Gothamist: Two Important Literary Adaptations

Ron

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 22:13:24 -0500

Oh, now, THE RACHEL PAPERS wasn't an entirely bad adaptation of the Amis novel. Mind you, it wasn't entirely good, but then, it IS one of his weakest books.

K. Thor Jensen

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:07:47 -0500

London Fields was his zenith - and then, rapid slide to nadir. Croenenberg did great with Spider which had similar identity-shuffling - this could work.

Adam

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:07:02 -0500

Does anyone else notice how closely Martin Amis resembles Spalding Gray in that picture?

Jen

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:58:16 -0500

Re: Clifford movie, yes, they released it in February, but that was a limited, "test market" push.

KeithS

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:12:10 -0500

Filming an Amis novel seems about as pointless as novelizing a Kubrick film.

delilah

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:07:56 -0500

Um, they did release the Clifford movie in theaters in February.

matt

Mon, 22 Mar 2004 15:42:45 -0500

London Fields is probably my favorite Amis, so you know I'm happy. No IMDb entry, yet; I spose casting is still entirely up in the air. Between these two and the Lemony Snicket adaptation, that'll be all the movies I need for the next year. Thanks for the tip, Gothamist.