The first Bond movie is actually based on the sixth Bond book, but who needs to worry about continuity on a tropical mission at the very start of a major film franchise?

And now for a bit about the "whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons of bitches," by which might also be meant the "Saints and angels and martyrs and holy men," I don't know.

Also covered: ‘Sweet Thursday’

What we have here is...  Donn Pearce's debut novel and one of Paul Newman's most iconic characters.

The Story of a Life in the Forest.  Also, yeah, we know the plural of "deer" is "deer."

Also included are 11 more titles of upcoming movies based on books!  Going into this episode, beware of mild spoilers throughout.

A couple of guys who grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area talk about its infamous Cipher Slayer, the people who pursued him, and quite possibly David Fincher's most masterful masterpiece.

Thank God for Site B!  In Film Literate's first episode with a special guest co-host, please excuse the odd momentary lapse in audio quality and enjoy the wild conversation between two grown men who were kids in the 90s.

Jeff VanderMeer's dream as dreamt by Alex Garland.

Not Caroline at all!

Thomas Savage.  Jane Campion.  The Power of the Dog.  The Academy Awards.  Banjos.