Books win at the Oscars-11X
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One my favorite book blogs, BookBrowse.com notes that the “single biggest winner” at Sunday’s Oscar show was books. Movies based on books, the entry says, won 11 Oscars.
How about that! So now that we’ve seen some movies and know the award winners, there’s time to pick up the books that inpsired these filmmakers.
“No Country for Old Men,” which won best film, director, supporting actor and adapted screenplay is based on Cormac McCarthy’s book.
“The Bourne Ultimatum,” obviously based on Robert Ludlum’s book, won best sound editing, best sound mixing and best film editing.
“The Golden Compass,” clearly based on Philip Pullman’s novels, won for best visual effects.
“There Will Be Blood,” inspired by Upton Sinclair’s 1927 novel, “Oil!,” won best actor and best cinematography.
And, then there is “Atonement” based on Ian McEwan’s novel, which won for best original score. Okay, I know the award is for music, but here is an example of a compelling story that inspired fabulous music.
I do wonder why “Kite Runner” the movie didn’t get attention. It was based on the book by Khaled Hosseini, which gives an incredible view of Afghanistan, the country and its people. I liked the movie very much and found it to be a very good — meaning authentic — adaption of Hosseini’s debut book. I began reading the book, saw the movie, and then finished the book with real passion.
Happy Oscars and happy reading.
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