Kendyl is accompanied by Jess, Jenn and Dorin’s extensive notes to discuss William Joyce’s children’s book The Leaf Men and the film Epic by Chris Wedge. The girls discuss the adaptation in terms of expanding on an already created world, … Continue reading →

After seeing Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful, the hosts finally know which witch is which and some now have gloating rights. They also discuss the film from a visual standpoint, their opinions on the Wicked Witch’s transformation and … Continue reading →

In this episode of Adaptation, the hosts discuss L. Frank Baum’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Victor Fleming’s film The Wizard of Oz. Along the way, some burning questions are asked such as would Dorothy really choose Kansas … Continue reading →

The team talks the first installment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, how it fits into the Lord of the Rings saga and how faithfully it represents the novel by JRR Tolkien. For our discussion on the book check out episode … Continue reading →

In episode #26, the gang gets together to talk about JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, make predictions on the upcoming film trilogy and discuss where learning elvish falls on the geek scale. EDIT: Our episodes on the films An Unexpected Journey, … Continue reading →

Kendyl, Corey and Dorin finally get to see the film Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax and then discuss the high school experience via Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Discussion of Perks starts at 31:47 Also, check out our … Continue reading →

In the fifth episode of Adaptation, our hosts discuss the movie One for the Money (and Corey vents her frustration). This is followed up by gushing over the brilliance that is Dr. Seuss, analyzing The Lorax and predicting where the … Continue reading →

On episode #2, Kendyl and Jess are joined by coursemate Corey to discuss Martin Scorsese’s movie adaptation Hugo and how well the book translated to screen… and talk about Jude Law’s ability to play a sexy father. Download This Episode … Continue reading →

On the first ever episode of Adaptation, Kendyl and Jessica gush over Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret and discuss how the book’s unique format gives them high expectations for the film. Download This Episode – iTunes – Twitter … Continue reading →