13 May 2013, 01:35 PM
dandelionDandelion Wine Movie?
quote:
Originally posted by philnic:
I don't know enough about Fitzgerald to comment on him. But what a coincidence that the previous GREAT GATSBY was directed by Jack Clayton, who also directed SWTWC!
That's why Bradbury wanted Clayton so badly--he did a beautiful Gatsby which was practically a copy of the book. He could have done the same with SW--instead he chose to stab Ray in the back and nearly succeed in completely ruining the film.
13 May 2013, 02:00 PM
philnicquote:
Originally posted by dandelion:
How about Rob Reiner, who produced the masterpiece Stand By Me? As an adaptation it loses very little from the Stephen King novella on which it is based, and as a film there is not a weak link in it.
A first-rater. He could and should do a Bradbury.
13 May 2013, 02:06 PM
philnicquote:
Originally posted by dandelion:
...That's why Bradbury wanted Clayton so badly....He could have done the same with SW--instead he chose to stab Ray in the back and nearly succeed in completely ruining the film.
That was Ray's account, certainly. The only book-length study of Clayton (JACK CLAYTON by Neil Sinyard) details Clayton's genius for fantasy in his previous films, and suggests that his vision for SWTWC could have led to a stronger film than the one we finally got. But Clayton's fatal flaw was to re-write Bradbury without discussing it with him.
Ray was usually perfectly happy with other people adapting his stories for the screen, but didn't like people changing his scripts.
13 May 2013, 09:00 PM
Doug Spauldingquote:
Originally posted by Autienne:
It might also be why his work is so difficult to translate into film.
Mr B's work exists primarily in the mind, and it take a special filmmaker to distilled it properly. A few have come close. J. D. Feigelson comes to mind. Also, Stuart Gordon and Norman Lloyd.
13 May 2013, 09:05 PM
Doug Spauldingquote:
Originally posted by dandelion:
How about Rob Reiner, who produced the masterpiece Stand By Me? As an adaptation it loses very little from the Stephen King novella on which it is based, and as a film there is not a weak link in it.
It was the best King adaptation (and film) up until
Shawshank. Remarkably authentic in feel. I read the novella, and it was spot-on.