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    • From Pen To The Big Screen #AmWriting 52-Week Blog Challenge #MFRWauthor

      Posted at 12:50 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on May 19, 2017

      Week 20: “My favorite movies inspired by books”

      I’m getting in under the wire here because I ran out of time to get my post ready. Earlier in the week I listed some of my favorite movies that were inspired by books, so I had that part already scratched out in my notes. Here we go…

      One of my favorite movies is Somewhere in Time. It was filmed on Mackinac Island in Michigan, my home state. Every year they celebrate the movie on the island. Jane Seymour has visited. Sadly, I have never attended. In fact, I just pulled the movie off my shelf as a reminder to watch again soon. Official Trailer.

       

       

      I’ve been there and stood at the same tree where Elise McKenna (Jane Seymour)  said to Richard Collier (Christopher Reeve), “Is it you?” In fact, I said the same thing while standing there. Sorry the photo is blurry. It’s a picture of a picture. You can see part of it is ripped off…a story in itself.

      I have the CD too, but I haven’t listened to it in years. My favorite song on the CD is:  Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini (Somewhere In Time/Soundtrack Version) by by Chet Swiatkowski.

       

       

      Did you know the original book for that movie was called Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson? I have this hardback book somewhere, but I think mine has the title written across the front of the book.

      Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson

       

      It was later that the screenplay version came out as Somewhere in Time. I have this book also but with a different cover. This differs from the original storyline in Bid Time Return. The author played a cameo role in the movie.  He also wrote this version, which is probably the screenplay version. I can’t find the actual book that I own, online now. It has the same cover as the movie.

       

       

      Another of my favorite movies inspired by books is Letters to Juliet, which is the same name as the book. Also, by Lise and Ceil Friedman Letters to Juliet: Celebrating Shakespeare’s Greatest Heroine, the Magical City of Verona, and the Power of Love, sounds more like a story ABOUT the movie and not the book according to some of the reviews.  I love this movie because it’s a romance and it takes place in Italy. A win-win for me.

       

       

      Some other movies I like Inspired by books:

       

      Walt Longmire Books by Craig Johnson. This very well could have been number one on my list since I’m a big Longmire fan. No, it wasn’t made into a movie but instead a TV series, so it’s still something you can WATCH. Netflix picked it up after A&E dumped the show with no warning after three seasons. Season six is coming up in September and it’ll be the final season. I’ll sure miss the show and the cast. The Longmire Posse, a group that started on Twitter had a lot to do with getting Netflix to pick up the show. Of course, I’m in that group!

      Dear John and The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. (The last movie I watched based on one of his books tore me to pieces at the ending, and it’ll be a long time before I read or watch another one.)

      Eat Pray Love

      James Bond Books and Movies, especially movies with Daniel Craig.

      Bourne movies

      Black hawk down

      I’m sure there are more I could add to my list since I’ve lived through a lifetime of watching movies based on books, but I’ll stop here.

      Stop by to visit the other participants, because you guys know this is a blog hop.  🙂 Thanks!

      Have a great weekend.

      Update: I just watched Somewhere in Time, and they show the title of the book in the beginning credits saying Richard Mathewson wrote the screenplay based on his book Bid Time Return. And yes. I still love the movie. As soon as it started I had that feel good feeling inside, even after losing count of how many times I’ve seen it.  💕

      This is a blog hop:


      1.
      Robin Michaela – My Fave Books that Became Movies
      2.
      From Novel to the Big Screen: *Meh*
      3.
      Book vs Movie
      4.
      Sometimes the Movie is Just as Good
      5.
      Lets go to the Movies
      6.
      All I Gotta Do is Act Naturally
      7.
      Can a Movie be as Good as the Book?
      8.
      Lights, Camera, Action
      9.
      Page to Lens
      10.
      Linda’s Period Dramas and Romance
      11.
      The Book Was Better But I’ll Still Watch
      12.
      Was the book better than the movie? Not always!
      Posted in #AmWriting, #MFRWauthor | 12 Comments | Tagged #AmReading, #AmWriting, #MFRWauthor, 52-week blog challenge, Bid Time Return, blog hop, Letters to Juliet, mary j mccoy dressel, movies, Movies inspired by books, Romance, Somewhere in Time, western romance
    • Top 10 Movies or Better Known as Top Tenner’s

      Posted at 2:36 pm by Mary J. McCoy-Dressel, on July 11, 2013

      Top Tenners.

      MOVIES

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      I never would have done this challenge on my own, but I borrowed the topic from my good friend David at http://barsetshirediaries.wordpress.com/ who actually borrowed the idea from someone he follows—and her Top Ten Favorite Movies Blog Challenge.

      I’m addicted to sappy, romantic movies but once in awhile I have to throw in Bond or some other dramatic movie to shake me back into reality and make me stop crying from all the “sappy romantic movies”.

      SKYFALL

      • James Bond with Daniel Craig. We might as well add all the Daniel Craig James Bond movies here while we’re at it. Oh, and of course, Bond, James Bond Sean Connery. My son’s middle name is Sean. No connection. 😉 Maybe.

      HIGHLANDER

      • All of them. Weighing in on the last one though. Sean Connery played in the first one, maybe others. Loved the ponytail.

      GHOST

      • Still can’t watch without crying

      SOMEWHERE in TIME

      • Sigh. Takes place in my state on Mackinac Island—a beautiful island. What can I say? I stood at the same tree and whispered to my boyfriend, “Is it you?” It wasn’t him. This movie inspired me to write a time-travel romance.

      MOONSTRUCK

      • I love it for many reasons. The Italian family, the opera, Cher, bad ass Nicolas Cage, and everything else, too.

      UNDER the TUSCAN SUN

      • Everything. Diane Lane rocks in this movie. She rocked in Unfaithful, too. Let’s add that.

      CONSENTING ADULTS

      • This was a heart stopping psychological thriller/ mind game type movie.

      THE NOTEBOOK

      • This inspired many emotions, both good and bad. True love at its finest.

      DEAR JOHN

      • Bittersweet

      LETTERS to JULIET

      • I see a pattern here and it’s called Nicholas Sparks.

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      If I could keep going, I’d add half of the Hallmark Channel movies. LOL Oh, dear me. No wonder I write romance with a dose of women’s fiction.

      This work has been released into the public domain by its author, ElinorD at the English Wikipedia project. This applies worldwide. (Cropped)

      Posted in #AmWriting | 10 Comments | Tagged a walk with words, blog challenge, consenting adults, James Bond, Letters to Juliet, mary j mccoy dressel, Moonstruck, nicholas sparks, romantic drama, Top 10, Top Ten Movies
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