Coming Soon...

Here's the poster for Paramount's adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, which premeires on November 2. Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Stranger Than Fiction) directs this heartbreaking tale of friendship and redemption.

Source: Rotten Tomatos

Waist Not, Want Not

Today Modish steered me in the direction of Louise Black, the designer of these cool-but-bizarre Victorian corsets.

Curious News

If you've seen Becoming Jane yet, you'll be intrigued to know that the young woman who plays Jane's namesake at the end of the film (actress Sophie Vavasseur), will also be starring as Little Nell in a forthcoming adaptation of Dicken's The Old Curiosity Shop. Toby Jones (a.k.a. Truman Capote) and Gina McKee (a.k.a. Irene Forsyte) also star.

Merry Janes

PBS has a cute and clever video promo for their upcoming Jane Austen extravanza. (They like to boast the fact that never before in TV history have all six Austen novels been broadcast as a complete collection.) We'll happily let them gloat.

Will Forrest Do Fahrenheit?

My friend Meg, who hates Tom Hanks, is sure to love this tidbit from Ain't It Cool News: Hanks is rumored to be playing the lead in an upcoming adaptation of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451.

Sopranos' Christopher to Star in Lovely Bones

His character on the Sopranos failed to make it in the movie biz, but actor Michael Imperioli has landed a role in Peter Jackson's adaptation of Lovely Bones. As Detective Len Fenerman, he'll star alongside Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, and Ryan Gosling. Filming begins in October. More here.

Prof Pens Guide to Understanding Adaptations

Film Adaptation and Its Discontents: From Gone with the Wind to The Passion of the Christ by University of Delaware professor Tom Leitch tackles the problems faced when translating a book-to-film. “People often say that the movie was much different from the story on which it was based,” Leitch said. “The fact is that many moviegoers do not understand the problems involved in making a movie out of a book or any other work of literature” (emphasis mine). More here.