#filmadaptations — Public Fediverse posts

Drawn Together review – preposterous romance with all the erotic charge of leaf mulch
By Cath Clarke

The latest adaptation of Culpable trilogy author Mercedes Ron, about a ballet dancer and her security guard, has more holes than plot and chemistry than barely generates a spark

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/11/drawn-together-review-mercedes-ron-culpables

#Film #Romancefilms #Thrillers #Filmadaptations #Books #Culture #TheGuardian #CathClarke

Scherzetto review – Toni Servillo brings gravitas to a dithering Neapolitan ghost story
By Peter Bradshaw

Venice film festivalThe Venice fixture plays an illustrator haunted by his boyhood in Mario Martone’s part spooky, part sentimental oddity

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/10/scherzetto-review-toni-servillo-mario-martone-domenico-starnone-trick

#Film #Dramafilms #Filmadaptations #Italy #Venicefilmfestival #Books #Culture #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw

Call My Agent! The Movie review – the gang get back together and c’est formidable https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/09/call-my-agent-the-movie-review-camille-cottin-laure- #Film #ComedyFilms #France #Comedy #Culture #GeorgeClooney #FilmAdaptations

Call My Agent! The Movie review – the gang get back together and c’est formidable
By Leslie Felperin

The screwball French comedy is back as a film that actually works, thanks to putting Andréa and Noémie at the heart of chaotic events and bringing all the old faces back

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/09/call-my-agent-the-movie-review-camille-cottin-laure-

#Film #Comedyfilms #France #Comedy #Culture #GeorgeClooney #Filmadaptations #TheGuardian #LeslieFelperin

Grand Theft Auto VI is a phenomenon – but there is much more to the gaming world
By Keith Stuart

As Rockstar’s blockbuster prepares to dominate the headlines, it’s time for the mainstream media to stop treating video games as a novelty that needs explaining

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/sep/02/pushing-buttons-newsletter-grand-theft-auto-vi-cultural-phenomenon

#Games #Culture #GrandTheftAuto #GrandTheftAutoVI #Netflix #Filmadaptations #Twitch #TheGuardian #KeithStuart

Grand Theft Auto VI is a phenomenon – but there is much more to the gaming world
By Keith Stuart

As Rockstar’s blockbuster prepares to dominate the headlines, it’s time for the mainstream media to stop treating video games as a novelty that needs explaining

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/sep/02/pushing-buttons-newsletter-grand-theft-auto-vi-cultural-phenomenon

#Games #Culture #GrandTheftAuto #GrandTheftAutoVI #Netflix #Filmadaptations #Twitch #TheGuardian #KeithStuart

Mick Jagger to play Josh O’Connor’s father in new film from Alice Rohrwacher https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/21/mick-jagger-josh-oconnor-father-new-film-alice-rohrwacher-three-incestuous-sisters #Film #FilmAdaptations #MickJagger #AudreyNiffenegger #JoshOconnor #SaoirseRonan #DakotaJohnson #JessieBuckley #Books #Culture #Music #Italy #Europe #WorldNews

Mick Jagger to play Josh O’Connor’s father in new film from Alice Rohrwacher https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/21/mick-jagger-josh-oconnor-father-new-film-alice-rohrwacher-three-incestuous-sisters #Film #FilmAdaptations #MickJagger #AudreyNiffenegger #JoshOconnor #SaoirseRonan #DakotaJohnson #JessieBuckley #Books #Culture #Music #Italy #Europe #WorldNews

Mick Jagger to play Josh O’Connor’s father in new film from Alice Rohrwacher https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/21/mick-jagger-josh-oconnor-father-new-film-alice-rohrwacher-three-incestuous-sisters #Film #FilmAdaptations #MickJagger #AudreyNiffenegger #JoshOconnor #SaoirseRonan #DakotaJohnson #JessieBuckley #Books #Culture #Music #Italy #Europe #WorldNews

Mick Jagger to play Josh O’Connor’s father in new film from Alice Rohrwacher https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/21/mick-jagger-josh-oconnor-father-new-film-alice-rohrwacher-three-incestuous-sisters #Film #FilmAdaptations #MickJagger #AudreyNiffenegger #JoshOconnor #SaoirseRonan #DakotaJohnson #JessieBuckley #Books #Culture #Music #Italy #Europe #WorldNews

The Sheep Detectives review – Hugh Jackman gives a flock in baa-rking mad cosy crime caper https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/27/the-sheep-detectives-review-hugh-jackman #Film #ComedyFilms #FilmAdaptations #HughJackman #CrimeFilms #EmmaThompson #ChrisOdowd #JuliaLouisdreyfus #PatrickStewart #BryanCranston #Books #Comedy #Culture #TelevisionRadio

The Piano Lesson review – Washington family get stuck into August Wilson’s powerful play https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/07/the-piano-lesson-review-washington-family-get-stuck-into-august-wilsons-powerful-play #JohnDavidWashington #DenzelWashington #Filmadaptations #BlackUSculture #SamuelLJackson #AugustWilson #Dramafilms #Culture #Stage #Film