Reading and Checking
by Michael B. Druxman on 03/23/13
March 25, 2013
There's a new review on the Best Bets on DVD site, accessible via the link in the Introduction section of this page. It's a film called DAY OF THE FALCON, an interesting and entertaining, if somewhat flawed, picture that evokes memories of LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Antonio Banderas is the only well-known star, but the action sequences are terrific and the desert cinematography is stunning. So, take a look at it.
I finished proofing my upcoming second memoir, but I'm going to sit on it for a week or two before I send it back to the publisher. A couple of deals are in the offing, and if they come through, I'll probably want to mention them in the book.
I also got the proof of THE HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS anthology back for checking, which I will get to later this week. There's no deadline on that one.
I've also been asked by an author to read his novel to see if it would make a viable movie. As I write this, I'm about halfway the book and I do think it has possibilities.
The problem with adapting novels into movies is "real estate". Novels are usually over 200 pages in length (This one is over 300 pages.), whereas a viable screenplay usually peaks at 120 pages. So, in adapting the book, once has to cut it down to its bare essence. Not always a simple task.
In fact, it's much easier to expand a screenplay and turn it into a novel, as I did with SHADOW WATCHER.
Incidentally, if you like to listen to your books on audio and you haven't done so already, you really should do yourself a favor and download Alan Douglas' audio version of SHADOW WATCHER. He does a terrific job.
Here's the link to that recording, and if that doesn't work, just copy the following address into your browser and you'll be taken right there.
http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B00A6TEHJ0&qid=1364048823&sr=1-1
You have a creative week.
Michael
