Ep. 37 - From Page to Screen
Top row: Fantasia in THE COLOR PURPLE movie musical (Warner Bros. Pictures), cast of DAISY JONES & THE SIX (Amazon Studios). Center: Ewan McGregor on location for A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW (Paramount, Showtime). Bottom row: PACHINKO Part 1 (Apple TV+), Lily Gladstone (Blackfeet) and Leonardo DiCaprio in KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (Apple TV+, Paramount Pictures)
In episode 37 The Boston Sisters wrap up their second podcast season highlighting 5 great Book-to-Film recommendations for Summer reading and watch lists. Film and series adaptations premiere this fall through 2024 with a few titles available for streaming NOW.
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Film trailers for the 5 books
DAISY JONES & THE SIX
DAISY JONES & THE SIX is streaming on Amazon Prime. The series premiered March 3, 2023.
Based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, DAISY JONES & THE SIX, follows the story of the iconic 1970s band, fronted by two feuding yet charismatic lead singers, Daisy Jones (Riley Keough) and Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin). Drawn together by personal and artistic chemistry, their complicated musical partnership catapulted the band from obscurity to unbelievable fame. And then, after a sold-out show at Chicago's Soldier Field, they suddenly called it quits. Now, decades later, the band members finally agree to reveal the truth. Set to the soundtrack of original music from the series DAISY JONES & THE SIX—this is the story of how an iconic band imploded at the height of its powers.
Source: Amazon
PACHINKO
PACHINKO is being released in 2 parts. Part 1 (released in 2022) is available for streaming on Apple TV+. Part 2 is anticipated to be available in 2024.
Based on the New York Times bestseller by Min Jin Lee, PACHINKO is epic in scope and intimate in tone. The story begins with a forbidden love and crescendos into a sweeping saga that journeys between Korea, Japan and America to tell an unforgettable story of war and peace, love and loss, triumph and reckoning.
The cast features Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Min-ha, Lee Min ho, Jin Ha, Noh Sang-hyun, and Jung Eun-chae.
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON premiered in Cannes May 20, 2023. The film will have a theatrical release October 6, and available for streaming on Apple TV+ October 20, 2023.
Based on David Grann’s bestselling book, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON is set in 1920s Oklahoma. Oil brought a fortune to the Osage Nation who became some of the richest people in the world overnight. The wealth of these Native Americans immediately attracted white interlopers, who manipulated, extorted and stole as much Osage money as they could before resorting to murder. Based on a true story and told through the improbable romance of Ernest Burkhart (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Kyle (Lily Gladstone). KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON is an epic western crime saga, where real love crosses paths with unspeakable betrayal. Also starring Robert De Niro, Brendan Fraser, and Jesse Plemon. Directed by Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese and written for the screen by Eric Roth.
Source: Apple TV+
Watch this short documentary film, Lily Gladstone: Far Out There, by Brooke Pepion Swaney (Blackfeet) featuring actor Lily Gladstone (Blackfeet) who plays Mollie Burkhart in KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON. The short documentary is part of the digital series, “In the Making,” a partnership between Firelight Media and PBS AMERICAN MASTERS, featuring stories about emerging artists of color.
Michon Boston Group Ltd provides media consulting services to Firelight Media.
THE COLOR PURPLE (2023)
THE COLOR PURPLE movie musical will have its national theatrical release December 25, 2023.
THE COLOR PURPLE, the extraordinary sisterhood of three women who share one unbreakable bond. This bold new take on the beloved classic is directed by Blitz Bazawule and produced by Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Scott Sanders and Quincy Jones.
THE COLOR PURPLE stars Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Fantasia Barrino (in her major motion picture debut). The screenplay is by Marcus Gardley, based on the Pultizer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and based on the musical stage play, book (of the musical stage play) by Marsha Norman, music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray.
Source: Warner Bros Pictures
The 1985 dramatic film adaptation of THE COLOR PURPLE directed by Stephen Spielberg (with music by Quincy Jones and Rod Temperton), and starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Akusua Bosia, Oprah Winfrey, and Margaret Avery, is available for streaming. Do a title search for streaming services.
A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW
A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW series will stream on Paramount+, Showtime. Currently in production.
Based on the novel by Amor Towles, A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW follows Count Alexander Rostov (Ewan McGregor) who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past places him on the wrong side of history. Spared immediate execution, he is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an attic room in the opulent Hotel Metropol, threatened with death if he ever sets foot outside again. As the years pass and some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history unfold outside the hotel’s doors, Rostov’s reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. As he builds a new life within the walls of the hotel, he discovers the true value of friendship, family and love. Series showrunner is Ben Vanstone (ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL).
Source: Showtime
Listen to our podcast with Ben Vanstone about ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL - Ep. 27