite are 'Rock' solid

27 August 2009 11:31 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Helen Mirren and Pete Postlethwaite have joined the cast of director.s Rowan Joffe's "Brighton Rock." The two actors join the previously cast Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough. The film is an adaptation of Graham Greene's classic novel "Brighton Rock," about a young gangster who marries a waitress who has witnessed a murder he has committed to keep her quiet. Greene's novel was previously adapted into a film in 1947. Richard Attenborough and Carol Marsh starred in that version which was directed by John Boulting.According to Variety, the new project will go back to the original source material rather than film for its inspiration. It will now be set in 1964 rather than the book's original setting of 1939. U.K. distributor »

- Adnan Tezer

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Helen Mirren signs for 'Brighton Rock'

27 August 2009 8:07 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Helen Mirren has signed up to star in the remake of classic British crime drama Brighton Rock. The original 1947 film starred a young Richard Attenborough as criminal Pinkie Brown, who is forced to marry a waitress when she stumbles on a murder linked to his gang. Control's Sam Riley is in the lead role, with Andrea Riseborough playing his wife Rose. Pete Postlethwaite has also joined the cast as Phil Cokery, the husband of Mirren's Ida, who wants to save Rose from Pinkie. (more) »

- By Simon Reynolds

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Brighton Rock For Mirren, Postlethwaite

27 August 2009 3:38 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Helen Mirren and Touching Cloth star Pete Postlethwaite have joined the cast of Rowan Joffe’s remake of Brighton Rock.Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough are already on board the Sixties-set movie, with Riley taking on the role of Pinkie, a seafront psycho who seduces Riseborough’s waitress, Rose, after she witnesses him committing a murder. The story then hinges on the twisted relationship between the two, against the backdrop of a changing world in which organised crime was thriving, despite the threat of the hangman’s noose.Mirren will play Ida (Hermione Baddeley in the John Boulting-directed 1947 version), while Postlethwaite will take on the role of Phil Corkery.Joffe, the son of Roland Joffe, has written the script for the movie which seems to be based primarily on Graham Greene’s original 1939 novel, rather than Boulting’s movie, for which Greene also wrote the screenplay.“We're making Brighton Rock »

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Helen Mirren Climbs Aboard Brighton Rock

26 August 2009 7:07 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Both Helen Mirren and Pete Postlethwaite have joined the cast of Rowan Joffe's upcoming drama Brighton Rock. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be an adaptation of Graham Greene's 1939 novel of the same name.

Sam Riley has already signed on as main character Pinkie, and Andrea Riseborough will play the waitress out to blackmail him over a gangland revenge killing. Mirren and Postlethwaite will play married couple Ida and Phil Cokery, who work together in exposing Pinkie's past exploits.

Brighton Rock is set to start shooting on October 18th in both Brighton and London.

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Andrea Riseborough Joins Brighton Rock

13 August 2009 12:38 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Andrea Riseborough has joined Sam Riley in Brighton Rock, BBC Films' adaptation of the Graham Greene novel.This is, of course, the second time Greene's crime classic has been brought to the screen, with Richard Attenborough making such a memorable turn as sinewy, sinister small-town hoodlum Pinkie Brown in the 1947 version. This time around hoodlum honours go to Riley, with Riseborough (best known for Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky and telly period drama The Devil's Whore) playing the waitress who blackmails him into marrying her.Brighton Rock marks the directorial debut of Rowan (son of Roland) Joffé, up until now best known for his 28 Weeks Later screenplay. Filming starts this autumn.Riseborough, meanwhile, is next up in another literary adaption, appearing alongside Keira Knightley in Mark Romanek's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go. She follows that with a turn in the not-as-saucy-as-it-sounds We Want Sex, a »

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Indie Roundup: 'Whatever Works,' 'Harmony and Me,' Laff 'Stoning'

24 June 2009 7:15 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Indie Roundup reviews the past week of news from the independent film community and provides a peek at what's coming soon.

Openings. This weekend will finally see the release of Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker, an extraordinary, ticking time bomb of a movie. Michelle Pfeiffer returns to the screen in Stephen Frears' "scandalous romp" Cheri. The very timely Iranian tale The Stoning of Soraya M., which just played the Los Angeles Film Festival, should ignite further discussion. Afghan Star features four women who (literally) risk everything in a televised singing contest.

Box Office. Woody Allen's Whatever Works performed just fine, pulling in $29,574 per-screen at nine locations. The re-issue of 1947's Brighton Rock (a very good film starring Richard Attenborough as a small-time hood) drew $10,626 at one theater; Nazi zombie flick Dead Snow scared up $5,363 in business. Several films expanded: Duncan Jones' Moon to 21 theaters ($8,541 per screen), Francis Ford Coppola »

- Peter Martin

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2009 | 2008 | 1999

12 articles from 2009

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