There are many ways to look at Life of Pi. The novel can be read as a magical realist fable, as a high concept adventure story, or as an allegory about faith, nature and […]
Books: Book of the Film: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Dostoevsky called it “flawless as a work of art”, William Faulkner declared it the best novel ever written, and it has been referenced everywhere in the succeeding literary canon from Chekov to Lemony Snicket. But […]
Book of the Film: On The Road
Kerouac’s classic beat novel, based autobiographically on his own travels across America is completely riotous and completely spellbinding says Jessica Lane. On the Road follows the lives of a group of friends as they […]
Book of the Film: Lawless
Caitlin Williams looks at the inspiration behind this week’s box office hit Lawless. Lawless – originally named The Wettest County in the World – is an authentic American epic for our generation, steeped in whisky, history and blood. […]
Book of the Film: Savages
Llio Maddocks looks at the inspiration behind this week’s biggest box-office hit, Savages: it’s the book behind the film. Savages storms through Mexico and California, a suspense-filled novel about drugs, loyalty and decapitations. Recently adapted […]