9 Books in Which Film Meets Fiction

Hollywood's awards season reaches its annual crescendo this Sunday with the Oscars broadcast.

Of course, the preceding statement is only accurate if we stretch the meaning of crescendo to include "tedious, over-produced, 4 hour snorefests."

Since our beat here is books, we thought we'd offer a few alternatives. So instead of ensconcing yourself on the couch and wondering how Angelina could possibly wear THAT, grab some chips, sneak into the next room, and crack one of these collisions of fiction and film.

You'll lag behind your friends in the Bitchy Gossip Olympics, but you'll feel a lot less dirty in the morning.

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Comments

[Tom Sutpen]

07:31 AM on 02/27/2012

Matt Groening has always denied that his character's name was inspired by the 'Homer Simpson' of West's novel.

[BlackJAC]

02:38 PM on 02/27/2012

The Simpsons are all named after his own parents and sisters.  He chose Bart because it's an anagram for "brat."

[Brandon Shuler]

01:08 AM on 02/26/2012

Really? How does one overlook Southern's Blue Movie?

[niumarmion]

08:54 PM on 02/25/2012

I think you should have included, On the Beach, a novel written by Nevil Shute, and the movie
directed by Stanley Kramer.

[BlackJAC]

11:36 AM on 02/26/2012

That was about the aftermath of a nuclear war, not about Hollywood.

[BlackJAC]

05:26 PM on 02/25/2012

Nathanael West wasn't exactly a successful writer in his lifetime, hence the book.

You also forgot Michael Tolkin's The Player and Bruce Campbell's Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way.