April 23rd is World Book and Copyright Day, which is a day designed to promote reading, publishing and copyright throughout the world. With this day in mind, the theme for today will be movies about those who write and adapt literary works into films-enjoy!
1 Adaptation (2002) Director Spike Jonze
Film about a neurotic screenwriter (Nicholas Cage) who enlists the help of his twin brother (Nicholas Cage) to adapt a non-fiction book into a movie-great ensemble cast where Cage, Merryl Streep and Chris Cooper all shine in their quirky portrayals...
2 Leaving Las Vegas (1995) Director Mike Figgis
Tells the story of a washed up screenwriter (Nicholas Cage) who decides to drink himself to death after he loses his family-Cage won an Oscar for his heartbreaking portrayal, and Elisabeth Shue garnered an Academy Award nomination for her great performance...
3 Sunset Boulevard (1950) Director Billy Wilder
Tells the story of a hack screenwriter (William Holden) trying to get a break by writing for a former silent film star (Gloria Swanson). Film won three Oscars including Best Writing Story and Screenplay...
I hope the above list of films will provide hours of cinematic entertainment... enjoy!
Dianezy
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