From Cover to Reel

Alicia Maruri
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From Cover to Reel

A podcast where we talk about books and their movie counterparts in order to answer the question of which is better: the book or the movie.

  1. 03/05/2021

    Emma vs Clueless

    Send us a textDId you know Amy Heckerling's masterpiece "Clueless" was the first adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma?We discuss how well "Clueless" stacks up against Emma and which we like better the book or the movie.

    43 min

  2. 01/30/2019

    Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

    Send us a textAlicia compares the beloved children's picture book by Judi Barrett with it's 2009 Sony Pictures movie. How does it stack up?We also talk about changes to the podcast and ways for viewers to be more involved. Like following us on Instagram and answering our poll questions. And a new and better way to submit your picks for topics. And even asking you to be guests on the show!Listen in to find out how!

    14 min

  3. 11/20/2018

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    Send us a text***There are SPOILERS for the whole series. So if you haven't read or seen all the books/movies and don't want the spoiled please listen at a later time.*** In this episode we talk about the first book of one of the most loved childhood stories in existence, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone. In it we discuss our first experiences with Harry Potter, what our listener's wished was different about the movie. ***And, again, there are SPOILERS for the whole s...

    57 min

  4. 10/24/2018

    The Witches

    Send us a textThe Witches by Roald Dahl is a beloved tale that teaches us many great lessons, like don't judge a book by its cover and you'll be ok no matter what if you've got some one who loves you.But how does the 1990 movie starring Anjelica Huston and Rowan Atkinson hold up to the book? We find out in this episode of From Cover to Reel.We talk about characters, plot points, themes, and... Scrappy Doo?

    40 min

  5. 10/13/2018

    Coraline

    Send us a textToday we discuss Coraline. We discuss characters, themes, motifs, things we like changed and things we didn't. We also get into Hollywood's problem of watering down strong female characters.

    56 min

  6. 09/27/2018

    Crazy Rich Asians

    Send us a textHow does the number one movie in America compare to it's source material? Alicia discusses with her husband the differences between the book and the movie and decides which she enjoyed more. We discuss mainly characters and plot in this episode.

    48 min

  7. 09/16/2018

    The Little Prince

    Send us a textWe compare this classic, beloved book of Antoine Saint Exupéry and the movie that continues the story. We mostly discuss the themes as the movie isn't a direct adaptation of the book. We also discuss how we feel about the Prince's character development.

    32 min

  8. 08/29/2018

    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

    Send us a textThe movie of this popular novel was just released on Netflix this month. How does it compare? Why did it make us start talking about Castaway? (Yes the Tom Hanks movie) In this episode we discuss the changes made in the movie and what we think of them (and yes we disagree about some things).

    1h 3m
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About

A podcast where we talk about books and their movie counterparts in order to answer the question of which is better: the book or the movie.

Information

  • Creator
    Alicia Maruri
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2021
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 From Cover to Reel
  • Show Website
    From Cover to Reel

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